I’m coming to the tip of week 4 on my DIY walk-in closet venture, and I really feel like I didn’t get as a lot finished this week as I did in prior weeks. A part of that’s as a result of I spent a variety of this week simply making an attempt to determine on a paint shade.
After which after evaluating the 2 and giving it a variety of thought, I lastly determined to go along with blue. So yesterday, I headed to Sherwin Williams and grabbed six extra paint colours to check out. From high to backside, these are (1) Open Air, (2) Billowy Breeze, (3) French Moire, (4) Sleepy Hole, (5) Sleepy Blue, and (6) Jetstream.
In yesterday’s put up, I had talked about Light Flaxflower, however I dominated it out instantly once I noticed it in individual as a result of it has very particular purple undertones. I additionally dominated out Moonmist instantly as a result of it was too gentle for my style. However these six all appeared like good contenders.
I additionally realized that I ought to choose paint colours from Sherwin Williams extra. Their colours simply hit otherwise. And their paint is great high quality. I’ve at all times shopped for paint colours at Dwelling Depot simply because I’m there on a regular basis, and it’s so handy. However I’ll be heading to Sherwin Williams extra usually for paint sooner or later. Right here’s a have a look at the Dwelling Depot blues on the left, and the Sherwin Williams blues on the correct.
Anyway, I gained’t preserve you in suspense. I’m going with the second shade, Billowy Breeze, which appears to be like wonderful with the teals that I’ve in the home. It nearly appears to be like like a a lot lighter model of my kitchen cupboard shade. It was my rapid favourite, even earlier than I obtained all six samples painted on the cupboards. I went forward and did all six simply to make sure, although. However I already had my coronary heart set on Billowy Breeze.
In different information, after deciding to hold the wallpaper into the laundry space and the again wall of the closet, I needed to order two extra rolls. I used to be afraid that ready for these would possibly maintain up progress as a result of my first order took about two months to get right here. However that was over the vacations on the finish of the 12 months, so these arrived a lot sooner. They obtained right here yesterday, in order quickly as I get these cupboards painted, I’ll be prepared to put in wallpaper!
My closet rods additionally arrived. I went with these oval formed brushed gold closet rods (affiliate hyperlink), they usually’re stunning! These have nice buyer scores. I went with oval as a result of I believed the oval form would possibly make them stronger and wouldn’t require heart helps (a minimum of, that made sense in my thoughts 😀 ).
The end is admittedly stunning. It’s known as matte brass on the product itemizing, but it surely’s not as brilliant because it appears to be like on the product itemizing. I used to be form of grateful for that, to be trustworthy. They’ll lower it to the precise dimension you want, however I didn’t know my precise sizes on the time I ordered them. So I’ll be utilizing my miter noticed to chop them myself. I believe these are going to be stunning in opposition to the blue cupboards.
I’ve determined to order to extra for my necklace storage. I lastly made myself sit down and suppose by means of the entire particulars about my necklace storage and jewellery (ring and earrings) drawer that can have the glass high. I had been placing that off as a result of I used to be targeted on the entire massive stuff within the closet, however the glass-top drawer would require tempered glass lower to a customized dimension, and I wanted to go forward and get that ordered. I ended up ordering 1/4-inch clear tempered glass from One Day Glass, which I discovered after looking for tempered glass on-line. The 1/4-inch-thick piece of tempered glass lower to 42″ x 14 3/4″ price $83.15 with transport.
Concerning these cupboards that flank the doorway, I’ve determined to depart the doorways off. However that implies that my plan for storing my step ladder in the correct cupboard gained’t work. I wished to see if I might return to my authentic concept, however as an alternative of placing the step ladder to the correct of the laundry hampers, I put it on the left within the nook. It does stick out a bit, however because it’s within the nook, I believe it appears to be like simply wonderful!
However as a way to check out my concept and check out the measurements, I needed to unbox the opposite laundry hamper. And I’ve one other drawback, as you’ll be able to see. The 2 laundry hampers are barely totally different colours. Ugh. I don’t need to ship them again, so I must give you an answer to make them look the identical shade. Both I must stain the lighter one, or I must bleach the darker one. I haven’t determined which possibility I’ll check out.
So right here’s the place the walk-in closet venture stands as of this morning as I’m closing out week 4 of the venture. I added the corbels to the 2 finish cupboards since these will keep open, however I nonetheless must sand them. I’ve wooden filler on all of the nail holes in the entire trim, however I’ve solely gotten half of it sanded to this point. I’m nonetheless transforming the cabinets within the two finish cupboards, and I hope to get these completed in the present day.
After which I must deal with priming, caulking, and portray.
So there was progress this week, however on the identical time, I really feel like I’m on the identical level I used to be ultimately Friday once I had hoped to get the priming, caulking, and portray finished final weekend. *Sigh* I’m making an attempt to not be too arduous on myself. Final Friday, I didn’t have any of the molding put in, and now I do. After which I made a decision so as to add corbels, which took time. And I simply must be affected person and work diligently. That is, in spite of everything, the largest construct I’ve ever finished.
However on the identical time, for my very own psychological wellbeing and motivation, I would like to begin seeing a number of the massive objects checked off of my checklist. Now that I’ve my paint shade chosen, and I gained’t be distracted with that over the weekend, I’m hoping I can keep targeted and make some nice progress on this venture!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform 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 nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You possibly can be taught extra about me right here.
