TA-DA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since buying the Cross House 3-1/2-years ago, I have been eager to complete a particular project.

Eager.

Breathless with anticipation.

Impatient!

And today…today…victory!

Wanna see?

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Squee!!!!!!!! The “under the dining windows” is done!

 

The background color on the scrollwork panels is the new color #5. It is subtly different than the wall color.

The bottom trim still needs to be painted (green) and so the full effect is not yet in place. But I am ecstatic!

Oh, and the…

 

…before.

 

 

15 Comments

  1. Tony Bianchini on September 29, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!

  2. Randy C on September 29, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    Wow, I have been really anxiously waiting for this moment. It’s absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! I probably will not sleep well until I get to see it in person next week. Great job, Ross.

  3. Tiffaney on September 29, 2017 at 9:15 pm

    IT HAS BEEN VANQUISHED!

  4. pk on September 29, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    STUPENDOUS!

  5. Kerri on September 29, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    Yay! Congratulations on a job well done!

  6. Sandra Lee on September 29, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    Astonishng!
    One thing of note is color #5 under the dining room window is very close to limestone foundation. It seems to clash in color. Perhaps the band of green will fool the eye. It may be enough of a separation. However the workmanship is lovely nevertheless.

    • Sandra Lee on September 29, 2017 at 9:55 pm

      I just looked at the previous inching along post & it just seems like the light is different—sunshine versus shade. The darker green strip will separate & look lovely.

  7. Jonathan W on September 29, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    This is AMAZING. Its astonishing on how such a small piece can have such a large effect on the entire structure. I really love colour #5, it somehow looks rustic. Fantastic work Ross.

  8. Barb Sanford on September 29, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    If I’d known today was the big day, I’d have shown up with champagne. Whoo hoo!

  9. Stewart McLean on September 30, 2017 at 4:24 am

    Gobsmacked! As usual.

  10. Pamela on September 30, 2017 at 6:22 am

    You have done such an amazing job. I lived in landmarked Brooklyn Heights for a long time and after witnessing so many gut “rehabs” I used to wonder which stick on those brownstones is actually still from the 19th Century. I so admire your dedication to bringing this house back to glory.

  11. Bethany Otto on September 30, 2017 at 8:55 am

    Exquisite! All the time and attention to detail that you spend shows in this perfection!

  12. San on September 30, 2017 at 9:08 am

    Fantastic!

  13. Jeff B. on September 30, 2017 at 9:28 am

    Looks amazing! I think that you should license these before & after pics to historic districts across the country to show not just the power of preservation- but a period correct paint job as well!

  14. lindy on October 1, 2017 at 12:36 pm

    Wow Stunning!!!

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