Dining room paint job

muddin'

i was rather hesitant to try and put a wall up over the fireplace, having no experience with drywall, but after removing the 3/8" wood paneling it seemed straight forward enough. although having spent many years with a putty knife in hand i thought the taping and mudding would be easier... the corners definitely take some practice and the ceiling seam is yet to be done but in the end i think it's going to come out alright.

pretty sweet paneling but hey...


drywall cut, afraid to actually nail it in


butcher job, but nothing some sandpaper can't fix


little progress in the rec room as well...

floor face lift

from this


to this, bing!

60's dining room linoleum, be gone!

yesterday they put the new red oak in and laced it into the existing. they start sanding in a few days...

run for your life, wallpaper

today involved some superior wielding of a wall steamer, to 'cleanse' the downstairs bathroom and several other walls. wallpaper removal can be pretty satisfying when it rolls off like butter. time for sanding and painting, color suggestions?

we also discovered that the paneling over the living room fireplace is nailed straight on to the studs, and that drywall installation will be necessary. another 'skill' to add to our arsenal in the next few weeks.

can't you hardly wait to see what we do next?! we can't!

the bar

before

after the paper is gone


the entry wall

before with wood panelling, green and gold lay underneath..

after panelling and paper removed


the dungeon bathroom

before

after paper and fixtures removed

american dreamin'

today we started a new project. it included pulling 700+ sqft of carpet and pad, 500 staples, and more tak trak strips than i care to remember. all in all it did not take as long as expected, and we are excited to see the final result. we also started pulling some classy panelling off some of the walls, only to reveal some green and gold wall paper. short term projects are basically as follows:

get the floors finished
paint the paneled walls
chimney cap
gut bathroom and re-do
procure furniture
minor gardening

there are plenty of long term projects, as you may infer from the below photos.