Hole in the Wall

"Buyers remorse is a very common affliction among new homeowners. Just because you have an acid stomach and a sudden urge to weep, that doesn't mean you made a mistake. Everybody knows old houses have their quirks." - Quote from the 2003 movie,Under the Tuscan Sun

There were definite moments of wanting to weep. Taking down the wallpaper was one of them. We started scoring and spritzing the wallpaper; slowly pealing it back, layer by layer. It was a tedious process. I swore I would never put up wallpaper, ever. As we were working in the dining room we were surprised to find large holes in the walls underneath the wallpaper. It looked like someone had glued wood panelling to the wall and then ripped it off and just hung the wallpaper over it. Talk about an acid stomach. Up until this point we had debated back and forth weather to paint the house and the kitchen cabinets ourselves or to hire a painter. That was pretty much the last straw. I can tape, fill in nail holes, and roll the paint on the walls but beyond that I call in the experts. And it was one of the best decisions we made. Our house has mostly smooth walls with not a lot of texture and I wanted the dining room to be the same. The painter did a fantastic job. Looking at the dining room now, you would never know that it used to look like swiss cheese. We had him prime and paint the entire upstairs, including closets, trim, cabinetry, and doors. All I can say is money well spent. He did a fantastic job. We did have one minor hiccup when he accidentally painted the bedroom the wrong color but he got it repainted in the correct color. I'll have to save the topic of choosing colors for another post.