Bring Back the Old House Charm: Moldings/Millwork

The Bunglow has been crying out for the sort of millwork that identifies an old home as such.  When I purchased the house, there was no crown molding, baseboards were the inexpensive 2" standard in tract - houses, and there were no window casings to speak of.  When the original renovation was completed, the walls were "built out" - for no reason I can discern except for a personal preference for hapshazard archways and nooks.

Before:  

After:   All the unnecessary "bump outs" have been removed - in the case of this front window, I'm getting an extra 8 inches (at 8 inches deep x10 ft - 80 square feet added with this one swift move - it is mirrored in the basement.)  This extra 160 square feet is a big deal in a small home!  The windows will be properly cased in poplar, with moldings around the perimeter, and crown molding throughout. 

The nice folks working on the home were good enough to put together a "mock up" for me to approve, so I have a sense of how it will look when complete:

We'll be going with the more substantive crown molding, of course!

The new window casings/trim, coupled with the crown moldings, wainscoting in the powder room, traditional/simple cabinetry, bead-board on select ceilings, hardwood floors (refinished and new) throughout, wood staircase/newell posts, new wood doors and substantive baseboards should make a big, big difference in the overall feel of the house - again, a bit more 1890s, a bit less 1990s.