Scraping Paint and Sanding

I've been scraping a lot of paint lately. The window woodwork, doors, and baseboards are getting scraped and sanded.There is only ..... Mmmmmm ... about 4 layers of old paint and varnish on all the wood but progress is coming along.







Here is a picture of the small window on the first floor landing by the front door. It was my first effort and it came out nicely. I was pleased.

Return to the Blog

OK... I haven't been blogging much. I got distracted. (Yeah, yeah... distracted for half a year or so. I'll do better).

At 'the Beast' since Saturday and currently working upstairs on the second floor. I removed the doorway in the hall which is the last remnant of there being an apartment on the 2nd floor. Hoping the removal of the doorway will make it look more like the single family dwelling it was meant to be... and open up the hallway... making it roomier and let in more light.

That door still visible in the picture is a stupid closet that the previous owners had built at the top of the stairs... on the landing. The closet is the next demolition project.

I am going to restore the stair railing and it will be part of the landing again. Nice place for a bookshelf, a chair and lamp....

Under 20 Bucks

It's always a successful thrift store day when you can find a chair for 19 bucks. Found this heavy (believe me, it's heavy) pink chair at the Salvation Army store... down the street from 'the Beast.'

It may be a downstairs chair because I am not sure if I can get it up the stairs to a bedroom. We barely got it into the house from the truck. I am sure neighbors were laughing at our efforts.

The Groundhog's Spring

OK.... the groundhog was obviously correct. He predicted an early spring....and the weekend brought temperatures in the upper 50's. This gave my sister and I an opportunity to head to 'the Beast'... to spend the night and get a few things accomplished.
The goal was to yank the mauve toilet and facebowl out of the upstairs bathroom. Mission accomplished.
While working in the bathroom I discovered 100 year old wallpaper on the ceiling. The kind of wallpaper that had the fabric backing.... and luckily it pulled right off in strips.... tore off straight and clean like tearing muslin.
The bathroom is awaiting beautification.
I am going back on Weds. and Thurs. of this week because temperatures in the 60's are promised.
Happily winter is over in my world and I can get back to business.