Day Two Hundred Twenty 2011

Hubby Neil is gearing up for phase two of the ceiling renovation, pulling down the last of the crown molding and ceiling tile pieces. It's not an easy job when you have to balance on a ladder and climb over furniture that can't easily be moved out of the way. The bead board ceiling on this side of the living room is not level in some places (no big surprise in this old house) and will require some thoughtful tweaking before Neil can even begin to install the tin ceiling tiles. It's slow going but it's getting there. Stay tuned.

Day Thirty Six 2011

Hubby Neil was in destroy mode today as round two of our ceiling renovation began. After uncovering some nice vintage bead board in one half of the room a couple of weeks ago, we were hoping to find the same on the other side of the room. No such luck. It was very disappointing but not too surprising to find the other half of the ceiling covered in plywood. There are two separate ceilings because our big old living room used to be two separate rooms way back when. So much for sanding and painting. I guess that would have been too simple. So on to Plan B, which is...we're not sure. Neil is tilting toward Sheetrock. Stay tuned. But don't hold your breath.