I haven’t gotten a lot work completed on the studio this week. Wednesday was my birthday (I’ve formally entered a brand new decade…the massive 5-0!!), so I took off on Wednesday and Thursday to do some enjoyable issues. So at this time, I’m turning my consideration again to the studio.
That room is so large, and proper now, it’s so cluttered that it’s arduous to actually see what must be completed. Through the years as I’ve been engaged on this home, I’ve gotten rid of a lot muddle, however I’ve additionally stored fairly a little bit of stuff. And as I’ve began on one room, I’ve simply boxed up the stuff I didn’t wish to half with, or didn’t wish to decide about simply but, and moved it to the subsequent room.
For a very long time, the visitor bed room was getting used to retailer containers and different stuff. I removed a whole lot of it, and the remainder obtained moved to what’s now our grasp rest room. Then once I began on the grasp rest room, all of it obtained moved to the house health club. After which once I began on the house health club, all of it obtained moved to the studio.
And now, I’m engaged on the studio, which is the final room that I’ve to complete on this home. I’ve nowhere else to maneuver stuff, so it’s all both packed away within the storage closet, or it’s shoved over to 1 aspect of the room.
I don’t wish to put any extra stuff within the sunroom, and I don’t have an outside storage constructing or storage the place I can put stuff (which is for the most effective), so the primary precedence will probably be to determine what wants to remain and what must go, and to eliminate the stuff that I don’t really want.
The remainder will ultimately discover a residence within the studio cupboards or the studio storage closet, however I’ve a protracted solution to go earlier than these issues will probably be usable. So even after decluttering, I’m nonetheless going to have a whole lot of stuff to work round as I attempt to end this room. I’ll simply need to pile all of it in the midst of the room in order that I can have easy accessibility to work on the cupboards and different issues across the perimeter of the room.
However anyway, this morning, I made a decision to take stock on what precisely nonetheless must be completed within the studio and adjoining areas. The listing is fairly lengthy. My purpose was to get these areas completed by August nineteenth, which is the date we purchased our home. And this yr marks our tenth anniversary of buying this home. I need so badly to be completed with the entire inside rooms by that date! But when I don’t meet that purpose, it’s not an enormous deal. I gained’t beat myself up over it, however I do wish to give it my finest effort.
So after snapping a couple of photos this morning, and taking stock of what must be completed, right here’s what I’ve provide you with…
The toilet will probably be fairly simple to complete since I’m don’t have any main initiatives in right here. I simply want to color the partitions (I’m going with colourful vertical stripes), after which set up the brand new tile. That’s it!
The again entry can be fairly simple. I’m going to color the partitions and ceiling a strong colour, hold some new curtains, after which make some artwork for the partitions.
The primary room is the place issues get extra difficult. The entire room nonetheless wants baseboards, and I’m going to repaint the partitions a lighter colour. I additionally want to put in a big consumption vent for the HVAC system which resides within the storage closet. The sunshine that goes over my desk wants a brand new lampshade. And eventually, I wish to discover a piece of furnishings to make use of as extra storage for that wall to the left of the cased opening.
Each doorways in the principle room (e.g., the outside door and the door to the breakfast room) want casings, and the doorways have to be painted. I additionally wish to repaint the bases on my two massive work tables a brand new colour. The tables are buried beneath the muddle proper now. 😀
On the principle wall, I would like to put in the brand new wallpaper. The cupboards will clearly be the largest venture in right here. I would like to put in them, trim them out, and paint them. All the stuff piled on this aspect of the room is rather a lot to take care of!
Earlier than I may even set up the brand new wallpaper or set up the cupboards, I first want to maneuver 11 shops up about e inches within the two partitions. After which after the decrease cupboards are put in, I must make the counter tops.
General, there’s fairly a bit to do, however this room appears rather a lot simpler than the grasp rest room venture. That room had a whole lot of little tedious initiatives. This room appears a bit extra primary. I’m doubting that I can get it completed by August nineteenth, however I’ll give it my finest strive!
So right here’s my official listing as of at this time, June twenty third:
- Sand, prime and paint the lavatory partitions
- Set up the brand new tile within the rest room
- Paint the ceiling and partitions within the again entry
- Cling new curtains within the again entry
- Make art work for the partitions within the again entry
- Have 11 shops moved up on the cupboards partitions of the studio
- Paint studio partitions
- Set up baseboards (wooden fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint)
- Set up door casings on two doorways (wooden fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint)
- Paint the 2 doorways within the room
- End caulking, priming and portray two window casings
- Add massive consumption vent for HVAC
- New lampshade for gentle over desk
- Discover or make furnishings piece for space left of cased opening
- Repaint the work desk bases
- Set up the brand new wallpaper
- Set up the cupboards
- Paint the cupboards
- Construct the counter tops
That’s a protracted listing! And but, this venture doesn’t appear practically as large or overwhelming because the grasp rest room did. This room feels extra “again to fundamentals” to me.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish 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 can learn more about me here.
