After giving it a lot thought and contemplating completely different choices, I’ve determined that I’m going to color the entire studio ground, together with the toilet and the storage closet. Right here’s how this choice took place.
The studio ground is crimson oak hardwood flooring. I put in crimson oak as a result of that’s what we’ve in the remainder of the home, and I needed the wooden to match simply in case I ever resolve that I need to change the aim of this room and have the flooring within the studio match the remainder of the home. However so long as the room is getting used as my studio, I didn’t need darkish stained wood flooring in right here. So instantly after putting in the crimson oak, I did a whitewash end on the flooring.
After which, as a result of I needed a “rug” within the again entry however couldn’t have an precise rug due to Matt’s wheelchair, I made a decision to color a design on the ground.
After dwelling with this again entry for three-and-a-half years, I’ve determined that it’s simply an excessive amount of for me. I don’t just like the stark black and white paint on the ground, and the inexperienced is overpowering for me. So then I needed to decide about the right way to do away with the black and white on the ground.
Whereas pondering how to do this, one other drawback arose. I had some water injury on the ground by the aspect door. Earlier than our massive winter storm (Snowmageddon) in February 2021, we have been stocking up on meals and water as a result of we have been being warned that every part could be closed for a number of days and we would lose companies like water and electrical energy. So I purchased a bunch of water (the three-gallon rectangular containers with the spout) and set them contained in the aspect door of the studio simply in case.
We ended up not needing them in the course of the storm, so they simply sat there for months, and we’d use them now and again. What I didn’t understand is that the final one was slowly leaking, and evidently had been leaking for some time. So the ground in that space (a few 1.5 foot sq.) swelled up and must be sanded and wooden stuffed once more.
The ultimate consideration is the truth that it is a studio ground. Whereas I haven’t used this studio as a lot as I plan to sooner or later as soon as it’s completed, I’ve already gotten a number of paint splatters and drips from artwork tasks on the ground. So as soon as the room is completed, and I’m utilizing the room much more than I’ve been, there’s no query that I’ll be getting much more paint on the ground. It occurs. That’s the character of a studio that’s used for artwork tasks.
So with all of these issues, I made a decision that I have to do a end that may (1) cowl up the again entry “rug”, (2) cowl up the water broken space as soon as it’s wooden stuffed and sanded easy once more, and (3) be straightforward to repair once I need to cowl up the paint splatters and drips that may inevitably happen once I’m doing artwork tasks.
The reply is clearly a painted ground. In order ‘ve scrolled Instagram over the past couple of months, I’ve been retaining my eye open for painted ground design concepts.
As of this second, I’m leaning in direction of utilizing gentle impartial colours, just like the Behr Polar Bear and Benjamin Moore Basic Grey that I used on the ground within the visitor bed room.
These colours supply a refined backdrop and sample with out demanding consideration, and identical to within the visitor bed room, I don’t need something on the ground that may take consideration away from the partitions. And since these are colours which are used all through your entire home, it is smart to deliver them into the studio for continuity.
All of our trim and wainscoting are painted Behr Polar Bear, and it’s additionally used on the partitions (used throughout the designs) within the music room, hallway, and residential fitness center. And Benjamin Moore Basic Grey is used on the partitions in nearly each room. So I like the concept of bringing these colours into the studio as properly. However after trying by way of some inspiration photos for painted flooring, I may be persuaded to usher in a darker shade. No black, although. As I’ve discovered with the again studio entry ground, black and white are simply too jarring for me.
I used to be needing some inspiration so far as the design goes. The apparent, and possibly hottest, design is a checkerboard design. This might be comparatively fast and simple to do. Since I’m coping with such a big room, I don’t need to do an advanced design that may take a very long time. (All the photos under are screenshots from Instagram. They’re all linked to the Instagram accounts the place I discovered them, so simply click on on the photographs to see extra.)
I actually like the massive scale of this checkerboard design.
However I additionally actually love this three shade design as properly. I’m fairly positive that is tile, but it surely might simply be carried out with paint.
This was the unique ground design that impressed me to color the studio ground. I like that it has a extra trendy look to it, however it could possibly nonetheless be a refined background with out demanding consideration.
This one jogs my memory of our visitor bed room ground, besides that the stripes are random as an alternative of equal width. And I like it paired with that enjoyable wallpaper. That provides me an thought of how it might look paired with my colourful floral wallpaper. However once more, I received’t be utilizing black and white.
And at last, it is a painted checkerboard ground with a gold define, which I completely love!!! I don’t assume I’d go to the difficulty of portray veins to imitate the look of marble, however oh my goodness, that gold element!! I like it a lot.
So I’ve narrowed my selections all the way down to these designs. I’ll give it some extra thought as I begin to field up issues within the studio this weekend and prepare to work on the room. I’m so excited to get this venture began…and eventually completed!!!
And sure, the house fitness center is completed. I simply have to perform a little dusting, vacuum the ground, and take some photographs in order that I can share the entire earlier than and after with you. WOOHOOO!!! Y’all, I’m down to 1 room. One room!!!
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