Painting the Main Hallway - Finally

The front hallway was the only major room we never reached on our own – we ran out of time and steam before we got to it.  We had only removed a couple of patches of wallpaper.  In October and November 2012, Uncle Bill’s crew removed the wallpaper, repaired the walls, and painted the whole thing.  Above the chair molding we used the same Meander Blue that we used in the guest bedroom and rear foyer.  Below the chair molding we used a dark red – I can’t remember the name, but it was the result of many tests with poster board.  The paint transformed the entry to the house, in a good way.  So here is the listing photo showing the front hallway as you saw it from the front door:

Below, this is what it looked like when we had moved in and put up pictures (and a lot of clutter):

 Here are some in-progress photos from the other direction, facing the front door -- first, getting ready to tear that wallpaper off (and all furniture shoved into other rooms --- a condition we were not unused to):

 Next, the blue part is done, as well as crown moldings::

And the finished product --- a much nicer introduction to the house: