We added casing around the openings into the living room, dining room, & kitchen. I forgot to take a before picture, but the openings were similar to this one:
{Kind of Before}
{Not quite after...}
We still have to fill in nail holes, sand, caulk, & paint them, but at least we are finally making progress!
We still have to add the actual chair rail & wainscoting below.
While my husband spent the weekend with his saw & nail gun, I spent the entire weekend sorting through paint samples from four different stores trying to find the perfect color of "greige" for our entry way & hallways! It seriously took me all weekend to choose a color! I think I found a good color with Olympic's Toasted Almond. Here's a picture, although, I'm sure it's not quite accurate of the color:
{Toasted Almond}
I'm crossing my fingers that I will get the walls above the chair rail painted "Toasted Almond" this week. I'm also hoping Mark can add the chair rail & wainscoting within the next week or two. (That's probably wishful thinking though!)