tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1823758451091262519..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The wallpaper from enferKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70012002820060708722009-01-29T18:18:00.000+01:002009-01-29T18:18:00.000+01:00Okay, I'll help him "de la voix et du geste". "Fai...Okay, I'll help him "de la voix et du geste". "Fais-ci, fais-ça; ne fais pas ci, ne fais pas ça."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43417313733517442442009-01-29T17:43:00.000+01:002009-01-29T17:43:00.000+01:00CHM, Walt said on one conditon: that you come and ...CHM, Walt said on one conditon: that you come and help him.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32996902050304161382009-01-29T08:39:00.000+01:002009-01-29T08:39:00.000+01:00Why don't you make it a late February job? Like th...Why don't you make it a late February job? Like that it will be over when you come back from NC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66237160146387473552009-01-29T02:00:00.000+01:002009-01-29T02:00:00.000+01:00great to see the glass of wine by the computer and...great to see the glass of wine by the computer and also an informal shot of colette, what a nice doggie.<BR/>i don't envy you the work but the entry way looks so much better now it can't but help inspire you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86910068225990889942009-01-28T11:05:00.000+01:002009-01-28T11:05:00.000+01:00That's good advice, Henri Proust. The paper we hav...That's good advice, Henri Proust. The paper we have to take down is the same as the paper we took down in the entryway back in 2005. It wasn't a lot of trouble — it just fell of with the spritzing of a little water. Accessibility is the issue. We need to go to an equipment hire (rental) company to see if we can get a platform or some kind of scaffolding (our neighbor the mayor said to ask for <I>un échafaudage de peintre</I>, and she used to work at the equipment hire company).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89563985428482722472009-01-28T09:53:00.000+01:002009-01-28T09:53:00.000+01:00Or secret in Richelieu 37 is to use a product call...Or secret in Richelieu 37 is to use a product called 'Dissoucol' which we spray on the wallpaper with a garden sprayer at double recommended strength. Then all wallpapers seem to come off. Our problem was a heavy fabric-based wallpaper that had been adhered with a special French 'doesn't-come-off-even in-the-damp' wallpaper size, that was seemingly unaffected by water or steam. One can get it at Weldom if there is a branch close.<BR/>Get a platform for the staircase; lots of accidents falling from precarious ladders - really.Abbé Henri Prousthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807570999939687153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91879973541241432712009-01-28T08:00:00.000+01:002009-01-28T08:00:00.000+01:00CHM, the reason I say this is le papier peint infe...CHM, the reason I say this is <I>le papier peint infernal</I> is because it is glued not just to the walls, but to that ceiling so far above the big staircase, more than the look of the paper itself. It was in good shape when we moved in, but now it is really looking dingy.<BR/><BR/>All: any volunteers to come help sand and paint? I'll cook while you work.<BR/><BR/>Nadege, yes, those horrible "cottage cheese" or "popcorn" ceilings in California. Those are worse than having old wallpaper on the ceiling.<BR/><BR/>Emm, that pine cabinet was an impusle buy one day when we first arrived in Saint-Aignan. It wasn't expensive and it is very handy as well as nice-looking.<BR/><BR/>Claude, I think our work is cut out for us. It's a March-April job, I think.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3910605538430599462009-01-28T02:11:00.000+01:002009-01-28T02:11:00.000+01:00That pine cabinet on the upstairs landing is a bea...That pine cabinet on the upstairs landing is a beautiful thing.<BR/>Good luck with the paper--it's not a job I envy. Is there any point in thinking you could just paint over the stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80891499403023693152009-01-27T23:27:00.000+01:002009-01-27T23:27:00.000+01:00This is a huge job you are looking at! I don't eve...This is a huge job you are looking at! I don't even want to think of the ceiling :( But you'll love it when it's done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7882673367329320852009-01-27T16:20:00.000+01:002009-01-27T16:20:00.000+01:00In our second home in Burbank (Ca),we had a room w...In our second home in Burbank (Ca),<BR/>we had a room with 3 layers of wallpaper and a coat of khaki green paint on top. It looked very toxic. I tackled that project myself. We hired a company to take down the cottage cheese ceiling. It was hard work but I took it in stride.<BR/>Good luck! Just take your time and it will be done eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29872566226848717512009-01-27T16:19:00.000+01:002009-01-27T16:19:00.000+01:00It is amazing how much better a room can look afte...It is amazing how much better a room can look after you cange the walls. We had work done at the house last week that included some painting. Our kids' bathroom had a dark aqua marine blue-green color on the walls along with a dark midnight blue. The previous owner was going for a little mermaid look for their girls, and went so far as to hang fish from the ceiling, afixing shells to the wall, and glueing reds to the wall. We hired some one to fix this for us. A few coats of a light green color and new tile made a huge difference. The room is now bright and looks so much larger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40123293449367326862009-01-27T16:08:00.000+01:002009-01-27T16:08:00.000+01:00I've seen wallpapers much worse than yours: large ...I've seen wallpapers much worse than yours: large bouquets of flowers in incredibly ugly colors. And very busy too! Compared to these, yours is somewhat subdued.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27778138263133632602009-01-27T14:49:00.000+01:002009-01-27T14:49:00.000+01:00We use a steam wallpaper stripper - these are rela...We use a steam wallpaper stripper - these are relatively cheap to buy. Saves on noxious chemicals. <BR/><BR/>You should hire a scaffold tower with adjustable legs to stand on the stairs - you need a safe working platform at that height. <BR/><BR/>In Palluau, we have 2 bedrooms and a hallway done with grotty textured wallpaper that needs stripping, although it seems to be doing quite well falling off on its own! I've been putting this job off for too long.IanJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674560001396327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39130932392551988882009-01-27T11:53:00.000+01:002009-01-27T11:53:00.000+01:00I have never seen anything like that...oh my word,...I have never seen anything like that...oh my word, I would get started on in right now. Ok a lot of hard work, but just think when it is done!! :-)Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24423238566830409172009-01-27T10:46:00.000+01:002009-01-27T10:46:00.000+01:00Man, that IS some awful wall paper! But what a pr...Man, that IS some awful wall paper! But what a project to tackle. At least it will give you something to do during these blah winter days...Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91253636090292230182009-01-27T10:13:00.000+01:002009-01-27T10:13:00.000+01:00I was really amazed when we bought our house that ...I was really amazed when we bought our house that we didn't have wallpaper across the ceiling. It was the first house we looked at in France where the walls were papered, but the ceiling wasn't.<BR/><BR/>I suppose you could think yourself lucky that the wallpaper isn't a lurid 1970's psycadelic faux Filmore East jobbie...<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the work. I am SO disappointed I will be too busy on our place and can't offer to help ;¬)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203768991989701121noreply@blogger.com