Remodeling Blues

Well, our remodeling project continues.

I had the brilliant idea of copying the spiffy looking ceiling in the newest issue of Lowe’s Creative Ideas magazine. The magazine refers to the ceiling as a "fifth wall" which is "often overlooked as an opportunity to add style and beauty to a room." Ceiling tiles, planks or panels can "transform" your ceiling from "drab to dramatic" according to the article.

Swell….more drama in my life!

I had already had the recessed lighting in mind and purchased everything for my handyman, who, just this morning had scraped every inch of the grease trapping, pop-corn lookin’ acoustic stuff off my kitchen ceiling. The entire bottom floor of this house is covered with a fine white dust and it may take years to dig out of this mess. Why I had an acoustic ceiling in the kitchen, I’ll never know. Obviously a man built this house.

Then came the Lowe’s magazine and once again I use my woman’s prerogative to go from drab to dramatic with Armstrong paintable tin-look ceiling tiles- trimmed with wood beams. "No problem" said my handyman, and I was off to the big city to buy those nifty ceiling tiles, that Lowe’s advertised.

Only problem was, I didn’t read the fine print.

Wouldn’t you know those things are special order! Grrrrrrr! It would take about 10 days to 2 weeks to get my product delivered to the store, which is 50 miles from my house!

No thanks! I will stick with drab!  Besides, we’re already wearin’ dust masks. :cough: I need to get this "stylish" project completed so we can breathe again.

I can’t take too much more drama anyway!

Or, any more creative ideas from home improvement stores!