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Crown Mouldings


Cartmann99

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 Back to the misadventures of Cartmann99 and the fixer-upper house that she and Mr. Cartmann99 bought...

It's obvious that at some point in the past, this house had owners who loved it and tried to make improvements that would increase its value. For instance, someone put in a water softener system, a sprinkler system for the yard, a decorative rock area with drought resistant plants, and several raised plant beds. We also have six trees in our yard including two beautiful crepe myrtles and two pecan trees.

Then, someone decided that adding crown moulding to the kitchen and master bedroom would be nice. If you've ever put up crown moulding, you know that there is more to the job than just cutting it to size, and nailing it to the wall. When we bought this house, this is what the crown moulding looked like in the master bedroom:

 

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Notice the ring of yellow glue between the ceiling and crown moulding, the visible nails, the dirty smears and fingerprints, and the complete absence of painters caulk where the moulding meets the wall and between the lengths of moulding. :doh: The wall color is ours, you can see a bit of the original dark grey paint peeking out underneath the moulding on the left side of the picture. 

Painting crown mouldings makes me cranky, it definitely doesn't come easily for me. Also, our central air died before I finished this room, and August in West Texas is a tad on the warm side. The crown moulding was subjected to some rather harsh language and some childish temper tantrums when I got frustrated at my progress and the temperature in the room. Still, I met my standard of "At least 50% better than it was". I apologize for the picture quality. Trying to get a good picture of white crown moulding next to a white ceiling is challenging for me. :pb_redface:

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I forgot to get a before picture of the kitchen crown moulding, but it looked very similar to the before shot of the master bedroom. The previous owners chose a dark green color for the kitchen walls, but I chose to lighten up the room with a light yellow color.

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I bought crown moulding for the bathroom last Fall. Sadly, it is still stacked up in the former dining room. At the rate I'm going, I'll be buried with an assortment of tools and with paint splatters on my feet. :dance:

 

 

 

 

 

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    • Mama Mia

      Posted (edited)

      17 hours ago, Father Son Holy Goat said:

      Jill was parentified and forced to provide parental like care for Joy. That adds a level of complexity to everything. 

      That, and even if Joy wasn’t the first official “ little buddy” in their system - 6 1/2 years can be a pretty big gap - especially when there are a ton of both older, younger and middle siblings. And given Jill being a more nurturing, super responsible type, and Joy being an active rough and tumble child - the difference probably felt even bigger. 
       

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    • SassyPants

      Posted

      I think AH and Shaun are just over having to do any of the hard work that parenting requires. If they were in a more standard sized family for our current era, they’d have 3 teenagers and would be free to date and travel at their leisure with less help needed. They are in their 40s and so over running around after 5 little boys and doing all that is required to keep those kids safe, nurtured… Most people who have access to BC and medical care make other, more responsible decisions. What is particularly sad about this situation is AH doesn’t really have a motherly bone in her body- and she’ll admit that this role does not come naturally to her. Having lived through many decades and “seasons”, I thought the 40s were the hardest ones. I had tween aged kids plus peri menopause- the health issues were starting to creep up- it was just not a pleasant time.

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    • Giraffe

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      2 hours ago, Red Hair, Black Dress said:

      FTFY

      Also -- I think Braggie is too lazy/ unconcerned about toilet training the "twinbies". 

      That's my assumption too. She's probably had a couple who trained themselves so she's simply too up her own selfies bother spending any amount of time potty training them. 

      And yes, when they get potty trained it will be because a sibling or grandmother did it. 

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    • 47of74

      Posted

      Pennsylvanian man wants in on the action with his 25,000 bags of heroin

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      According to a criminal complaint, Ydale Thomas, 35, was behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer when it was pulled over for traffic infractions late last year by a state trooper patrolling I-76.

      Thomas claimed he was returning home to the Pittsburgh area after having driven earlier that day to Philadelphia, where he had purportedly sold a dog to a man at a gas station.

      The trooper concluded that Thomas was being “deceptive.”

      The affidavit contends that, “It cannot be overstated that Philadelphia, PA is a source location for the distribution of narcotics, and a regional epicenter for all criminal activity” and is “a hotbed for wholesale narcotics trafficking stash houses.” 

       

    • Red Hair, Black Dress

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      11 hours ago, GreenBeans said:

      It’s easier to justify overbuying when you pretend lie every purchase was a major bargain.

      FTFY

      Also -- I think Braggie is too lazy/ unconcerned about toilet training the "twinbies".  I suspect one of the older BroDads/ SisMoms will decide soon to do it themselves because they are tired of cleaning up poopy diapers, etc. I don't believe for a nano second Braggie does it herself.

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