Bye, Bye Border

When our house was built in 1986, someone thought this floral border in the master bedroom was real pretty.  It just doesn't have the same appeal today.

Taking down wallpaper isn't fun or and it isn't easy, but we're learning that no house project really is.  The steamer worked well getting down the initial layer, but it still left a lot of adhesive residue behind.  We scraped over this area with a wallpaper scraper, sanded it, then added a coat of primer.  This gave enough of a smooth surface so that when we started to paint color on the wall, it blended as if that floral masterpiece was never there at all.

I didn't even realize how much the border darkened the room.  We're in the process of finishing the paint job in there now and it looks entirely different.  More on that soon!

(Before and After Border)