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Redecorating the diningroom was done usually in defence of all the fingerprints....Erma Bombeck was once quoted as saying "Children are born with a lack of balance, since they can't seem to walk without holding on to walls and woodwork...."

The original diningroom was painted green...as was the rest of the house....must been the color of choice for the entire neighborhood at one time.

Gary raised Zebra Finches, along with a couple of other varieties and built a 3x3x6 foot bird cage to keep them in. You can see it against the north wall of the diningroom. We used a blue patterned wallpaper and gold paint (look familiar? Same color used on the kitchen ceiling).

The diningroom has had two different coatings of off white in the last 6 years....usually around graduation time...LOL

Why is it that kids like to have their picture taken in a pyramid? I don't know either....Anyway, more green walls to be covered. Firt coating was gold, LOL, second coat a few years later was off white.

In the background, you can see where we knocked out the livingroom wall. We used the space under the stairs for storage and eventually added a railing up the steps. When we got licensed for Foster Care, we had to add a 6 inch extension on the railing to be in compliance. Always got ya coming and going.

Here's a funny way to work the Christmas tree if you have a several little ones. Hang the tree from a swag lamp hook, you won't have trouble with tipping trees or bouncing Christmas balls. The walls had the gold look in this photo.

Well, this is the end of the line for right now folks. Hope you got something out of this if you are planning on remodeling an older home. It's not always pretty, but it can be a whole lot of fun!

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Last Updated July 10, 1998

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