Weekend Project

Well,  got a burr in my butt Friday night and decided to strip wallpaper.   Well it actually all started with our TV is going out.   It's such a major deal to move that huge TV and hook up all the wires.  Decided this was as good a time as any to do some redecorating.   Well it's something that's been needed for quite some time.  The wallpaper has been up for about 20 years.  

Gotta tell you, it was more than I planned on.    I only did the wall behind the TV and the adjoining wall that meets up with the fireplace.   At least I can take it in sections.   The wallpaper came off really easy.  Problem was the border.   It left a really glue mess behind and nothing worked to take it off.   I ended up getting a sander and sanding that area.    Well, it's done and I couldn't be happier.

Here's what the wall looked like.   This was a picture at Christmas.   It's the wall behind the TV.

This is the start of the tedious process of ripping down all the wallpaper.

The wallpaper was over the top of dark paneling. 

Here it is, stripped, sanded and ready to paint.  

Finished.   Now to move the furniture back.   We are going to try and sell the old tv first,  it still works, just getting snow.   We've dealt with it for about a year.   Decided it's spring, no more snow.