what's nice about this one is that it is now ours...

we got accepted offers on both the sale of our current house and on the purchase of the bungalow.

we have lots of work to do, but will have a cozy home when done...

Don,

Congratulations on your new Baby and project. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Best

Its a beauty! once you get the wallpaper down check out Sherwin Williams the have a great collection of A & C colors.

Yes cozy, beautiful, Looks well cared for.

Was curious Don, How is the restoration going on your diamond in the rough? Did you strip the paint from the woodwork in the living room?
Sherwin Williams A/C collection of paint is really good. I picked a Ruskin Green for an accent wall in my living room. Looking forward to seeing what you have done.

Dano

like all well thought out plans, ours is drasticly behind schedule. we have pulled the carpet, only to find 8 x 11 foot by 1/4 inch deep recessed in both the living room and dining room for rugs or carpet. we havent been able to find a rug that fits yet, and dont want to just put a piece of carpet in there...

we have started stripping the wall paper in the dining room, and not gotten very far. seven layers deep...at least when we are done we will gain an inch of dimension in both directions...

other things keep cropping up and get in the way. like a dishwasher failure last week. repainting and getting cushions for a vintage wicker porch set. installing new light fixtures in the dining room, hall and stairways, new lantern sconces on the porch and a new lantern post light in the front yard....

i get worn out just thinking about what has to be done.

i will take pictures of the new lights inside and out and post.

out of all the work, i think the paint on the woodwork may be one of the easier tasks. it is very recent and appears to have been painted over the original varnish.

the one i am least looking forward to is stripping the paint from the brick fireplace. that should be a capital offense. all suggestions on method are welcome. help would also be appreciated. i'll furnish the beer.

I recall watching an infomercial years ago and they talked about a Gel that was applied to the paint and a fiber attached to it to allow for easy removal.

I searched and found this suggestion.

"I've used PeelAway1, Ace Hardware concrete cleaner, assorted brushes, rags, water and alot of elbow grease. It got the brick back to like new. Once we got all the paint and 98% of the residue off, wiped the entire surface with a 50/50 mix of linseed oil and mineral spirits. It turned out wonderfully! "

Seems that PeelAway makes several versions now up to at least seven different varieties and one is "environmentally friendly". There is even a Peel Away 7 video on Youtube. Sherwin William paint stores should carry it as well.

Good luck!

Fred

I'm no do- it- yourselfer when it comes to projects like that, it might be a stupid question but why not get a sandblasting company to come in and take off the paint?
Years ago I painted my driveway because I had rust stains and nothing I tried would get rid of them, painting the driveway was a huge mistake and it looked worse than the rust, called in a snadblaster and it got rid of the paint and the rust! Depending on the brick type it might not destroy it and perhaps could add some character? My two cents.

Dano

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Originally posted by Mohawk:
I'm no do- it- yourselfer when it comes to projects like that, it might be a stupid question but why not get a sandblasting company to come in and take off the paint?
Years ago I painted my driveway because I had rust stains and nothing I tried would get rid of them, painting the driveway was a huge mistake and it looked worse than the rust, called in a snadblaster and it got rid of the paint and the rust! Depending on the brick type it might not destroy it and perhaps could add some character? My two cents.

Dano

something new (new to me at least) that i have seen that is pretty cool is dry ice blasting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Gy4I8jSHE

it is gentle enough to clean the pages of smoke damaged vintage books.