The Historic District

Heres an update. I've relocated the cedar to the back wall. Next step is plaster repair

This is a really great forum, and I'm happy to be a member. Thank you Chris, for rescuing us.

Welcome! Who knows what you will find hidden in such an old house!

Here's what we accomplished this weekend: Removed small door ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369060915.676533.jpg Removed thin drywall and cedar plank ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369060986.376622.jpg Framing removed, we see that the orginal trim goes right through ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369061053.376583.jpg

One of the upstairs bedroom closets was divided in the middle years ago to create a separate cedar closet. We decided to restore one big closet and install a Rubbermaid Configurations system to maximize the space. Project started this weeked with removing the wall. We will salvage the cedar and re-a...

In the dining room, I did strip all the woodwork in place using Peel away 7. It was done in 3ft lengths one or two sections a day. I'd apply, leave it for a day or two, remove the paper and then gently scrape and wash with steel wool and denatured alcohol. Then apply a new 3 ft length. This worked f...

Just told Steve the floor guy to make it darker than the hallway and more like the living room. Its a mix of Golden Oak and (something)Brown from minwax. There was a moment two minutes after he started staining, that I said make it darker, so he added more dark brown stain into his bucket and then I...

Okay, it's DONE! Time to clean up.

Its really coming alone nicely. Today I moved some curtains into my bedroom project and it instantly became "homey", so I know how that feels! I like your colors.