Off to another drywall project

After the bathroom project was done, he’s off to another drywall project. We have wanted to take the funky little sectional out even before we moved in. That sectional is oddly placed, and we’re not sure for what purpose. After placing a tv stand below, the tv has to stay on top of that wall, which looks odd. So we decided to just take it out altogether. Lots of prep while doing this project. All the curtains were taken down, furniture moved into the front room, while this room goes into construction.

John doing the demo, slowly tearing it down.

And then, replaced it with drywall.

While this was going on, we had a tarp separating the room from the rest of the house so we can keep the dust and sand from the rest of the house.

After patching up and some texture work, the wall is ready for paint again. Thankfully, there was leftover paint from the previous owner for the existing paint color. Or else, it would be difficult for us to find the paint match for this wall. He primed the wall before painting the wall.

Ta da! Finished job! We thought there might be some discoloration since the paint was bought a few years ago. But no, the paint looked exactly the same! Lucky us! I am thinking about painting the room a different color, but that’s going to be a whole other project. Because I really wanted to paint the baseboard white. I know many people said it’s a sin to paint over perfectly fine oak baseboards, but I just hate it. It makes the house look dated… at least in my opinion. So now I am waiting for my beloved husband to get back on house projects. :) We are taking a break since we just got back from our Malaysia visit last week.

For now, this works. It looks a lot better without the section in the middle. Now, we just need to find the right entertainment center, because our old tv stand is too small for this space.

This project actually was completed a lot faster than the bathroom project. After the first experience working with drywall for the bathroom, John is now an expert! :) And oh, while he’s at it, he wired the family room for surround sound system too. Yes, I know. He’s a genius. Why do you think he marry me then… :P