It really does get worse before it gets better...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my finally finishing up the "old pitted wall" effect that I'm adding to the walls in the dining room, kitchen and living room. I thought I'd share a few photos of me in action, hehe. As you may recall, I plastered my entire living room back several months ago, but I used a different technique (which later I decided I didn't like...so I did-it-all-again using the above mentioned technique). It goes without saying that I'm really sick of drywall mud now, lol. Notice me below giving my new bucket of drywall compound the "evil eye":)




After all the mudding was done this time around, the dreaded "light" sanding began. However light it was, it still created an awful mess that took FOREVER to clean up. Fortunately, the kidlets were out of the house for day so at least there wasn't the pitter patter of little feet through all the dust! Here's a shot of what my living room looked like right after sanding the walls:



Joy.

I wanted to also post a few pics of my husbands handywork. A few weeks back, he moved the unsightly,ill placed, and disorganized electical junction box from our hallway to inside of our laundry room/pantry area.

A couple of before shots of the box when we opened up the panel and wall...the sloppy wiring really drove my husband nuts!





And now, a few shots of the neat and tidy relocated panel. The first one is of the new location before the panel was installed. See the shelving with all the lined up canned goods? That, too, is an example of his handywork:)







I would be remiss if I didn't post a photo of one of our little helpers at work. Our oldest daughter is shown here priming a few exterior trim pieces for her daddy. That was one less thing his *bigger* little helper (Me!) didn't have to do! Thanks, dear!



In the latest renovation news, we're inching our way closer to painting. I have about four more plaster stencils to put up and a little more sanding before we start priming the ceiling and walls. Before we actually breathe life into the walls with color, I may go ahead and get started cleaning and priming the kitchen cabinets. Believe it or not, I'm actually starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel!