I think I have probably sanded an entire sheet worth of drywall dust!

I have been making slow and steady progress on the walls.  About half of them are finished and have been primed.  The other half is just in need of some final coating around corners and sanding.  I also need to texture the rec room ceiling.

Speaking of texturing, I had initially planned on texturing the the walls but I am now making them smooth. After some experimentation I decided to forgo texturing because I don't think I would be able to make a consistent and even look.  Since this will be on the walls and not hidden on the ceiling I was very worried that I would hate the texture once the paint was on the walls.  I knew I could make a smooth wall (activate obsessive perfectionist power) but it would just take additional time.  So I decided to trade time for  a finish I knew would not bother me in the future.

There are no pictures of the basement in this post because nothing has really changed (that you can see in a picture) so here is a picture of a cute puppy instead.

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