With the exterior painting scheduled to begin this week (and hopefully finishing shortly after), Chris and I are beginning to concentrate on our next project: The foyer, staircase, & hallways.
The hallways & stairs are centrally located in the house, so cleaning them up will surely make a big impact.
Here are pictures I took just shortly after moving in.
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| Downstairs hallway just inside the front doors. |
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| Upstairs landing (That's our master bedroom straight ahead. The guest bath is to the left) |
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| Close up of the sconces upstairs |
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| Upstairs hallway (facing the front of the house) |
There's a lot of potential here- I especially love how open and bright the upstairs hallway is-but there's also a lot that needs to be done. Right now it looks so
old.
We're going to remove the wallpaper (it is vinyl and gross), refinish the stair treads and railing, hang picture molding and chair rail in the downstairs hallway, and paint all the dingy trim and doors bright white.
I got a head start two years ago when I painted the inside of the
front doors black. According to
those early blog posts, I was going to leave the wallpaper. Ugh! What was I thinking?
16 comments:
Once you guys get going on this hallway you won't want to stop. It's going to look so different and I can't wait to see. You are fortunate that your hallway gets a lot of light - that's great. That is one thing our second floor lacks and it drives me crazy. Have a great weekend!
That is a lot of work ahead of you. There is so much potential here, and I know you will really change the look. It already feels bright.
Maybe you were thinking that removing that much wallpaper would be awful and you were trying to talk yourself into liking it. I get that.
So the wallpaper doesn't look terrible from the pictures. It kind of looks like stenciling, but I'm sure you know if it's bad or not.
Your plans sound amazing. I love wainscoting going up stairs. You have some amazing bones to work with. Are you going to leave the sconces? I think they are super cool.
I know you've been dying to tackle this project for ages - it's such a beautiful staircase and I can't wait to see your progress!
Isn't it funny how front halls can end up on the bottom of the priority list even though we pass through them every day? I'm sure you guys will do a fantastic job!
I'm still hunting for new hall lights and we need to finish our front hall closet.
I don't envy you having to take off all that wallpaper but it will make a huge difference! I've got painting the stairs and railing on the to-do list too. Oh, and your upstairs hall is amazing! Love it!
Great project to undertake - almost like a blank canvas now that you will remove the wallpaper. I love the color of the wood floors.
Potential is the word. It's going to be great! I can see a cute light fixture hanging on that landing at the front of the house!
I kinda like the wallpaper...but of course I am not looking at it up close. Can't wait to see it completed!
You know, that same wallpaper in a different color scheme and on nicer paper (not vinyl) would probably be very trendy and chic right now. I don't envy you having to take it all down...wallpaper can be a beast!
So much potential there! I think it's good to leave stuff up until you're sure you don't want it, like you did with the wallpaper. Good call. :)
This will be stunning. I love the plans to add decorative molding. It will be beautiful!
White trim can solve any dingy hallway issue!
Kelly
So excited to see what you & Chris are going to do with the hallways and staircase. Just hope the wallpaper comes down as easily as it did in the guest bath!!
Good luck! I'm on my 3rd week of working on my stairs and never felt so sore in my life! It will be worth it in the end! Can't wait to see it!
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