Den Drywall Texture

I finally got around to texturing the den last week. I borrowed an air compressor from a friend, and bought a hopper and some drywall mud.

Started out by practicing on some scrap drywall in the garage to get the texture looking right. Had to adjust the air pressure, as well as some settings on the hopper until it looked right.

 

After spraying the texture on, you wait about 10-20 minutes until it barely starts to harden, then you knock it down with the drywall knife for "knockdown texture."

I'm very happy with it, except for a few imperfections from my previous coats that still show through the texture. I'm going to go back in and try to sand and/or float the imperfections.

Den Setback

We were all ready to start doing the texture and finishing up the den. I even borrowed an air compressor and had bought all the materials I needed for the texture. Then I found out that two of our outlets didn't have any electricity. We had the electrician back out, and it unfortunately involved cutting the drywall open again!!! So now I have to fix these holes, and texturing is going to have to wait.

Getting ready for Spring

I mounted a grow light to a shelf in the garage. The grow light is on a timer.

We've got Brussels Sprouts, 2 tomato varieties, 3 pepper varieties, cucumber, 2 lettuce varieties, spinach, 2 onion varieties, and some herbs.

Thanks Mom and Dad for the compost tumbler! We've got a good batch going in there.

The Table

I just happened to be looking at furniture on Craigslist. I just happened to be looking even though I had been told a few times that we weren't buying anymore furniture until the den was complete. I just happened to find this table. It's beautiful isn't it?! I went to look at this table and found what I later told my mom was a "jackpot." A man was selling everything in his vacation house. The house was beautiful and had several items of interest. I quickly sized up everything I wanted and went back to report to Andrew. When I first saw the table I almost immediately dismissed it based on the size of the thing. It was huge!! I told Andrew this thing would take several men to carry and I couldn't even fathom how we could get it in our house. I had all but given up. Andrew was sure I was overexaggerating but would soon learn I wasn't. After having 3 women and 3 men move the table through a giant hole in our house where our sliding glass door once stood, the table was in place! I will say that it is big, heavy, and magnificent! It is 10ft long and 4 ft wide. I can't wait for the many memories that will be made around this table in the years to come!