#54: Finish Hall/Stairs

I am proud to announce that we are FINALLY finished our stairway and upstairs hall (ok, actually, the whole upstairs is now done)! I am so happy! I spent Friday putting in the rest of the baseboards, doing the remaining paint touchups, and just finishing everything in general. Playing with the angles for bringing the baseboard all the way down the stairs was fun. So... the moment you've all been waiting for... pictures!

First up... the before pics. These first two are from years ago already... when I hadn't started ANY work on the house... note the wallpaper (which you probably can't see due to everything being washed out from the terrible camera I had then).

Seriously... I hadn't done a thing yet. Very... 70's, wouldn't you say? And I love the ripped wallpaper by the stairs.

Such a trip down memory lane... those light fixtures were the first thing to go.

And now for the 'in between' pic... taken this year before the rug was out. The hall had already been repainted... the stipple and wallpaper on the main floor is gone... and there is NO baseboards. I still have no baseboards on my main floor. Oh... and the white stuff on the stairs I added in.

And now... the after. Ah... so much nicer! I love the baseboards! And the bannister...

Another 'before' pic... ok... in between one.

And now for a bunch of 'after' pics.

Oh, the above pic? I need to take the blue paint to the wall area next to the baseboard by the corner and touch up a little bit. Ah well... close enough, right?

Now all that is left is decorating!!! Woo!