The Saga of the Red Kitchen
When we bought this house, I knew one of the first things we would do was pull the wallpaper off the kitchen wall and paint. Little did I know the trials and tortures this would entail.
A week or two after moving in March, I started scrapping. And scrapping. And scrapping. I used fabric softener, Dif gel, a fancy paper scoring tool, and a razor blade. NOTHING worked. And I managed to chunk the dry wall in the process. Yes, the paper was applied directly to the dry wall. UGH!
The wallpaper that refused to come off.
Then, someone at work suggested renting a steamer. Apparently you can rent them at home improvement stores for about $50 a day. Well, for $100 you can buy one and amazon will bring it to me. Say hello to my little friend!
That sucker worked like a charm. It was messy, steamy, and still took 8 hours but the wallpaper finally came off. And with much less wall damage. I figured it was worth buying since I still have 2 bathrooms with wallpaper of doom to pull out.
Safety first, kids!
Finally, the wallpaper was GONE!
Once a color was chosen, painting began...
It looked REALLY BAD. I mean this is crapping my pants, thinking about plan B kind of bad.
Oh my goodness! What did we do???? But facebook friends reassured me... just keep painting... And I did.
After 6 coats, the color really became what I wanted. A nice, rich, velvety red that makes the room feel warm and cozy.
Shoot! I should have moved the ladder!
The color is off in this one. But you get the idea.
So here we have it... Before...
and After....
Family Room before...
and after...
The patio furniture finally made it outside.
Slowly but surely, the house is coming together.
A week or two after moving in March, I started scrapping. And scrapping. And scrapping. I used fabric softener, Dif gel, a fancy paper scoring tool, and a razor blade. NOTHING worked. And I managed to chunk the dry wall in the process. Yes, the paper was applied directly to the dry wall. UGH!
The wallpaper that refused to come off.
Then, someone at work suggested renting a steamer. Apparently you can rent them at home improvement stores for about $50 a day. Well, for $100 you can buy one and amazon will bring it to me. Say hello to my little friend!
That sucker worked like a charm. It was messy, steamy, and still took 8 hours but the wallpaper finally came off. And with much less wall damage. I figured it was worth buying since I still have 2 bathrooms with wallpaper of doom to pull out.
Safety first, kids!
Finally, the wallpaper was GONE!
Once a color was chosen, painting began...
It looked REALLY BAD. I mean this is crapping my pants, thinking about plan B kind of bad.
Oh my goodness! What did we do???? But facebook friends reassured me... just keep painting... And I did.
After 6 coats, the color really became what I wanted. A nice, rich, velvety red that makes the room feel warm and cozy.
Shoot! I should have moved the ladder!
The color is off in this one. But you get the idea.
So here we have it... Before...
and After....
Family Room before...
and after...
The patio furniture finally made it outside.
Slowly but surely, the house is coming together.
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posted by Unknown at 11:50 AM
20 Comments:
Wow the kitchen looks beautiful! Great job.
I love the red kitchen. It looks great, really nice job!
Oh, I love how the kitchen looks now! Your home is really coming together.
Everything looks beautiful, Nell! Great job on removing the wallpaper. That definitely took perserverance!
It's beautiful - and I can't even tell you how jealous I am of your cabinet space.
I'll say it is coming together. WOW. THe red is great with your cabinets and countertop. I love the new table by the window as well.
THose outdoor chairs look like they ought to be sat in. And there ought to be some fine knitting time.
The effort really must feel worth it.
I'll say it is coming together. WOW. THe red is great with your cabinets and countertop. I love the new table by the window as well.
THose outdoor chairs look like they ought to be sat in. And there ought to be some fine knitting time.
The effort really must feel worth it.
I'll say it is coming together. WOW. THe red is great with your cabinets and countertop. I love the new table by the window as well.
THose outdoor chairs look like they ought to be sat in. And there ought to be some fine knitting time.
The effort really must feel worth it.
Your place is gorgeous! Great job with the kitchen! Love the color you chose. I would have bought one too - what a handy tool to use. You can use a steamer to block knitting items! LOL Double usage!
Its a lovely bit of work, love the red.
Our kitchen is the same color, and I love it! Good choice!
Love it! Great job!
Awesome makeovers! Red is my favorite color for kitchens. And love the Adirondack chairs!
It all looks beautiful! I wish your paint store would have told you to use a primer tinted with your red color. It would have then only needed 2 coats of paint to get it to be even. Red is beautiful but such a pain. We've used it in our dining room and bathroom. :)
Awesome Nell! Love it all. I know it's so much work, but it looks so great!
You did a lovely job on those walls! I love that red, it's the color my dining room wall used to be before we moved. I miss that room.
I hope it makes you happy every time you look at it!
Isn't home ownership lovely? Way to go!
the kitchen is so the heart of the family, its lovely to see your home, its fab, loving the red!!!!!!
What a fabulous jobe Nell! Everything looks amazing! I am so happy for you:)
Oh my what were they thinking?!
The countertops are gorgeous but wallpaper?
Great job! I know how horrible taking down that crap is. Looks beautiful.
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