Months later... here's the before, during, and after of our master bedroom renovation. I waited so long to take photos because of some small unfinished projects, but seeing as they are still sitting unfinished, I decided to share anyways!
Before move in.
When we first moved in, we slept in the guest bedroom (double bed) until we ordered a king mattress. Not sure how we survived in a bed that small, but we did. #newlyweds
Read about my inspiration and the temporary living space we created. We moved into the master and decorated with the mindset, 'look past the wallpaper'.
We lived in the busy wallpaper room for a long time, until one snow day I decided to start the wallpaper removal process. The wall I chose to start with was brutal. I worked for 2 hours and had less than 3 feet done. Depressing. It ended up being the most difficult wall, and only got better! We used a large steamer to remove the wallpaper in this room and I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND. As a team of 2, Luke and I were able to steam and peel easily. The paper almost fell off as whole sheets in some places. We worked on it slowly. A chunk here and there, random nights and weekends. It was still time consuming, but very worth it.
During this removal process, something very eery and cool was discovered. On February 26, Luke peeled back a piece of wallpaper to discover a date written on the wall. He thought to himself 'oh cool, this is probably the date it was put up' and continued removing. Minutes later, it hit him. 'Today is February 26'. THE SAME DATE. As I said before, we worked on this room very slowly, with no rhyme or reason with where we decided to go next. And yet despite our unorganized efforts to renovate, this happened. On February 26, 1993 the wallpaper was put up, and on February 26, 2017 this specific piece happened to be taken down. Amazing, right??
We felt it was a sign we are exactly where we are supposed to be.
In addition to cool discoveries during DIY projects, there are usually some unexpected surprises too. While removing the wallpaper, we realized this nook had been patched with particle board, rather than plaster like the rest of the walls. During the removal process, parts of the wall were chipped away. Luckily my brother is extremely handy - and he took over his project for us.
He ripped out all the particle board, replaced some of the support boards, added insulation to the outside walls, and re-drywalled.
This was his 1st drywall project and he did AWESOME! It was also my first experience living through a drywall renovation. WOW, there's a lot of dust.
We covered everything in plastic. I felt a little like Dexter Morgan. ;)
I had no idea how many times you had to mud and sand. We are so thankful for all of Jack's work!!
After the drywall was finished, he added texture to all the walls to help hide the blemishes of our 121 year old beaut. Tape all light switches and outlets before you begin.
Test out texture size (see below). I don't remember the type of sprayer Jack used, but he used the leftover mud from drywalling with added water as the mixture.
Spray away! EVENLY!
Jack even let me have a turn :)
After all walls were texturized, we applied 2 coats of tinted primer and 2 coats of paint. It took patience, but it was very worth the wait.
After.
Thor's (our German Shepherd Siberian Husky mix) ISU bed peeking out from underneath our bed :)
The 'unfinished' corner. Still searching for a proper TV stand, and there are some touch-ups yet to do on the ceiling in this nook due to the new drywall. We are having trouble matching the paint, and I am stubbornly refusing to repaint the entire ceiling.
Window coverings were a big debate in our household. We agreed on wood blinds. I debated doing curtains, but majority of family and friends I asked said no. What do you think?
Another unfinished minor detail. We added our own date and a little more information to our amazing discovery. We left this special time capsule open for all eyes to see. I still need to frame it!
The history is my favorite part of our house, I hope you enjoy it too!
xoxo,
jenn
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