Looks good Shan!!!
Wait till its all done you will appreciate it even more. We gutted each of our rooms and I took pictures of the paneling and shag carpet before we started. Its good to document and then look back. Then you know how far you've come. Your story about the lady reminds me of that movie where the older couple kidded the family about not getting attached to the windows cause they were taking them with them...don't get attached to the doors cause they were taking them with them....etc. well the family thought they were kidding until they moved in and found they had taken that stuff with them.