So in yesterday's post, we started the process of removing the paint from the interior adobe walls, thanks to the fine folks at Tellez Masonry. Well, when we returned from our trip, this is what greeted us: West wall of the master bedroom. Obviously, these have not been completely finished. See previous post about the plaster issue. 2nd bedroom/office. These walls have far less plaster, so they are looking much better. East wall of the guest suite. Plenty o' plaster here. I'm sure this is going to be fun to remove. Aside from that, these pictures do not do the walls justice. As they are just accents, they really change the vibe of all of the rooms that the paint has been removed in. I cannot wait to see the rest of the rooms and the final result.
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It's a new year, and we are back. Thankfully, there's a lot to post! While we were gone on our honeymoon, the folks at Tellez Masonry were busy replacing the oleanders and wire fence in the back of our property with a brick wall. Also, they started the arduous process of removing the paint from the interior adobe walls. So it begins. The paint stripper smells AWFUL. Thankfully, these folks are professionals, and are the only ones to recommend to strip paint off of adobe. Living room wall, nearly finished. Apparently, when the previous owners decided to paint over the adobe, they filled in a bunch of the uneven parts with plaster. You can see some of the plaster on the bottom right corner of the wall. Prior to us leaving for New Orleans, Nathan and I had worked on demolishing the master bathroom. We got most of it done, except for the shower. The floor tile was a bitch to remove. Oof. Our contractor finished off the job, along with removing the tile from the hall bath and demoing the kitchen. We are thankful that they were able to save the original peach sinks and the rest of the original Philippine Mahogany floating vanity. We are planning on using Wilsonart's Delightful Jade laminate to recover the vanity. Once the kitchen had been demoed, we found quite the surprise - not only did the original 1958 house have a dishwasher, but it had a seperate line and sewer (bottom right). This poses a slight problem with our plans for the kitchen, as we want to move the entire sink peninsula out a few feet. The original footprint of the kitchen had an electric cooktop and a separate wall oven, which may have been fine in 1958, but for our needs, a drop-in high output gas range is what we are going to put in. The three foot space that was there did not leave enough room to open the oven, so we need to move the peninsula out a bit.
We have met with a few cabinetmakers to recreate the original cabinets, so hopefully the kitchen will be done sometime in February. Hang tight, folks! More is coming tomorrow. |
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In October 2016, Nathan & Rachel bought a 1958 Tom Gist custom home in the Mid-Century filled Wilshire Heights neighborhood in Tucson, AZ. This is our blog documenting the restoration! Archives
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