Walk-In Closet Update – Cabinet Progress, Artwork & Lighting Decision, And Flooring Disappointment (Plus, A Self-Control Update)

I bought the entire corners and trim primed (i.e., the half that needed to be finished with a brush). And I bought every thing sanded and caulked. I did the entire sanding by hand utilizing 220-grit sandpaper simply to verify every thing was as clean as doable and prepared for paint. As soon as all of that was finished, I solely had about 45 minutes left final evening earlier than bedtime, so I used that point to get not less than just a little little bit of the portray finished.

I can add some cabinets later if I would like them, however for now, I made a decision to only dangle some fairly paintings, add some ornamental lighting, and be finished with it.

I preferred that concept so much, however the considered having to make or purchase new paintings and lighting was actually irritating me. I had searched on-line for varied kinds of lighting, and the entire lighting that actually appealed to me gave the impression to be not less than $200 or extra per gentle. The concept of spending $400 for 2 ornamental lights actually had me feeling pissed off.

Sooner or later throughout each massive mission or room transform, I hit a wall with my spending. I simply get to a degree the place I feel, “I’ve spent sufficient cash, and I don’t wish to spend any more cash on this room.” I’m effectively previous that time on this walk-in closet, so I couldn’t make myself push that “checkout” button on any of my lighting picks. And whereas I really like making paintings, I’d moderately put time into making paintings for our bed room or the lobby, not for my walk-in closet. I wish to wrap up this mission as rapidly as doable and transfer on to these different areas.

After which this previous weekend, I used to be standing on the sink within the kitchen, gazing this wall like I at all times do after I’m standing on the sink.

I began enthusiastic about my future plans for the breakfast room, which is able to finally be our new kitchen, and the way that meant I may not use these two items of paintings or these lights in right here anymore since this complete wall will finally be eliminated.

Pondering that I’d finally not have an area for them form of made me unhappy. However then it dawned on me. I would like paintings for my closet! And I would like lighting for my closet! May these presumably work in there? I introduced one in every of them in to see how they might look with the wallpaper, and…I LOVE IT!!

There’s something to be mentioned for holding a shade palette constant from one room to a different. It’s so useful when you may merely transfer issues from one room to a different and so they nonetheless work since you at all times appear to be drawn to variations of the identical colours all through the home.

I may need to do one thing else with the frames. Proper now, they’ve very skinny black frames on them. I’ll both paint them at the hours of darkness navy blue that I used on the trim within the wallpapered cupboard part, or I’ll exchange them with skinny gold frames (or gold leaf these frames). I haven’t determined but. And I’ll make the lights work within the closet with a few coats of white spray paint. So for little or no cash (simply the price of spray paint), I’ve paintings and lighting for the closet! And I get to maintain this very significant paintings in a spot the place I’ll see it usually.

You’ll discover that I very conveniently left the canvas within the breakfast room that listed “self-control”. Maybe that’s the one I actually ought to have introduced in right here as a result of…effectively, my self-control solely partially held out this weekend. 😀 I discussed final week that I used to be anxious to get my purses and footwear in right here and on their cabinets, however that might be a extremely dumb factor to do since I nonetheless need to sand the ground. I hoped that my self-control would maintain out over the weekend.

I made myself maintain off on the footwear. I’ve far too many footwear to usher in right here solely to need to take them out once more earlier than I sand the flooring. However I simply couldn’t wait on the purses. 😀 Thankfully, I don’t have almost as many purses, so these solely took two journeys from my studio to deliver all of them in right here. However I used to be manner too curious to see what they might all seem like on the sunshine blue cabinets subsequent to the wallpapered part to carry out any longer.

I performed round with a few other ways to rearrange them, however then made myself cease and give attention to getting the remainder of the cupboards completed. I may simply waste away a complete day on such a enjoyable stuff, so my self-control lastly kicked in once more, and I bought busy with the actual work.

However talking of flooring, I bought some irritating information. As I’ve talked about, the rationale I didn’t do the flooring first (which might have been the logical factor to do) is as a result of one of many merchandise I had ordered was on backorder. I hoped to make use of a product referred to as Bona Crimson Out that reduces the purple undertones in purple oak flooring, making them look extra like white oak. Proper after I ordered it, I used to be instructed that it will be a number of days late due to the shortage of availability from Bona. However on the finish of final week, I bought one other electronic mail saying that Bona doesn’t know when the Crimson Out can be obtainable. *Sigh* I may proceed to attend, with no transport date obtainable presently, or I may cancel my order.

I made a decision to cancel my order and do the flooring with out the Crimson Out. The excellent news is that the entire purple oak flooring I noticed completed with the Bona merchandise (the flooring that satisfied me to go along with the Bona Pure) have been finished with out the Crimson Out apart from one. I actually liked the entire ones that have been finished with out the Crimson Out, so I’m going to take my possibilities and forgo the Crimson Out on my flooring as effectively. Thankfully, the Bona Pure that I selected (and acquired two weeks in the past) has white in it, in order that alone lightens and brightens purple oak. I’m simply going to maneuver ahead with that, and I’m positive I’ll love the consequence. I liked it in the entire footage and movies I noticed, so I’m assured that I’ll love my flooring even with out the Bona Crimson Out. I imply, if it’s not obtainable, there’s probably not something I can do about it, and I can’t cease this mission whereas I watch for an unknown transport date.

In order quickly as I get the opposite facet of the cupboards completed, my plan is to allow them to dry for a few days, after which I’ll cowl the cupboards with plastic after which get began on the flooring. That’ll be a giant job, however it must be finished earlier than I dangle the remainder of the wallpaper within the closet. And the ground can also be what’s standing in the best way of me bringing the washer and dryer into the closet.

It’s just a little disappointing, however it’s a small disappointment. I simply have to maintain transferring ahead. And I’m positive as soon as they’re finished, I’ll be thrilled with the completed flooring even when they’re a slight bit redder than what I had hoped. At the very least they’ll be gentle and shiny, and that was my predominant objective.

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