tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post6326502201795585470..comments2024-01-17T20:53:16.287-05:00Comments on My 1923 Foursquare: Dining Room Ceiling Part 5 (Done!)JChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09831757279235998895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-55405760356449842262017-02-22T11:45:56.702-05:002017-02-22T11:45:56.702-05:00Hi JC, I think you could go with green but maybe i...Hi JC, I think you could go with green but maybe in a different shade if you want to change it up. That way you will have flow with the other rooms and it will complement your dining chairs.<br />RosemaryRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642040932641342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-9040837507975739982017-02-21T10:51:08.400-05:002017-02-21T10:51:08.400-05:00If you can get the bulk of the paint off, you can ...If you can get the bulk of the paint off, you can cover remaining bits in cracks, nailheads, etc with touch-up paint matching the stained color. For small areas, it will blend right in.<br /><br />If the original finish was shellac, after you strip most of the paint off with a heat gun, you can get more off with denatured alcohol and steel wool or a scrub pad, as that will dissolve the shellac beneath the paint. That may get it clean enough to avoid full sanding.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333322563342346926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-56753832593252956942017-02-21T10:46:45.879-05:002017-02-21T10:46:45.879-05:00I feel your pain (literally - paint chips wedged u...I feel your pain (literally - paint chips wedged under my nails most recently). I've spent the last month chipping away the paint from the trim in one small bedroom. Over the varnished wood. Seriously. Thankfully the rest of the house (except kitchen and bath - but that is another project) has the original unpainted trim. I am still not sure if I'm going to do what you did and sand and paint (the correct way) or try to sand/putty/stain/varnish. The paint isn't coming off very well in some spots, and I'm afraid I'll do more harm than good picking at it.Mandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770029505256950990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-77544685291215948282017-02-20T03:41:38.059-05:002017-02-20T03:41:38.059-05:00Yeah, I kind of wish it hadn't been quite as b...Yeah, I kind of wish it hadn't been quite as botched as it was, or that it wouldn't have been painted in the first place, but with all the patches it needed, I would have had to tear it all down and reinstall it in order to do a proper refinishing job on it. I can't even imagine how many hours it would have taken to strip it all, sand it, putty it, stain it, and then varnish it. It also would have then been the only wood ceiling in the entire house, which would look kind of odd. Everything else has already been painted white. I think if I ever move, I'll look for a place with original unpainted woodwork, like the place I posted about Oct 8 2012 and Nov 27 2012.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831757279235998895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-80144094486334785132017-02-19T17:57:25.580-05:002017-02-19T17:57:25.580-05:00It looks fantastic, though I have to admit I sort ...It looks fantastic, though I have to admit I sort of hoped you were gonna strip all the paint off the ceiling. That stained wood ceiling would have been stunning. Nice job.Sharon Kwilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204757096377140896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-38850186653256834882017-02-19T02:04:53.824-05:002017-02-19T02:04:53.824-05:00Thanks Seth. I will have to ponder the colour a wh...Thanks Seth. I will have to ponder the colour a while longer. Luckily that will be a quick and easy job to do.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831757279235998895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-87811637183000542142017-02-19T02:04:09.091-05:002017-02-19T02:04:09.091-05:00Thanks Ross. The walls (once I pick a colour) will...Thanks Ross. The walls (once I pick a colour) will be a quick and easy job. There's still the original birch floor to restore, and the baseboards to reinstall, but it's getting there.JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831757279235998895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-49732233864566564592017-02-19T01:31:26.991-05:002017-02-19T01:31:26.991-05:00Looks great! Some color on the walls will really b...Looks great! Some color on the walls will really be the finishing touch.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333322563342346926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4537355151674491939.post-60147183643466990372017-02-18T21:20:20.645-05:002017-02-18T21:20:20.645-05:00The first FURNISHED image made my eyes water up!
...The first FURNISHED image made my eyes water up!<br /><br />Gasp!<br /><br />Soooooooo lovely!<br /><br />Congrats on all the friggin' hard work. Well done! Well done!Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11809279474923305715noreply@blogger.com