What seemed a great idea when we first remodeled this room (pink wallpaper circa 1989) tended to look a little outdated in 2013! We started by striping off the wallpaper - not terribly fun, nor very quick. We did use some great product to assist but first had to remove the top layer (vinyl) so the product could absorb onto the paper backing and adhesive. Then we scrapped it off, but if we took too long we'd have to reapply. And it did not all come off the first go around.
We painted the upper half of the wall a sage green (Valspar #5005-4A Filoli Ballroom) which was a color listed on their Historic Preservation choices. Then we installed a board and batten design on the lower two-thirds of the room. Ended up installing wood on the entire lower portion as that meant we did not have to remove the wallpaper thoroughly on that portion. (It was taking a long time - we were now into mid-September). Then we installed new trim around the windows and doors.
Next up - the ceiling! This view shows what it looked like in August including the old stove pipe vent that was still there even though the stove was removed prior to us purchasing the house in 1988.
We installed antique copper style ceiling tiles (style CT-201 from Pro Ceiling Tiles) and a new copper ceiling fan we found online. The room is starting to come together at this point!!
John took the opportunity to re-work my closet. I store all my serving dishes in this closet. He added a lot of shelves to make the space very useful. Then added new door handles on the closet door and the patio doors. We also removed the folding doors that were between the music room and the dining room.
Last project was refinishing the wood floors. They weren't horrible, but did have some wear since the last time we finished them was probably 1990. Below is before.
And during. We rented a sander and took off the finish and stain down to the bare wood. Fixed some squeaks and filled in some gouges. Below are a few during pictures when we were staining the floor. After that dried, we varnished the floor with a high gloss. The smell was pretty bad. We kept the doors closed in the rest of the house, opened some windows (we are now into October on the remodel so was a little nippy) and Audrey's visiting teacher Mickey even lent us her air purifier to help with the odor.
And here is a view of the finished wood floors. All shiny!!
Finally, the finished room - only took 2 months!!
