I had excessive hopes that I’d get the large studio wall fully completed yesterday, however I ended up having a type of irritating days with one fail after one other.
First, keep in mind the large, colourful calendar that I held on this wall initially of the week?
As of this morning, all however one of many months had fallen off of the wall. Evidently, I acquired maintain of a nasty batch of 3M double sided sticky foam squares, and so they failed. September continues to be hanging on, however that’s the one one.
I purchased new image hanging strips to strive once more, however I simply didn’t have sufficient time to get it achieved yesterday. It’ll be a straightforward undertaking to do once more, however I used to be just a bit bit pissed off {that a} undertaking I had crossed off of my “to do” listing must be achieved once more.
I had deliberate to make cabinets identical to the breakfast room image ledges to go below the TV. These are really easy to make, and you may customise them to any measurement you want. Right here’s a have a look at the breakfast room cabinets…
However after I was in Lowe’s the opposite day buying the issues I wanted for my new shoe closet, I noticed these cabinets on clearance for simply over $12 every. They’re not fairly as broad as I wished them to be (these are 30 inches broad, and I wished 36), however I used to be comfortable that they might save me a lot time, and I don’t assume I may make them for $12 every with the price of lumber as of late.
Two of them had been very straightforward to put in. However there at all times must be a tough one, proper? And this center one was the issue. For some cause, I couldn’t get the drywall anchor to enter the wall on this aspect. No drawback. I made a decision to simply use my nail gun with 2-inch 16-gauge nails and nail this aspect straight into the stud. However the very first nail didn’t go in. It simply crumpled up on the face of the shelf board.
I don’t know why it did that. Perhaps it hit a drywall screw. Nevertheless it’s only one extra minor inconvenience I’ve to repair.
Subsequent up, I labored on constructing the body for the TV. I wished this body to be a lot less complicated in design than the opposite ones I’ve constructed. The one I made for the breakfast room is admittedly thick. I like the way it appears with the cabinets. However for this wall within the studio, I wished the face of the body to be a lot thinner.
I had a quite simple design in thoughts, and thought I may get the essential construct achieved in about 40 minutes. And I used to be proper! It took about 40 minutes to chop the 4 items for the edges and glue/nail these collectively, after which reduce the 4 face items and nail these in place.
The issue? I acquired the measurements incorrect. It appears means too large on the TV, so I have to take it aside, reduce the items down, and put it collectively once more.
By this time, my mind was fairly frazzled. I used to be very excited for the distraction when my new clock was delivered. However after I opened it up, I couldn’t work out the way it was supposed to hold on the wall. 😀 It was simply my way of thinking yesterday. I checked out it once more this morning, and I very clearly noticed a gap that goes over a nail or screw within the wall. I believe my pissed off and frazzled mind yesterday simply couldn’t give attention to that little gap on the again of the clock mechanism.
However anyway, that is the clock I ended up buying for this wall (affiliate hyperlink). I actually preferred the value ($45) and the dimensions (24 inches), however I additionally acquired this one as a result of I believed it might be very straightforward to customise.
I’m unsure what I plan to do with it simply but, however I do know for certain that it gained’t keep brown. 🙂 I could paint it a enjoyable shade, or I could resolve to do one thing extra creative. I’ll have to attend and see what inspiration hits me.
In order that was my day yesterday. Not solely did I not get the wall completed, however I really feel like I went backwards.
Luckily, I don’t have any plans for the following two days, so I plan to give attention to this and hopefully get it achieved by the tip of the day tomorrow. Then I can give attention to the workplace/desk nook of the room and get these initiatives achieved.
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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
