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May 21, 2007
Household projects
I know wallpaper removal is boring, but keep reading and you'll get a bonus photo!
You may remember the ugly ugly wallpaper in our guest room. I've got it about 75% removed. I've been using our little hand steamer, doing a little bit at a time while Lily is napping, with the goal of having the room finished (which involves complete wallpaper removal, cleaning the walls, patching where necessary, and painting) by the first week in July when Adam's parents visit. Read on for in-progress photos.
Clean walls!
This photo is a little on the yellow side, but you can see how awful that wallpaper is.
And now the bonus:
This is the EXACT dollhouse I was planning on ordering for Lilybug's birthday, and thanks to a tip from a friend, I found it at a garage sale this weekend for $30!!!!. I'm not sure why it wasn't snatched up immediately, but I guess some people balk at paying $30 for something at a garage sale. But I knew what I was looking at. With all the dolls and furniture, this thing is worth close to $150 new, and it is in excellent condition. I was so thrilled. I was figuring we'd get the dollhouse now and furnish it bit by bit through the year, but this was fully furnished and inhabited. So the Bug got her birthday present a little early. She LOVES it, and I must say it's my best garage sale find EVER (though I can't take credit for the find, since I was tipped).
Posted by mwashburn at May 21, 2007 05:08 PMPosted to homeownership
Comments
So, of course you are going to start knitting tiny rugs and bedspreads and pillows, right? I know I would not be able to resist.
Posted by: Carol at May 22, 2007 10:51 AM