We have scraped 100 years of wallpaper from the bedroom walls and found the plaster beneath pink and a little vulnerable. I've been feeling very Jude the Obscure about the walls. Remember when he gets to Oxford and wanders around pressing himself against the stone walls? I took a break from scrubbing the paste and filth off to remove the door hardware and simmer it in a baking soda solution - instant transformation! They only needed a little salt and vinnegar, not too much, I don't want them to look new!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
And simmer for 20 minutes
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8 comments:
wow. what beautiful hardware!
what fabulous door hardware!
They're beautiful!
Those are amazing!
(and my word verification seems to be onto my current situation: "coldflu")
Love love love removing old wall paper. I've spent many happy hours doing just that.
Your door hardware is gorgeous! I'm quite jealous.
I feel about the glass door knobs in my house the way Jude felt about those walls (short of hugging them). Love that hardware!
malbi
Very nice hardware. It could be the inspiration for a knitting/sewing project!
Laura
Speaking of Edward Lear..."[She] sailed away for a year and day?"
I still miss your beautiful, interesting posts, but hope that life is treating you and your projects well!
Laura
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