Before we close the book on our new family room, allow me to reminisce how Chris and I spent almost every weekend for the last 3 months.
Our first step was to
remove wallpaper.
It would have been a piece of cake had there not been a layer of painted over wallpaper underneath the vinyl wallpaper.
It took us an entire weekend to get it off with a steamer.
The next step was to
skim coat the walls to smooth out the pits and holes in the plaster.
The room had a soffit (hiding plumbing for the upstairs bathrooms) that mysteriously stopped halfway across the wall,
so Chris
extended it the entire length of the room to make it less obvious.
Much better.
We also made other cosmetic changes like painting the ceiling fan,
painting the
fireplace,
and beefing up the existing
crown molding.
Then finally (FINALLY!) the backordered
wallpaper was hung, and we called the room DONE.
Done. Done. Done. Done. Done!
Well, maybe not "done".
I'm patiently waiting on a couple of loose ends.
I bet Chris is sorry he ever offered to make the side tables :)
Thanks to everyone who left really sweet comments on the reveal post, and thank you-thank you-thank you to those who hung in there with us for the ride. Are you ready for what's next?
12 comments:
The transformation is amazing!! Thanks for sharing the process! Take care, Caroline
And the room is perfection and yes, I am looking forward to the next reveal. Would love to have you share at Wow Us Wednesdays if you want.
It looks amazing! The soffitt is way better! I love the wallpaper and the photo gallery. Everything looks great. Completely worth the effort!
Is it the bath? Can't wait to see what you guys are planning next.
Beautiful! I really like the wallpaper and how the texture and color adds warmth.
Whew! I hope you're proud of all that work - the end result is beautiful!
Still can't believe how far this room has come. Congrats again!
WOWWWWWW! So beautiful Carrie & Chris. You have outdone yourselves. Glad to see how beautiful the Betwixt fabric looks as a pillow because I just received some of my own.
Hehehe...Chris. He'll whip those tables out at some point. I loved seeing the progress. Mmm..if I had to guess what's next...would it be butler's pantry? Looking forward to whatever it is.
Dear Chris,
What's taking so long on the tables? Seriously. You act like you just completely gutted a room or something. Your lovely wife needs these tables to complete her already fabulously awesome room.
Sincerely,
Impatient blog reader
So ready for what's next! A bathroom perhaps?? ;) Great work on this room Carrie, it really is beautiful.
You've done an amazing job. So much work! Happy new year, can't wait to see more of your rooms' transformations.
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