Woman Strips Down Wallpaper, Finds A Piece Of Advice From 1997 From The Previous Owner Underneath It
To make the most out of their time under lockdown, Charlotte Morrison and her family decided to give their home a makeover.
One of the priorities was the front room. However, once the gang started working on it, they found a note underneath the wallpaper the previous owner wrote them in 1997!
The kind sir who introduced himself as John even left a valuable redecorating tip. Talk about British comradery. All I got when I moved in my apartment were unpaid taxes and a crooked floor.
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“I have ordered my new wallpaper 8 rolls, so we shall see how it goes”
“Our front room was a magnolia color when we moved in, however, it was obvious that it was paint, over wallpaper, upon wallpaper,” Charlotte told Bored Panda.
“We then painted over it with our chosen color. I was never brave enough to take the layers of wallpaper off as we weren’t sure of the conditions of the plastering underneath,” she explained. “We wouldn’t have had the budget to cover the cost of someone to plaster the whole room.”
But when the pandemic hit the world and Charlotte found herself spending more of her time home, she took on a lot of D.I.Y projects and as her confidence grew, she decided to take the risk.
“Being off work due to coronavirus we would have the time to fix any problems,” Charlotte laughed. “I came across the note on my last section of stripping the wallpaper. It made me chuckle.”
Image credits: Charlotte Morrison
After the woman uploaded a picture of the snippet to her Facebook, her friends advised her to start a public #FindJon mission. So she did.
“A relative of Jon’s contacted me through Messenger,” Charlotte explained the unlikely-but-unbelievably-wholesome turn of events. “She asked Jon some questions, he described our house and how it was. He gave the correct address too, so I knew we really did find Jon.”
Image credits: Charlotte Morrison
Here’s what people said about the wholesome
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Share on FacebookI wish the couple's picture wasn't so photoshopped; would make the story seem more genuine.
When I was 12 we built an addition onto our house, my brother (10) and I wrote all over the wall studs, mostly the date and other interesting facts about 1991, but in some places I wrote 'help I'm trapped in the walls!'
I know a couple who buried a plastic skeleton underneath their new shed, just in case anyone tears it down decades from now.
Can't get over the comment that he couldn't believe there was wallpaper back in /97!! What an idiot!!
Danny Lampel. When I redid our kitchen in Schaumburg,Illinois before the new tile was laid my son told me to lie on the floor. He outlined me then drew a gun and added " blood". Doesn't everyone?
My first home had markings on the inside of the airing cupboard door showing how much two children had grown over the span of five years.
Wallpaper has come a long way. Some patterns are fun. 90s wallpaper was almost invariably floral and hideous.
Load More Replies...Maybe they don’t celebrate Christmas. I just renovated a home over Thanksgiving/ Christmas / New Years, and just didn’t celebrate any of those holidays. It’s normal.
Load More Replies...I wish the couple's picture wasn't so photoshopped; would make the story seem more genuine.
When I was 12 we built an addition onto our house, my brother (10) and I wrote all over the wall studs, mostly the date and other interesting facts about 1991, but in some places I wrote 'help I'm trapped in the walls!'
I know a couple who buried a plastic skeleton underneath their new shed, just in case anyone tears it down decades from now.
Can't get over the comment that he couldn't believe there was wallpaper back in /97!! What an idiot!!
Danny Lampel. When I redid our kitchen in Schaumburg,Illinois before the new tile was laid my son told me to lie on the floor. He outlined me then drew a gun and added " blood". Doesn't everyone?
My first home had markings on the inside of the airing cupboard door showing how much two children had grown over the span of five years.
Wallpaper has come a long way. Some patterns are fun. 90s wallpaper was almost invariably floral and hideous.
Load More Replies...Maybe they don’t celebrate Christmas. I just renovated a home over Thanksgiving/ Christmas / New Years, and just didn’t celebrate any of those holidays. It’s normal.
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