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| Original archway allowed valuable heat to escape up the two story foyer to the top floor. | After discovering an antique heart pine French door in the attic, I installed it in the archway. I then re-lathed and plastered up the archway above the door. This photo is before final wall prep and paint. |
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| Plaster damage underneath staircase. | After plaster and lath repair. |
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| I had to build this crude scaffolding in order to reach the high ceiling over the stairway. | Fortunately we had to endure this intrusive contraption for only two weeks. |
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| This is a shot of the ceiling joists after pulling down all of the plaster and lath. Normally I would have repaired the plaster but it was damaged too much from previous water damage and needed to be done quickly. | I also took the opportunity to install ceiling insulation as well as wire up a central light fixture. The light will come on with the downstairs light and is controlled by the original switches upstairs and down. |
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| The photo is taken from the hallway looking into the upstairs foyer. The floors have been refinished but are still a little dirty from the drywall. | Here is a shot from the top of the staircase looking down. The color we chose for the foyer is suede and we are pleased with the way it turned out. |
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| This photo shows the newly installed drywall on the ceiling. I textured the paint with sand to replicate the look of plaster. | The light fixture I installed is temporary until we look for just the right one for this room. We hope to find one soon. |
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| We decided to install a plastic overlay with a magnolia stain glassed look instead of curtains. | |
