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OSI - Wattegama |
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Interior
Restoration
Mr. Evers has generously funded complete restoration of the home interior rooms, consisting of 5 large sleeping rooms and a common room. The result, coupled with our recent refurnishing of the rooms, is a much happier, warmer, more comfortable home environment for the resident children. The impact on their pride and happiness level is already evident! Thank you so much Reinier! (See project and before/after photos below)
Donors:
Reinier Evers (Trendwatching.com)
The Project
Since the home is 140 years old, most of the plaster
was cracking and required complete removal. Behind the plaster were
ancient walls of rock, rubble, and brick, held together in many places by
mud masonry. The masonry required substantial reconstruction in many
places, after which new plaster was applied.
Finally, the walls were painted two-tone peach, the lower half painted in a darker washable enamel to withstand wear and tear. The ceilings were also painted flat white, and windows, doors, and sills were painted with heavy-duty gloss white enamel. Finally, furnishings were moved into the room and arranged in a fashion to make the rooms multi-purpose and comfortable.
Before and After
If you are interested in funding a similar project for OSI children, please contact OSI Other Projects - View other OSI projects OSI-Wattegama Site Page - General information and photos of our Wattegama site |
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Thanks
to the generosity of Reinier Evers at Trendwatching.com, OSI
has accomplished major restoration of all interior rooms of
the Wattegama home. The home is 140 years old, and the interior
rooms had not been painted in many years. Existing paint was dark
and dirty, and repainting was impossible due to the ancient plaster
crumbling from the walls in every room.
