Down With the Popcorn Ceiling!

If you follow me on Facebook you caught a quick glimpse of what I have been working on since New Years Day. ...yes, I said that right....since New. Years. Day. (sigh)

 

It's been a looonnnngggg and MESSY project to say the least but I am happy to tell you that the popcorn ceiling in the mudroom is almost all gone! 

 

 Pretty soon the popcorn ceiling will be a distant memory and one that I would like to forget!!!

 

Whoever created this stuff needs a stern talking to!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And when I say messy....I mean MESSY!

 

 

 

 

 

See this?

 

This mess is what happens when your tarps fall off but you forge forward like a crazy mad woman who is unwilling to stop and put it back up since she is on a roll so she just keeps on scraping her little heart away, until the madness wears off and then she is confronted by a big fast mess! 

 

 

 

 

 

And there she goes.......the tarp is falling down!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luckily, most of it swept up fairly easily.  

 

 

  

 

 

But beyond the messy sheet rock dust lies a beautiful, smooth, untouched white ceiling that makes it all worth it.

 

 

This is the last spot that is left to scrape and I will finish it soon so we can put up the new light fixture and say bye-bye to the infamous boob light.

 

See the difference?

And how could I complete a DIY project without encountering a blip?

 

When you live in a 70 year old house, things are not perfect.

 

What I mean is, that after scraping, and scraping I finally came to the last corner over by the fireplace with a small spot that needs repair.

I am happy to report that this was the only spot that needed to be addressed though so its all good.

 

 

Now back to spackling and sanding this corner, finishing the area around the light fixture, and then priming and painting.

 

Once I am done I will post the tutorial and give you a nice before and after reveal, then we can all go have a drink together to celebrate. LOL :)

 

 

 

Jennifer

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