On Friday’s put up, I made an inventory of 18 issues that wanted to be performed to complete the studio. This weekend, I acquired two of them checked off of the listing. I lastly acquired the ceiling and partitions painted, which was an enormous activity. After which the final window shade arrived on Saturday, so I acquired it put in.
First up, I’ll present you the way the newly painted ceiling and partitions have modified the look of the room. For a really very long time now, I’ve been dwelling with partially painted partitions and ceiling. I began portray the areas that wanted to be painted in order that I may set up cupboards. And as soon as these areas have been painted, the progress on the remainder of the ceiling and partitions stalled as a result of (1) there was no urgent want to color these areas, and (2) portray the ceiling appeared like an enormous job, so I procrastinated so long as I may.
So the room has seemed like this for a really very long time, with a part of the ceiling white and and most of it painted blue, and elements of the partitions painted Benjamin Moore Traditional Grey, and the remaining painted blue.
So this was my huge undertaking that I used to be decided to lastly end this weekend. As soon as I acquired the ceiling painted, I used to be really amazed at how a lot brighter the room seemed. The blue ceiling wasn’t even darkish. It was a really mild blue, and but the white made such a giant distinction. I nonetheless must put the lights again within the ceiling, so proper now, there are a ton of loopy shadows on the ceiling. However a minimum of it’s all one shade now!
And naturally, the Traditional Grey partitions now look so vibrant and clear. This image makes it seem like I put in lights on prime of the cupboards, however that’s simply the ceiling mild hanging down and shining in direction of the wall. I do nonetheless plan to place lights within the cubbies, although.
Aaahhhh…simply take a look at how vibrant and clear this huge wall seems to be! Now I’m anxious to get the remainder of the trim put in. It’s going to look so good!
After which the second merchandise on my listing that I checked off was putting in the brand new shade on the window that sits contained in the workplace space cupboards.
I had some frustration with this shade. I ordered my absolute favourite unlined woven shade (affiliate hyperlink) from the identical small enterprise on Amazon the place I ordered the opposite two for this room, those for the house health club, and the one within the grasp rest room. I completely love these shades, and among the best issues about them is that the corporate will minimize them (width and size) to your customized measurements to suit your window.
So similar to I at all times do, I positioned my order, after which despatched them a message with the customized measurements. However in some way, this time they didn’t get my message. And by the point I spotted I hadn’t heard again from them (they at all times reply to substantiate receipt of the customization request), that they had already shipped the shade with out customizations.
They supplied to ship me one other one, however this one took about two weeks, and I didn’t need to wait. So I ended up customizing the width myself by slicing about 1/2-inch off of every finish with my miter noticed. I used to be about to attempt to customise the size myself as effectively, but it surely’s solely about three inches too lengthy, and I made a decision that it wasn’t definitely worth the hassle.
I used to be a bit upset on the additional work it took, however as soon as I acquired it put in, my disappointment disappeared. Since I hold the shades open 99.9% of the time, nobody would ever be capable of inform that it’s too lengthy. I’m the one one who might be bothered by that, and so long as the shade is open, I’ll most likely neglect about it. I do love the heat and texture that it provides to this space!
And now I can lastly see what my panorama design seems to be like on the sunshine grey wall. I’m nonetheless going to have it printed bigger after which body it, however I can use this one to get an concept of what it can seem like.
I attempted to tape it to the wall to get a greater concept, but it surely wouldn’t keep hanging straight. 😀 Then new one, which can embrace the plant key, will take up a lot of the area between the trim on the left and the thermostat on the precise.
Right here’s the progress. Two down, sixteen to go.
End portray the ceiling and partitions;- Set up and paint baseboards;
- Set up and paint door casings on two doorways;
- Paint two doorways;
- Paint bases on work tables;
- Paint desk and add two drawers;
- Paint black elements of paint swatch cupboard white;
- End wiring electrical shops;
- Add lights to cubbies;
- End trim on workplace space cupboards;
Set up window shade;- Reupholster desk chair;
- Make pendant mild;
- Body and cling panorama design;
- Enhance lengthy, clean wall;
- Clear and touchup paint on ground;
- End adjusting doorways and drawers;
- Set up drawer pulls and door knobs.
I’m making an attempt my hardest to be performed by the tip of this month, however that’s only a objective. If it takes somewhat longer, I’ll be okay with that.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You’ll be able to study extra about me right here.
