I’m nicely previous the purpose of no return on my plans for the partitions in our bed room, however let me simply state this very clearly. After this week, I’m completely regretting my determination to do wainscoting on this room. And it’s not as a result of I don’t like the way it look. In reality, I LOVE the way it appears to be like. I couldn’t be extra thrilled with how the lobby turned out, and I’m anxious to see it by to completion with the grasscloth wallpaper.
No, it’s not the general design plan that I used to be regretting final night time after I went to mattress. It’s the truth that I selected to place wainscoting within the one room that’s the most unlevel and out of sq. room in our complete home. And it additionally has the waviest partitions I’ve ever handled. I’ve by no means had this a lot bother putting in trim in every other room of our home. Usually, issues are a bit bit unlevel, or only a contact out of sq.. I can typically disguise that in order that when it’s completed, these imperfections aren’t apparent. However this room is on one other stage altogether.
However consider you me, I gained’t hand over. And when it’s completed, it WILL look good. This has turn out to be my very own private problem now, and there’s no manner I’m going to let this room defeat me. 😀
The excellent news is that this lengthy wall went pretty easily. I’m grateful that the principle wall within the entrance of the room is the wall that’s fairly flat and might be essentially the most stage and sq. in the entire room.
I’m particularly grateful for that because it’s the one wall that gained’t have furnishings or draperies layered over it. I did this wall first, and I used to be feeling fairly assured. However that confidence light fairly shortly as I moved across the room.
As I labored my manner across the room, I couldn’t rely upon measurements for trim placement. I attempted measuring from the ground, however that was a horrible concept because the flooring is so unlevel. I attempted measuring from the ceiling, however that gave me the identical drawback. So I attempted to only depend on my ranges. I used a bubble stage and a laser stage. I assumed for certain that might be one of the simplest ways to go.
However utilizing that methodology, as I acquired to the final wall the place the bed room chair rail meets the lobby chair rail, I used to be about an inch-and-a-half off.
I misplaced depend on what number of occasions I eliminated the chair rail and re-installed it. I used to be truthfully contemplating chucking up the sponge and arising with a brand new plan, however I’m manner too cussed for that.
Anyway, I feel I acquired this wall with the lavatory door wanting fairly first rate. It’s not excellent, however as soon as all the pieces is within the room, I feel it’ll look good.
And the headboard wall is okay. Once more, I needed to take away and reinstall that trim numerous occasions, however I lastly acquired it wanting fairly stage (splitting the distinction right here, and splitting the distinction there). However this wall can be principally coated with draperies and a headboard anyway, so I’m not too involved.
However this nook is simply…UGH. It’s so out of stage you could see it. I imply, there’s no disguising that.
So putting in the trim there was a nightmare. I’m nonetheless not happy with the way it appears to be like, so I’ll in all probability find yourself taking these baseboard items off, trimming some off of the underside, and reinstalling it so that it’ll disguise that top level within the flooring a bit extra.
I imply, you’ll be able to see simply by taking a look at it that the baseboard trim goes up in the direction of the nook of the room. It’s very clearly not stage with the trim below the window. After all, there’s zero likelihood that the window is stage, so there can be extra “splitting the distinction” required there as nicely.
After which there’s this wall, the waviest wall in the home. You’ll be able to see how wavy it’s simply by the shadows below the chair rail.
And there’s no disguising that wave with the trim.
The baseboard appears to be like dangerous, however the chair rail look even worse. That hole is far greater than it appears to be like within the image, however even within the image, it appears to be like enormous. That’s manner an excessive amount of to fill with caulk.
After which there’s this wall. Whereas the others have been dangerous, this one is the worst. The ground dips down within the center, so I’m left with this huge hole below the baseboards. Plus, the flooring doesn’t go all the way in which to the wall as a result of the room isn’t sq., so one board tapers off proper within the center.
I feel that hole is just too huge to cowl with common quarter spherical, so I’ll must get artistic.
After which working round a door that IS stage and sq., however that’s set right into a wall that isn’t in any respect stage made that chair rail set up even tougher. I needed to get the chair rail considerably according to the grid on the door on each side, however with the ground so unlevel, it was not a straightforward activity.
Anyway, this has been some of the irritating tasks I’ve ever performed. I don’t keep in mind ever having to take away and reinstall trim as many occasions as I’ve needed to do on this room. And you’ll see the challenges that I’m coping with. I WILL get it performed, however it has been far more difficult than I anticipated. And I’m going to must do one thing about that wavy wall, which makes me really feel like I’m going backwards as a substitute of forwards. That’s irritating.
So, take it from me. In the event you’re desirous to do wainscoting in a room, be sure that the ground and ceiling are no less than considerably stage first. When you have areas which might be very clearly not stage, perhaps provide you with a Plan B and depart the wainscoting for an additional room. 😀
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