A few months after we moved in to our house I started stripping the wallpaper in the lounge. After a few weeks I gave up - there were just too many layers with too many holes in the plaster underneath. I did get one wall done, and we then used lime plaster to smarten it up and 5 coats of limewash before it started to look good. It was so much effort we just gave up and for the next few years lived with patchy walls. However once on my own I decided that enough was enough and we needed somewhere comfy to relax in the evenings. So I started stripping again (the walls I mean). I learned how to mixed lime plaster to patch the holes and used limewash to create a matt finish. I then scrubbed the floorboards and sealed them with danish oil. I also replaced the dodgy light fittings. The room is far from perfect but its a world away from what it was!
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| This is the picture from the brochure when we bought the house |
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| The lounge when we moved in |
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| Pink walls! |
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| First wall stripped |
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| Hmmmmmmm |
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| I always hated the pointing on the chimney breast wall |
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| Looks so much better limewashed and the room is much lighter |
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| The floor boards will never be perfect but they cleaned up OK |
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| Much better......... |
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