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@software wrote:

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@hoosieroriginal wrote:

So whoever the first owner of this house was - they lived in the basement before building the A frame on top.  I believe the basement was built around 1960s, the upstairs in late 70s.  The kitchen cabinets are white metal (in perfect condition, my insurance man commented on how pristine they are).  The woman wallpapered the kitchen and laundry room.  The kitchen has like red and white teapots on it (very "Leave it to Beaver").  Today I bought paint for the kitchen (a goldenrod color) and started taking off the wallpaper - it's a big kitchen so it's gonna probably take me most of the summer to finish up.  Today I could get some large sheets to come off at a time - have three trash bags full of old wallpaper.  Tomorrow I will take my wallpaper steamer down there (oh yes,I have one because the woman also wallpapered the entire upstairs except the living room)  I have managed to take off and repaint all of upstairs).  It is my summer project.  I think the goldenrod will look nice against the white cabinets, stove and refrigerator.  I will buy some wall art once I get it all done. 

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You are living my dream.    My house was built in the early 70s but was decorated in the country style and there was wallpaper AND borders everywhere!    It took us a long time to take off the wallpaper because the drywall was not primed.   I used hot water in a spray bottle with barely a drop of fabric softener.    When taking off the paper, it almost pulled off the first layer of the drywall.

So I would work in one area, then move across the room, then back to the first section.    The wallpaper seemed to be 2 layers, the top layer with the design and the underlayer which was the glue part.    Have fun!!    Take pictures, we did.

@software - some of it came off in sheets - top and bottom layer - right down to the drywall.  But others just the top layer came off - I'll have a lot of work - once I get the wallpaper off - it will go quickly.  I just took before pics - will post the after with it when I'm finished - I'm so excited!  I've looked at that ugly kitchen for 14 years!   

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