Well, I've procrastinated much too long and must get this done now. Fortunately, it really only needs cosmetic touch-ups - wallpaper reglued, curtains washed and rehung, stairwell on the second floor reglued. My glue spreader from Tina at the Christmas party will come in handy.
Most everything on the walls is glued in place so will just leave them. I've already taken out the toilet - I have a plastic replacement for it.
The outside needs a good wash, one shutter is missing and two corner moldings need to be replaced.
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| Curtains are in the wash and will be rehung. Wallpaper seams need regluing. |
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| The stairwell needs regluing. |
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| Glue down wallpaper. |
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| I removed the light fixture as the wiring was shot. Again, wallpaper and curtains. |
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| The front door needs work but the stairs are rock solid. |
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| Curtains and wallpaper again. |
Needs a good wash, especially the windows. Corner molding needs to be replaced on two corners.
Couldn't get a picture of the front but there is a shutter missing and the front door needs work.
The biggest and most difficult thing will be removing the rest of the shingles. Think I'm going to cover the roof with green felt.
If you can't get all of the shingles off you could cover everything with painted cardboard torn to look like slate shingles. Maybe the variation in height would look more natural?
ReplyDeleteSheila,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth is only just about three so I'm not to concerned about any of this. Quite honestly, just want to get it done.
Maureen