Rafters

This was another case of simple redecorating.  The challenge was the multiple beams in the rooms.  They needed quite a bit of prep work.  The walls at the edges of the beams were cracking at all sides.  Fortunately, they were aesthetic and served no practical purposes.  So, we simply spackled and caulked the edges before we painted the ceilings, walls, and beams in these two rooms. 

Bedroom 1 before

Bedroom 1 after

Bedroom 2 before

Bedroom 2 after

View #2 of bedroom 2 before

View #2 of bedroom 2 after

Wallpaper Removal #2

I receive calls rather frequently from people who think they can take on a project in their house.  One might say to their spouse, "I can remove that wallpaper from the hallway and stairwell over the weekend.  Then I'll paint it next week."  Since this person usually has a day job that does not require the tools and ladders that a contractor has, this type of project does not get completed.  Take it from me.  It took unemployment for me to get the work in my house done, so I don't know how other people actually do it.  These folks could not.  So, I got the call.

When we get to the house, the wallpaper was removed from the hallway, but not the stairwell.  I did not get the camera out in time, so my "before" pictures are actually "work in progress" pictures.


The stairwell with wallpaper on the floor

The stairwell all clean

The hallway as we found it

The hallway primed and painted

Another perspective of the stairwell

Another perspective of the finished stairwell

 Since we were there, the homeowners asked us to paint their dining room, as well



The dining room with work in progress

The freshly painted dining room

When we were done, I received a very simple and direct email from the homeowner.  He said, "It looks great. You and your team did a great job!  I will make sure to put a review on Angie's list."

STRIPES!

We painted some stripes in a bathroom.  Nothing more to say here.

Matt painting the white base coat

We have stripes

The whole bathroom got stripes