Completing the Store Front Interior

Ok... now we have everything exposed, the storefront windows in, and a design. Let's finish up the interior store front area. We opened up the entry area to the height of the original ceiling. The original ceiling is beadboard. We chose to leave the original ceiling intact, so that if someone at a later date chooses to open up the tall ceiling all the way to the back of the building, they would have the complete ceiling to work with. We dropped down 6" and installed a false ceiling with beadboard to match the original design. We used all the original trim from the storefront that remained, restored it, and built down from there. We also chose to keep the areas of brick exposed as well. There were areas of the original plaster that were cracked and loose. We took down the loose plaster, repaired, and painted the remainder. I like the look of the plaster/brick mix. It allows you a peek at the history of the building. We also chose not to use much store bought trim. I wanted to keep the original feel and have control over the sizing and character of all the trim work. So we hand made our own trim.