Cover Up

Last week flew by with lunch dates, doctor's appointments and happy hours. 

Oh, and tackling The Kitchen Dilemna 2010.

Remember I had Chuck put up bead board to cover up the wallpaper disaster caused by my sweet dog when she tried to claw her way out of the kitchen during a thunderstorm. And then I decided to paint the lower cabinets gray...which resulted in my hating the wallpaper.  Meaning we probably didn't need to put that bead board up....but let's not talk about that. 

I spent the first 3 days trying my best to love my wallpaper with the gray cabinets.  Most people would just deal with it....or paint the cabinets back to Dover White.  A few people might even put new wallpaper on the list for next year.  There might be one or two of you who would just live with it but get a little agitated every time you walked in the room with the hated wallpaper. 

And then there's me.

I got on it after 3 days of trying to love it and another week of having to live with it because life got in the way....lunch dates, doctor's appointments and happy hours. I sat on the fence for a couple of days about whether to cover up the paper with paint or just re-wallpaper.  But wallpaper is so expensive....at least the ones I like. So cover it up won the mind battle.

 As of 6:00 p.m. the wallpaper has been covered up with oil-based Kilz.  I bought the odorless kind because I am so sick of the fumes.  The odorless kind smells like cat pee.  I'd rather have the fumes.

I have started texturing but stopped for the day to run a few errands with Chuck. Hopefully by the end of the week, there will be paint on the walls....and some new window treatments in a week or so after that.

The worst thing in the world is taking down wallpaper...in the home improvement department. 

The second worse thing is painting over it with oil-based Kilz that smells like cat pee. And knowing the whole time you are painting, that you have several more steps in the process to go.

 I can honestly say, I have the worst part behind me.  Now, I'm texturing with drywall compound.  Step 2 is way more fun than Step 1.   Step 3 and 4 will be 2 coats of paint.  Step 5 will be Like it No Matter What.

 

 This part of the wall has some drywall/texture on it.

The same wall "before".

I'm going to miss that wallpaper.

But's it's too late now.

My kitchen as of right now.

Just last week. 

I think the end result is going to be worth it.
  But it certainly wasn't on the agenda for the month. 

This is where I've been, this is where I'll be.