The Entry and Hallway... Before, During, and After

So our next stop on the tour of Underwood Remodeling 2010 is the entryway and hallway.
As you can see, there was some great wallpaper that ran through the entry and down the hallway that was classic 1970's! As I mentioned in the Living Room post, they don't make things like they did in 1970 and that stuff was a beast to get off the walls!

And here is the entry in all of it's wallpaperless glory! Unfortunately when the wallpaper was hung they had not prepped the walls making it basically rip down drywall when pulled down.

See all that white on the walls... yeah that was the patchwork that had to be done from the ripped down drywall! Such a pain! As you can also see here, the floor before the new tile was laid. Unfortunately that linoleum had been there so long it had caused some damage to the floors and made it a pain to get prepped for tile and it set us back a week on our progress. Luckily they were finally able to get it laid and we have no problems with our new tile.

And here is the hall officially prepped and primed. We ended up doing a texture on the wall to hide some of the blemishes from the remains of the wallpaper damage. I didn't know if I would like it but really it came out great and adds a little character! I think we are going to do the same in the kitchen where there was not only 1 layer of wallpaper but 2!

And here is our finished product! We have done the bottom of wall where some paneling did remain the same gray/beige as the living room and the upper half a darker beige. The two tone looks really good especially with the white crown molding, chair rail, and baseboards. I think it makes the house look a little more sophisticated than it really is :)!

Here you can see the two tone just a little better. We still of course have decor to put up (I am going to do an entry table and large mirror on this wall and I think a picture frame collage through the hall - have to have somewhere to put up all those pictures of Ella Kate!). We will be replacing the front door with one that has a large window on it to let in more light and make the area feel more inviting!

Next time... The Master!