Wallpaper Removal and Lime Wash Finishes in Manhattan 10003

Outdated or damaged wallpaper can detract from the beauty of your home and may not align with your current style preferences. After we removed the wallpaper, we plastered the walls and applied a primer to prepare for the lime wash.

after

before

Applying the lime wash

finishing touches on the lime wash.

When applying lime wash, the first step is to prepare the surface you'll be working on. Primer, base coats and multiple finish coats. After the finish coats are dry, we apply a sealer to protect it.

Wallpaper Install in Tribeca

Tribeca, yet another New York City acronym neighborhood, signifies Triangle Below Canal Street. It’s a chic, trendy part of town with a glorious history in its cobblestone streets and industrial buildings converted to classy living quarters. New homeowners were motivated to think outside the box for the kids’ room, choosing a geometric wavy neutral wallpaper from Anthropologie. The store is known for its creativity and modern sporty home décor.

We removed and disposed of old wallpaper before inspecting and cleaning the walls for this new look. Then we assembled our tables, water, paste, trowels, and measuring devices to figure out lengths of paper, along with matching the pattern at the seams. It’s an intricate visual exercise in precision line-up of each panel of wallpaper for a smooth application and appearance. The space now projects a modern vibe which we think promotes energy as well as a peaceful haven for rest. Nice combo for the kiddos.  

Dumbo Painting Company

The newly painted, elegant bathroom

The once-eyesore wallpapered bathroom

You never know what floats someone’s boat, and this wild, geometric, wallpaper scheme was no longer welcome in this hall or bathroom. Work in the building had been in a long pause for covid, and our client was past ready for a fresh start on all fronts. We were only too happy ourselves to rid the spaces of wallpaper that makes your eyes waver. Then there’s always cleaning off glue and paper residue and smoothing the walls for something chic and uptown with Farrow & Ball fine paint products.

 The hall is now Pavilion Gray, a classic middle shade reminiscent of an elegant 18th century Swedish neutral color. The bathroom walls and ceiling deliver a real wow factor for the deep, dark, midnight blue of Hague Blue. According to Farrow-ball.com, it is named for colored woodwork popular with the Dutch people. Both paint colors evoke strength and power with undertones of stability and balance, so they are excellent choices for the luxury lifestyle at 70 Washington Street in DUMBO.

The newly elegant hall

The eyesore wallpapered hall

Freshly painted, wallpaper gone

Kind of crummy with old wallpaper

Painting New Company Headquarters

There are many factors which keep employee morale high, and a clean, well-organized, aesthetically-pleasing interior environment is an important one. When Hugh O’Kane Electric Company chose a new site in Long Island City for its trucks and operations, the electrical and telecommunications firm called us to renovate some of the space. The company is an industry leader in electrical contracting services and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Across more than 70 years, Hugh O’Kane Electric has kept much of the Big Apple wired. And we at Paintworks keep lots of places in New York City freshly painted and aesthetically-pleasing.

Here we protected the floor and set about to remove wallpaper and the old glue that sticks, well, like glue. It takes a diligent approach with the correct products to get that stuff off. Then we cleaned the walls, as well as disinfected and killed some mold and bacteria. After we painted everything, the staff at this new location could settle into a comfortable, super clean space to equip and dispatch trucks, manage operations and keep much of our lives wired.

Wallpaper Removal Forest Hills NY

Sometimes a room needs a refresher, even an alluring one with a bay window and corner cabinet. This space had trim on the wall about a foot below the ceiling with wallpaper from the floor to that point more than half a century old. This was an exceptionally dated space loaded with charm and potential. Stripping wallpaper is much more complicated than it looks, especially older products which have become brittle and have decades-old glue underneath.

Skim Coating After Wallpaper Removal

Even when the wallpaper was all removed, we were facing uneven, damaged drywall. A great option is to skim coat the walls to give them an evenly smooth texture, and that’s exactly what we did. The room’s character and charm were restored and the walls totally smoothed and freshened. Time for tea anyone?

BEFORE We Started

Wallpaper Removal Process