Episode #91: The Aurora Restoration Project + Tips for Wallpapering Crooked Plaster Walls

In today's episode, the first of season nine, Stacy welcomes a new co-host, Daniel Kanter. During listener Q&A, Stacy and Daniel discuss special considerations for wallpapering crooked plaster walls.

And later, Stacy and Daniel chat with Christopher Wilson, owner of the Aurora, a 1955 cruise ship he is restoring in Stockton, California. Christopher bought the Aurora off of Craigslist, and since the purchase, he's been living on the boat and working with a steady stream of volunteers to bring the ship back to life. Subscribe to the Aurora Restoration YouTube Channel.

00:00 Introduction
2:30 Meet Daniel Kanter, the new co-host
4:40 What you can expect from True Tales From Old Houses moving forward
9:59 Listener Q&A: How smooth do walls have to be for wall paper?
12:54 Picking wallpaper patterns
15:45 Types of wallpaper
20:29 Meeting Christopher Wilson of the Aurora Restoration Project
21:11 The process of buying the Aurora
24:53 The Aurora's journey

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