Painting the ceiling: Redux

After some internet research I decided on a new paint sprayer.  If you will allow me a little corporate shilling, I chose a Wagner "Paint Crew".  Yes, that is the same brand as the handheld sprayer I recently threw away but after much research I learned that the problems I experienced with that model is pretty typical for that level of sprayer regardless of brand.  It turns out that those handheld sprayer  are only worth it for infrequent, small jobs.  So I chose a more robust, professional style sprayer:

This was definitely the right choice.  I took 2.5 gallons to spray the black on the ceiling and it took longer to clean the sprayer up than it did to actually spray the ceiling.  There was never dripping or spattering.  It worked exactly as one would expect a paint sprayer to work.  So now the ceiling is done(I have a picture lower in the blog)

On a side note, I tore down a drywall panel above the stair and found a surprise peeking out at me:

By the time I had taken the entire panel down I had hit the jackpot:

Free baby toys...Yay!!!

At one point there was a hole in the wall in the kitchen and this must have been the previous owner's kid's stash spot until is was covered up and the toys were lost to history.

Yesterday I got the office insulated and drywalled.  On the second picture you can see the finished ceiling.

On another side note, I hate the CFL flood lights I bought for the recessed lighting.  When you first turn them on they are at about 20% of total brightness and take close to 3 minutes to get to full brightness. Something that is totally unacceptable in my opinion.  I will be returning these and looking for a different brand.