Effectively, I’m nonetheless engaged on trim within the bed room. I’m so irritated that it’s taking this lengthy, however all I can do is hold shifting ahead and retaining my eye on the top purpose. However I did take a while out from engaged on trim yesterday to put in the brand new lobby ceiling gentle. I simply wanted to see one thing fairly.
For those who’ll bear in mind, I needed to transfer the sunshine within the lobby. This lobby was once a lot bigger than it’s now, so the ceiling junction field for the sunshine was not centered within the lobby.
So after taking that gentle down, putting in a junction field within the right spot, and shifting the wire over to the brand new field, I used this drywall patch to cowl over the opening for the outdated junction field.
In actual fact, I didn’t even take away the outdated junction field as a result of it was a brand new work field, which meant that it was put in place earlier than the drywall went up. So getting it out would have induced extra harm to the drywall, and that will have required much more restore. So I simply left the outdated metallic junction field proper the place it’s, caught this patch over it, after which utilized the drywall mud on high.
And as you may see, it nonetheless must be sanded, primed, and painted. I had hoped to get that finished yesterday, however the drywall mud was nonetheless moist once I went to mattress final night time. So I’ll need to get that finished this weekend.
However right here is the brand new gentle, and I completely find it irresistible!
Because it seems, I received’t have to show the HVAC consumption vent round in any case. There’s about an inch of area between the vent cowl and the sunshine, so it opens freely with out banging into the sunshine.
In fact, I nonetheless want to scrub the vent cowl. 😀 I’m attempting to maintain the filter modified recurrently as I’m nonetheless engaged on dusty tasks, however I’m not going to take the time to scrub the vent cowl till the entire dusty tasks are completed. I’m so shut!! However I simply created yet one more dusty mission with that drywall patch on the ceiling.
This gentle is from Wayfair (affiliate hyperlink), and general, I actually find it irresistible. However I’d give it about an 8 out of 10 ranking for 2 causes.
First, the set up directions had been a joke. I’m fairly positive this gentle was made in China, and the directions had been written by somebody who is aware of little or no English. That was very unhelpful. I used to be in a position to determine it out as a result of I’ve put in numerous lights in my life. It was fairly easy, however as I used to be taking the items out of the packaging, there have been a few items that baffled me, and I had no thought what how they went on the fixture. However I lastly figured it out by means of a technique of elimination.
And second, the ring that goes on the ceiling (i.e., the cover, or magnificence ring, or no matter it’s known as) is made from very skinny metallic. I wasn’t happy with that in any respect. The remainder of the sunshine is properly made, however that cover simply feels skinny and low cost, prefer it may bend simply. Fortunately, I managed to get it put in with out damaging it. And as soon as it was up, I beloved the look of the sunshine. I nonetheless must get the correct lightbulbs for it, and I additionally need to get a dimmer swap for the sunshine. The one bulbs I had available are all improper and nearly blindingly brilliant, and I solely have two of the 4 bulbs in there proper now.
So till I can get the correct bulbs, I’ll simply hold the sunshine off and admire it extra as jewellery for the ceiling quite than a helpful ceiling gentle.
The excellent news is that I actually like the way it appears to be like from each path. It even appears to be like nice with the sunshine within the music room, which I’ll present y’all as quickly as I can get the music room cleaned up a bit. 😀 Proper now, it’s cluttered with stuff from this bed room mission.
My principal concern was how it might look outdoors the closet, however I believe it appears to be like improbable! It subtly carries that flower motif onto the ceiling, despite the fact that it’s not overtly a flower gentle fixture.
So at the least I may mark off one mission from my “to do” listing yesterday, even when the trim is taking eternally.
In different information, I discovered the material that I’m going to make use of on one of many pillows for the bench within the lobby. And it’s a hand towel! I’ve had these tea towels for a very long time, and I occurred to have one in my hand once I walked into the lobby from the kitchen. I tossed the towel on the bench, and once I got here again to get it, I spotted it might be excellent as a pillow cowl!
Because the ones I’ve have truly been used as towels to dry dishes, and so they’ve been by means of the wash numerous occasions, I went forward and ordered two extra new ones to make use of as a pillow cowl. I really like the way it has the sunshine blue from the closet and pulls that shade into the lobby.
In order that was a cheerful accident and an opportunity discovery. I purchased these towels from Werkshoppe, and so they have so many cute and colourful designs. So if you happen to’re in search of tea towels OR cloth for pillow covers, you may test them out!
Effectively, it appears to be like like I’ll be spending my weekend on trim. I’m not even going to say that I’ll end it this weekend, as a result of y’all have seen how properly that’s labored out for me this final week. Ugh. I used to be so positive I’d be finished by final Monday, however right here I’m, nonetheless engaged on trim. It’ll get finished ultimately, although. I’m simply doing what I can every day and attempting to remain targeted.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You may be taught extra about me right here.
