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It was a ton of work. As you can tell by the bright daylight coming through the window in the first couple of pics and how dark it is outside in the last couple of pics that it took all day to do.
I’m so relieved that that part is over. It was very intimidating to think about, but not so bad once we got going. We just did one step at a time, talked about what we were going to do next, planned how we were going to do it, and then did it. I made us take a short lunch break, and then prodded us back to work. It’s the teacher in me that felt I had to keep us working and not stop for a quick check online, or a TV show. The power in the kitchen and dining room had to be off until we were done, so that was also a great motivator.
That horrible stain on the ceiling is going to be fun too.
Wow Em, that’s a lot of work. Can’t wait to see how you start to decorate. What colours are you thinking of using?
We just put up some track lighting up in our living room over the weekend and wow, it really makes a huge difference. It just had a floor lamp before but now it’s lit so nicely.
Edit: because I can’t spell… 😆
emerald212 wrote:It was a ton of work. As you can tell by the bright daylight coming through the window in the first couple of pics and how dark it is outside in the last couple of pics that it took all day to do.
I’m so relieved that that part is over. It was very intimidating to think about, but not so bad once we got going. We just did one step at a time, talked about what we were going to do next, planned how we were going to do it, and then did it. I made us take a short lunch break, and then prodded us back to work. It’s the teacher in me that felt I had to keep us working and not stop for a quick check online, or a TV show. The power in the kitchen and dining room had to be off until we were done, so that was also a great motivator.
That horrible stain on the ceiling is going to be fun too.
Yup, one step at a time is the best way. If you look at the whole project, you get overwhelmed.
They sell primers that cover stains….even grease, crayon, etc. (if that’s what you meant by “fun”…not knowing how to cover it). You can look them up online or I can ask my husband what he uses for work….
lamortefille wrote:emerald212 wrote:It was a ton of work. As you can tell by the bright daylight coming through the window in the first couple of pics and how dark it is outside in the last couple of pics that it took all day to do.
I’m so relieved that that part is over. It was very intimidating to think about, but not so bad once we got going. We just did one step at a time, talked about what we were going to do next, planned how we were going to do it, and then did it. I made us take a short lunch break, and then prodded us back to work. It’s the teacher in me that felt I had to keep us working and not stop for a quick check online, or a TV show. The power in the kitchen and dining room had to be off until we were done, so that was also a great motivator.
That horrible stain on the ceiling is going to be fun too.
Yup, one step at a time is the best way. If you look at the whole project, you get overwhelmed.
They sell primers that cover stains….even grease, crayon, etc. (if that’s what you meant by “fun”…not knowing how to cover it). You can look them up online or I can ask my husband what he uses for work….
Yeah, I know. We will probably use Kilz. It covers almost anything. We will just have to set up fans and wear masks to use it in the winter. That’s what I meant by fun. Also, it’s not smooth there anymore either. It’s water damage from before I moved in and there were renters upstairs. The plaster is damaged and may need to be tore completely out and replastered. We have to examine it closer to determine.
Jasmine wrote:What colours are you thinking of using?
We are thinking of doing a cream venetian plastering look on the wall part;, a chocolate brown on the wainscotting; and a dark brown window and door trim, chair rail, and crown molding. The ceiling will probably be a very light cream color. We were thinking of using a sage color on the wainscotting, but we are using that color in the kitchen and there’s some green in the living room and bathroom, so we didn’t want green overkill. We can always use green in the curtains and rug to add color later.
Gotcha, Em….I hope it’s an easy fix for ya: -) Nothing in my house ever turns out that way, though:-/ 😆
I’m so jealous! I’d love a house like that. We did have a house built before 1905 (no exact date) and although the previous owners had done tons of work, we did a lot too. Renovations are fun, but can be frustrating. So yup, it’s one step at a time! The results will be stunning.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmThe house look really pretty from the outside, emerald. I bet it’ll look great when you’re done fixing it up inside.
Greater Basilisk wrote:The house look really pretty from the outside, emerald. I bet it’ll look great when you’re done fixing it up inside.
That’s what everybody says that comes to our house. They come to the door and say, “Your house is so cute!” and then they get inside and they add, “on the outside.” 😆 😆 Hopefully we can lose the additional comment with our upgrades. 😀
We took the rest of the ceiling tiles down and most of the gridding. We will have to rehang the light fixture again, since it’s still hanging off the last piece of gridding. The also still have the gridding going all the way around the room, and there’s some bits of wallpaper under it which I’ll remove once the gridding is finally all removed. The room is really echoey now, so we’ll be getting an area rug and some curtains to try to soften that.
I have some pics, but I’m at work, so I’ll have to put them up later.
We’ve started discussing colors to get the final shades determined. And we’ve decided to go ahead and do the fake fireplace instead of the bookcases.
We picked up the plaster, so we need another full day to do that once the rest of the grid and wallpaper is down.
Sounds like things are moving right along. I’d have a hard time choosing between the fireplace and the bookcase. You can put Windstones on a bookcase. 😆
I don’t think I’d be allowed to put Windstones on that bookcase anyway. I think I’ll be putting a couple on the mantle of the fireplace though. 😀
Ceiling without tiles and most of the grid is gone.
In this one you can see the last row of wallpaper I need to remove.
The hubby rehung the light fixture this morning and took down the last piece of gridding that goes through the middle. There is only the gridding on the walls to be removed now.
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