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After I completed hanging the wallpaper on the long
wall, I came to the wall with the ugliest fireplace
E-V-E-R.
The brick hearth was also not the prettiest thing to
look at.
To make things even more difficult, the edges where
the fireplace met the paneling had been sealed with
a caulk gobbed on thick, like there was no tomorrow.
The fireplace is made of concrete so chipping away
at the caulk with a sharp tool was not an option or
I risked damaging it. So I had to peal away
the caulk with my tiny little fingers and finger
nails. A couple of days were spent just doing this
and my fingers were in pain for a few days after. |
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The fireplace wall. The ugliest fireplace I
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I decided that masonry paint was the only way to go
for the bricks and I used a brown paint that matched
the faux ceiling beams for the
fireplace exterior. I painted the electrical box
cover with a white paint that was matched to the
wallpaper. The fireplace screen which was formally
in place was removed. It never really fit
correctly and the doors were a pain to open. |
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The finished wall. Decorative
moulding was added at the top of the fireplace
mantle and
along the sides to cover and seal the gaps. Quarter
round molding was placed in the corners of the room
to cover the edges of the wallpaper. Decorative moulding was added on top of the hearth against the
wall to seal gaps and to give it a finished look.
Add a couple of howling coyotes....... |
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Two walls now complete. A thin
decorative moulding was also placed along the wall at
the ceiling between faux beams. Floor moulding was not
placed until the flooring was done. |
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The third wall in this room was the window wall.
Prior to reaching this wall I went online and
ordered some custom blinds for the windows so I
would have them ready to install. We actually had
done a little renovation prior to 2011. We
have slowly been purchasing new windows for the
house (and there are a lot of these tiny windows).
We had replaced the cheap thin aluminum windows with
vinyl double glass versions to help insulate the home.
These windows and a window in another room on this
floor were replaced at one time.
The window frames were
originally stained to match the
paneling. There was also damage to the window
sills from furniture, dogs, and time. These areas
were repaired and sanded. I used a combination
primer/paint to paint these areas first before I
placed the wallpaper up. I added a thin
decorative moulding around the windows. |
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The windows in various stages. |
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The completed window section.
I also purchased an inexpensive wrought iron
fireplace screen and added an old wall hanging I had
in storage above the fireplace. |
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next part of the window wall was the outside door.
There is a wrought iron door and then the wood entry door.
The wood had been stained to match the "lovely" wood
paneling. The lower parts of the door without
glass had been heavily gouged by doggy paws.
So again out with the sandpaper. |
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The ugly damaged backyard entry door. |
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Door and corner completed as I worked my way around
the fourth and last wall of this room. The
scratches were sanded out at the bottom of the door
and since I had wallpaper scraps, I used them on the
bottom four panels of the door. Door moulding
was painted the same color as the wallpaper. I
had some left over removable window tint from
another project and used it here. You could
not see out anyways because the wrought iron
screen door is covered with tarp to insulate it from
the heat and cold. The wrought iron door is where we
placed the doggy door. The entry door is left open
most of the time to allow the dogs access to the
backyard. |
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The last section of the fourth wall is prepped and
ready for wallpaper. I ran out of wallpaper at this
point and was waiting for the order to come in.
In the mean time, I painted the door frame and the
door which had been painted brown. The wrought
iron banister was removed and the wall paper added
to the first part of the wall. This door leads
to the 4th bedroom, a hall closet, and the laundry
room which also has the 1/2 bath (toilet and sink).
The stairs lead to the main level of the house.
But what about those ugly stairs? A
whole separate project.
Please go to this
page for the Stair project... |
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How does the whole
room eventually turn out?
Please read on.... |
