Monday, January 23, 2012

Trimming it up- Basement stairwell

We're still working away, trying to get our basement stairway into presentable shape. 

While not many people are ever going to see this when they visit (so it should probably fall lower on the priority list) it's one of those things that has been irking me every time I go down to do laundry. 
Plus, we're in a holding pattern on the kitchen/addition while we are interviewing the contractors, and it's too cold to do much outside...  So, this is at least helping me feel like we're getting something accomplished!

The To Do List for this space includes:
-Install a new handrail  DONE!
-Place moulding to clean up the edges between the plaster and the beams- see below :o)
-Paint the walls and the shelving
-Organize the shelves and come up with some organizational accessories to hang on the walls

Here are a couple of "Before" shots...













I love the thick, old, hand-cut beams. 
I don't want to cover them up.
But the jagged-ness of where the plaster ends (or the wood siding in the photo on the right) drives me crazy.

So, Mike installed some moulding...  Keep in mind that it'll look a lot better once we're done painting!












There were a couple of tricky spots where electrical was run, or the newly installed handrail bracket was placed (doh!)  But we're not stressing about it- since it's not highly visible.

We just got a little creative with the cutting, and will get a little more creative with the painting ;o)











We have a little spackling to do here --->


So here's where we now stand:

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