purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[purplequeenvt]

We avoided the hurricane in my area. Some wind and some rain, but nothing horrible. We did a lot of storm prep though. My mom made 2 pot roasts and hard-boiled some eggs, one of my sisters made 8 dozen cookies, another sister made a lot of muffins, and I made granola and tuna fish. At least we won't have to cook for a few days.....

The latest project around here is my bedroom. It is a small bedroom in the basement with a red shag carpet and wallpaper with blue ships on it. The room is going to get a complete makeover. I did a lot of work on it today.

Before pictures....

The beautiful red carpet. Can't wait until it is gone!

The closet had that awful popcorn finish on the ceiling and the WALLS!!

During....
I had to pull up the carpet and remove the carpet tack strip-thingies in order to get the trim off the wall and the trim had to come off so that the wallpaper would come off. Thankfully the wallpaper came off very easily and no steaming or scraping was required.

Would you like some wallpaper??

It snowed! This is in the closet after I removed all the popcorn from the walls and ceiling. The job went a lot faster/better than I anticipated, but still messy and a pain.

I still have to remove the popcorn from the bedroom ceiling and get rid of the carpet, but from there it is all a bit of repair work and then the beautifying can begin!

 

[Queen Mum]

Oh my gosh. You did a great job at the prep work. I am IMPRESSED! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Alice Acres]

You totally lucked out with that wallpaper actually peeling off.

So, what's the plan for the new look?? Or is it a surprise??

 

[purplequeenvt]

Oh my gosh. You did a great job at the prep work. I am IMPRESSED! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks! I'm impressed too....that was all in one day, by my self.

 

[purplequeenvt]

You totally lucked out with that wallpaper actually peeling off.

So, what's the plan for the new look?? Or is it a surprise??

Tell me about it! I was absolutely dreading taking the wall paper off. Where we used to live, my bedroom had this awful "antique" blue wallpaper with yellow and rust colored "butterflies" (they were really moths). That paper did NOT want to come off.

The new look is going to be a surprise to me too. I have some ideas, but I haven't decided anything for sure. I think there is going to be some purple involved.

 

[jodief100]

Glad you weathered the storm OK. Keep us posted on the room project!

 

[bonbean01]

Good job!!!!! And no, not interested in that wall paper here...LOLOLOL...now..your new room will involve some purple??? My fav colour

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Wow, great work! I love remodel pics.

 

[Queen Mum]

Purplequeen, Some purple huh? Naw, never would have guessed that. Snowy white, or yellow. But purple, just can't figure out where that came from Purple queen. Can't quite see it. You are more of a lamby pie person. Or mauve or lavender, but Purple? Purple queen.

Oh wait, you are called Purple queen. I always wondered where that came from. LOL.

Can't wait to see it.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Purplequeen, Some purple huh? Naw, never would have guessed that. Snowy white, or yellow. But purple, just can't figure out where that came from Purple queen. Can't quite see it. You are more of a lamby pie person. Or mauve or lavender, but Purple? Purple queen.

Oh wait, you are called Purple queen. I always wondered where that came from. LOL.

Can't wait to see it.

Haha! I do like purple (although green is usually my favorite), but it has to be a "sophisticated" purple - nothing too bright and bold.