6 Weeks, 4 walls, 2 parents, 1 really good friend…….
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Home improvement projects take quite a bit of time when you really only have one full day per week to dedicate to them. Maybe that makes it all the more satisfying though. When we bought Eugenie (the name of our little Victorian house), there was much wallpaper from the 80’s.
Once the wallpaper was down, we found horsehair plaster covered in wallpaper glue and full of nicks and cracks.
After weeks of scrubbing (thanks dad)……
mudding, sanding, and readhering plaster that had lost its keys (I’m learning much cool technical language during this process)…..
(many, many thanks to Ken)
with a subplot that involved an electrician and roofers with lovely new black shingles
and multiple breaks for beer and sunshine…
We put up primer (thanks mom).
Then we finally painted the dining room. We went to Home Depot to get a nice sage green. Instead we bought several gallons of Asparagus, which we have renamed Holy-Cow-Green.
After many years of living in apartments with white walls, we are super excited about the color and plan on coordinating the rest of the dining and living rooms around the green. Keep checking back for more to come as we discover the exciting worlds of Ikea dropleaf tables, Pottery Barn carpets, and lovely old wood chairs.
