The stairway project has been a bit slow going, but we are making progress! Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of pretty things to show you yet. We are almost back to square one with the upper walls. The drywall is up, but still needs to be taped and mudded.
And on the lower portion, I started scrubbing the walls, cleaning off all of the leftover wallpaper paste. It’s a tedious job, but I’ve been surprised at how clean the walls are after using only diluted vinegar.
Check it out… I went from these cruddy, sticky walls post-wallpaper removal…
…to this! Oh vinegar, is there anything you can’t do?
But really, this step isn’t just about making the walls look better. The walls need to be clean and smooth-ish or the primer and paint won’t stick.
But in cleaning the walls, I’ve discovered there are a few plaster repair patches that are pretty uneven and ugly. Upon closer inspection, it seems like someone laid plaster on top of bits of wallpaper they didn’t care to remove. I’m talking about remnants of old wallpaper underneath the layer that I removed.
I’m going to try and scrape them off and see what’s under there. If I have to repair the plaster, I think I can make it look better than what’s there now. I’ll have the patching plaster out anyway because there are multiple other damaged spots that need attention.
So that’s that the boring, cruddy update. The good news is I finally seem to be getting my design plan for the space together. I was drawing a complete blank for a while, but now the color palette is starting to come together in my head. More on that soon!
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