718 I St- New Color and Trim

This week we began installing all of the new trimwork. We went with a really thick (10 in tall) baseboard in order to match the original baseboards. We also put in crown moulding throughout the entire house, including the bathrooms. In addition, we repainted the front of the building with a more sensible color, and we also started tiling in the basement and in the bathroom. Tomorrow, a crew is coming in to begin painting the interior, and the welder is coming back to install the balcony and the front gate. Later this week we'll put in the basement kitchen, toilets, vanities, etc...

Here's the new green color:

A closeup. We are going to paint the concrete step and black handrail last.



Here's how the new baseboard looks as it goes in:



We're using all of the original doors. A few are missing, which we'll replace with from an architectural salvage store called Second Chance in Baltimore.



Here is the 18 X 18 tile we used throughout the entire basement. It will "pop" a little more once the grout is finished.




In the next day or so, I'll upload pictures of all of the new window trim and crown molding.