The walls and ceilings are painted. Next comes floor coverings or paint (for the shop floor) and trim. As soon as the shop floor is painted I'll be able to move my tools insided to do the trim. That will be a great improvement over working with them in the back yard.

 

 

Here are a few views of the the painted walls. The ceiling will be flat white (what you see here is the primer. All the wood, i.e. doors, trim, shelves, and stairs, will be glossy white.


 

I've primed the drywal.

Charlie and Grandpa enjoying a little Sports Center together. Gotta train them sometime. 

Here are some views of the shop and attic with the texture (which is not yet dry and therefore pretty splotchy).


 

We've had progress on a couple fronts. First, there is the door to the attic and second, the initial taping and bedding.
The door to the attic will give us access to take larger things in and out which would not fit through the 18" door at the top of the stairs. The big door will have two deadbolt latches on the outside so the kids cannot open it from the inside. I figured this would be a good defense against the curiosity of the grandkids as they grow older. Wouldn't want them opening the door and tumbling out.

Regarding the drywall, the crew should be back on Monday to continue the good work they have begun. I'm pretty excited about having everything textured, painted and trimmed before I start to move into the shop. I'm thinking I'll paint the floor of the shop and perhaps put Pergo-type flooring in the attic playroom. 

This past week Suzi and I decided to hire professionals to tape, bed, and texture the shop and playroom. So here are a couple of pictures of the unfinished drywall for posterity. Hopefully, tomorrow morning, the crew will be here to begin the work. Here you can see the new stairway I'm building to access the playroom. A secure bannister will be added to ensure it's safe use by the little ones.

Charlie visited Grandpa in the shop while I was prepping for the sheetrockers. This little garden tool was his outdoor favorite during his week-long visit in Las Cruces (while Lani and Jarod enjoyed an anniversary trip to the Big D).