#5 Retro Lights

A slightly smaller issue that can definitely wait, but the lights haven't been changed from the 80s, and they're actually not very good at making light:

Because they only send light in 1 direction and there are only 5 of them in the room, there's little pockets of bright light, and then darkness everywhere else! Would it be better to put those flat lights in like these or would that not be any better at spreading light around? Would I be able to use the existing ceiling holes or would I have to have yet MORE plastering done?! When I rewire the lights will I definitely electrocute myself or is it something I can do...?! Help Me, Dad!!

#4 The Big One - Weird Divider Thing!

Ok so this is the horrible thing that for some reason divides the kitchen from the rest of the room. It's really high, not usable as a work surface and makes the kitchen bit narrow whilst taking up space.

 Blech! I want to remove it to make it feel more open, and also make room for a compact freezer in the kitchen space.

The first scary thing is that it feels *solid* - really, really solid. If I shove it it doesn't give an inch. If Phil shoves it it does rock a bit, but it's definitely not just dry wall. I've peeled off the wallpaper and it's revealed a load of those chipboard boards, which have been screwed in to something and then polyfilled over:

To the right of these filled in screws is a long vertical line that's filled in with something Very Hard:

And when I peeled a little bit of the cardboard stuff away, it looks like it's filled with crumbly cement. CEMENT?! I wasn't prepared for this! The only saving grace is that it looks fairly loosely attached to the side wall, and there's more "give" at that end:

BUT even there there's something that may or may not be connected to this beast:

How on earth do I remove this? How is it fixed to the floor? the wall?! Will it ever come off?! Or is this something that's definitely best saved for Christmas....Help Me, Dad!