{"id":1159,"date":"2022-01-03T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T21:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:04:54","slug":"hallway-and-stairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=1159","title":{"rendered":"Hallway and Stairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are fortunate that our portion of the house includes the original entrance, hallway, and stairs &#8211; they retain much original character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we first bought the flat this area was very tired, having been subjected to decades of public traffic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1162\" data-id=\"1162\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00863-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Looking in from the front door<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1161\" data-id=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00862-1.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From the back door down the hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1160\" data-id=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00860-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1164\" data-id=\"1164\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00841-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1165\" data-id=\"1165\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00852.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mid landing looking up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1163\" data-id=\"1163\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/DSC00864-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">All those balusters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheer size of the space meant that decorating was more of a challenge than I felt like taking on, and so I contracted with our neighbor at the other end of Bankers Lane, <em>Pete The Paint<\/em>. Pete has always been a good neighbor and was a great decorator &#8211; he&#8217;s retired now. He covered all the walls with lining paper before painting, repaired some damaged plaster, and laboriously painted all the cast iron balusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results were spectacular<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1169\" data-id=\"1169\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1299.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1299.jpg 456w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1299-334x500.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Nice sideboard Pete sold us<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1170\" data-id=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1300-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An appropriately Edwardian paint scheme<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1174\" data-id=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Those lovely balusters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1175\" data-id=\"1175\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_2370-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1166\" data-id=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1295-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">So much brighter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1172\" data-id=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1310-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The theme continues all the way up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a 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