Making the Great Room Great–Step Two: Paint Prep

In mid-August of 2019 our regular house painter slotted some time to come up and paint the great room. There was much prep work to be done, as the the old return vents for the furnace had been patched but the texture needed work. On top of that, we decided to delete the sconce lights from the great room, as they were ugly and cluttered up the walls, and Agent Smith had better ideas for getting light into the room at night. We also deleted the old thermostat for the south end of the house and the original phone jack in the north corner of the downstairs area.

Upstairs of the Great Room

Upstairs of the Great Room with patches where furnace return and thermostat once were

Upstairs of the Great Room with patches where furnace return and thermostat once were

Dining area hearth area

Downstairs area and dining area up the steps–note the ugly sconce

Downstairs of the Great Room

Downstairs of the Great Room

Old phone jack prior to deletion

Prep work after sconces removed

Upstairs sitting area

Masking off the mantles

Drop cloths down

Supplies

Dining area

Doorway into our bedroom with door removed and plastic in place

Our painter soon got to work placing drop cloths and plastic. Then it was time to get painting!