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Apr. 30th, 2007 09:56 amVERY productive weekend!!!
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visrose I tried my hand at “old world plastering”. This is a little different than Venetian Plastering in that the “goop” is not as thick and you apply it to the walls with a paint roller and then go over it with a scrapper thing to give texture. It was easy and a lot of fun to do. In fact when we finished we had trouble believing that we had spent 4 hours working. It had only felt like two. It also didn’t take as long as I expected it to take. I thought we would only have time to work on the kitchen on Saturday.
Instead, after lunch she and I got the guest bath’s painting finished as well. Now I just need to read up on how to hand pre-pasted wall paper so I can get the border up in that room. OK, also need to buy a shower curtain rod and install it. Then that room is done!
deadised got the crown molding up in the ½ bath. He also got the TP holder re-installed and hung the painting for me. I just need to pleat the curtain for the window and that room is done! He also caulked the crown molding in the master bath for me as well. Little bit of touch up paint over the nails and caulking and that room is done!!!
And the Little Man was very helpful in sorting through Tupperware and matching up lids with bottoms and the like.
After [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] got back from work she, Ed and the Boogie went off with money from me to get a lawnmower. While they were gonevisrose and I did step two of the plastering which is “dry burnishing” which helps smooth out the walls and give it shine. It came out great! We decided to forgo the last step, which is to add a very thin layer of the plaster back over the walls (aka “wet burnishing”) as we tried it behind the fridge (since you always try a new technique is a spot that’s going to be hidden first) and didn’t see any benefit/difference for the extra work.
Got dinner made – Mom Magic Soup. Made enough so that I can freeze the leftovers for when I next get sick and need MMS.
After dinner we relaxed then had dessert of ice cream and watched “Night at the Museum”. It was cute. The beginning dragged but the ending was fun.
Sunday after breakfast Ed and I got the stereo out of the Florida room and the antique table out of the basement and into the space vacated by the stereo. I touched up the kitchen ceiling and picked up the kitchen some. After Dicea got back from some errands we went and tackled the front lawn. It was technically still too wet to be mowing but if I didn’t I was really going to be “that neighbor” with the out of control lawn. We didn’t do the back yard… mostly because it’s a swamp at the moment. Hopefully it will be dry enough next weekend to tackle.
I brought the curtains for the kitchen and the ½ bath with me back to the apartment along with the window measurements so I can pleat and hem them over the week and have them ready to hang.
I did take pictures of the kitchen’s walls and the completed master bath. As soon as Time Warner has their internet issues taken care of I will post them.
All in all I’m glad with how the weekend went.
I’m still open for anyone who wants to come out and help me deal with the basement during the month of May. The only weekend I can’t is May 11-13. Let me know if anyone is interested in helping.
With the help of
visrose I tried my hand at “old world plastering”. This is a little different than Venetian Plastering in that the “goop” is not as thick and you apply it to the walls with a paint roller and then go over it with a scrapper thing to give texture. It was easy and a lot of fun to do. In fact when we finished we had trouble believing that we had spent 4 hours working. It had only felt like two. It also didn’t take as long as I expected it to take. I thought we would only have time to work on the kitchen on Saturday.Instead, after lunch she and I got the guest bath’s painting finished as well. Now I just need to read up on how to hand pre-pasted wall paper so I can get the border up in that room. OK, also need to buy a shower curtain rod and install it. Then that room is done!
deadised got the crown molding up in the ½ bath. He also got the TP holder re-installed and hung the painting for me. I just need to pleat the curtain for the window and that room is done! He also caulked the crown molding in the master bath for me as well. Little bit of touch up paint over the nails and caulking and that room is done!!!And the Little Man was very helpful in sorting through Tupperware and matching up lids with bottoms and the like.
After [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] got back from work she, Ed and the Boogie went off with money from me to get a lawnmower. While they were gone
visrose and I did step two of the plastering which is “dry burnishing” which helps smooth out the walls and give it shine. It came out great! We decided to forgo the last step, which is to add a very thin layer of the plaster back over the walls (aka “wet burnishing”) as we tried it behind the fridge (since you always try a new technique is a spot that’s going to be hidden first) and didn’t see any benefit/difference for the extra work.Got dinner made – Mom Magic Soup. Made enough so that I can freeze the leftovers for when I next get sick and need MMS.
After dinner we relaxed then had dessert of ice cream and watched “Night at the Museum”. It was cute. The beginning dragged but the ending was fun.
Sunday after breakfast Ed and I got the stereo out of the Florida room and the antique table out of the basement and into the space vacated by the stereo. I touched up the kitchen ceiling and picked up the kitchen some. After Dicea got back from some errands we went and tackled the front lawn. It was technically still too wet to be mowing but if I didn’t I was really going to be “that neighbor” with the out of control lawn. We didn’t do the back yard… mostly because it’s a swamp at the moment. Hopefully it will be dry enough next weekend to tackle.
I brought the curtains for the kitchen and the ½ bath with me back to the apartment along with the window measurements so I can pleat and hem them over the week and have them ready to hang.
I did take pictures of the kitchen’s walls and the completed master bath. As soon as Time Warner has their internet issues taken care of I will post them.
All in all I’m glad with how the weekend went.
I’m still open for anyone who wants to come out and help me deal with the basement during the month of May. The only weekend I can’t is May 11-13. Let me know if anyone is interested in helping.
