I didn’t trust such large holes to only backing paper, so I got some mesh drywall tape and went over them again. The bottom one made the biggest mess, but fortunately for me, drywall compound is easy to sand. Oh, and since I’m redoing the wall, and the tanks look like shit right now, I […]

At 1100h yesterday, I decided to see what was under the icky peach flowered wallpaper. I started with a small section over by my office. This section came off easily, and there was nothing under it but the wall. A bit rough, but I decided I’d paint this part instead of putting beadboard paper over […]

I got a couple of inexpensive brushes to rip the paint off the Pot From  Hell… (The other one is “fine”. At least they got that right.)

According to folklore, if Candlemas is grey and stormy, as it was today, then winter weather will be gone. According to the famous groundhog, who did not see his shadow, spring is on the way. That remains to be seen (doubtful, but possible, I suppose), but my spring bulbs seem to believe it. The croci […]