The new north wing of the house has a relatively long hallway with main floor bedrooms, a guest bathroom, and laundry room opening off this hall. While the openness of the stairwell helped to keep this part of the house from feeling confining, the hallway needed dressing up.
To achieve cross-ventilation and help cool old buildings, many homes and commercial buildings had operating transoms above doors. The high ceilings in the new addition made it possible to add working transoms above the interior doors opening off the hall as well as en-suite bathroom doors. The result was amazing. It brought more light into the hallways and added charm and period character to the new addition.
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| Transom Above Interior Doors |
With the doors hung and transoms installed, work began on the floors. 3 ½ inch hickory planks were delivered and distributed throughout the house to acclimate. The fir floor boards that were reclaimed from the old house were re-milled and will be used on the ceiling upstairs.
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| Hickory Plank Flooring |
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| Reclaimed Fir Floor Boards |
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