Today is a house post and is heavy on the visuals. It’s one of those this room used to look like this — but now it looks like this deals. I hope eventually, to do this for every room in the house that we’ve altered. I’ve already done the kitchen and the hallway posts, now I just have my office, the bedroom and the back porch to go!

The Dining Room:
When we first moved into the house, the dining room did not look like the above picture. It had a light, floral wallpaper and lacy curtains. Which, I’m sure some people really like. We, however, hated it. One of the main problems, besides the fugly wallpaper, was the fact that ivory, faint wallpaper next to off-white crown moulding provides no contrast. It seriously begs the question, what’s the point? If you have nice moulding and trim around doorways, windows and the ceiling, it’s nice to be able to see it. That way, people can go, “ooohhhh, crown moulding.”

So, without further introduction, here is the chronicle the dining room transformation from this:

To this:

Wallpaper Stripping is Evil:
The first . . . → Read More: The Saga of the Dining Room