Upstairs Hallway

Dor,  from my house on Sleepy Hollow!

With the downstairs mostly finished we started to work our way upstairs.  For safety reasons the first thing we did was to add a handrail to the staircase and paint a runner with paint that included an additive for creating a rougher tread. (Sad story that the previous owner sold the house because she fell down the stairs and broke her hip.  She is fine but not climbing stairs anymore!)
Our stairwell to the upstairs is of a 1914 size which means that the largest bed we can fit is a full - so we purchased a unique old bed from Craigslist for one bedroom and a full size futon for the other bedroom.

One of the bedrooms we are calling the "yoga studio" - not too much yoga yet but in other words it is "my" room.  The other room is my husband's room.  Since we have limited closet space (one was removed downstairs and one removed upstairs for the bathrooms) my husband built a walk-in closet in his room. I am a little jealous!  More on that later!  The upstairs hallway is actually nice and wide and open - just the stairwell is small.  We had to plaster lots of cracks and paint the ceiling and walls.   I accidentally bought paint with some sheen in it so it's a bit shiny - lesson learned.  The color of the walls looks very white but it is actually a light green.   We also stained the woodwork and floor just to clean it up.