After 'sizing' all the wall surfaces (simply put, sanding and more sanding, then a lot of cleaning!), I applied a tinted Benjamin Moore interior primer to seal the sheetrock and leave a nice surface for the top coats of paint to adhere to. I had the paint store tint the primer close to the final color to prevent bleed-through, which could have occurred had I gone with a stock white or gray primer. Time to paint the ceiling! It didn't require much patching other than for a few minor dings, so this took very little time. Then, I applied two coats of white semi-gloss to the trim at the top of the walls this is so not to have to be careful of finished walls beneath!
The walls received two coats of Benjamin Moore eggshell interior, in a slightly taupe color. This was a nice color combination that highlighted the gold and silver accents of the room as well as the wood furnishings. After some more cleaning, the windows, door trim, and baseboard radiators were given two coats to liven things up.
The finished product! This was a major projectapproximately 50 hours were required to strip the old wallpaper and apply the sizing.16-20 hours for sanding and re-application of compound.and 20 hours to apply all the paint. But the results were worth it! This room will see many Thanksgiving dinners.
