You recall this mess ...



Now it looks like this.



This .....



Has become .... this. BTW - people always speak of the "wall paper" in this room. That is all hand painted. Just layers of composition that makes up the effect. In this case though - I had to match it - when I didn't have the paints. I mixed them from those small tubes of Acrylic paints from the craft section. Matched well.



You noticed that .....?

The blue wall was scuffed badly from storing the kids cots used for naps. I didn't have the blue. On a plain wall - a match is tough. Struck me I might have a can of "Mural". . I did. Don't worry . Only took about a half an hour. These murals were never intended to be fine art. Just simple quick sketches, to give the kids material for an imaginative daydream.

Gary



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Seriously Gary, your buyers would be gob-smacked if they knew the love and care and detail and hard yakker that has gone into the refurbishment of your house!!
Cheers
Neil

Hi Neil,

You know, I appreciate the compliment. But I don't want anyone to think I'm just going around engraving door knobs and such. This work is simple stuff, with a box of hand tools. Done as quickly as possible. There's been a ton of it. And we are disgusted whenever we look at the list which doesn't shorten fast enough. But, please don't get the idea that I'm just prolonging anything or over doing it. I'm sure it's easy to get that impression due to the length of time. But big cracks in the wall attract attention.

Thanks Neil. I appreciate the comments.

Gary

Hello Gary,

Nice work on all those repairs. It's funny because your artist’s spirit comes out even when fixing your house.

Thanks for keeping us updated on your progress.

Julio

Hello Julio,

Good to hear from you. We are extremely anxious to leave.

We are moving everything we can, out of the house. Except for the stuff we are staging the rooms with. We are putting obvious things in the trailer. Things that need to wait for the correct spot, go into a clean bay in the shop. All tools and paint, materials, etc. have been moving to the shop. Having the stuff all over the house, has been stressful. We don't live with piles of stuff everywhere. It's been unavoidable for some time, and its unnerving. "The List" from this time, is probably 20 pages. Mostly done. Some things just won't get done, I guess.

The critical push now is to clear, clean, and stage the house. Get the realtors on here. Continue the few required things after that.

Thanks for your comments.

Gary

That "wallpaper" match is really sweet.

Joe

More excellent work. I hope it pays off soon, the market around BPN seems to have a glimmer of hope right now.

BTW, you might want to trademark "Paperless Wall Papering" in case we run out of lead...