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June 14, 2006
House Pics
Long overdue, here are some pictures of our remodelling...
the big bedroom in process.
We had quite a time with this one. The last person to paint this room neglected the primer, and painted latex paint over oil based, so the paint had flaked off in places. We scraped and scraped, then sponge washed it and vacuumed everything clean before trying to lay the primer on thick. Unfortunately, as soon as the roller touched that old latex paint, it rolled right off the wall onto the roller. Yuck. 6 days and way too many hours of spraying and scraping later we were able to try again with the primer. And on the 7th day we rested. These pics were taken about day 4.
the big bedroom completed!
the upstairs hallway.
This is where mom spent a whole day on a step ladder with a razor scraper getting the wallpaper paste off the walls. Then we talked to the paint people and they told us DIF, hot water and a big sponge. We were finished and priming within a few hours.
The stroller in this picture belongs to Josiah, who is staying with us (along with his parents) for a few weeks until their next big adventure.
the upstairs bathroom.
This room was once home to many many cracks in the plaster, painstakingly repaired by Dan with his new Nascar Dremel tool, plaster, and a couple cans of spray on crack filler. Unless you know where they were, you cannot find them now. No pictures of the vanity, b/c it's nothing special... but we'll get a pic of the medicine cabinet "door to Narnia", aka attic access.
your host for this episode : carrie; June 14, 2006 06:18 PM
Comments
Gorgeous Dahling! Yes, a lot of sweat and even a few tears, but so worth it in the end! You have a fabulous home! Your open house was great too!
Have fun in Dearborn....... We will be roasting pigs while the girls softball team is winning the state championship (I hope). Go Lancers!
from the peanut gallery of : Mom ; June 15, 2006 12:42 AM