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. Certain, there have been a number of unknowns that I’d want to determine alongside the way in which, identical to with all of my initiatives, however I used to be assured that these unknowns would change into apparent because the venture went alongside.
Sadly, after implementing a lot 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 accomplished, however I simply made some design selections that didn’t find yourself understanding. 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. If you happen to missed that publish, you can read it here. So right here’s what the aspect panel seemed like final time I confirmed you.
And right here’s what it seemed like after I lower 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 targeted on ensuring that the vine was pointing in direction of the entrance of the desk, that I in some way missed that I put in it the wrong way up. In my head, the vine must go up (crops 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 wrong way up, but it surely was glued in on prime, and nailed in on all 4 sides, so I didn’t need to take the prospect of eradicating it for concern that I’d break it. So I put the opposite panel in the wrong way up additionally.
Chances are you’ll 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 fashion reasonably 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 might be coated up.
Subsequent, I wanted to fill within the area across the prime of the desk in order that the drawers that I plan so as to add received’t present on the edges and again of the desk. So I used some 1″ x 4″ lumber, lower 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 seemed on the progress, and it simply obtained worse. Placing these boards on the within of the desk like that sort of gave a paneled look (like an inset panel cupboard door) besides that the panel was set again 1.5 inches. That’s method an excessive amount of. And it additionally seemed 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 seemed like a design mistake to me. To my eye, these two issues — the highest panels and the framed vine panels — needs to be set on the identical level on these 2″ x 2″ boards that make up the body of the desk.
Right here’s one other view so you possibly can see what I imply. To place it a distinct method, the highest panel and the underside framed vine panel needs to be on the identical aircraft. There shouldn’t be that discrepancy the place the highest panel is about 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 seemed unusual to me that the desktop is identical dimensions as the bottom. That seemed fantastic to me with its authentic, easy, trendy 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 might 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 wrong way up, however I simply wished to get completed, and I pressed on. I ought to know myself higher than that by now. I ought to have identified I’d by no means be glad 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 reasonably than merely attaching the boards to the again of these items. After which extending the desktop earlier than including the veneer might be a easy step. So it’ll all work out in the long run. I simply want I had stopped and corrected my mistake once I put in that first panel the wrong way up. I can repair it, however I’ve made issues tougher on myself than they wanted to be. I hate it once I try this. It looks like 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 transform and adorn 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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