Wednesday night

My original idea for the mouldings at the stairwell were to connect with a 45 at the ceiling edge,( right side first photo below), run up the stairwell wall, across at the ceiling line, back down the opposite wall and have another 45 meet that would bring a moulding along the left side ceiling edge to meet the bevel cut at the Bannister side.

But after giving it a bit more thought I realized this would require some very funky cuts, because the stairwell walls are not square. Plus it would produce a complicated ugly box.

So after cutting in and mounting the final first floor moulding sections, I placed a moulding directly across the wall at ceiling height and attached it with a tack. A second piece was laid in place to finish the look.

I like the idea of this a lot better, it leaves a simpler cleaner look and gives sort of a reference point as to where the ceiling line ends.

The left wall, the ceiling, and the wall portion straight ahead require painting. The mouldings will wait until this is done to keep them from getting damaged.

Once this is done, the steps will be cleaned, sanded, replaced if necessary, and refinished. As with the floor below, the woodwork will not be re-stained, I like the patina. They will be sealed in a semi gloss, non reflective finish. the risers and ladders will receive new paint and every step requires re- caulking.