CURVE APPEAL

    I took this photo today and thought I would quickly share it.  It is beautiful to me for several reasons.

  

1. It is the only wall original to the house we kept in tact.  Donnie repaired the plaster.

2. The picture molding was missing from much of the house upon purchase back in 2011.  We replaced the lost and damaged molding throughout the house and found a fabricated rubber molding to match the wood so we were able to span this original curved wall.

3. This color (Benjamin Moore's Buxton Blue) on the walls of my future bedroom  is peaceful. 

PLASTERING 101

Today I learned how to plaster.

No.  Let me take that back.

Today I had my first lesson in plastering.

Mixing

Freshly mixed mortar on an antique mortar stand

Building up the brown coat, I try to move as quickly as possible.

As the brown coat dries it cracks slightly.

Working the edge where the plaster meets the drywall ceiling  

Plastering is WAY more difficult than I thought it would be.