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

I bought all the corners and trim primed (i.e., the half that needed to be accomplished with a brush). And I bought every thing sanded and caulked. I did all the 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 accomplished, I solely had about 45 minutes left final night time earlier than bedtime, so I used that point to get not less than a bit of little bit of the portray accomplished.

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

I appreciated that concept lots, 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 all the lighting that actually appealed to me appeared to be not less than $200 or extra per mild. The thought of spending $400 for 2 ornamental lights actually had me feeling pissed off.

In some unspecified time in the future throughout each huge undertaking or room rework, 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 need 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 alternatives. And whereas I really like making paintings, I’d slightly put time into making paintings for our bed room or the lobby, not for my walk-in closet. I need to wrap up this undertaking 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, looking at this wall like I at all times do after I’m standing on the sink.

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

Considering that I might ultimately not have an area for them type 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! Might these probably work in there? I introduced considered one of them in to see how they’d look with the wallpaper, and…I LOVE IT!!

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

I might 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 change 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 repeatedly.

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 will be a extremely dumb factor to do since I nonetheless should 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 should take them out once more earlier than I sand the flooring. However I simply couldn’t wait on the purses. 😀 Fortuitously, I don’t have practically as many purses, so these solely took two journeys from my studio to convey all of them in right here. However I used to be means too curious to see what they’d all seem like on the sunshine blue cabinets subsequent to the wallpapered part to carry out any longer.

I performed round with a few alternative ways to rearrange them, however then made myself cease and concentrate on getting the remainder of the cupboards completed. I might simply waste away a complete day on the sort of 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 explanation 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 Purple 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 advised that it will be a couple of days late due to the dearth 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 Purple Out can be obtainable. *Sigh* I might proceed to attend, with no transport date obtainable at the moment, or I might cancel my order.

I made a decision to cancel my order and do the flooring with out the Purple Out. The excellent news is that all the purple oak flooring I noticed completed with the Bona merchandise (the flooring that satisfied me to go together with the Bona Pure) have been accomplished with out the Purple Out apart from one. I actually beloved all the ones that have been accomplished with out the Purple Out, so I’m going to take my probabilities and forgo the Purple Out on my flooring as effectively. Fortuitously, 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 certain I’ll love the consequence. I beloved it in all the footage and movies I noticed, so I’m assured that I’ll love my flooring even with out the Bona Purple Out. I imply, if it’s not obtainable, there’s probably not something I can do about it, and I can’t cease this undertaking whereas I look forward to an unknown transport date.

In order quickly as I get the opposite aspect 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, nevertheless it must be accomplished earlier than I grasp the remainder of the wallpaper within the closet. And the ground can be what’s standing in the best way of me bringing the washer and dryer into the closet.

It’s a bit of disappointing, nevertheless it’s a small disappointment. I simply have to maintain transferring ahead. And I’m certain as soon as they’re accomplished, I’ll be thrilled with the completed flooring even when they’re a slight bit redder than what I had hoped. No less than they’ll be mild and brilliant, and that was my most important objective.

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