So we moved in a couple of weeks ago and Tim has already posted a couple of things so these photos are old. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to share the final look of the walls because they’re pretty slapdash. But these are the walls we have and I shouldn’t hide them just because I’m embarrassed. I do want to reiterate that I had to scramble to get this done before we moved in and I was scared to smooth the walls too much and disturb the lead paint. I do know I could have done a better job, given the time and better protection from lead.

Just like in the kitchen, we plan on replacing the windows so I did nothing around the frames. The white spot on the right is where I somehow missed a hole in the wall and had to fill it. It was too wet to plaster at the time.

Rather pleased with how I managed to fill and cover two large cavities in the sloped wall here. There were no bottoms to them, the holes going all the way down behind the slope.

I did not have the time to do anything about this massive hole and damaged ceiling panel though. The hole seems to go into the attic. I left the top of the wall free from the wood in the hope of dealing with it easier at a later date.

I think I mentioned how crumbly and dry the walls were in a previous post and was concerned about the porosity. I thought they may suck out any water from the plaster so it would crumble away. I prepped them as much as I could in my limited circumstance and kept the plaster very runny. It was difficult to apply obviously and I made quite a mess. Some got on the window, giving a clue in the photo below to how runny the plaster was. I scraped up as much as I could, but the floor needs a proper sanding.

One thing I’m pleased with is how straight I managed to get the corners. Most of them crumbled away (I didn’t get a photo) so there weren’t really any corners left.