How to get smooth walls in our kitchen
We purchased a 120 year old home a year ago. It’s an old 2 bedroom farm home. We love it! After replacing lots of wood rot, replacing the roof, expanding the tiny bathroom, repairing ceilings, etc., we now want to tackle our kitchen walls. We think there is wallpaper underneath the Sheetrock mud that was put on rather thickly. One wall has vintage yellow tile on the lower half (which I like but my husband doesn’t). Two walls have bead board, which I love. We want to have nice smooth walls to paint. I need some ideas. Hubby thinks it would just be easier to remove all of the sheetrock on the upper walls and replace it. Do you agree? Keep or replace the yellow ceramic tile?
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I see you have a lovely popcorn ceiling too!
I'm with your husband. That yellow tile makes my teeth hurt. It would be gone in a flash. Sorry! If I were certain that's sheetrock - not plaster - under the mud, I'd take it out and replace it. Plaster is such a mess to deal with. I'm a fool for bead board too!
I'd cover the popcorn ceiling with something, maybe tin or faux tin panels, to keep it from shedding little chunks of stuff in my food. ( I have one in my bedroom, and it does that, really.)
Good luck with this room. Glad you have survived your renovation and still love your old house. :-)
To get smooth walls for paint, I would remove the old tile and sheetrock over the walls.
Wow, your house is full of charm, I mean that in a nice way.
Looks like 3 textures (maybe 4) in 1 room! Yes, the tiles need to go, I am casting a vote for the beadboard. Love the mud surfacing, very unique and perfect for the setting. The ceiling needs help too, for that maybe drywall or beadboard to match the wall beadboard.
Happy renovations!
Hello. I tend to agree with complete removal and replacement.
Another consideration — with an older home....is if —there’s lead paint in the walls you wouldn’t want to be sanding or trying to disturb that. Probably the safest most time effective solution is removal and replacement.
the easiest thing might be to remove the tile and Sheetrock over it all. Or beadboard if you love it.
What do you have more of- time or money?
Sadly, drywall has joined the Building Materials price-hikes that are 300% higher than Feb 2020.
1/4” drywall will be cheaper than 1/2” and maybe you just go over the existing texture, after knocking it down.
Paint the tile, with tile paint.
If you decide to sand the too-much drywall mud, I’d try to knock down the high spots with a 6” steel putty knife, like a plane, first.
Then skim coat it with drywall Topping “mud”.
The very easiest way would be to cover over it with beadboard or flat paneling which you could then paint. The yellow tiles could be painted with an epoxy paint. But I would keep them and decorate that bathroom in Yellow and blues.
Remove the textured drywall and replace with new. Paint the tiles with Rustoleum or Homax tub and tile paint.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/bathroom/showers-tubs/how-to-paint-tile-the-easy-way-34176457
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/yes-you-really-can-paint-tiles-rust-oleum-tile-transformations-kit-7569621
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/bathroom/showers-tubs/painted-shower-tile-38393518
Remove or cover the popcorn ceiling.
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=popcorn%20ceiling
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I think this is a replace. Replace the tile and the sheetrock to start over for a good looking final project.
I would keep the tile and go with the "lemon" theme or something else that will accent the yellow.
As for area above it, it appears to be flakeboard that has been painted. You will probably be best served by adding 1/4" drywall over it or knocking it out and replacing with 1/2".
Install new sheet rock over existing. You will need to remove that tile board first.
I think just getting the whole surface flat and repainting would look the best.
You answered you had more time than money.
4’x8’ Drywall or Sheetrock - $10 per sheet
4’x8’ MDF Primed Beadboard - $20 per sheet.
The drywall will take more time of those two.
I would just cut that sheetrock you have and replace with new one .. it will be cheaper and much faster and most of all cleaner