House Update
Jan. 29th, 2008 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prosodicIt's been awhile since I updated about our redecorating project.
That's because there's not much to tell right now. We messed up the paint job in the kitchen...the ceiling is textured and some paint seeped underneath the tape and got all over the ceiling, so before we do anything else, we'll have to paint the ceiling.
It probably needed doing anyway, since it was dingy, but we couldn't be bothered. The vaulted ceilings make it pretty difficult and even dangerous to do ourselves.
But the walls in the kitchen are done, although we'll have to cover them up before we paint the ceiling.
The adjoining room - the den - is my current project. I started ripping down the top layer of wallpaper, so all but a couple of strips are gone now. No more annoying rooster border...no more cutesy pink hearts. The adhesive wallpaper layer is still attached to the walls, but I'm hoping to start scraping that this weekend. I want the walls to be clean before we do any painting, but obviously, the ceiling will have to be done in that room too before we start on the walls.
I started making a list of future projects. Lance is getting rather ambitious. He wants to extend our backyard by about 5 feet because we also own the small wooded lot that sits beyond our privacy fence. But that would involve clearing a lot of brush and planting grass...I think the project is just too big. But I have mentioned possibly enlarging the patio a bit, which I think is in the realm of possibility.
In a few months, we'll have to work on some outdoor projects. Right now, I just want to get this first room done and get the proper furniture moved in there. And eventually we want to replace the flooring, counter, add a backsplash, and reface the cabinets.
That's because there's not much to tell right now. We messed up the paint job in the kitchen...the ceiling is textured and some paint seeped underneath the tape and got all over the ceiling, so before we do anything else, we'll have to paint the ceiling.
It probably needed doing anyway, since it was dingy, but we couldn't be bothered. The vaulted ceilings make it pretty difficult and even dangerous to do ourselves.
But the walls in the kitchen are done, although we'll have to cover them up before we paint the ceiling.
The adjoining room - the den - is my current project. I started ripping down the top layer of wallpaper, so all but a couple of strips are gone now. No more annoying rooster border...no more cutesy pink hearts. The adhesive wallpaper layer is still attached to the walls, but I'm hoping to start scraping that this weekend. I want the walls to be clean before we do any painting, but obviously, the ceiling will have to be done in that room too before we start on the walls.
I started making a list of future projects. Lance is getting rather ambitious. He wants to extend our backyard by about 5 feet because we also own the small wooded lot that sits beyond our privacy fence. But that would involve clearing a lot of brush and planting grass...I think the project is just too big. But I have mentioned possibly enlarging the patio a bit, which I think is in the realm of possibility.
In a few months, we'll have to work on some outdoor projects. Right now, I just want to get this first room done and get the proper furniture moved in there. And eventually we want to replace the flooring, counter, add a backsplash, and reface the cabinets.
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