Finishing the Trim in the Halfbath and Mudroom

So, once the pocket door was finished, we could finally finish up the remaining trim.

Step 1 - Baseboards
With the door casings up, we could add baseboards around the mudroom and remaining halfbath walls.  We went with the tallest baseboards we could find to match the rest of the house.

baseboards go up in the mudroom

Wally demonstrates all the new baseboards

Step 2 - Beadboard Panels 
With the baseboards in place, we could cut down the remaining beadboard panels for the halfbath. We had already put up a couple of them, and just had a few small panels left on either side of the door.

Step 3 - Chair Rail
Once the  bead board panels were all up, we cut chair rail using 45 degree angles in the corners, and then nailed it up.

Chair rail and panels are up

Step 4 - Caulk and Paint
Once it was all attached, I came back with my paintable caulk to fill in all the holes and gaps. Then it all got a coat or two of paint.

everything gets caulked and painted

So, on the list of major upgrades to a room under renovation: 1) putting up sheetrock makes a huge difference over exposed framing and insulation, 2) putting down tile/flooring makes a space look and feel a lot more finished and clean because it covers up the subfloor, but 3) putting in trim really makes a huge difference by covering up the last of the holes and building materials and making a room feel fancy and finished.

These spaces have come a long way, and feel so much infinitely nicer and more finished than when we started. This project is like 92% done, which is always the hardest part for me, because I'm already starting to mentally move on to the next project. We are gathering our strength for a final push to the finish-  we just have a few small things to fix up and little accessories to add, and then these spaces are really really done.