Progress...

I feel like we have bee very slow going with our projects so far this year, but now we are finally making some progress on our den. This room requires essentially the same work as our bedroom, however one wall was really beyond repair so we took it down to the lath. This weekend Andy and my dad put up the blue board and now it's back to plastering.

Andy has taken the lead on the plastering role because I find the room too dusty to be in. Perhaps Andy leaves it that way to keep me out of his way.

Now that work is getting done in the den it was time for Andy and I to make a crucial decision, paint or wallpaper??? When we first moved into the house we imagined ripping down all the wallpaper and painting everything. Now, however, we have both really fallen in love with the black and gold paper in our living room and hate the thought of getting rid of it. And even though we did paint our bedroom and I am happy with the way it turned out, I think Andy and I agree the painted look is a little too modern for the house. Therefore, from here on out, I think most rooms will be wallpapered. Now we just need to agree on a paper...

On a side note...

While I haven't been much of a help to Andy in the den, I did help him build his new work bench in the basement.  Andy tried to teach me the difference between a drill, a driver, and a drill-driver.  I'm still not sure what it is, but I did get a chance to to drill some holes and drive some screws. However, when it was time to try the miter saw I found it was too loud and freaked out and ran upstairs. Maybe next time I'll do better.