Last week's beige experiments were with plaster.
But I wanted to learn to plaster. I may have mentioned that our bathroom needs a teensy bit of plastering. (And the hallway. And the spare bedroom. And the bedroom ceiling. And probably every other room once we've stripped the wallpaper). I did have a go myself, reading instructions and watching videos and, well, you could tell it hadn't been done by a professional...
So off I went to spend a day learning how to do it properly.
Ok, so this 6 foot x 4 foot board took me almost 6 hours in total. And I had a tutor watching over my shoulder the whole time. And the walls in my house definitely are NOT as flat as plasterboard (although I'm now contemplating entirely covering the lot with plasterboard and starting again).
But really? For a first proper attempt at plastering I reckon that's pretty good. I'm contemplating a career change - there's got to be a market for reliable, cheery plasterers out there...