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HELP! I'm drowning in WALLPAPER!

Oh. My. Goodness. These people were obsessed with wallpaper.

Most of you know that I am not working outside of the house right now. Ideally I would be able to start a job when the boys start to school in the fall. Right now my goal is to get this wallpaper removed before school is out for the summer. Its not looking like I'm going to make my deadline. Its not the wallpaper that you can see that is the problem. It's what lies beneath.

I've started working on two rooms so far and both of them had double layers of wallpaper and borders. Not only are there two layers, but the bottom layer has been painted over, which makes it virtually impossible to remove! ARGH! That's ok though, because we got a good deal on the house and I'm not working right now. At least the completed projects will add value to the house.

I'm usually not so good about taking pictures of before and after, so I went through the house snapping pictures of the "before" so you can at least laugh along with me.



The guest bathroom. We have a faux painted ceiling that drops about 2 feet down the wall (and conveniently covers a previous border) Then the remainder of the wall is wallpapered with an additional border! FUN!

The Master Bathroom. Apparently they covered up the late 80's country blue with a Safari theme. Matches the sponge painted walls nicely!



Graham's bedroom top Layer



What lies beneath in Graham's room. It is OH SO STUCK!



This is the corner of the kitchen/eat-in dining area



My current project, the dining room




The painted wallpaper behind the top layer



The mess it makes!

Comments

ME! said…
UGH. I remember these days in Gadsden. NOT FUN AT ALLLLLLLLLLL.
I wish I could come up and help...but I am guessing you don't want me drop a kid on your floor huh? LOL
May 6, 2011 at 2:02 PM
The McKinneys said…
No, you stay put. I don't even know where the hospital is.
May 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM
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