Adding Trim To The Bedroom Foyer Walls

So yesterday, I acquired the entire baseboards put in within the lobby. For the baseboards, I used easy 1″ x 5″ boards topped with base cap molding. After which I minimize and put in the chair rail molding.

I made a decision to skip that second coat of primer on these partitions. I didn’t wish to spend any extra time gripping a paint curler due to my hand, however I additionally plan to color the entire higher partitions a darkish teal earlier than putting in the grasscloth wallpaper. The primary level of the primer was to cowl over the entire unpainted drywall mud and drywall, and in addition to spotlight any areas that wanted restore/patching/sanding that I could have missed. So regardless that these partitions nonetheless seem like a large number, the primer served its objective.

I did discover that I missed a spot on the ceiling, although. That must be primed as a result of paint reacts in a different way over unprimed drywall than it does on primed drywall, and that spot might be apparent if it’s not primed.

Because the walk-in closet doorway is completely different from all the opposite doorways in the home (i.e., taller and simply drywall wrapped across the jambs as an alternative of trimmed out), I made a decision to wrap the chair rail across the door jambs. Because it’s completely different, I needed it to be very clearly completely different in order that it appears to be like very intentional. I actually love how this turned out.

On the baseboards, I did a straight minimize on the 1×5 board, however on the basecap, I did the 45-degree minimize in order that it ended on the wall.

After which I did the identical factor with the chair rail with the 45-degree flip that ends on the wall.

That can make the wallpaper set up somewhat tougher in that space, however I’ll simply should be very affected person and meticulous about it, and I feel it’ll look good.

Within the areas the place the chair rail butts up in opposition to doorways which are trimmed out, I simply did a straight minimize on these space. That’s how I did it within the music room, so I needed these to be constant. As soon as these ends are painted, they have an inclination to vanish.

Whereas I didn’t get any of the image body molding minimize and hooked up yesterday, I did get the entire partitions prepped for that. I do know completely different individuals have completely different strategies for this, however that is how I do it. I take advantage of a 1″x4″ board and a pencil…

After which I place that on high of the baseboards (on high of the bottom cap) and draw the road on the wall.

After which I repeat that course of below the chair rail, after which on the edges to create the vertical traces.

As soon as I’ve that field drawn on the wall (I’ve enhanced my pencil marks within the picture beneath), I measure every particular person line to chop the trim.

The rationale I do it this fashion is as a result of I’ve discovered the exhausting manner that when coping with an outdated home the place baseboards may not be completely stage and nothing is completely sq., the completed image body molding appears to be like lots higher if I observe the traces of the partitions, baseboards, and chair rail quite than constructing image frames which are completely sq. and attempting to make these match inside areas the place the trim round them may not be completely sq. and stage.

It’s somewhat extra work to do it this fashion as a result of each particular person line needs to be measured, however I’ve discovered that it produces a greater completed end result.

So right this moment, I’ll start the work of measuring all of those traces and reducing the molding for the image frames. I’m undecided how a lot I’ll have the ability to get achieved, once more due to my hand, but when in any respect doable, I wish to no less than get the entire trim within the lobby completed.

That features the image frames plus the remainder of the crown molding. If I can no less than get that a lot achieved, I’ll be very completely happy in regards to the progress.

I hate that I’ve been slowed down by an injured hand, however that’s simply how life goes, proper? It’s undoubtedly getting higher, but it surely’s aggravating to be slowed down like this. I’ll simply preserve making small steps ahead till I really feel like I can transfer ahead at a full dash with out reinjuring myself.