Penelope decided to start off with the area directly above the stairs. Removing the partial wall and replacing it with a simple railing helped to open up the area right away.

She found some old antique toys that needed serious cleaning, repairing and repainting but she bought them anyways. She started repairing and repainting them whenever she had some downtime. After all, it wasn't as though she was going on "Antique SimHouse" with them, right?