Changing The Wall
When we purchased our house, the one thing I knew we would have to change was the kitchen. The wallpaper was a hideous floral design that reminded me of pictures of ladies’ hats from early in the 20th century. It was quaint but horribly dated. That was November of 2003.
Well, after looking at many options, we have finally taken the plunge and started redecorating the kitchen. Of course, the first thing you have to do is figure out what to do. That was pretty much what we did for almost two years. We have had several design concepts, some of which we retained and some we loved but could not use. We finally settled on the new walls and a new floor. The floor was kind of an addition. Our tile (we have those nice linoleum squares), was coming up. The top layer of the tile was coming apart from the bottom of the tile making sharp little edges. So, enter a new tile.
My lovely wife has an innate sense of matching color. I have come to trust her eye when it comes to matching paint, wallpaper(s), border and flooring. It never fails to astound me when I see the final product because I would have never put them together. What you get is an eye pleasing contrast that accentuates what is already there.
We started stripping the wallpaper and the fun began. We sprayed the wallpaper removal solution on the wall and waited. The wallpaper separated into two layers as it was coming off. The bottom was dry and firmly attached to the wall. The top layer acted like a barrier and created a mess of wet paper and a slippery floor. Phase two was using a wallpaper knife to peel off the top layer. It came off relatively easy except for the consumption of time and trash bags. Phase three, spray the walls and use a wallpaper knife to scrape off the inside lining. See the outcome of phase one. Wet, slimy, and slippery.
There are about 2 more hours of spraying and scrapping and then the fun begins. It will be spackle, sanding and them the reapplication of the paint, wallpaper and border. Hopefully it will be done before the kids graduate from school. My son is 10. My head hurts trying to do the math.
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Cobb
Well, after looking at many options, we have finally taken the plunge and started redecorating the kitchen. Of course, the first thing you have to do is figure out what to do. That was pretty much what we did for almost two years. We have had several design concepts, some of which we retained and some we loved but could not use. We finally settled on the new walls and a new floor. The floor was kind of an addition. Our tile (we have those nice linoleum squares), was coming up. The top layer of the tile was coming apart from the bottom of the tile making sharp little edges. So, enter a new tile.
My lovely wife has an innate sense of matching color. I have come to trust her eye when it comes to matching paint, wallpaper(s), border and flooring. It never fails to astound me when I see the final product because I would have never put them together. What you get is an eye pleasing contrast that accentuates what is already there.
We started stripping the wallpaper and the fun began. We sprayed the wallpaper removal solution on the wall and waited. The wallpaper separated into two layers as it was coming off. The bottom was dry and firmly attached to the wall. The top layer acted like a barrier and created a mess of wet paper and a slippery floor. Phase two was using a wallpaper knife to peel off the top layer. It came off relatively easy except for the consumption of time and trash bags. Phase three, spray the walls and use a wallpaper knife to scrape off the inside lining. See the outcome of phase one. Wet, slimy, and slippery.
There are about 2 more hours of spraying and scrapping and then the fun begins. It will be spackle, sanding and them the reapplication of the paint, wallpaper and border. Hopefully it will be done before the kids graduate from school. My son is 10. My head hurts trying to do the math.
Icool
Cobb
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