So you’ll recall that Allie posted an entry in January displaying our valiant efforts to update the entry way…well, this past weekend we finally finished! Here’s what happened between January and now...
The floors
We were amazed to find out that the floors underneath the vinyl tiles were actually the same wood throughout the entire house. Why we didn’t really think that one through initially is beyond us, but we took the time to strip, sand down and put a new coat of sealer on the beautiful fir floors.
The walls
Ugh, I hate drywalling…maybe what I really hated was drywalling in such an incredibly small space. Anyway, in the previous post we had just finished putting up the new drywall. Over the next month I taped it and filled all of the holes.
What I don’t have is a good photo of the taping or texturing process. The taping was tedious and seriously took me days to complete. The texturing process was worse, although it was quick, it was disgusting. We sealed the entry way and bought a few of the spray texture bottles and proceeded to spray the ceiling and walls. In such a small space, the fumes overtook me and I got pretty sick. But I think I’ve recovered a bit.
Enough complaining. With the texturing done, we painted the walls a lovely green.
It then sat like this for about a month while waited for our new door to arrive. Once that arrived we had to seal it and wait another couple of weeks until we were ready to install it.
Here’s a before view of the door:
My coworker’s husband, Larry helped me install it while Allie was away for work.
Larry was very helpful and the door was installed in no time at all.
Finally, we decided we couldn’t stand it anymore and made a mad dash to complete the entry way. We put wainscoting, some nice trim and edging, and some creative knobs purchased from a second use store.
Note the orangish, red bench…Allie and I made that from scratch and our own know how.
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