Final evening, I used to be each pissed off with how lengthy this cupboard venture is taking, and I used to be additionally giddy from lastly having the ability to see some colour on the cupboards. I acquired the cupboards caulked, and solely make it about midway by way of the primary coat, however I nonetheless needed to provide y’all a little bit peek of the pink.
You continue to have to make use of your creativeness to image the completed cupboards, however this sneak peek of the pink will assist.
I’m so excited to get these completed!! The primary coat all the time takes the longest, however after the second coat, I’ll nonetheless must do two coats of the clear coat end. I’m actually hoping they’ll be carried out by Friday!! I’d love to move into the weekend with this enormous venture behind me in order that I can concentrate on different tasks on my to-do listing.
Because the climate was good yesterday, I additionally took a couple of minutes to tape off and paint the sconces that may go on this space. I used Rust-Oleum spray paint in a gloss end. Sadly, even after shaking the can for 60 seconds, the primary few sprays got here out powdery and tough. I don’t know why this occurred, however it was virtually like a type of textured spray paints.
I don’t now if it exhibits up sufficient within the image with the intention to see it, however the texture was tough, and it was the very reverse of a shiny end.
So I needed to anticipate it to dry completely, sand it clean with 220-grit sandpaper, and take a look at once more. After that first 30 seconds of spray that got here out tough and powdery, the remainder of it labored simply high-quality.
The entire items now have a wonderful shiny white end on them, and as quickly as they dry (I’ll give them a few days earlier than dealing with them), I’ll be capable to gold leaf the elements that must be gold, after which set up them as quickly because the countertop and window casing are carried out.
One factor I’m nonetheless undecided on with these lights is the place to begin and cease the gold leaf. That call was fairly straightforward with the pendant lights.
However with these sconces, it’s not fairly as clear. These sconces don’t have the raised half across the backside of the shade for an ideal stopping level for the gold leaf. And what do I do with that horizontal assist piece? Does that keep white? Or do I gold leaf that half? These are a few of these small selections that I are inclined to obsess over. 😀
Transferring on, I’m all able to work on my desk makeover as quickly as the cupboards are completed. I purchased two of those ready-made, easy-to-install drawers. I truthfully had no thought these even existed till somebody talked about them in a touch upon a previous publish, and I headed to Amazon to test it out. There are such a lot of totally different variations of those ready-to-install drawers! I can’t imagine I by no means knew these existed!
I imply, it doesn’t get any simpler than this. You simply screw the drawer to the underside of the desktop, and you’ve got a drawer!
I purchased two of them for my desk, and I feel they’ll be excellent. Those I acquired aren’t very huge, however I simply wanted a spot for pens, pencils, a stapler, some Publish-It notes, and many others. In order that they don’t actually must be huge. These will probably be excellent.
And eventually, I now have a really clear plan for the pendant gentle I wish to make to go above the desk. This was really my mother’s thought, and I find it irresistible! Principally, I’m going to take the thought of my favourite piece of paintings I’ve ever made…
And I’m going to adapt that concept right into a pendant gentle utilizing these 20 lampshade rings.
That’s simply my type of venture! Tedious, repetitive, and made from most likely 1500 small items. 😀 I don’t know why, however I like tasks like that, and I’m so anxious to get began on it! However first, I’ve only a couple extra days I must spend on these cupboards to get them completed up.
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 can learn more about me here.
