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Getting the Nursery Ready

This room has been designated the nursery since we moved in, and soon it'll have a resident! We cleaned the oil cloth (floor covering), Tim fixed some cracks in the ceiling, and we chose two lovely shades of blue for the walls and ceiling to match the hand-painted border.

Date: 07/15/2010
Size: 27 items
Before:  pink/lavender walls

Before: pink/lavender walls

Date: 06/24/2010
Views: 50
Before: dirty floor covering

Before: dirty floor covering

it gets cleaned regularily, but plain mopping doesn't help the 20 years of built-up, embedded dirt

Date: 06/24/2010
Views: 41
Before

Before

Date: 06/24/2010
Views: 39
Before:  a close up of the grime

Before: a close up of the grime

Date: 06/24/2010
Views: 34
Cleaning the floor:  before & after

Cleaning the floor: before & after

Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 39
Another example of how much improvement was made

Another example of how much improvement was made

Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 46
This is what the floor looks like underneath

This is what the floor looks like underneath

Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 37
Another before shot

Another before shot

Date: 06/26/2010
Views: 24
Tim decided that we needed to add one more electrical outlet

Tim decided that we needed to add one more electrical outlet

luckily, this one was quicker and easier to add than the rest of them

Date: 06/27/2010
Views: 36
Ceiling repair, step 1:  scrape flaky paint from around cracks

Ceiling repair, step 1: scrape flaky paint from around cracks

Date: 07/01/2010
Views: 45
bits of the ceiling

bits of the ceiling

Date: 07/01/2010
Views: 34
Step 2:  apply glue (plaster weld) and tape with fiberglass drywall tape

Step 2: apply glue (plaster weld) and tape with fiberglass drywall tape

Date: 07/03/2010
Views: 47
Step 3:  apply joint compound and let dry

Step 3: apply joint compound and let dry

Step 4: sanding - very messy work

Date: 07/04/2010
Views: 36
Step 5:  apply primer to ceiling

Step 5: apply primer to ceiling

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 36
Step 6:  paint ceiling

Step 6: paint ceiling

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 24
A nice light blue, relatively smooth surface!

A nice light blue, relatively smooth surface!

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 46
Preparing to paint the walls.

Preparing to paint the walls.

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 35
The new wall color

The new wall color

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 31
The nursery with all tape and paper removed

The nursery with all tape and paper removed

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 35
New wall and ceiling color

New wall and ceiling color

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 32
Beautiful blue

Beautiful blue

Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 33
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Date: 07/05/2010
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Date: 07/05/2010
Views: 37
AFTER:  with floor cover and furniture installed

AFTER: with floor cover and furniture installed

Date: 07/11/2010
Views: 37
After

After

Date: 07/11/2010
Views: 18
After

After

Date: 07/11/2010
Views: 39
After

After

Date: 07/11/2010
Views: 49
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