More on Getting Rid of Plaster

This house had a few plaster accents when we moved in. I removed one of the larger accents early on, as you might remember.

The hallway had those large concrete block-looking things - in this picture, you can see the plaster on the left side, and the smooth side on the right where I had started removing them.

The last of these plaster accents was these "bricks" above the stove.

I admit, if they were glazed, they would look cute. But they would be difficult to clean - and behind the stove is not a place where you need additional roadblocks to cleanliness. So, with a spray bottle of water and a putty knife, I scraped them away.

Oh, yes...I also patched two large holes that had been semi-patched before. Here's the thing: even if I had glazed the "bricks", I would still have had to deal with those patched places that were just hanging out there. Much easier to patch them on a solid wall.

With it patched, I'll admit, it doesn't look any better. But it's progress. Now I can sand and paint...without said roadblocks.