I had a plan to present my desk a fast and simple makeover. I walked by many of the easy steps to get me from the earlier than to the after in my head earlier than I even began. Positive, there have been a couple of unknowns that I’d want to determine alongside the best way, similar to with all of my tasks, however I used to be assured that these unknowns would develop into apparent because the mission went alongside.
Sadly, after implementing lots of these steps over the weekend, I’m not happy with how the desk is popping out. It’s salvageable, and the desk will get achieved, however I simply made some design selections that didn’t find yourself figuring out. So let me present you what I did, and clarify how I plan to repair it.
First, I’ve already gone over how I made the aspect panels with the vines. For those who missed that submit, you can read it here. So right here’s what the aspect panel appeared like final time I confirmed you.
And right here’s what it appeared like after I reduce off the surplus body items and connected the stretcher board under the framed vine insert.
I used to be so excited to get this aspect completed, and so centered on ensuring that the vine was pointing in direction of the entrance of the desk, that I by some means missed that I put in it the other way up. In my head, the vine must go up (vegetation develop in direction of the solar) and never level in direction of the ground. I used to be so bummed that I didn’t even discover that it was the other way up, however it was glued in on high, and nailed in on all 4 sides, so I didn’t need to take the possibility of eradicating it for concern that I’d break it. So I put the opposite panel in the other way up additionally.
You might discover that I connected the underside stretcher items with the pocket holes seen. That’s as a result of (1) it was simpler to connect it this manner slightly than with them on the underside, and (2) I had already determined so as to add some ornamental trim to the desk, so these holes can be lined up.
Subsequent, I wanted to fill within the area across the high of the desk in order that the drawers that I plan so as to add gained’t present on the edges and again of the desk. So I used some 1″ x 4″ lumber, reduce them to size, and nailed these in place.
I needed to miter these items the place they met within the corners in order that no ends would present from the again or sides of the desk.
After which I stood again and appeared on the progress, and it simply bought worse. Placing these boards on the within of the desk like that type of gave a paneled look (like an inset panel cupboard door) besides that the panel was set again 1.5 inches. That’s approach an excessive amount of. And it additionally appeared unusual that the panels on the highest have been set again 1.5 inches (connected on the within of the two″ x 2″ boards that make up the body of the desk), whereas the framed vine panel was solely inset about 1/2-inch (set in the midst of the two″ x 2″ boards that make up the body of the desk). That simply appeared like a design mistake to me. To my eye, these two issues — the highest panels and the framed vine panels — ought to be set on the similar level on these 2″ x 2″ boards that make up the body of the desk.
Right here’s one other view so you’ll be able to see what I imply. To place it a unique approach, the highest panel and the underside framed vine panel ought to be on the identical airplane. There shouldn’t be that discrepancy the place the highest panel is ready again additional.
So earlier than making any knee-jerk selections, I made a decision to place the highest again on on the desk (it’s simply sitting there, it’s not truly connected) to get an general view. After which it appeared unusual to me that the desktop is identical dimensions as the bottom. That appeared high quality to me with its authentic, easy, fashionable design. However with this new design, and the addition of the panels, I believe the desktop wants to increase previous the bottom like a extra conventional desk design.
Technically, these aren’t troublesome issues to repair. The toughest factor can be eradicating these framed vine panels with out ruining them. However even when I’ve to remake these frames across the vines, it will likely be price it. I ought to have corrected it after I put in the primary one the other way up, however I simply needed to get completed, and I pressed on. I ought to know myself higher than that by now. I ought to have recognized I’d by no means be happy with that compromise.
And for the higher panels, I simply want to make use of my desk noticed to chop some boards that may truly match contained in the body items slightly than merely attaching the boards to the again of these items. After which extending the desktop earlier than including the veneer can be a easy step. So it’ll all work out ultimately. I simply want I had stopped and corrected my mistake after I put in that first panel the other way up. I can repair it, however I’ve made issues tougher on myself than they wanted to be. I hate it after I do this. It looks as if I might have discovered by now, however a few of us are very gradual learners. 😀
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.
