Oops

Part of the electrical required getting a wire from the basement up through the stairway wall so we could tie it into the the three-way switch at the top of the stairs.  In the process - which included coat hangers, a fiberglass stick, and lots of cheering when we finally succeeded - the drywall next to the switch was slightly damaged.

 

I am not much of a drywaller, but little jobs like this are manageable.  As my uncle explained it to me, the secret to good drywall repairs is to cut the damaged material out to the point where the paper still has good adhesion to the gypsum plaster.

Just got word from Lowes that the lone box of cork has arrived.  It was supposed to arrive on the 16th and then it was delayed until the 19th, but now it is here.  I've got to get a move on painting / staining moldings.