Issues are shifting proper alongside on the cupboards for the workplace space of my studio! We had beautiful climate yesterday, and I took benefit of it by getting all the trim for the doorways and drawer fronts lower, assembled, and hooked up to the doorways and drawer fronts. I obtained all 18 trimmed out and prepared for the subsequent step.
It’s alleged to be sunny and 79 levels as we speak, so I had hoped to get all the trim caulked in order that I might paint as we speak. Sadly, I ran out of time, and didn’t get any of the caulking achieved yesterday, in order that should be achieved as we speak. Our climate is meant to be stunning all week, so it’s wanting like I’ll be capable to paint on Thursday. As soon as I get that achieved, I’ll really feel such an enormous sense of accomplishment!
I had thought-about skipping the caulking course of and simply portray the doorways and drawer fronts, however I simply can’t let myself do this. You’ll be able to see right here that the trim I used is barely curved even on the bottom. So proper the place it sits in opposition to the door, you’ll be able to see this little crevice.
Issues like that irritate the heck out of me, and there’s no method I’d be glad with out caulking that little crevice. And the mitered corners of the trim additionally want somewhat sanding and caulking.
Anyway, that is spherical two of me prepping, including trim, caulking, priming, portray, and gold leafing IKEA Veddinge cupboard doorways and drawer fronts, and I wrote about it in better element the primary go ’spherical.
So now that I’m properly on my technique to getting the doorways and drawer fronts completed, I’ve been considering forward and planning how I’m going to complete out the precise cupboard packing containers. The uncovered aspect on the suitable should be coated, and since I didn’t purchase any of these panels from IKEA, I’ll be utilizing MDF or plywood.
I’ll mainly be repeating the exact same course of I used to construct out the perimeters of the paint swatch cupboard the place I added added two items of two″ x 2″ lumber to the perimeters of the cupboards like this…
After which coated that with a chunk of plywood like this…
Since I’ve already achieved that course of as soon as, and it labored out nice, there’s probably not anything to determine. I’ll simply repeat that entire course of to cowl over the suitable aspect of the cupboards. However one factor I’ve been contemplating is including a bridge to attach the 2 higher sections.
I’ve been toying with this concept actually from the very starting of designing this room again in 2017, however another person instructed it a number of posts again after I requested for concepts on methods to incorporate the floral design on this space of the room. Somebody instructed constructing that bridge to attach the highest higher cupboards, after which simply including the floral wallpaper to the wall in that enclosed space.
If you happen to’re having a tough time envisioning this, let me present you what I’m speaking about. So right here’s the plan I’ve been exhibiting y’all for some time now. Although the design modified barely after I determined to go along with IKEA cupboards, the primary thought has been the identical since 2017.
However the bridge thought would look one thing like this…
I don’t plan so as to add the floral wallpaper to the world inside that space as a result of I don’t suppose sufficient of it might present to be well worth the effort. However what I do love concerning the bridge thought is that I might add lights above that countertop. I don’t know if I’d ever want lights in that space, or what sort of work I’d do on that countertop that might necessitate lighting above it, however I do like the concept of getting it obtainable if and after I want it.
In fact, if I didn’t do the bridge, I might all the time add sconces to the perimeters of the cupboards, going through the window, similar to I did with the closets in our visitor bed room.
I additionally like that the bridge offers the cupboards a extra completed look (in my humble opinion) in opposition to that very tall, huge wall. With the bridge, your entire cupboard space appears to be like like a extra cohesive unit to my eye.
In order that’s actually the primary design determination I’m attempting to resolve on proper now. I’ve a number of days to resolve since I’m specializing in the doorways and drawer fronts proper now. These will in all probability take me the remainder of the week, and possibly even the weekend, since I’ve to do the gold leaf additionally. However I’m hoping that I’ll be prepared to start out on the precise cupboards subsequent week, and I must have that call made so I’ll be able to go.
What would you do? Add a bridge with crown molding for lighting? Or forgo the bridge and simply add crown molding to the tops of every particular person higher cupboard, and probably add some sconces to the perimeters of the cupboards?
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