How To Make Over a Historic Dining Room
The dining room in this 1907 Queen Anne is an ideal candidate for an ambitious, ground-up restoration -- an "ailing" old home in a historic neighborhood.
Materials
- drywall screws
- primer
- sponges
- water
- washers
- drywall mud
- mesh drywall tape
- gel stain
- plaster mix
- gypsum-based skim coat
- wallpaper stripper
- finish plaster
Tools
- buckets
- drop cloths
- grout float
- paintbrush
- rags
- screw gun
- ladder
- putty knife
- scraper
- shop vacuum
- utility knife
- broom
- pump sprayer
- drywall sander
- wallpaper-removal tool
- scouring pads
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