Pardon My Dust...

All right. I finally have some pictures to share of my big renovation project! Hooray! It's actually not finished yet, but I think the transformation is pretty dramatic already. Let's take a look, shall we?

A while back I wrote about how I decided to strip the wallpaper in my office/craft room/potential 2nd guest room. Here's a shot of the "accent wall" in the room:


Nice, right? I took a close-up so you could appreciate the detail! The other walls were covered with something a little less obnoxious, but unfortunately, I was so darn anxious to rip it off the wall, I didn't take any pics! Anyway, as I started ripping the paper off, I discovered some sweet wood paneling. I had no idea it was under there. I would've just painted that and left it alone, but there were some tricky spots and problems... and let's not forget there was all this wood trim covering some of the seams that didn't fit together so well. Nice.

Under the paneling... plaster. Probably the original plaster from 1918 or whenever. Cracked. Falling down in parts. Not good. We started ripping out the paneling... here's a shot...




This next shot is probably the trickiest part of the whole room, the dormer ceiling. And, it was in pretty rough shape, though you might not be able to tell. I'm pretty sure there was a closet there or something.

I also must say that the previous owner of my house LOVED paint. LOVED it. So almost every single door in the house is painted, usually the same as the room inside, and the same as the hallway on the other side. Which means a lot of work sanding, priming, and painting the darn things to get them the way I want them... I won't bore you with those pictures now. But here, is what the room looked like today! (sorry if it's a tiny bit blurry)

Much better, yes?! I should've taken this picture a little more to the left so you can see the closet again, but I couldn't remember exactly which spots I stood in before...Oh well. I'm sure you get the idea! Dramatic, I think.

Obviously, it's not finished. My mom and dad will probably come back again next weekend, so we can finish sanding and then start priming (at least). I hope to have all the trim and doors painted and ready to go. This feels like it's taken forever and my mom and dad and brother have worked so hard to help me! They're such troopers! Thanks guys!

Until next time...