Another Milestone in the Kitchen

I don't think that I have mentioned that one of my biggest concerns of this kitchen remodel has been making the transition from the new work to the old work in a way that does not show. The old ceiling is textured and once before when I did a patch in another part of the house it looked "okay", but it is still visible if you know where to look. Since this joint goes clear across the entire kitchen from one side to the other I have been very worried. In addition to that you throw in the sky light and look at the old texturing around that and it compounds it. Anyway . . . Last night we started the texturing. Some friends at work told me to thin the mud (drywall joint compound) with a little water. A friend of mine who had his own painting business for several years, told me not to thin it. I had done several texturings before and always felt that they were not bad for an amateur, but I was never 100% happy with them, so I tried the thinning and I think it came out pretty good. As it looks right now it seems to be quite difficult to see the transition from the new to the old. Tomorrow we will start painting with a coat of primer and then we'll see even better. I think the best I can hope for is that people don't walk in the room and see where the transition is or be able to see that the new work was even done, compared to the old work. If I accomplish that I'll be happy.

If you click on and enlarge the photo with the sky light you can see where the ceiling goes from shiny to dull. Of course the shiny is the old paint and the dull is the new work that has not been painted yet. I'll post more photos when the painting is done. That is when the tale will be told.