Almost 1 year anniversary....
November 1st will be one year I've lived in my beautiful 102 year old house. I've done 'zero' house improvements; yup that's me, I'm a slacker. So I decided to start a project that I've been wanting to do all year, but never got around to. See this yellow dining room with maroon trim? It's gotta go. I just know there is a beautiful wood underneath all that glossy paint! These two photos are ones I took during my very 1st walk through. For this challenge, I decided to go with 'Citristrip'. The price is a little hefty @ $21 a bottle, but there is a LOT of trim and a plate rail that goes around the entire room. That means a lot of nooks and crannies. I slathered on Citristrip from the plate rail to the floor, minus a few of the rectangular pieces on the end. I'm going to see how easy it is to remove the paint with a heat gun, as it uses a LOT of Citristrip per rectangle. They even painted the china cabinet with glossy paint.... this is going to ...