You still have to wait for the drama that has happened because today I want to talk about the drywall.
We have finally painted the main floor walls but cannot finish the drywall in places because there is venting that needs to go into the pantry and a bulk head over the coffee centre.  Soo.. that means some walls have to be finished later and that means more mess later on.
You would think it should be straight forward but nooo.

We have the patches ready for sanding then I can finish the paint job.  But wait a sec.  could it be that easy?  I don't think so because when I mixed the paint this time I really mixed it well because it is a 5 gallon pail.  Turns out that the colour is now different from the other walls.  I guess when it was used the last time it was not mixed well and it is a much lighter colour, or Home Hardware just mixed the wrong colour.
So now I have to repaint a few walls to get an even paint colour.  I think I'm going to get a drink now.

E/B

I painted the 2 by 4 frame around the fireplace just to feel better about the whole room.

There was not much repairing to do after it was primed.

A very noticeable colour change.

Just to pretty things up I also painted the basement stairs.