So, I bought drywall mud and tape - the man at the hardware store explained what I needed to do and I *thought* I had it down. HA!
My first few attempts were, shall we say, not quite as tidy or pretty as I'd have liked. Google and Youtube to the rescue.
PART I
PART II
Which made a MAJOR difference! I still need work on the outer corners. If I had it to do over, I'd spring for the doo-hickeys which have the corners and tape combined. Much easier than trying to 'build' them...really, trust me...splurge if you're doing a corner and buy them.
When I went to the hardware store to purchase paint they had 3-1 (filler, primer, paint) on sale (don't buy it...really it's not worth it and unless you have a color which dilutes it considerably, its like spreading mud) I decided to go ahead and buy paint for:
Bathroom
Bedroom
Kitchen
Dining Room
Den
Living Room
Master Bedroom
Master Bath
Really...and since I had the mud and tape out, and was going to be pulling tack strips, you know I may as well do all these rooms (except for the Master areas)...I like tackling elephants...really. Plus I had ALL this time off from work at the end of the year - almost 2 weeks - plenty of time. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
<2nd spare bedroom on the left, yes I crammed most of the stuff from the den into there and then a shot of the den on the right of the picture.
And on the left and below, pulling stuff away from the walls...literally there were 5 rooms torn up at once...and though I don't often cook, it was the kitchen that really began to drive me nuts!
To be continued...really, I did make progress. :-)
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