Do you call it sheetrock? Or do you call it drywall? Or maybe you refer to it as gypsum board?
We should take a poll.
Either way, my darling boy toy took the kitchen and was able to finish installing the drywall (that’s what we call it) in a jiffy. This is another episode of OPERATION HEART OF THE HOME: We now have walls edition. Before it looked like this…
Remember we had to remove it when the tile was demo’ed? And then we painted the walls gray? And then cracked the whip at Will, reminding him that the windows were next. Chop Chop Kid 🙂
Well, before I had a chance to assign more chores or take any proper during photos, the drywall was up.
Jer had to frankenstein it a bit because of the way the cabinets and undermount lighting were…but in the end, creating a center seam made it so he could squeeze the ends of the stiff-very-non-bendy boards up behind the bottoms of the cabinets and down behind the countertops.
Random photo….Will asked if I could take a picture of him. More specifically he asked “Mommy, take picture….me…eggs?” What can I say…the kids loves eggs. And yes, every time he sits on the counter, he has to put his hands on his knees. I freak out on him if his hands ever leave the knees. Now, once he turns three…it’s on like donkey kong. He’s gotta learn to make his own eggs. Three year olds in the Amazon are making their own fire…and mommy wants some over-easy in bed!
Back to the drywall. It’s really necessary to put up your drywall and sink the screws correctly. That’s my only tip for today. Google it and you can read all about it. Also, a serrated drywall knife is your best friend.
Here’s a couple pics of the night Jer finished…you can see where the studs are located because that is where the screws are attaching the drywall. Also, we decided that we were not going to mud any of the seams for this area since it was all going to be tiled over. Some folks might wanna take that extra step but we chose not to just because I am overly confident in my tiling skills. Probably falsely confident but hey…fake it till you make it. unless it involves bacon. never. ever. fake. bacon.
So let’s do a quick recap of this super short post. Jer drywalled. Will loves eggs. bam-done.
And now we must plan for the next post to discuss one of my favorite parts about this kitchen…shopping for backsplash tile. oh baby oh baby oh. it was heavenly. like a glittery neon rainbow Justin Beiber poster to a tween girl. Seriously Beibs…that’s illegal.
p.s. for past drywall tips – check out this post. and to see Jer drywall other stuff – here’s an oldie but a goodie 🙂
It looks so much more finished already! And Will is as cute as ever. Is there a reason you used drywall instead if cement backer board for under your tile?
Looks great! So excited to see it all finished!
Ooooh! Can’t wait to see what tile you chose!
Hoping this is one of those “pre-made” posts and you are laid up in a hospital somewhere. 🙂 Love the kitchen. It’s coming along great!
looks great! Can’t wait to see the backsplash!
I always have called it dry wall. I’ve heard its the difference in saying kleenex vs. facial tissue. Sheetrock is trademarked like kleenex, dry wall is the general term for it… like tissue.
can’t wait to see what tile you pick (also how cute that baby boy is!)
Loving the progress! Definitely can’t wait to see the tile you picked. I so desperately want to paint our kitchen cabinets (stained wood is pretty, but this is so fresh and crisp!)
Will looks like a little elf on a shelf!
Nope…still here 🙂
xo kb
I love the little photo of Will on the counter. Where’s your 2nd baby? OMG!
Haha. I want to applaud the drywall but what really makes me smile in this post is that adorable picture of Will on the counter. He looks so obedient sitting there with his hands on his knees. Adorable!
I’d rather eat drywall than hang drywall.
Drying walling our nook in the basement was the most tedious project I’ve ever done. So.Many.Surfaces. *shutter*
That picture of Will sitting on the counter is is priceless! What a cutie!
In general cement backer board is great for very moist environments…like I’d use it in bathrooms or shower walls but because this is a very dry environment and not a floor we went with drywall both for cost effectiveness and it’ll function just dandy 🙂
xo kb
Katie, I’m so impressed by the expertise you and Jeremy have when it comes to DIYing. How did you two learn so much about drywall, electrical, plumbing, painting, etc.?
i just spent all weekend drywalling my basement with my dad. so. much. drywall.
that shit is heavy. even heavier when you are doing ceilings. oh yeah.
and sinking screws? yup, better sink those bitches…because when it comes time to joint compound they better be sunk or they just mess everything up.
and better get those screws into the studs!!!! i kept missing and my drywall looks like swiss cheese in some places….what can i say, i was learning.
OH AND THE JOYS OF JOINT COMPOUND….not. 2 days i’ve been fudging with joint compound. i am sick of having the dust in my hair and showering it out. so chalky. so ugh.
i have ONE last touch up round of sanding the joint compound…then comes paint. in a sprayer. glorious, beautiful, white paint. white white white. Friday is paint day.
i hope by the time I’m painting, you’re pushing (out a baby)
xoxo
Looking good, KB! I can’t wait to see the tile! Also sending lots of good thoughts your way, hoping your little man makes his grand entrance soon!!
I’ve always called it drywall, too. We recently drywalled the inside of our bathroom closet (I may or may not have demoed an old, unused airbox out of the bottom of it while my husband wasn’t home). And then for good measure we replaced the tub/shower valves in the wall, making our only working shower unusable, because we like to live on the wild side. (Our other bathroom is already down to studs and just recently got its subfloor replaced. One day we’ll be a two bathroom house again. Maybe.)
If my husband’s lucky I’ll wait until we finish at least one bathroom before I rip out the pantry. Oh and now something is leaking in the laundry room. Good times.
(Sorry for the short novel…)
Still no baby?
Longest pregnancy EVER! And it’s not even my own!!
PS- Will is adorable in the picture! And I would freak out about his hands, too. I was That Kid who put my hand on a waffle iron when I was little, so now I’m all paranoid. Judging by my husband’s antics as a kid (and still to this day, honestly) our future offspring is bound to be… spirited.
A lot of our family is into various trades so we definitely learn from them. I remember as a child one of my saturday morning chores was sanding furniture 🙂 And then we also have a lot of friends who we learned from. And of course books, videos, internet, all really good resources.
xo – kb
haha…yeah – drywalling is a real pain in the bootie 🙂 You are brave for tackling it – the first time is always the hardest!
xo – kb
Haha, that photo of Will cracks me up- what a cutie! Also, cannot wait to see the backsplash you chose!
Looks great! Can’t wait to see the tile, especially if it is Justin Bieber approved 🙂
Will is so cute! Oh, um, the drywall looks great too. I’m easily distracted by an adorable child.
Will is adorable!!!!! I agree about not taping before tiling. Thinset covers all the seams and nails just fine…. Plus I don’t like to make more work for myself!
Ohhhhh I cant wait to see what you went with for tile!
Can Will come clean my house next 🙂
Wish we had drywall/sheetrock/whatever else in our house – we just get solid concrete walls. FUN!
Will is too stinking cute!
I love Will’s cutie jammies! Hoping and praying for you that baby boy comes soon – like now, right?
Yay drywall! Will is adorable. I love the hands on the knees rule – genius. Can’t wait to see the tile. 🙂
Cannot wait to see the tile-its like adding jewelry to an outfit, it can really polish everything up and tie it all together.
I wish people would stop commenting on how “late” you are- baby boy #2 is not late-he will arrive exactly on time according to his schedule!
The office full of architects I work in calls it Gyp. board or GWB if we’re writing it (gypsum wall board) since Drywall and Sheetrock are actual brand names.
You’re kitchen is looking fantastic… I kind of want to live in it, but that would be creepy and weird.
For some reason we call it gyproc here in eastern Canada…..I think that may be a brand name too!
Looks great! I love that you are so ga-ga for bacon. There was a great potato and bacon soup on apartment therapy recently. You should check it out.
The kitchen looks lovely! I can’t wait to see the tiles you pick out, I’m sure they will be gorgeous.
Here in the UK, we call it plasterboard, over which plaster is applied by a plasterer. It’s amazing how many building/decorating terms are different across the pond. When I first started reading American DIY blogs I often wondered what the heck people were on about!
You’re supposed to ENJOY picking out tile? Oops, I’ve been doing it wrong. (Adding a bathroom in our basement. Had a big issue so we have new contractors starting soon….means new tile…..ugh….back to the (don’t make me say it)…TILE STORE.)
Having a husband who has a Bachelor’s degree in Art ***DOES NOT HELP*** when you are picking out tile with him. I love the guy – truly, deeply, madly – but I am not a visionary. I hate the tile store.
There. I said it.
Also, your kitchen is so pretty, and clearly you and Jer make a great team for getting this stuff done. Very, very cool to be able to watch the process with you. And Will looks great in this little jammies. (Our 4-year-old got the same ones for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa last year. They still [barely] fit!)
Praying for you ‘cuz it’s any day now for baby. My sister is due Nov. 21 so if it comforts you to know there are other chickies out there waiting in physical discomfort to add to their nest.
So, so excited to see what tile you choose. I am loving your kitchen, your choices and your style. As I am sure you are, getting antsy about baby watch, can’t wait to see pictures of him too (especially with his big brother).
Oh man, it’s looking so great in there!!
A video of your fully finished Kitchen ….? plz Can we request it? 🙂
Is there a day when you’ll induce? I was so uncomfortable at the end I think I would’ve been begging my doctor to induce the day after my due date, if it came to that.
Oh Katie,
that pic of Will on the counter made my heart sing. He looks simply adorable.
I hope you are feeling well and baby comes soon. Your kitchen looks amazing.
PS
what did you use to paint wills little red high chair? I have the same one and want to paint it for my little guy. Thanks lovie!
Becky 🙂
It was spray paint…krylon in cherry red I believe. I might have to redo it just simply because Will knocks it over and I didn’t do a clear coat on top…so that’s my only recommendation.
xo kb
Every day, now, I open up your page hoping to see that Baby Bower has finally made an appearance. Your kitchen is a (gorgeous) close second 🙂 That photo of Will helps, too. The hands on the knees is genius. I’ll have to try that with my little guy.
I noticed it looks like the kitchen island is not fully painted. Are you going to paint it a different color than white?
Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.
Finish getting those kitchen pictures up and then go have that baby!
i had fakin-bacon once. it was horrid. silly vegan friends, why bother? its a slap in bacon’s face.
in drywall [thats what i call it] news, looks great! we had to replace our drywall under the sink [after a leak]. unfortunately, my hubby’s hand knocked something off of something [i blocked it out] and water came spewing out for a solid 30 seconds until he could stop it [it felt like eternity]. it was traumatic. i feel like this story has really lost its way and what im trying to get at is: be happy you didnt drywall under a sink.
although you could probably handle that. … post baby [?] I feel like making you drywall and do plumbing while super preggo is kind of hostile.
I have been wanting to paint my oak kitchen cabinets for years, but just keep putting it off. I can’t believe you took on such a challenge while pregnant! Now I have no excuses, you have inspired me to get busy and tackle my own kitchen cabinets…hopefully summer 2013 while on summer break. Can’t wait to see the finished product & best of luck with baby 2, cherish every moment cause they grow way too fast!
We just built our house and our kitchen are very similar… white cabinets, industrial pendents, similar hardware…. I wonder if our back splashes are going to be similar… I bet they will be.
Yup! That was the plan all along. I hopefully will get it done next week…hopefully.
xo – kb
Katie,
Wasn’t there a switch box or an outlet box in the before picture all the way to the left of the cabinets (left of the window and the 4 outlet box)? Did y’all move it or forgot to cut it out of the drywall? That happened to us when we built our house. The drywall guys forgot to cut out a couple light switches. Luckily the electricians remembered them and cut them out before we painted and finished the house.
I just love how your kitchen makeover is coming together. Here in Australia, we call it either gyprock or plasterboard. We’re weird, I know 😉
NO WAY! I also thought you must have had the baby by now. I can’t believe it.
Oh and your kitchen is AMAZING. I had no doubt you would turn that kitchen into some serious work of art. Good job to you and your boyfriend.
My husband was right…I shouldn’t have been looking at your new white kitchen…I started sanding and painting my kitchen cabinets last week. You’re dangerous to pregnant women with all your hormone-crazed-nesting-inspiration. My goal is to be done with mine by week 30. I can’t wait to see your backsplash choice! And don’t worry too much about baby…I know a VBAC momma that went to 42 weeks, was induced and still got her VBAC (5 hrs. of pushing – but she said it was worth it). Eat some mexican food and get some – in that order. 😉
Katie!
I LOVE that picture of Will. He just looks so miniature and cute 🙂
He will love being able to see all of these photos someday, its great that you blog and document your projects that you do with Jeremy! I wish my parents had done that.
I hope your baby decides its time soon!
XO
Melissa
cool beans! Thanks for answering, that’s good to know!
Shut. your. face.
The next time I come back here there better be a picture of you, in a hospital bed, holding a pruney baby….
Kitchen looks great! Pictures of a new baby Bower would look even better… Get on that would ‘ya?! 😉
Sorry…I know all to well how annoying that is. Best wishes! Can’t wait to see the little dude…until then I will continue to stalk. 🙂
Drywall here!!
I can’t believe you are 8 days past due! That is crazytown! (Wait, is that supposed to be one word or two?) I run a crochet business and had been thinking about e-mailing you to see if you wanted some free loot in return for air time on your blog, but I didn’t realize you were not only *so close* but past due! (Although if you’re still up for it, so am I 😉
I’m thinking maybe Katie is going into labor..no new posts and no new comments put up…hmmm…good luck!
Hopefully, you will be snuggling a Little Baby and being served eggs in bed next week! I hereby authorize you to remove “painting the island” from your schedule.
Can’t wait to see it with the tile done! Love a good kitchen reno. We’re just starting our bedroom hoping to be done next week – yay for no more mattress on the floor!
Katie- just catching up on your blog after being MIA for a couple weeks. I can NOT get over the difference in your kitchen- you’ve made it look 10 years younger 🙂 Can’t wait to see the final product, hopefully before that little bambino of yours arrives!
I’m hoping the fact that you haven’t posted yet today means that Bower#4 has arrived or is at least on his way!)!!
Well…I am from New Zealand and there we call it Gib Board. I live in Australia where they called it gyprock so there’s another two variations for you 😉
xx Karen
good work! In Australia we just call it gyprock. I think it may just be the brand name.
(Daily reader, not so-daily commenter) Oh Katie, I keep checking your blog in anticipation… hopefully you are giving birth RIGHT. NOW. Hang in there, girl! We’re all thinking about you! xo
In Australia, plasterboard or Gyprock (possibly a trade name here too). All the best with the tiling, and the bub, whichever comes first. By the looks of it, it may be the tiling LOL!
Well, shoot. {{{{Hugs}}}}
Nope. Just had a day full of appointments and unexpected surprises (my crown fell out?!)
xo – kb
Nope…just being lazy and not checking comments (more important things on the list like a much needed phone date with Sherry and a few appointments!)
xo – kb
haha…I know right?! shut my face…open my hole 🙂
xo – kb
haha…been there done that 🙂
No actually I feel like I’ve been going through all the different food types followed up by boyfriend time. It’s like my new perfume…mexican food, italian food, chinese food, thai, etc.
xo – kb
It was an extra phone line but I had Jer remove it. We took that one out completely (c’mon, it’s 2012 and I don’t need a land line in every room!) and then we also switched the one under the hood to the other side of the wall.
xo – kb
Ok, but what about the baby’s room? Are you going to announce on the blog that you have gone into labor? Or are you not going to post for a few days after the baby is born and keep us in the dark and then tell us? Srsly, I can’t take the stress of not knowing.
The kitchen looks great, looking forward to your tile selection.
I hope you are feeling well.
I can’t get over how much brighter the room is! It’s just the most amazing transformation.
Fingers crossed that you have the little baby today! 🙂
Hi Jamie,
The babies room is completely untouched. We actually prepped it for guests (I think my mom might live in there while we are in the hospital)…but since we got the little sitting room off our master, we made that a baby/nursing/justincaseIhaveacaesaren zone. And if you would like pregnancy/labor updates, I will be posting on Instagram & Facebook some regular updates. Tomorrow is our official induction date…so you can pray for us for sure (I would be lying if I didn’t say I’m nervous and a touch anxious about the entire process). And we should be home before Thanksgiving if all goes well!
xo – kb
katie–about updates…i don’t have an instagram account can i still look at the instagram photos without an account? how would i find yours? i don’t have an iphone so i don’t need to sign up. thanks!
never mind. my friend just told me how to see them.
I grew up calling it Sheetrock, but now I live in Nova Scotia Canada and it is called gyprock. Weirdest name ever, IMO!
Praying for you and baby boy Bower! Can’t wait to “meet” him!
I absolutely love what you did with the lights. Very, very pretty! Have you ever considered a greyed out robin’s egg blue for your front door with a warm stone color for the trim? I think it would look amazing. 🙂
We definitely want to paint the trim…but we first need new gutters and to fix some door trim and some fascia board in the back…it’s a chain effect 🙂
xo – kb
You can still see the Instagram pics if you friend me on Facebook!
xo – kb
OMG I’m dying over the hands on the knees photo. Dying.