Here is a before and after for our livingroom. These pictures are a little older now and right now much of our upstairs furniture and possesions are over running this and other spaces in the house. We are trying to salvage as much of the original trim as is possible. Those magnificent baseboards are in fact 13.5 " high. They are pine. As a matter of fact the whole house is or was trimmed in pine. The only other wood in the house is the Banister and knewl post which is white oak. currently they are being sanded and repaired. The carpet that was in the living room was brand new and most of the paint was too. Sadly it didn't last too long. Another of the elements we have added is the lovley maple hardwood. We positively love the way it looks.