Entry Way

Much of our house has wood panelling. It's not so pretty. And it's dark and has about a million holes in it. I think the previous owners just tried to cover the panelling with objects. I mean, why paint, when you could put in a few thousand nails and hang everything you own on the wall?

You think I'm kidding. My dad took it upon himself to remove the nails and patch the wall. It took him like 2 days. One of the rooms had 2.387 holes in it. Okay, not really, but he did count them and there were over 50 in one room alone!

My husband removed the panelling from the entryway and when you sit in the office now, you can see little nailholes of light streaming through the office wall. Its sort of pretty...like one of those universes you put on kids' ceilings.

So back to the entry way. My husband removed the panelling late one night and then after some thought tore out the ceiling too. For good measure, apparently. 'Cause after all, we had just cleared out the living room and I was keeping a handle on the dust, so why not? Now we are back to square one......debris in the driveway, piles of junk in the living room, and about 3 inches of dust all over.

It had to be done. The ceiling in the entry way was, for no apparent reason, 12 inches lower than the rest of the house and slanted kind of crazily at one end. Maybe that was the epitome of style in 1968. Then again, Rob found an empty beer can and empty bottles of Ripple and vodka in the attic. Might explain the ceiling.

But now we are living with an entry way that is really just studs and beams. I've posted a picture for your entertainment.

At least now I don't have to dust.