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Raddish's Dining Room Remodeling Project *UPDATE* #138, with a pic! Fresh paint and completed chair rail. Still have to do beauty boxes.
February 7, 2008 at
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This project has been on the Honey-do list since the day we moved into this house back in August of 2005. Our dining room is pretty hideous. The previous owners used it as an office and cut holes in the walls, etc.
The color on the walls is nice, but that's the only good thing to say about it, really.
So far we haven't done much except replace the stupid little light that was in the room with a chandelier we got on Amazon.com for $26. It's stainless and matches the rest of the lights in the house, so we like it. We were considering buying a nearly identical chandelier from Lowe's for like $350, and honestly we like that one a bit better, for for $26 for the one we got we really couldn't be much happier.
So since I got laid off from my job I figured I'd take almost two weeks off before starting the new job and tackle this project. First up is priming the walls and removing the awful head-cap from over the window.
Next is pulling up the carpet and staples and removing the baseboards.
Then I'll either install the hardwood or fix all the holes in the walls, not sure which direction I'll go next, but both will hopefully be done by the end of next week.
Later, I'll be wainscoting the dining room, but I have to pick a pattern first. I'm not sure what I want to do just yet.
I also intend to install an in-wall display case for my wife's butterfly art. This will also include some new lighting to show off her collection. That'll probably happen before the wainscoting, and indeed may even drive the wainscoting design.
I've uploaded a few pictures of what I am starting with. I'll post more as I go along, just like before.
The color on the walls is nice, but that's the only good thing to say about it, really.
So far we haven't done much except replace the stupid little light that was in the room with a chandelier we got on Amazon.com for $26. It's stainless and matches the rest of the lights in the house, so we like it. We were considering buying a nearly identical chandelier from Lowe's for like $350, and honestly we like that one a bit better, for for $26 for the one we got we really couldn't be much happier.
So since I got laid off from my job I figured I'd take almost two weeks off before starting the new job and tackle this project. First up is priming the walls and removing the awful head-cap from over the window.
Next is pulling up the carpet and staples and removing the baseboards.
Then I'll either install the hardwood or fix all the holes in the walls, not sure which direction I'll go next, but both will hopefully be done by the end of next week.
Later, I'll be wainscoting the dining room, but I have to pick a pattern first. I'm not sure what I want to do just yet.
I also intend to install an in-wall display case for my wife's butterfly art. This will also include some new lighting to show off her collection. That'll probably happen before the wainscoting, and indeed may even drive the wainscoting design.
I've uploaded a few pictures of what I am starting with. I'll post more as I go along, just like before.
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The new carpeting will meet up with the floor where it stops in the picture. I've also still got to fill all the face nail holes. They show up really well with the flash, but you can hardly see them in real life.
I'm exhausted.
doesn't it make you want to put on a pair of thick tube socks, don some raybans, hold a mic and slide across like tom cruise
Unfortunately I did it on the carpet.
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When you remove the baseboard, do you risk ripping the drywall?
What type of flooring did you use? I have ancient carpeting in the dining room that I want to replace with something else. The bathroom has oak flooring (which needs refinishing, but that's another story), and I've been intimidated by all the work that goes into making an old-fashioned floor.
When you remove the baseboard, do you risk ripping the drywall?
Now, if it's covebase (glued down to the wall, rubbery stuff), you take a knife and score the drywall right at the top of the covebase. This way, when you pull it off the way, it will rip the paper off the drywall, but will stop where you scored it. When you reinstall new base, line it up with the score line, and you'll never be able to tell that you replaced it!
Earlier this week we finally got around to painting it. It's a peach color. Today, I put up a chair rail and shoe mold. Tomorrow I'll fill the nail holes and paint it.
Perhaps next week I'll put in the half-round shadow boxes. Going with half-round shadow boxes since there is already some in the house, and it's cheap and easy to do. I'll post pics tomorrow.
Oh, I also installed an accent light for the accent wall. I ran the wiring for this ages ago, but finished it up earlier this week.
I can not WAIT to sell this house.
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