~ Home Haven Work Out ~
~ are we having fun yet ~
~ some of the old wall paper we found ~
Refreshing Bolt of HOPE
~ close up of textured vinyl wall covering ~
Mercy sakes, it's taking some elbow grease
to get the old wall paper off the plaster walls,
to get the old wall paper off the plaster walls,
but we're doing it.
Let the sunshine in your life and smile!
~Deanna~
13 comments:
Hi D! Oh, Lord have mercy! That looks like a lot of work! But some of the olden wallpaper was very pretty! I liked the tan and white toile! Now I do love what you're going to put up. My daughter lived in England a while in a very olden home and this kind of wallpaper was on many of the walls and some of it was painted.
Be a sweetie and good luck with all that work,
Shelia ;)
What cool old wallpaper! That looks like so much work. My husband hates doing stuff like that, which is why he was thrilled to sell our old Victorian. I was glad to see that the new owners fixed it up nicely, as I loved that house.
That Victorian wallpaper would be priceless I bet, but you are on the right track for sure. Love the new one that is going up. I have never had to strip wallpaper, but I remember my MIL doing it. She used to wallpaper and strip for others. Blessings
QMM
Oh, Deanna; the things we go through in our old houses! I found some of that identical wallpaper upstairs in one of the bedroom closets. Is there a raised ceiling with routed trim up above those tiles?
Debbie
I'm sure that is what my mother's house would look like if we ever had to take down her painted over, paperer over many times walls. I hoping she never comes up with an idea like that! My walls are just plain painted walls and I only have plans to put wallboard wall paper on the back wall of some built in shelves next to the fireplace. You and your family are so ambitious! ♥♫
Yeah, I tried that at Spindle Cottage and it was cool to find the different kinds of wall paper, but it was so many hours and eventually I had to hire someone to do part of it--in the high stair well area. When we moved a few weeks ago to our downsized condo I decided to hire someone to take the wallpaper off in the kitchen and in 2 of the bathrooms---I am so glad I did because he had to remove giant mirrors and do dads that the wallpaper was behind. It was tough going. I did the painting and that was tough enough for me with all the hard angles in bath and kitchen and with the 9 foot ceilings. My elbow is feeling it the most! weird!
So glad to hear from you all!
Love the comments.
Debbie, I'm not sure what's above the tiles. We won't be tackling the tiles yet. Not sure when we will. It's a lot of work.
God bless you all,
d
It is a lot of work... and messy. Can't wait till it's all done and we can sit back and enjoy it.
Rg
Lovely wallpaper and am so glad these days are behind us -smile-. It's hard work but your home will be even more beautiful when finished.
Wow-that is some hard labor! I can't wait to see the finished project!
Blessings,
Kim
That looks like...fun?? Actually I would enjoy that because it's kind of like a treasure hunt! I had to strip wallpaper once. Those old ones look pretty cool too! Can't wait to see it all done too! Thanks for stopping by, and take care!
It's gonna look soo good!
Thank you everybody for the neat comments
Thanks, Michele! You've seen the ugly walls in person!
I can't wait till it's redone.
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