Friday, June 18, 2010

scraping is done!

This was before:


If you don't understand why I went through the trouble to remove the paint from the walls and not just the visible wallpaper, consider that in some places, the walls looked like this:


And, given a little tug, like this:




We found what looks like at least 4 different wallpapers, and decades of paint on top.  I decided it was all coming down for a fresh start.

And now, I am down to bare plaster.  You can see samples for paint colors I'm thinking of over the fireplace.  After I refinish the floors, I will prime and paint.

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