Step 2: Think to yourself, "I can fix my dining room up!"
Step 3: Pull out your beadboard wallpaper, and run to Lowes and get some chair railing.
Step 4: Measure - I did 36" up from the floor (32" seemed too low).
Step 5: Prime!
Step 6: Soak your pre-measured beadboard wallpaper from Lowes in the bathtub for 10 seconds.
Step 7: Apply it to the wall.
Step 8: Cut chair railing with your miter box/saw kit.
Step 9: Nail the railing on the wall using finishing nails, and your level.
Step 10: Dream about painting over that heinous blue.
Step 11:
"I'm tired. My hip hurts."
Step 12: (You baby) Take some Tylenol and rest.
Step 13: (About an hour later) Go out and admire your work.
Step 14: Walk down the hallway, and notice a piece of wallpaper hanging off the wall.
Step 15: Get closer, and freak out.
Yes.
Your cat has just wrecked your work.
Ripped, scratched, brand new beadboard wallpaper.
Step 16: Have your cat arrested and thrown in jail.
LIFE IN PRISON WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE
Step 17: Install an electric fence in under the new wallpaper, in case the cat escapes prison.
Step 18: Cry
Step 19: Pull off chair railing, wet wallpaper with water and vinegar, remove.
Step 20: Start again
Step 21: Hurry up and fill the nail holes and gaps, then paint it all with rock hard paint so nothing happens to it.
Steps 10-20 are optional and totally unnecessary if you don't have a cat.
13 comments:
Did the cat get dropped off at the shelter as number 21? It looked awesome. You did a great job.
I knew there was a reason I had a healthy dislike of cats!
Apparently at Lowes they forgot to show you step 6.5: Apply cat to wall THEN the wallpaper. Honestly, you'd think they'd hire people who'd have practical experience in these things. They should have asked an important questions like, "Do you have a cat with claws at home?" You should demand a refund. This is all their fault.
I love it. The decor, not the cat.
But I never have like animals.
Except Salmon. Baked, Barbequed or broiled. With some steamed veggies.
Oh and I like cows, chicken and pigs, too. Baked, Barbequed, Broiled, Fried.
So I guess it's not true: I do love animals.
But even more, I love the wallpaper.
Shocked! I did audibly gasp.
I like that blue.
Love the wallpaper. Hate the cat. And I don't even know it. Except I know I'm allergic to cats. Which maybe why I hate cats. Except I married a cat.
I'm allergic to cats, but I bet my kids could ruin it with lightsabers, screwdrivers or hammers that they don't have permission to play with, or just their imaginations!
Great job--I'm so impressed. I can't do anything like that--I guess I'm the one who should have the cat ; )
Declaw the cat. Better yet, serve the critter an eviction notice.
The cat has an evil plan....I'd sleep with an eye open and a bat on my hand if I were you.
It looks great, you did well!
I'm a cat lover but I've never been a cat owner.
Think about it.
I've been doing some extensive research on beadboard wallpaper because I really, really like the way it looks....
Sadly, the manufacturer doesn't have an directions for making a cat coffin out of it.
It looks fabulous! Kitty copter is always a viable option. :)
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