I’m making progress on the studio rest room, however I nonetheless haven’t gotten to something thrilling. The truth is, right here’s just a little “behind the scenes” look into my running a blog course of. I begin by enhancing all the images for a submit (I edit each image on my weblog for lighting and brightness), after which I add them as a batch and add them to the submit as a batch. So earlier than I get every little thing organized into an precise weblog submit with my commentary on every picture, the images are in a gallery kind and seem as rows of small images.
So I uploaded all the images to this submit this morning after which checked out them as a batch and thought to myself, “Oh my gosh, that is terrible! There’s no COLOR!” 😀 all of these drab images collectively form of sucked just a little little bit of life out of me. It gave me just a little glimpse into what it could really feel wish to stay in a neutral-colored house, and there’s simply no manner I might do it. 😀
Anyway, I’m proper on the cusp of having the ability to add the wallpaper, however these partitions have given me extra hassle than I assumed they’d. One difficulty is that the black Sharpie marker that I examined out to stipulate that unique sq. spiral design retains bleeding by means of the primer.

I had hoped that the water-based primer would cowl it up (this Sharpie marker space already has three coats of primer), however I had already anticipated that the Sharpie marker can be an issue. It’s not an enormous deal. I simply must go over these particular areas with some shellac-based primer, and it’ll be tremendous. And oil-based primer would in all probability work, however I do know for positive that shellac-based primer will handle it.
Whereas that primer was drying, I began including the trim to the highest portion of the wainscoting. I feel this general look will work. There are nonetheless two different trim items that I want so as to add to complete the look. However as soon as I added this primary trim piece to the highest board, I bumped into one other drawback.


I do not know how I’m going to trim round this outlet. It’s an adjustable outlet, so it may come out from the wall to be flush with the trim, however then the highest half stands out from the wall. I could make it flush with the wall on the high, however then it’s recessed into the trim.


So I must determine that out. I do know the plain resolution is to maneuver the outlet up, however I’m not prepared to try this. I don’t need to do any electrical work on this room, so the outlet is staying proper the place it’s, and I’ll work out an answer. After I had the tile border, it was taller, so I simply needed to notch out a tiny little bit of the chair rail to make it match.


However this time, I wished the highest portion of the wainscoting to be shorter, however I didn’t fairly assume by means of this space after I made that call. So now I’ve created a problem for myself. I’m not anxious about it. I’ll provide you with one thing. I simply want a bit extra time to assume it by means of.
One other concern that I’ve is that in some areas, the feel of the earlier design, the place I taped off the design to color it onto the wall, is exhibiting by means of. I do know it’s form of laborious to see it in a photograph, nevertheless it’s noticeable (to me) when standing within the room.


If I have been placing up a thick wallpaper, just like the grasscloth I used within the bed room, that quantity of texture wouldn’t concern me in any respect. However the wallpaper going on this room is way thinner, and the very last thing I need is for that texture to indicate by means of. So it seems like a few of these areas are going to want extra sanding after which extra primer.


I nonetheless must do all the reducing in with the primer. However within the meantime, I’ve to say that I form of love this look. 😀 I want I had a room the place I might do a design like this. I feel it could be enjoyable to color a room a stable coloration, after which discover a enjoyable, colourful washi tape to stipulate the partitions and home windows. I’ll must file that concept away in my inspiration folder.


In hindsight, I want I’d have simply used the shellac-based primer from the beginning. These partitions have already got two coats of water-based primer, and the design continues to be exhibiting by means of. And the half with the Sharpie marker has three coats, and that’s nonetheless bleeding by means of. This is able to have been accomplished by now had I simply used shellac-based primer from the beginning.
In different information, I’ve had questions in regards to the faucet and different black steel parts within the room. I do plan to swap the tap, towel ring, and bathroom paper holder for gold or brass. I’ve by no means beloved this faucet anyway, and I don’t need the black fixtures anymore.


I selected the black again when the again entry of the studio had the black and white flooring design and the daring inexperienced partitions. However now, my studio has all gold/brass, and I feel the black is manner too harsh for this room.
However as a result of I don’t need to spend extra money than obligatory, and I do like this gentle fixture, I feel I’ll simply paint it (after giving it a superb cleansing) and reuse it.


So there’s progress, nevertheless it’s been slower than I had hoped. There’s undoubtedly a problem when portray loopy designs on a wall. Once you change your thoughts and need to paint over it, it’s important to take care of textures left behind from the painters tape and hard-to-cover colours. Shellac-based primer would have made this a lot simpler, however then you definitely do must take care of the actually robust scent. I hoped to keep away from that, nevertheless it seems like I’ll must masks up, open the doorways and home windows for good air move, and simply get it accomplished.
I’m so near having the ability to put the wallpaper up. That’s the factor that’s motivating me proper now. I want coloration on this room ASAP! 😀
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