Opening a Can of Worms

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Friday night Patrick decided to take a few pieces of blue tape remnants off the dining room walls. They had served to protect the wall from getting chemical on them while we were stripping the wood. Except, the tape had been on there for so long that it didn’t come off on its own. It took part of the wall with it! We thought someone had dry-walled over the plaster, but what came off was thin like wallpaper and had the plaster right underneath! The problem with these things is that once you get your hands on it you continue to pick…

Dining room plaster walls

…and pick at it some more…

Dining room plaster walls

…and then you’re so far you may as well continue…

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…and then it’s all gone. Thankfully this was a case where we didn’t need 2 years to finish it. But now we have one panel in our dining room that has exposed plaster with the original olive-green looking color on it. Patrick has told himself he will not touch any of the other panels…

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The original color?

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