The Historic District

making it flat would be easy but the effect you want might be harder. there are effects you can get trough troweling etc but often they just look sloppy and repairs are hard to match. How about using that wallpaper with a relief pattern that can be paint-able maybe with epoxy or something so it can...

http://manhattan-nest.com/2019/06/18/my-upstairs-bathroom-refresh-the-big-reveal/ Here's what one blogger did with a fairly small budget ($ 1000) for a basic bathroom improvement. He also had bad walls and psuedo tiles. He is pretty skilled, with a good sense of design. His post says that this is s...

TCajun, I don’t have a good fix for you for the long term, but maybe an aged plaster faux technique might get it looking better. You can separate the original subway tile effect from the upper section with a chair rail and repaint the tile in bright gloss white. Thank you for the comment, I did fai...

Hello all. I am trying to decide how to approach handling the result of a past plaster repair. A long, narrow bathroom, the long walls's lower section mostly retain a subway tile effect in the plaster. The upper walls were finished in a "general" plaster effect. A repair, arranged by a pas...

Gothichome,

Thank you for the reply. I will look up more on this as I am definitely unfamiliar with this system. The discovery has emphasized some concerns. I appreciate the information.

Hello all, Please bear with me, LOL. I am trying to come down a few notches on the stress of frustrating day in a string of exasperating house matters. Who hasn't? ha ha. Trying to laugh to keep from crying. Trying to figure out the main source of water that floods our basement during super heavy ra...

We thought we'd be putting the house up for sale a few months back when a very good job transfer offer came in. It was a bit stressful as we had the original driveway dug up to stop water from being directed to the house from a tree root. French drain was not working as well as we hoped. The job to ...

Lily, I know this is a very delayed response, LOL. Re: the book stores- We are in between Winston Salem and Greensboro. I would love to check out the bookstores. Welcome! Even if the home you currently have wasn't left in a restorative state in the "it's there but altered/beat up" sense fo...

Thanks for the welcomes everyone. We have most of the move unpacked and the lower level ready to accept company. Man, the things I might change if we won the lottery. LOL. We happen to have friends that are a few blocks from us, we didn't even know they lived in this area (town yes, neighborhood no)...

Dear Howard, I am a fairly new member to this site, but not owning older homes. Having said that, you have both my condolences and congratulations. You have a freaking beautiful home with amazing wood features. I co-owned and worked on an 1800s home in Alabama around 6-9 years ago. Nothing as ornate...