I made a lot progress on my studio workplace space cupboard doorways and drawer fronts this weekend! I’m feeing so motivated, and so excited to get these cupboards completed in order that I will be one step nearer to having a completed studio.
On Friday and Saturday, I labored on the backs of the doorways and drawer fronts — sanding the primer easy with 220-grit sandpaper, spraying the primary coat of paint, sanding once more, spraying the second coat of paint, spraying the primary clear coat, sanding once more, after which spraying the ultimate clear coat.
Saturday evening, Matt requested me what my Sunday was going to appear like, so I used to be going over my day — church within the morning, come residence and make him lunch, go to lunch with my mother and brother, then come residence and make him dinner. Then I mentioned in any case of that, I deliberate to work on my studio cupboard doorways and drawer fronts.
After I mentioned that, the expression on his face acquired actually unhappy. I requested him what was improper, and he mentioned, “I simply really feel so unhealthy that it’s important to work on a Sunday.” I responded, “What do you imply must? I don’t must do something. I wish to work on these! I’m so enthusiastic about getting these cupboards completed, and I like portray! This isn’t work for me. It’s enjoyable!” 😀
Even in any case these years, I nonetheless don’t suppose he fully understands my love for a few of these issues I do. Certain, at instances, it will possibly seem to be work, and I wish to procrastinate and keep away from it. However after I actually begin seeing progress on a giant challenge, it will get thrilling and enjoyable. And that’s the place I’m now with these cupboards.
I had excessive hopes that I’d have the ability to end portray and clear coating the fronts of the cupboard doorways and drawer fronts, however sadly, I wasn’t in a position to. However I did get the primer sanded, after which get the primary coat of paint on every little thing.
I had loads of time to get them completed final evening, and the climate was completely good for portray, though it was a bit windy at moments. However for probably the most half, it was completely good. It acquired as much as 85 levels yesterday, and even after the solar went down, it was very snug exterior.
And I completely love portray. I truly watered down the paint only a tiny bit (which I’ve by no means completed earlier than when utilizing my little sprayer), and the paint was happening so fantastically. I didn’t use the Critter model sprayer this time. I wanted to purchase a brand new one, and the Critter model had gotten ridiculously costly. So I bought this K-Grip siphon spray gun instead (affiliate hyperlink). It’s actually the very same factor as a Critter, besides that it’s nonetheless fairly priced, and it comes with a plastic jar as an alternative of glass, which I truly choose. This one doesn’t break if I drop it. The glass jars breaks 100% of the time, and I’ve dropped a couple of of them over time.
So anyway, I used to be making such good progress, and I used to be actually hopeful that I may get all of them completed with a second coat of paint and two coats of General Finishes High Performance Topcoat (affiliate hyperlink), which is my go-to clear coat.
However sadly, I had one factor working in opposition to me final evening — crane flies. They have been all over the place. Should you’re not conversant in crane flies, they’re giant, very delicate, fully innocent flying bugs which are annoying, greater than the rest, as a result of they appear very clumsy, like they will’t actually management their flying. And so they present up in droves at the moment of 12 months after the solar goes down.
So after the solar went down, right here they got here, interested in the lights within the carport. They have been regularly flying into me, flying round my face, flying into my hair, and worst of all, flying into the moist paint. And as soon as they’re there, there’s no getting the out of the paint. They’re manner too delicate to choose them out of moist paint. So my solely possibility was to attend for the paint the dry, after which brush them off and sand the imperfections within the paint.
So sadly, I had to surrender after the primary coat of paint was completed. I used to be so disillusioned. I actually needed to have all the doorways and drawer fronts painted, clear coated, and prepared for gold leaf at the moment, however it appears like these little bugs have put me sooner or later behind. It’s not a giant deal, although.
Okay, transferring on to a different merchandise for my workplace space, I wish to present you one thing I discovered so you may inform me your opinion. As I shared final week, I’m going to be constructing a bridge with cubbies between the 2 aspect higher cupboards. That can appear like this…
After which I had determined to make use of two desk lamps on the countertop, and to make use of my floral print on the lamp shades. It could look one thing like this…
I had determined to not do pendant lights on this space for 2 causes. First, I’ve a pendant gentle above my desk, and I didn’t need three pendant lights in such a small space, particularly since two could be the identical, and the third (the one over my desk) could be fully totally different. And the second cause is that I might need any pendant lights over this countertop to match the pendant lights over the opposite countertop. I purchased these years in the past, after which truly took them aside and mixed elements from two lights to make one gentle. So these pendant lights aren’t one thing I can simply order extra of. And I haven’t been capable of finding any that look related sufficient for my style.
However look what I did discover. Sconces! I found them on Amazon (affiliate hyperlink), they usually look so just like my pendants!
The would should be painted and gold leafed to appear like the pendants, however I can’t consider how related they’re! I imply, they’re not precisely the identical form, however they’re fairly darn shut!
So now I’m unsure if I ought to do the sconces, or persist with the desk lamps with the floral shades. I like each choices loads. I’ve all the time liked utilizing sconces the place I can discover locations for them. However I’m torn.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify 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.
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