WELCOME

Welcome friends

Please come in.

Once again, 

a project that I waited a year and a half to complete 

just seemed to come together this past week.

                                                                     

Because we have textured plaster walls

our first step was to cover them with wood board.

I don't think it looks good to have textured walls showing in between your battens!

I see this mistake in many homes.

It really is worth the extra effort to add the wood first.

I think this step is very important in order to achieve proper paneled walls.

As we work from room to room we are also replacing the 3" base molding with 6".

We used Liquid Nails on the back of the board and small finishing nails to attach the battens to the wall.

I then filled holes with wood filler and painters caulk to fill in gaps between the board and battens.

 Then applied three coats of paint. 

Benjamin Moore White Dove in pearl finish on board and batten.

Benjamin Moore Ballet White in flat finish on walls

                                                                             

                                                                                  

  The antique french flow blue bowls and blue willow are gifts from my husband 

The antique acorn hooks are dated 1880 and are the perfect addition to the new wall.

-Michelle

P.S.

For Trudy,

Thank you so much for the copper wash tub...

I did some research and cleaned it up with fresh cut lemons and salt.