Wednesday, October 9, 2013

One Room Challenge Demolition

I shared this on Monday, but if you are just linking in - here is my update on my inspiration board for the dining room. And, here is my week one post.



Let me tell you, this one room challenge has given us such a boost of energy. For instance, on Monday night - we were tired from work, and then we thought "nope, we have to get up and do this work!" And we are so glad we did.

The first thing we did was clear out the room. I took a few different before shots to show you the different angles of the room.

If you're standing in the kitchen, here's your view. 


If you're standing in the living room, here's your view. 


And, if you're standing in the hallway, here's your view. 


See why this room is so important?! It's the hub of the house. It's the ultimate pass-through room. My goal is to make it the "stop and look" room versus the hurry-up and run before the faux marble wallpaper gets you room. Seriously, the pink walls start to close in on you. 

Enough rambling. After we cleared the room, Josh started to lay down some ram board to protect our wood floors that look ultra-dusty in these pictures. He only got about two strips laid out before he ran out. We plan to go to the store today after work to get some more! 

Next order of business was to bust through the wallpaper and remove a door. These are iPhone shots because my camera was dead and the wallpaper wasn't waiting for anyone. And it was getting dark. 

So every single doorway had an actual door on it. We prefer the idea of just having open doorways. I know lots of people would probably open walls up, but we really do like the compartmentalization. I know, no one says that anymore. What can I say? That's something I love about old houses. 

Now you see it... 


Now you don't... 


Better already, right? Time to peel off the wallpaper. #teamwork



After about two hours of that, this is where we are right now. Ahhh! It gives me the heeby-jeebies with excitement! 

 

Our plan for the rest of the week/weekend is to start on our wainscoting! Josh has been researching how he wants to do it and I think we've settled on a plan. We will be off to the store to get all the supplies soon. What do you think of our progress? Here's a little before and after from day 1 to where we are now. It's a different angle, but this is the only before I have of the floors before they were refinished. And look at that chandelier, it looks so different from then to now!

Before... 


Progress/after...


So far: 
  • Refinished floors
  • Removed window unit/installed central AC
  • Removed walllpaper
Next up: wainscoting! Thanks for following along :) If you want to see what everyone else is up to, head on over to Calling It Home. to check on the progress! 



20 comments:

  1. bravo to progress! getting that wallpaper down is a big one!

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    1. Thank you! The dust and stains over the years that were living on this wallpaper were truly gross... So glad it's down!!

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  2. So is every room in your house pink?? I know thats the name of your blog, but I thought just the exterior was pink. Anyway, I LOVE your board. the wainscoting is going to be fab in there. Are you doing the silver grasscloth paper too??

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    1. The living room, dining room, and the exterior are/were pink. If the walls aren't pink, they're some type of blue patterned wallpaper... even the ceilings are wallpapered :) We're going to do the grasscloth paper and the waincoting - almost identical to that picture!

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  3. Taking wallpaper down can be such a pain but so worth it! I think it is kinda funny though - here you are stripping wallpaper and I'm putting wallpaper up this weekend - but really nothing like what you took down! LOL! Look forward to checking back in next week.
    Carol of Are We There Yet?

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    1. Are you sure you don't want the wallpaper we took down?! Haha! You're right, it's SO rewarding to take down - even if what's underneath isn't so pretty! Thanks for following along!!

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  4. Y'all have been busy! I love the mood board and can't wait to see the wainscoting & everything come together.

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    1. Thanks so much Kate! Hopefully we'll have some wainscoting updates next week :)

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  5. Your room looks so much larger without the wallpaper. I recently read an article that said people will be going back to individual rooms, not open floor-plans. I don't know if that's true, but it works for you and that's all that matters. It is going to be great. hang in there.

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    1. I agree! It does look so much larger - the pink walls tend to creep in on you :) Thanks for the encouragement!

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  6. So much better already with some of the sea of pink broken up! Good luck with the wainscoting!

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    1. Isn't it amazing how much bigger a room can feel without pink wallpaper?! Thanks for following along!

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  7. Wainscoting looks gorgeous in older homes. Looking forward to seeing which pattern you end up doing.

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    1. Thank you so much! We did bead board in our hallway and I'm obsessed with how it turned out so I'm hoping wainscoting does the trick in this room!

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  8. What are your walls made of? That looks like paneling to me and not drywall? Very curious about that. -Good Riddance Pink! -Caitlin

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    1. The walls are actually wooden boards/panels. We have no insulation and no drywall. We're actually just going to put more wallpaper up on top of it versus putting up sheet rock. But we have the same thing going on in the living room and we're putting up sheet rock in there! Neither of the rooms will be pink in the end :)

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  9. Those plain walls already look gorgeous! Wow, you guys are really in for a challenge but with the pink walls gone, you've accomplished so much already! Huge pat on the back to both of you! Good luck, can't wait to see it all done!

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    1. The walls are awesome as is! If I had the patience to sand them and make them pretty, maybe we could work with them :) Thank you so much for the encouragement!! We are definitely in for a challenge, but this was just the motivation we needed!

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  10. You have accomplished a lot already. It is great to have a blank canvas to work with. Love the board you have created and the mix of colors and patterns.

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    1. Thanks Lisa! I can't wait to go fabric shopping to see where I end up :)

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