Nursery Part 2

Next Mr. DIY hung the drywall and re-finished the floors. There aren't too many pictures of the process because I was on bed rest. I'll just give you the Cliffs Notes version.

I don't have any pictures of the drywall going up or the mudding. So this is what the room looked like while the drywall was being sanded.

Mr. DIY is proud of all his dusty work.

Next up are the floors. These are solid oak floors that are original to the house. They have not been refinished in over 30 years. Surprisingly, they were still in pretty good shape. There were a few small spots that needed sanding and of course, it wasn't very waterproof anymore.

Being the novices that we were, Mr. DIY sanded the entire room with a 1/4 sheet palm sander...with 3 different grits. It took a long time. He also didn't wear any knee pads. *gasp*

Testing out a spot in the corner.

The room completely sanded (by hand) and ready for a clear coat of poly.

The floor is finished. Three coats of poly brushed on with a sanding in between each coat.

A close up. Not too bad for a first-timer.

And finally, the completed room (minus the trim around the floor)

Nursery Part 1

Imported from my family blog, September 2008:

Mr. DIY started on the nursery on Sunday. For whatever reason, the nursery is the only room in the house that had wood paneling on the walls...real wood, not compressed board. We tried a test spot of Kilz primer and paint. It scratched right off the walls. We tried sanding with a block and with an electric sander. Did another test spot...still no good. That varnish or lacquer or whatever it is that was used when this house was built in the 70's was some tough stuff.

So we decided our only choice was to rip the paneling off the walls and put up drywall...which actually makes us both happy. We both had a gut feeling that the painted paneling wouldn't look nice, but neither of us wanted to say anything to the other. :) So, Mr. DIY got all the trim and paneling torn down by Sunday evening. His stepdad is going to come down and help hang and mud the drywall.

Did I also mention that we've decided to re-finish the hardwood floors in there too? It is going to be a busy month.

Removing the first piece of paneling.

Mr. DIY is proud!

All of the paneling has been removed.