Steven installed the door to the first floor bedroom. It is original to the house; several layers of paint have been removed and restained. Steven found a lovely door knob and plate for the outside. We only had one so another style was installed on the inside. We were then able to finish the hallway baseboard trim and I painted the bedroom hallway. After the dining and living room baseboards are installed, we will use what is remaining for the bedroom.
I had several lace curtains in storage from Goodwill and a previous house. I couldn’t wait to see them up. Yes I know that is usually the last thing done in a house but – oh well.
I had 2 sets of beautiful lace curtains that didn’t work on any windows. One set had a lovely scalloped hemline. Both sets had roses. I sewed buttonholes in the top of all four to allow them to be hung with shower hooks. They are protected with a clear vinyl shower liner.
When we had the heating work done, to install the radiator in the south bedroom, we either had to pull up subfloor and clear insulation or have the pipes installed under the kitchen ceiling along the east wall. Steven was hesitant to have the mess that would be created clear the insulation so the pipes were installed under the ceiling. In hind sight we wishes we had done the either as we now had to solve how to conceal the pipes.
Many options were discussed. I installed a wallpaper border on the opposite wall as an option to install also on the cover of the pipes. Steven wasn’t sold on the light color so I painted it the same color as the walls.
Steven went ahead on framed, drywalled, and mudded over the pipes. and I painted the under part the wall color.
