Something New 2009

I have to wonder what possesses someone to do this. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-md.briefs213apr21,0,1915669.story

What depths of dispair do you have to be in to follow through with this type of horrendous act.

She was a blogger and her last post breaks my heart. http://whatamisupposedtodonow.blogspot.com/

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So this is definitely something new. It all started with wanting to replace the light fixtures (nasty old track lights that seem to eat light bulbs!)

I found the fixtures I wanted.

Bought them.

Then thought, well, we really will need to repaint the ceiling or there will be marks from where the old fixtures were. Plus, we had a leak a while back the hubby fixed it and, well, let's just say the ceiling repair should not be on his list of potential job replacements. Then I thought - Stupid Popcorn Ceilings! I hate them.

As I looked to find a contractor that would come and repair them I bumped in to one of their wives. She said, " Oh no- you don't need him to do that. Just scrape off the popcorn and then paint it with the thickest primer you can find and then paint. It won't be totally smooth but will have a very light texture to it"

So we did.

Have you ever scraped popcorn off a ceiling. Don't.

The dust and mess we created rivals any other home project we have ever done! But we did look very stylish in out stocking caps ( so the popcorn did not get in our hair - duh!), protective goggles, and dust masks. Sexy!

Oh and by the way, I decided that this would be the time to paint the walls and freshen them up as well. Yeah - great idea.

We have yet to finish it all but I will tell you that the ceiling looks great. MUCH better than the nasty old popcorn. I can't wait until tomorrow to put the new light fixtures up!

Oh yeah - and my in laws are coming for a week starting Sunday........................ Nice time to start a project.