Redecorating

Not related to redecoratiung but a  cantelope was picked - but it was partially green inside - so much for the "tendril clue" - will need to find another clue for picking.. but may be a while. Hopefully our nights, which are getting a little too cool, won't hurt the rest of our garden.

Window after panelling

Well the redecorating of first room is almost done. You've seen this picture before, but I'm showing it again to have all on same page. This is my brother-in-law in the TV room writing down the things he needs to get before his brother arrives and they begin the transformation. This lovely wallpaper is actually on paneling which came pre-papered, called Abitibi - this is the Late Summer pattern. Appropriate time to change it, don't you think?  On the outside wall behind this paneling, there are sheets of foam insulation,  The window sill had virtually no paint on it any more and the rest of the trim wasn't much better, The ceiling was also lowered when this lovely  Late Summer pattern was installed time and acoustical ceiling tiles put in with insualtion above it. This room actually has a pretty pattern (Golden veil) and since painting it would destroy the acoustical properties of, I am leaving it alone. The guys put the new panelling up right over the Abitibi paneling which is pretty much the only way to do it, unless you want the whole house to fall down   J. They put crown molding up at the top and added some trim around the window (to hide the edges of the new paneling). After all this time of thinking there is a metal strip between the Abitibi paneling boards, we found it's plastic. They used a knife to cut it off the strip on the outside of the paneling. One wall had wood paneling on it already and we left that. You can see it on the pictures below. 

ceiling and crown molding

Pre primer - old paneling

All is primed

After much discussion with the painters we agreed on a course of action for the older woodwork. I believe latex paint was put on the stained woodwork with no prep work, so there were lots of cracks in the paint, and places it was peeling off.  So they sanded it, cleaned it, and then put oil based primer on it.  They also primed the older paneling so it could be painted. It had some stain marks on it that had been hidden by pictures and a wall lamp;  not sure what made the stains but looks much better painted.  I thought as long as we were adding a new color to the room, I'd have them paint the old white bookcase and the awful black TV table (which looks dusty again about two seconds after it's dusted) the same color as the old paneling. After first day here's there's a view with primer on the paneling and then the final pictures before putting TV, books and furniture back.. Doors didn't turn out as well as I hoped, but they were in pretty bad shape.  Now workmen they are upstairs.   Whole new set of problems for another day's blog.

Painted furniture

Door to kitchen shows both panelling