Living Room Makeover

The living room in our 1800s home was in need of a whole lot of TLC in the form of DIY. It was a beautiful space, but it had some problems that prevented us from getting comfortable.

My chief complaints were that the room was very dark and it smelled bad. Even when the day was sunny outside, the living room stayed depressingly dark due to the green woodwork, our terrible furniture, and the worn out wallpaper. The room also smelled like musty dampness and fireplace soot due to the old rug and the odors that had seeped into the wallpaper over the past 70 years. (Yes, we estimated that the wallpaper had been on the wall for that long!)





The first step was to remove the two layers of wallpaper in this room. It could have been far worse for a 125-year-old home. I have read many stories about owners finding 4-6 layers of wallpaper in their old homes.
We had broken window panes and sash cords to fix, a ceiling cave-in, and hours upon hours of prep, priming and finally painting. After months of work in our spare time, the living room was "done enough." DIYers, you know exactly what I mean, right?
Once we added new furniture, the basic transformation was complete.





The room continues to improve aesthetically as we add more details. This is an updated photo from last fall.





For the full details of this project outlined in several posts, we hope you will visit our blog. If you love complete transformations like this one and the wonderful detail and character of old homes, our blog is definitely for you.






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