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Dining-Room Makeover: Finishing Touches From "Restoration Realities" episode DRTR-104

	The renovated dining room.
	The dining room BEFORE the renovation.
	AFTER the renovation.

In this episode, DIY's Restoration Realities helps with the renovation of the dining room in a 1907 Queen-Anne in the historic West Village district in Detroit.

In this fourth and final segment, the finishing touches are put on the dining room, including a new finish on the floor.

Materials used in this episode:

Two 5-gallon buckets of gypsum drywall mud
Wallpaper stripper
Two 2-1/2-gallon garden sprayers
Plenty of hot water
Plaster
Gallon of bonding primer
Paper tiger (wallpaper-removal tool)
Cordless screw gun or drywall gun
Shop-vac
Several 1-gallon and 5-gallon buckets
Putty knives or five-way painters tools
Utility knife
6" and 10" to 12"-wide taping knife
Rubber base grout float
Large cellulose sponges
Scouring pads
1 bag of lime-based finish plaster
Drywall-sanding paper
Gel stain to touch up the base trim
Rags
Plaster washers
2" drywall screws
Paper drywall tape
Ladders and walk boards (or mobile scaffolding)
Drop-cloths and sheet-plastic
Paint poles
Roller frames and roller covers
2" and 3" paint brushes
Angle-sash paintbrush

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Finishing Touches

With the ceilings and walls repaired and restored, and a coat of tinted primer applied, the dining-room project is completed with a fresh coat of paint and a new finish on the floor.

• Simple soap-and-water is used to clean most of the dirt and grime from the decorative wood-trim (figure A). If you need to remove old layers of yellowed varnish or shellac, you can use denatured alcohol rubbed on with very-fine steel wool.

• To homeowner Bill Swanson goes the honor of applying the final bit of paint to the last remaining unpainted spot on the wall (figure B).

• With the painting complete, the tarps and sheet-plastic can be removed to ready the floor for cleaning and refinishing.

• Rather than sanding the floors, they simply needed to be cleaned with soap and water (figure C).

• Finally, a coat of oil brought out the luster of the wood floor.

• A new, more period-correct chandelier is installed to replace the old light fixture.
  

  	The walls BEFORE . . .
  	. . . and AFTER.
  	The ceiling BEFORE . . .
  	. . . and AFTER. Most of the original plaster could be saved. Severely damaged areas were replaced with drywall.

Note: This is a summary of steps included in the procedures shown in this episode of Restoration Realities. There may be variations in procedures for your particular restoration project based on the types of materials you select and the nature or extent of your particular project. Always follow proper safety precautions, and read and follow manufacturer's guidelines, diagrams and safety notices that come with materials or products that you select.

RESOURCES :

Victorian: American Restoration Style
Model: 0879058870
Author: Joan M. Brierton
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
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Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes
Author: George Nash
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 1561585351
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Renovating and Restyling Older Homes: The Professional's Guide to Maximum Value Remodeling
Author: Lawrence Dworin
Publisher: Craftsman Book Company
ISBN: 1572180293
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Selecting and Renovating an Old House: A Complete Guide
Author: United States Department of Agriculture
July 2000
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486409562
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