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I fully stripped the stained glass window shown in a previous post. I haven't stained it yet, though, because I didn't want to be distracted with painting or work, and I want to try to get a decent color match with my stairway. I ended up putting multiple coats of zip strip on it and scrubbing it down with 000stainless steel dipped in lacquer thinner. One day I will have to take the plunge and stain it, but I am afraid that there is paint in the pores that will end up making the wood blotchy. Al… Continue

Things are almost wrapped up. The second floor landings and hall are done and the furniture is back. Those floors are painted pine, so I felt that the paint had to cure for at least 2 weeks before the furniture was put back. We decided to put furniture felt on the bottoms of everything to reduce paint damage on the floor. If it works so well on clear coated floors, why not on paint? Also, we took this opportunity to put less stuff back on the landings than we used to have. We like the new less c… Continue

The entry foyer has an open stairway that goes up to the 3rd floor. Tomorrow I tackle the foyer and the landings on the 2nd and 3rd floor. 10 windows, 9 doors and some painted floors to boot. I have assembled lots of sandpaper, plastic sheeting, drop cloths, quick setting plaster (for rapid repairs on some water damaged drywall) for an all day prep fiesta. I have hired a student to help. Also, just in case that doesn't absorb all of the time, I have decided to strip a stained glass window down t… Continue

So far, more than expected