7/30/2023 0 Comments News paper overlay□Īnd I’ve had some experience covering a few things with paper … like a dresser in maps or picture frames in book pages or even an old file cabinet in book pages. We’ll go down the ‘here’s what we were thinking’ path in a bit, but the long and short of it is ‘out of sight, out of mind’. So, after the ceiling paper came down, we figured we had a few options.Ģ) Caulk the cracks, skim coat the entire ceiling to create a smooth surface and then prime and paint. And there really isn’t much harder work than trying to do something above your head for hours on end. surface? I didn’t … but I found out pretty quickly with this house. □Īnd did you know that a lot of homes built-in the 40s have layers and layers of wallpaper on every. Those are a few lovely cracks in the 70 plus year old plaster. The one thing we had left to tackle in this little room was the ceiling.Īnd a close up of the one main problem area. Over the last few months we decided to take the time to make some long overdue updates and hopefully attract a more … attractive type of tenant, let’s say. She’s been a steady work in progress for a number of years in between a stream of various tenants. It is a small bedroom in a two bedroom rental we have in Maryland. You first saw this room when I was talking about my favorite paint tip. A $6 upcycling idea that I worked on for 2 hours with my bff and had no idea what to expect for a result … when something like that works out in the end what’s not to love, right?!?! I’m going to start by saying that I am seriously in love with how this little experiment turned out. Hello, hello!! If you happen to follow along on Instagram you saw a little sneak peek of a creative wall covering idea I worked on with my bff at one of our rental houses in Maryland. This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.
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