If you have an older physics laboratory and/or classroom space, you've probably dreamed about how to make the space more adaptable to today's technology and the best teaching and learning practices. Yet, few articles exist in the literature to give us direction for this type of renovation, thus creating the potential of misspending funds that are difficult to obtain. This paper discusses how I determined to renovate my existing introductory laboratory/classroom space and how these changes improved the teaching and learning environment as well as accessibility to the physically handicapped.