Crowning Glory

I went back to work this week and so did Joel--on projects that is.  Yesterday I came home to crown molding almost completely installed, and copper inset panels in the stairwell.  The shoe mold is also put down around the edges of the hardwood floors, so our flooring finally looks finished downstairs.  Next week he is getting the upstairs done---but we are already getting ready to head out for our second trip to Lowes today and it is only 10am....

The Dining room.  I like how the crown has a return where the wall ends: 

The foyer leading to the stairs.  It is a curved room, so this was a challenging part of the trim:

This shows a little bit more of the curved detail on the foyer walls:

The stairwell---the insets were streaky paint before, and now have beautiful copper panels in them.  I bought the panels about a year ago from Van Dykes on clearance, and we finally found the perfect use for them.  They look gorgeous.

The master bedroom in progress.  Hopefully this will be finished today.