Haha thanks emilybronte! I am under the assumption they are original, I've just scraped a bit more off and it turns out everything that has been glossed was originally dark stained!Gutted.
I already have 2 jobs and with my partners wage and the 2.5k mortgage a month we've got a lot of work...
Thanks kbdiy.
I was a little put off by the heat gun for the chance of it scorching? Although it will be a dark stain I'll be using, I was thinking that may cover any little mishaps?
I have a funny feeling it was dark before as it was knocked while moving and the paint chipped and it looks...
My hatred of white gloss holds no end, unfortunately the previous owners loved the stuff! It is every where! And as we are wanting to turn the whole house upsidedown and strip it right back to it's roots and start again for as little cost as possible, I'm taking on all the work I can and...