Issues are transferring proper alongside on the cupboards for the workplace space of my studio! We had attractive climate yesterday, and I took benefit of it by getting all the trim for the doorways and drawer fronts reduce, assembled, and hooked up to the doorways and drawer fronts. I bought all 18 trimmed out and prepared for the following step.
It’s alleged to be sunny and 79 levels in the present day, so I had hoped to get all the trim caulked in order that I might paint in the present day. Sadly, I ran out of time, and didn’t get any of the caulking accomplished yesterday, in order that should be accomplished in the present day. Our climate is meant to be lovely all week, so it’s trying like I’ll be capable of paint on Thursday. As soon as I get that accomplished, I’ll really feel such an enormous sense of accomplishment!
I had thought-about skipping the caulking course of and simply portray the doorways and drawer fronts, however I simply can’t let myself do this. You may see right here that the trim I used is barely curved even on the bottom. So proper the place it sits in opposition to the door, you may see this little crevice.
Issues like that irritate the heck out of me, and there’s no means I’d be happy with out caulking that little crevice. And the mitered corners of the trim additionally want just a little sanding and caulking.
Anyway, that is spherical two of me prepping, including trim, caulking, priming, portray, and gold leafing IKEA Veddinge cupboard doorways and drawer fronts, and I wrote about it in higher element the primary go ’spherical.
So now that I’m properly on my approach to getting the doorways and drawer fronts completed, I’ve been pondering forward and planning how I’m going to complete out the precise cupboard containers. The uncovered aspect on the correct should be lined, and since I didn’t purchase any of these panels from IKEA, I’ll be utilizing MDF or plywood.
I’ll principally be repeating the exact same course of I used to construct out the edges of the paint swatch cupboard the place I added added two items of two″ x 2″ lumber to the edges of the cupboards like this…
After which lined that with a bit of plywood like this…
Since I’ve already accomplished that course of as soon as, and it labored out nice, there’s not likely the rest to determine. I’ll simply repeat that entire course of to cowl over the correct aspect of the cupboards. However one factor I’ve been contemplating is including a bridge to attach the 2 higher sections.
I’ve been toying with this concept actually from the very starting of designing this room again in 2017, however another person prompt it a couple of posts again once I requested for concepts on how you can incorporate the floral design on this space of the room. Somebody prompt constructing that bridge to attach the highest higher cupboards, after which simply including the floral wallpaper to the wall in that enclosed space.
In case you’re having a tough time envisioning this, let me present you what I’m speaking about. So right here’s the plan I’ve been exhibiting y’all for some time now. Regardless that the design modified barely once I determined to go along with IKEA cupboards, the principle concept has been the identical since 2017.
However the bridge concept would look one thing like this…
I don’t plan so as to add the floral wallpaper to the realm inside that space as a result of I don’t assume sufficient of it might present to be definitely worth the effort. However what I do love in regards to the bridge concept is that I might add lights above that countertop. I don’t know if I might ever want lights in that space, or what sort of work I’d do on that countertop that may necessitate lighting above it, however I do like the thought of getting it obtainable if and once I want it.
After all, if I didn’t do the bridge, I might all the time add sconces to the edges of the cupboards, dealing with the window, similar to I did with the closets in our visitor bed room.
I additionally like that the bridge offers the cupboards a extra completed look (in my humble opinion) in opposition to that very tall, large wall. With the bridge, your complete cupboard space seems like a extra cohesive unit to my eye.
In order that’s actually the principle design choice I’m attempting to resolve on proper now. I’ve a couple of days to resolve since I’m specializing in the doorways and drawer fronts proper now. These will most likely take me the remainder of the week, and possibly even the weekend, since I’ve to do the gold leaf additionally. However I’m hoping that I’ll be prepared to start out on the precise cupboards subsequent week, and I have to have that call made so I’ll be able to go.
What would you do? Add a bridge with crown molding for lighting? Or forgo the bridge and simply add crown molding to the tops of every particular person higher cupboard, and presumably add some sconces to the edges of the cupboards?
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.
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