Back Lounge Part 1

So, we have been mostly DIY-free since the back bedroom last Christmas ... but its Easter and Sunshine has time off work so we've dived into the next project ... the Back Lounge! In most people's homes this is the dining room - but we prefer to dine in our kitchen so this is going to be our lounge as its nice and sunny (south-facing) and opens out into the back garden. Here it is all cleared out ... we are replacing these floor boards (and possibly selling them in the process) so I thought I'd better take some photos in situ before we pull them out ...


We hadn't planned to do anything with the walls apart from paint them ... they are FLAT! No textured walpaper like the upstairs rooms! BUT ... when we looked closely, we found that one corner looked like it could do with some replastering and levelling. I think it had had some kind of damp damage in the past which made the paint start peeling and leave lumpy marks behind the paper ...


So this is end of day one .... we ended up pulling off the paper from the old fireplace - its really uneven; and on the other side the long radiator has been taken off and a new one ordered ...