This is what the stairs look like after we ripped the carpet off them. All of the wood on the 1st floor is painted this same brown color.
Don't worry this was done on purpose. We have never had access to our attic but it is kind of necessary for blowing insulation - so we made one! The finished product is below.
However, Tim had to make another one in the front room because the roof was so narrow in the back room. It was all worth it because thanks to Tim and Andrew our house is much more insulated. Well it will be once the holes to the attic are closed up...
We got a bed skirt for our bed this weekend which is the only one we've had in the 5 1/2 years we have been married.
Tim's dad has been graciously passing on his This Old House magazines to us and I love them! I found a "reader remodel" that we love. It inspired us to work on stripping the wood in our house. The wood on the first floor is all painted brown and the wood on the 2nd and 3rd floors is white (often sprayed with texture and then painted over). Tim bought some Lift Off and started on the stairs railing. The wood underneath is beautiful. I read that we can remove the paint with a washing soda paste overnight. We'll give it a try sometime and see what happens. We have also been reading about making stains with coffee and tea.
