Hallway Transformation Continues

We've had a couple of productive nights this week. Greg spent the last week tediously adding daily skim coats to the holes in the plaster. Wednesday night he felt the holes were sufficiently filled so it was time to sand. After closing off doorways in attempt to control the dust as much as possible, and with protective eye wear and mask in place, we began sanding. The air looked like a snow globe. Luckily the hallway leads to the backdoor so when we were finished, we exited through the garage to use the garden hose to rinse off. I looked at my arms and legs to see I was white as a ghost. Who knew I could be even more pale than I normally am? After taking Voltron (our 1980 two-toned green Ford truck) through the Arby's drive thru for dinner, we returned to the hallway and put on a coat of primer on the walls and ceiling. A very productive night. Tonight we painted the ceiling with the first coat of Alabaster white paint.

As for the wall color...that is still to be determined. A couple months ago, when looking through the 'oops' paint at Lowes, we found a 5 gallon paint, a dark khaki color, originally $100, marked down to $15. We couldn't pass it up. When making our purchase, we got a $20 rebate coupon so essentially Lowes paid us $5 to take this paint. Tonight I brushed the dark khaki paint on a small section so we can live with the color a day or two. We can decide if we like the color or if we need to lighten it up a bit. Stay tuned to see the final color....