I Love Stripping Off My Own Work!

I hung this mattress-ticking striped wallpaper in the tub / toity room of a Hollywood bathroom in West University 8-10 years ago. (Still in perfect condition, too, I might add. 🙂 ) The boy and girl who share the bath are older now, and the homeowner wants to update the décor.

The paper clung to the walls during all that time, yet, when I started stripping it this morning, it came off fairly easily, by simply soaking with water to reactivate the paste, and then gently scraping. What’s best is that my primer (KILZ Original) protected the walls, and the surface is perfectly intact, with no damaged areas and patching needed.

In addition, I am not going to reprime the walls, because the original primer is dependable enough to work under the new paper, which I will hang tomorrow.

Same Dance, Different Partner

Today, I put the same Thibaut wallpaper pattern as yesterday, but in a different color, in the adjoining sink room of this Hollywood bath, which is used by the college-aged daughter.

As you can see, I dress for the holidays. 🙂