Several years ago, J and I started a ringing in the New Year in a way that seems to have developed into an annual tradition. We don’t consciously plan it this way, but like birds fly south and water flows downhill, it just always seems to happen. It starts a few days after Christmas when we (or maybe more accurately I) start thinking/talking about some home improvement project that “NEEDS” to be done. Next comes the necessary trip(s) to the home improvement stores (I’m convinced that this aspect alone is why J agrees to any of these projects). Then, before you know it, it is New Year's Eve and we are up to our elbows in paint and/or construction debris, the kids are watching entirely too much TV, and our dog is drugged up on Benadryl so she won’t have a heart attack from the fireworks. AHHHH…Happy New Year, Honey!
Typically, our New Year's endeavors are relatively straightforward painting and decorating projects. This year’s project, however, is a little more daunting involving painting, drywall repair, plumbing and finish carpentry. I blame my newfound confidence and ambition on my obsession with HGTV…they make it look sooooo easy :)
This year's project room is the hall bath. Our plans are to scrape the popcorn off of the ceiling and repaint smooth, put up crown molding, paint the vanity and change out the faucet to one that the kids can use without assistance.
As of this minute the popcorn is down, drywall is being prepped, and the vanity has been primed. Here are a few pictures, in case you are interested…
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| Before... |
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| Prepping to remove popcorn |
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| I asked J if he had a face mask I could use before I started sanding the drywall. C and G heard my question and brought me these..."Here are some masks, Mommy." :) |
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| Popcorn down and ceiling drying... |
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| Happy New Year! |
Great Staci! I'm smiling at your blog! And following!
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