Hallway

We had planned to create wood trim around the oval window but began to think of alternatives. We decided that I would fill in the sheetrock gap around the window with mud and then paint to match the walls.

When we added the full second story, the stairway was changed and the handrail was no longer long enough. The handrails at local lumber stores were not wide enough. A lumber yard in Minneapolis had the perfect handrail. Steven worked with it and our original spindles.

The stairway railing had to be removed to incorporate a longer handrail. We will reuse the spindles but purchased a new handrail.

Steven’s mother gave us a stacked washer dryer. It was a struggle to install it in our small space and connect it to the external vent.

Leftover picture rail was installed in the stairway and hallway. In the stairway we hung our own paintings,

After Steven finished with drywall plastering and sanding, I needed to repaint the hallway walls. It was the color of the ceilings. I used the wrong paint by mistake and Steven suggested that instead of repainting the entire wall i use a sponge. I used two different colors and am very happy with the result. It goes with the wallpaper nicely and creates another interesting feature to the house.

We found a railing at the Restore. It was a golde oak color. I sanded and steel wooled and then stained. I will darken it even more with a stain and polyurethane mixture. When I sanded I rounded all the sharp edges to give an older look.