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[rimturse]

I'm trying to catch up on LJ, but I'm doing a poor job of it. If there's something I need to know or you'd like to share, please don't be shy and post a message or E-mail me.

Our bedroom is more or less finished, we still need to get a bedside table for C, paint the old cupboard doors, hang up a painting and a lamp, and try to figure out some curtaining, but apart from that it is done and it looks good. I wanted to take pics this morning, but we have our first day of really grey weather and the light is not good for photography. So how could it take us two weeks to finish one room? Here's what we did:

* Stripped off old wall paper (all four layers of it) and smoothed out the wall.
* Changed electrical switch fronts, which was an absolute nightmare involving chiseling in the wall and working with fast drying cement.
* Painted ceiling.
* Washed panels, woodwork, radiator and doors with basecleaner, sanded them, washed w. basecleaner again and then with plain water.
* Painted all the above several times with basepaint and paint.
* Put up new wall paper.
* Painted new wall paper and old wall paper inside cupboard.
* Put in new door handles.
* Put in new carpet.
* Put up fake stuk ceiling panelling.

and voila, we were done. Next room project will be to freshen up what will be the beadpacking and bead storage room in the basement. Other urgent projects is bathrooms, new windows and doors and roof ventilation - this will be done by professionals, though. Hopefully they work faster than us. Today is our first day off and we're going to the medieval festival in Horsens.

Comments

[rabiagale.livejournal.com]

Whew. Sounds as bad as our house. :P

Why did you put up new wallpaper and paint over it instead of painting the walls directly?

The first year we moved into our house, we had the windows and the roof replaced, put in new floors and new drywall into three rooms, and remodeled the kitchen (new floor, new cabinets, new countertops).

The joys of old houses. :D

However, I think your place sounds like it's well worth the investment. :D I hope you feel the same way about it!

Is the bead shop on hiatus while you work on fixing up your place?

[frigg.livejournal.com]

With the kind of walls we have here, it is not possible to paint on them directly, they need some kind of pre-treatment and wallpaper was the cheapest and easiest solution. :)

Yeah old houses need some work. The good part is that you can make them exactly the way you want it. I still feel the house was worth the investment and that it has some good potential. :)

We'll be writing an E-mail to KPMG this weekend to set the wheels in motion for the bead shop. Hopefully we'll be up and running SOON. I need some funds I can pour in the house...haha.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Two weeks doesn't sound so long when you look at all you've accomplished. Can't wait to see the photos!