Check out the rainbow of colors and designs found in the twelve layers of wallpaper in one of the bedrooms.
Au début de la journée, on a choisi par quelle chambre on voulait commencer. Sarah et moi on a choisi l'ancienne chambre à Angus; Maman et Matante Léonie ont choisi de travailler dans le corridor. Pauvres elles...mauvais choix ! Dans le corridor la tapisserie avait été peinturée, c'était extrêmement long et difficile à enlever; tandis que dans notre chambre, on pouvait enlever plusieurs couches à la fois ! Malgré tout le travail et les bras endoloris à la fin, on a eu une très belle journée.
Eric de son côté avait décidé de s'attaquer à la salle de bain...En enlevant le vieux bain, les armoires, le plancher en vinyl...il a découvert des petits trésors : un plancher en bois franc et encore de la tapisserie !
After Margot's father's experience in the bathroom left him with several stitches, it was left to me to complete the job. After ripping out some drywall, 2x4's and finally the tub, what a «pleasant» surprise to see the old mactac stick-on wallpaper that Theresa loved so dearly. Even more of a surprise was the original hardwood floor hiding beneath several funky types of flooring. Even though there is a bit of water damage and missing pieces, we should be able to restore this «lost» treasure to a new glory.
During my attack on the bathroom, Margot, her mother, her aunt Léonie and Sarah decided to start removing the wallpaper upstairs. They started in Angus' bedroom and then moved out into the hallway. Our intention is to work through the many layers, some that are painted, some that are 12 layers thick to bring the original plaster hidden for so many years back to the light.
wow you are going to town with this project. If Theresa and Angus was smart they would have had us kids pealing wallpaper. All that wallpaper acted as a good insulator..lol Oh recycle the tub..Steve gets good money for turning in the ones he hauls out of his plumbing jobs.
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