The Latest Project

Kurt and I started our next project Friday. Fixing up our bedroom! It had the most horrible wall paper ever in there - with matching border and curtains. Hideous! Friday we tore all the paper off. It came off really well, except for a few places. Kurt got on the Internet and found a DIY for wall paper removing. You mix vinegar with warm water and spray it on there - worked like a charm. So, we didn't end up having to rent a steamer. That took us all day unfortunately. Then since we have those darn plaster walls up there we had to patch some areas and tape it all off for painting. We finally started painting Saturday afternoon, but it came to a halt because we went to Mass Saturday night. We finished late that night and had to put a second coat on Sunday morning before we left for Thanksgiving lunch - an hour away. It turned out very nice - it's a dark mahogany/burgundy with white trim. It was also a great deal, only $2.99 a gallon because this certain brand of paint was on sale at Menards this last weekend. We only used a little over a gallon. =) We still have to put new molding up near the ceiling, repaint the trim, and a few other things, but when it's finished I'll have before and after pictures. I'm just so happy to get that gross wall paper out of there. Anyway, that's what we've been busy doing around here on Kurt's long weekend off of work. Still a lot more to do, but very nice.

On a little side note - we of course couldn't sleep in there. I still walk in there and get a head ache from the fumes and it's been airing out. We've been having quite the pow wow on the floor of the little bedroom the last few nights. We brought our mattress in and that's been our bed. =) Looking forward to getting back into an actual bed instead of a mattress on the ground - hopefully tonight!