I thought as a Part II to my most recent blog, I should highlight what has gone into getting the living room to where it is.
The room originally had yellow walls and pink carpet.
First, with my mother-in-law's generous help on at least 3 or more whole days, we scraped all of the painted wallpaper off the walls.
Next we bought a wood stove. It was probably 25 years old---we found it on Craigslist.
Then Bill ripped up the ancient disgusting pink carpet.
I scrubbed the walls with TSP and then patched the many, many holes and cracks with plaster compound.
Next, in order to install the wood stove, Bill built a hearth pad. He screwed a cement board to the floor. Then using mortar he placed tiles on top of the board. Then he put wood trim around it.
Next Bill applied an antique finish to the floor.
Then we had to bring in the 400 lbs. wood stove. Three really strong and generous guys from Bill's work helped haul it in and place it on the hearth pad. Finally, we had the wood stove installed. The chimney sweep installed a liner in the chimney and connected it with a T that attaches to the back of the wood stove.
Once the floors were finished and the wood stove was all set, Bill, my sister and I got down to the business of painting. Bill and I added sand to the ceiling paint and gave the ceiling texture to cover up the drywall joints and cavities from nails. Then Elise and I worked on the walls. We applied painters tape, used a high hiding primer, and painted three walls white and an accent wall the color Green Tea by Valspar. It looks fantastic as a contrast with the red couch.
Now check out the following entry to see the before-and-after photos. :)
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