Out With the Old, In With the New--Foyer Update

For the last 14 years I have been staring...

...and staring at these walls.

I recently heard a sermon featuring the verse, "Behold I 

make all things new" from Rev. 21:5 and I got thinking... 

What if I make a change?  I was a little (actually a LOT) fearful,

 because I removed our kitchen wallpaper a few years ago, 

which turned out to be...

A NIGHTMARE as it was applied to bare drywall!!!

 But, then I noticed that the walls were actually 

properly prepped and I just couldn't stop picking at it.

Oh no, now I'm committed!  What is my hubby

going to say when he comes home?!

Before I knew it, it looked like this.  

 Hubby was surprised.

But, before long, I was finished with the wallpaper

removal.  Yay!!!

After removing all the paste residue with water

and some vinegar and a little help from a

kitchen scrubby, it was on to the oil-base stain

blocker.  A must after wallpaper removal!  I put on 

two coats of this, allowing drying time between coats.

Finally, wall color time!  

You know what happens when you redo a room

--it's kind of like the children's book,

 "When You Give A Mouse A Cookie."

  Yes, you have to do something else.

My carpet was starting to clog my vacuum cleaner

 as it was falling apart.  So, it had to go!

Now for the reveal!!!  

Wall color:  BM Himalayan Trek

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