Category: Dining Room

One room down, eight or nine more to go!   It was “fun”… and by that I mean some late nights, one blow torch, several cans of paint, lots of nails, and a sore neck and worn out arms – the

If it’s too good to be true… it probably is.  The dining room demo was a breeze. The old wood paneling and press cardboard ceiling tiles came done in a couple of hours. Even ripping down the cheese-cloth-backed 1940s wallpaper

It’s Demo Day!  So in preparation, I watched a few DIY videos for removing old wood paneling.  Removed all the trim.  Got out my crowbar and went to poppin’ the panels off.  I have to say that the wood paneling

Here are a couple of pics of the dining room the day before demo!

When Ingrid and I walked through the house the 2nd or 3rd time, deciding whether to buy this 1941 house, Ingrid walked about of a bedroom declaring she thought she found shiplap in a closet.  Knocking on a few living