If you have been following along, then you are probably familiar with this post title. If not, then the title pretty much sums it up. This is where I post all of the work that we have been doing on our home. We bought the house six months ago in complete disarray. We are doing all the work on it ourselves, with no budget to work from so we are only able to do things as we accumulate a little extra money here and there.
We hit a down spot for awhile (my husband has been layed off for the past two months, and still is) but we have been trying to make some progress when we can. He actually got started on the dining room this week. This room has been put off for some time because the damage to the plaster was so extensive. We are making it through though, one bucket at a time!
Below the chair rail there used to be wallpaper, and paint, and more wallpaper and plaster.....and several more layers upon layers of all the above! Can you imagine......50 years of layers!!! And then, just like in the kitchen...more of the lovely black and green paint!
The baseboards were completely ripped out and vent covers were missing and/or damaged. Im not really sure how you lose a vent cover or damage one that is on the wall above head level.....but apparently it is possible, previous owner proven!
I was so overwhelmed by this room I wasn't sure where to start. So, I just plopped down on the floor and started ripping off the rest of the wallpaper that was still there. This is gets old real quick let me tell ya! But I did get it finished and the next step is left up to the hubby!
More pictures to come, promise!
This might be a little late seeing as how you just took down all of that wallpaper but just in case you have more wallpaper to tackle here is something I've learned as we have taken it down in our house. Fill a spray bottle with warm water and a few tablespoons of liquid fabric softener and once you take off the top layer and have just the brown adhesive stuff left on the wall, spray it down. Let it soak in for a minute or two and just use a plastic scraper and it comes right off. Saved me SO much time once I learned that little tip!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness this was the only wallpaper in the house! We do plan on putting some up, so I will be sure to keep your little trick in mind if I ever plan I changing it! Thanks for commenting. Hope you have a great weekend!
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