Home Improvement

For any of you who have entered the exciting world of home improvement you will know where I am coming from. For those of you who haven't let this serve as a warning. Since purchasing our home we have been slowly working on making improvements. I say we, but since my fiancee is away a lot I have been doing the lion's share but since he has allowed me to be at home it is a fair trade. Now that the weather has turned cooler, I have turned my attention to the inside of the house after working on the back yard all summer.
And so it began. the first step was to remove the disgusting carpet and pad that was there. I cannot tell you how awful that job was. Even with no carpet in the room it is much improved
Now, the fun task of re-texturing the living room and hallway. It has begun with "roughing up" the walls and applying joint compound. I am keeping it a bit on the uneven side to include the "knife marks" to give some interest to the surface. Please note that the kitties (Rocky and Nusiance) are trying to "help".
I am also beginning to experiment with color which will really be the fun part. I know I am getting ahead of myself but it really is more fun than the prep work!
So, stay tuned to the wonderful world of my remodel. I will be interesting to see how it all goes.