I bought a large house about six years ago because it had great potential. For me that equaled quality construction and tons of plain, white rooms. I have spent almost every waking moment (well, when I wasn’t at work) going room to room and completely re-doing each one. I have finished more rooms than this post allows pictures, but I posted a few of my favorites.
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Rob,
The sunroom is particularly impressive. Nice.
Your post appears to indicate that you are not a homebuilding professional. Is this the case?
Your work is impressive; the dome-like rounding of the ceiling in the sun-room with the table is interesting. I like the detail work on the archway as well. How high was the original ceiling on the dome with the crystal chandelier? What was the inspiration for the ceiling in the room with the piano?
Korbel - Thanks for your inspiring comment! No, I am not a home builder; working on my house is just a hobby for me. The original ceiling that I cut out for the dome was about 18' up. The dome arches to a peak that is around 25'. I built two temporary "floors", one about 10' up and one in the lip of the dome about 19' up so that I could reach the dome to do the finish trimming and painting. The ceiling in the piano room is somewhat similar to a ceiling I saw in a mansion in McLean, VA, but the design is my own.