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This week didn’t fairly go as deliberate. Our air conditioner stopped engaged on Monday, and we had been with out it for just a few hours. So having to cope with that, plus be sure that Matt made it via a number of hours with out air-con on a day with 100+ diploma temps utterly threw off my plans for the week. After which the curve ball of coping with the surprising adjustments within the hallway rest room took up much more time that I had anticipated having the ability to dedicate to the studio. However isn’t that the best way life works?
So it’s been a little bit of a busy week, however I used to be nonetheless capable of make some progress within the studio. The progress is sluggish, nevertheless it’s regular, so no less than I’m on course. I haven’t needed to tear out any extra drywall or undo anything that’s already completed, in order that’s at all times excellent news. 😀
Earlier within the week, I confirmed y’all how I modified the IKEA Sektion cupboards to make use of on the lengthy entrance wall of the studio. I received all of these put in, and now they’re prepared for trim and a countertop.
Earlier than I received sidetracked with the A/C and hallway rest room countertop, my plan was to work on the countertop and have the higher cupboards put collectively in time for some males in our Wednesday evening group to have the ability to elevate these into place for me. However after dropping nearly a complete work day due to the A/C, I knew that aim wasn’t going to work out, so I made a decision to maneuver on to the opposite cupboard part as an alternative. That means, I can get all the cupboards put in, then get all the cupboards in each sections trimmed out, after which construct each counter tops on the similar time.
However earlier than I might set up cupboards, I needed to get that part of the room painted. Somewhat than paint your complete room without delay, I’m having to do it in sections due to the issues I’m having to work round. It’s not probably the most environment friendly approach to work, nevertheless it’s advantageous. It’ll all get completed. 🙂 However for now, I painted the world of the ceiling that’s above this part of cupboards, after which I painted the a part of the wall that’s behind and beside this part of cupboards. I nonetheless have to return and do this little part above the door.
I typically get pleasure from portray a room, however I can inform you proper now that I’m not having fun with this one. I don’t like having to climb up and down a 10-foot ladder (I don’t like tall ladders), and I’m ultimately going to have to pull out the 12-foot ladder. I’m dreading that. However I’m getting it completed, part by part, slowly however certainly. I’m very pleased with the colours that I lastly settled on — pure white extremely flat Behr ceiling paint for the ceiling, and Benjamin Moore Basic Grey for the partitions (combined in Behr Premium paint).
So as soon as that part of the wall and ceiling had been painted, I might get to the enjoyable half — assembling and putting in the cupboards. I made and added 3-inch ft to those cupboards identical to I did for those on the lengthy wall. (You possibly can learn extra about that right here.) These ft don’t must be fairly as a result of they’ll be hidden behind trim.
I haven’t really put in the cupboards but (i.e., hooked up them to the wall) as a result of the set up on these cupboards gained’t be as easy as the opposite wall of cupboards. As you may see, this wall would require some areas between the cupboards.
Since I’m utilizing IKEA cupboards as an alternative of constructing from scratch, I solely had particular widths to select from. I selected the sizes that may fill the house as a lot as doable, however the match wasn’t practically pretty much as good for this wall because it was for the lengthy entrance wall. I do know that I need the 2 center cupboards to be proper in opposition to one another (i.e., no house between them) and centered below the window.
However then that leaves areas on both aspect of the cupboard within the nook. It wants an area between the left aspect and the wall of no less than 1.5 inches, however then that leaves a 5-inch house on the best aspect of the cupboard.
I had thought of framing that out and having a slot for one thing helpful, however I can’t consider any motive I’d want a 15-inch-deep, 5-inch-wide, 30-inch excessive slot in an workplace setting. If it had been a kitchen, and the cupboards had been 24 inches deep, it will be an excellent place for cookie sheets. However I can’t consider any use for this house, so I’ll in all probability simply cowl it with a 5-inch-wide spacer.
However no matter I do on that aspect, I’m additionally going to must do on the opposite aspect with the intention to hold the entire thing symmetrical.
I’ll determine it out. It’s simply going to take some thought and planning to get it good.
I’m actually hoping I can get these put in after which lastly make some progress on the counter tops this weekend. Barring any unexpected circumstances, that’s the plan. We’ll see how that goes. 😀
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and enhance 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can be taught extra about me right here.
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