I had a plan to present my desk a fast and straightforward 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 just a few unknowns that I’d want to determine alongside the way in which, similar to with all of my tasks, however I used to be assured that these unknowns would develop into apparent because the undertaking 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 achieved, however I simply made some design choices that didn’t find yourself figuring out. 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. In the event you missed that publish, you possibly can learn it right here. So right here’s what the aspect panel appeared like final time I confirmed you.
And right here’s what it appeared like after I reduce off the surplus body items and hooked up 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 by some means 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 high, and nailed in on all 4 sides, so I didn’t wish to take the prospect of eradicating it for worry that I’d break it. So I put the opposite panel in the wrong way up additionally.
Chances are you’ll discover that I hooked up the underside stretcher items with the pocket holes seen. That’s as a result of (1) it was simpler to connect it this fashion moderately 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 can be coated up.
Subsequent, I wanted to fill within the house across the high of the desk in order that the drawers that I plan so as to add received’t present on the perimeters and again of the desk. So I used some 1″ x 4″ lumber, reduce 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 appeared on the progress, and it simply obtained worse. Placing these boards on the within of the desk like that form of gave a paneled look (like an inset panel cupboard door) besides that the panel was set again 1.5 inches. That’s approach an excessive amount of. And it additionally appeared unusual that the panels on the highest had been set again 1.5 inches (hooked up 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 course of the two″ x 2″ boards that make up the body of the desk). That simply appeared like a design mistake to me. To my eye, these two issues — the highest panels and the framed vine panels — must 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 special approach, the highest panel and the underside framed vine panel must be on the identical airplane. There shouldn’t be that discrepancy the place the highest panel is about again additional.
So earlier than making any knee-jerk choices, I made a decision to place the highest again on on the desk (it’s simply sitting there, it’s not truly hooked up) to get an total view. After which it appeared unusual to me that the desktop is similar dimensions as the bottom. That appeared positive to me with its unique, 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 can 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 recognized 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 moderately than merely attaching the boards to the again of these items. After which extending the desktop earlier than including the veneer can be a easy step. So it’ll all work out ultimately. 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 more durable on myself than they wanted to be. I hate it once I do this. It looks as if I’d 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 rework 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 nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You may be taught extra about me right here.
