Ceiling Fiasco

I started today with high hopes of getting the second half of the ceiling done and installed.  All went well until I tried to install it.  The skinny board I used on one end to fill in the space between the first half and second half of the ceiling was so tight I had to use a hammer to get it in, but then it broke.  Heavy sigh . . . 

So I took off the skinny board and installed the crown molding right onto the room divider (which was the original end wall of the house).  That worked out beautifully.  Until . . . I noticed that the first part of the ceiling was in backwards!  You've got to be kidding me!@*#*  That meant my coffers didn't line up across the room.  Blast!!  So I manhandled it off the ceiling.  Needless to say it didn't come off without a fight or without damaging the ceiling paper.

I managed to piece together bits which you can't tell from below once the ceiling was re-installed.  I really didn't want to order another sheet of this expensive paper, so I just went with it.  If I was paying for me, I'd fire me . . .

Then I had to install a middle beam over the beam in the center to cover the room divider.  I used half inch balsa wood which worked out well.

All in all the ceiling looks pretty great.  I'm happy with it despite the fiasco getting it all installed and lined up.  It's still a bit wonky, but if you don't look too closely and I didn't tell you, you wouldn't notice.  Right?

I also got the dining room chandelier installed.  More on that in another post . . .