This week didn’t fairly go as deliberate. Our air conditioner stopped engaged on Monday, and we had been with out it for a couple of hours. So having to cope with that, plus guarantee that Matt made it by 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 unexpected changes in the hallway bathroom took up much more time that I had anticipated with the ability to dedicate to the studio. However isn’t that the way in which 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 gradual, however it’s regular, so at the least I’m not off course. I haven’t needed to tear out any extra drywall or undo anything that’s already finished, in order that’s at all times excellent news. 😀
Earlier within the week, I confirmed y’all how I modified the IKEA Sektion cabinets to make use of on the lengthy entrance wall of the studio. I obtained all of these put in, and now they’re prepared for trim and a countertop.
Earlier than I obtained sidetracked with the A/C and hallway lavatory countertop, my plan was to work on the countertop and have the higher cupboards put collectively in time for some males in our Wednesday night time 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 objective 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 the entire cupboards put in, then get the entire cupboards in each sections trimmed out, after which construct each counter tops on the identical time.
However earlier than I may set up cupboards, I needed to get that part of the room painted. Relatively than paint your entire 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, however it’s advantageous. It’ll all get finished. 🙂 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 try this little part above the door.
I usually take pleasure in portray a room, however I can let you know 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 finished, part by part, slowly however absolutely. I’m very proud of the colours that I lastly settled on — pure white extremely flat Behr ceiling paint for the ceiling, and Benjamin Moore Traditional Grey for the partitions (blended in Behr Premium paint).
So as soon as that part of the wall and ceiling had been painted, I may get to the enjoyable half — assembling and putting in the cupboards. I made and added 3-inch ft to those cupboards similar to I did for those on the lengthy wall. (You can read more about that here.) These ft don’t should 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 received’t be as easy as the opposite wall of cupboards. As you possibly can 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 attainable, 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 towards one another (i.e., no house between them) and centered underneath 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 at the least 1.5 inches, however then that leaves a 5-inch house on the correct 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 purpose 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 fill it in with a 5-inch-wide spacer.
However no matter I do on that aspect, I’m additionally going to should do on the opposite aspect with the intention to preserve the entire thing symmetrical.
I’ll determine it out. It’s simply going to take some thought and planning to get it excellent.
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 nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
