For those of you who have been in our home, I'm certain that the lovely carpet on the walls of the entry-way staircase was eye-catching. And not in a good way. When we bought this house in October of 1999, we knew the Carpet.Must.Go. But we also knew it would be an ugly job. And besides, having the stairway walls carpeted was nice for the grandsons! Less worry as they learned to navigate stairs. Or so we said.
Suffice it to say, the re-do has been on the back burner for years. And years. Saturday Dan got up and said, "I think I'll see what's under that carpet." He was pretty certain it would not be lovely under there while I remained hopeful that a few staples would be all we'd have to deal with. He was right. I was wrong. Glue. Lots of glue. Lots and lots of glue!
He began ripping. And pulling.
Sometimes the carpet pulled off the top layer of the sheet rock, and sometimes it didn't, hence the areas of grey (topless sheet rock) and gold (glue).
Scenic, huh? Could we salvage the sheet rock and save a lot of work? Dan tried some sealer and it bubbled. The answer was, "No." Thus began the gouging.
What a job! And those lovely curtains with their tassels you can catch a glimpse of in the first two photos? Thankfully, they are in the trash. I hated them. But now I am being forced to come up with some replacements. Confession: the reason they were still there until yesterday is because I don't have a clue what to replace them with.
Those are some big windows. I'm not a fan of uncovered windows after dark. I don't like the black reflective look of them, and I don't like that people can see me but I can't see them. Must.Cover.Windows. Somehow.
This is all for today.
Signed: Dusty and Baffled
I'm impressed that Dan just woke up and decided to take this on. What a project! You'll have to keep us updated on the project...new drywall, texture, primer, paint, paint, paint!
ReplyDeleteYes, he has his work cut out for him! And I will for sure keep you updated on the progress. :-)
DeleteIt's amazing how someone says, "This is the day .. ." and you go to it. Frankly I don't remember the carpeting on the wall -- didn't notice, I guess. Not knowing what I want -- how I will replace -- often keeps a house project on the back burner.
DeleteKathy, Dan says the reason you don't remember the carpet is that it was so horrible you were forced to block it from your mind!! LOL
DeleteAnd yes, it was amazing that he just got up and said that. It give the rest of us hope for those things we put off, don't you think?
Dan's comment -- LOL. Actually, my mother applied gold carpeting to the walls of her dressing room -- remember? That was 1962, I think. It was still there almost 30 years later.
DeleteYou know, I didn't remember the carpet in the dressing room. I do remember the room and I'm surprised the carpet didn't register. It probably made the room seem plush and quiet.
DeleteYes -- I think you're right. Plush and quiet. I don't remember her reason -- if I ever knew.
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