Stariwell - removing the bump out and doing baseboard

We were deciding how to finish the stair trim because the wall at the landing had a very strange bump out, you can see it in the far left side of the picture above. Finally, Tyler decided to just cut into it and see why it was like that, figuring that there was a duct or beam there. It turns out that the downstairs is built with old true 2x4's (2" by 4") while the newer wall upstairs was built with new 2x4's (1.5" by 3.5") and the person who did the work just left it looking strange instead of accounting for the difference. So, we had a 1/2" bump out to deal with.

 As you can see above, the old true 2x4's were cut down so the new drywall could be flush.

 It then was patched, textured, and painted.

 Doing the trim along the stairs was a little tricky but the board was cut to fit and put in place.

 The top trim was then added. Things still need to be caulked, filled, sanded, and painted but it looks much better then before.