This whole place is a safety issue lol. As it is, only the pups go in the dining room anyways, I hardly even go downstairs unless it's to go in the fridge or to leave all together. The railing definitely isn't going anywhere, its quite a tight fit, mostly it just looks stupid now with the missing spindles. Waiting for lumber prices to come down a bit before framing out any more walls, replacing flooring, or building cabinetry.Sounds like a good place to start. Safety issues need to be # 1