More Wallpaper

I have finished peeling three layers of old wallpaper off the entryway wall by the front door and 1st landing. Looking up the stairwell the wallpaper job appeared insurmountable however, by attaching two paint poles together and taping a paint scraper to the end, I was able to pull down parts of the wallpaper wayyyyyy up high in the stairwell. I believe the summer heat is helping in the scraping down of the wallpaper in the stairwell. If I can get it all down I think I will be able to get my paint roller up there and resurface that area without need of ladders or scaffold.

OK....so May's Goal Was Not Quite Met

OK... so all the walls in the three 'target' rooms are not quite finished... and it IS June, however, progress is coming along very nicely.

I had wall 'issues' in three significant spots. One spot was located in the living room to the left of this large archway at the very top of the wall in the corner. I discovered why the plaster was cracked and jutting out and kind of pooching out. It seems that one of the house's chimneys is behind this wall area and there are metal flues in the wall. Evidently there were wood burning stoves at one time, which were removed when the radiant heat was installed, and the flues were filled in with plaster and covered. Evidently, over time, the plaster has become loose and cracked in these areas in each room, thus the poochy areas.

So, I took a board and placed it over the plaster that was pooching out, gave the board a couple of whacks with the hammer to push the plaster back into place, and used some patching plaster to fill in the spaces and cracks and cement it all back safe and sound. It is now pretty even and straight and sturdy. I have one more spot to take care of in the library .... another flue issue .... and the walls will be AOK.