Even for a long weekend, sometimes it's difficult tell the progress that has been made. We ended up putting a a third coat of blue paint on the bottom part of the dining room (2 coats just didn't appear to be enough) and then took the masking paper and tape off the molding.
That's a reflection on the wall...
While Robyn was going around, touching up the places covered by tape (or pulled loose by the tape), I put the first coat of paint on the ceiling medallion.
There was a ceiling fan previously on the ceiling which was just attached to the slats under the plaster with 2 lag bolts. I don't know how it didn't fall down. I cut a hole in the ceiling where the wire was dangling and put a junction box in, attached to the ceiling joist. I don't like plastic boxes, but the ceiling fixture we're putting in is much lighter than the ceiling fan, plus it won't have whirling blades.
Both of the wires were the same color, so I put a piece of black electric tap on the on that connects to the black wire. The mirrored cap for the light fixture is also a little bit bigger than the hole in the medallion so I traced around it and then cut out a recess for the edges so it would fit flush against the ceiling and I would be able to attach the medallion to the ceiling.
This was a "paint" weekend with us priming the master bedroom, but forgetting to prime the closet.
We also got in a bit of shopping at... you guessed it... Home Depot. Home Depot was having a clearance sale on floor and discontinued models of appliances. Even though we were a week or two in front of when we intended to purchase appliances, we got such a great deal, saving several hundred dollars, we went ahead and purchased a side-by-side refrigerator, gas stove, dish washer, washer and gas dryer. This complied with our mantra... Never pay full price!!!
...and Robyn got drapes for the dining room windows as well.
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