day 61: "i am thankful for......STAGE 5!"

what on earth is 'stage 5' you ask? well, it's the 'texturing' stage of course!  i like to come up with little terms...it keeps me smiling :)

here are the different stages i have come up with during my years of remodeling:

stage 1:     demolition (tearing down a wall, doors...etc.)
stage 2:     preparing the wall for sheet rock (this usually involves shimming)
stage 3:     install new sheet rock
stage 4:     taping/mudding/sanding new wall (days later........)
stage 5:    texturing the walls
stage 6:     priming the walls
stage 7:     painting the walls
(**an optional stage:  install bead board and chair rail/prime/paint) 
stage 8:     install crown molding (we are kinda addicted to this stuff :))
stage 9:     install baseboard (prime/paint)

and last but NOT least........

stage 10:   ENJOY!

today, my friends, i am in 'stage 5' of our hallway remodel.   here are a few pics of the process up till now:

first time we looked at the house (if only you could 'smell' the cat pee radiating up from the carpet..)

tore out 2 closets and bathroom door (stage 2)

hubby sawing off section of wall...preparing for sheet rock (stage 2)

stage 4 (tape/mud/sand...days of sanding/mudding)

today:  stage 5.....ready for texture!

today: stage 5....ready for texture!

 ok...gotta get off the computer now folks!  i have 'stage 5' to do!  have a good one.....



......so, what are you especially thankful for today?!