Progress has been sluggish on my bed room partitions. I’m nonetheless working by way of the ache of my injured proper hand, and that has undoubtedly slowed me down fairly a bit. After greedy a paint curler for hours whereas priming the partitions within the lobby and bed room on Tuesday, I used to be so grateful to have Wednesday off (I spend Wednesday afternoons having lunch with my mother and brother) as a result of my hand was so sore and achy that I don’t suppose I might have labored even when I wished to.
However yesterday, I used to be able to get again to work, even when progress was sluggish. And regardless that I didn’t get very far, I get extra excited with every new step.
So yesterday, I received the entire baseboards put in within the lobby. For the baseboards, I used easy 1″ x 5″ boards topped with base cap molding. After which I lower and put in the chair rail molding.
I made a decision to skip that second coat of primer on these partitions. I didn’t need to spend any extra time gripping a paint curler due to my hand, however I additionally plan to color the entire higher partitions a darkish teal earlier than putting in the grasscloth wallpaper. The primary level of the primer was to cowl over the entire unpainted drywall mud and drywall, and in addition to spotlight any areas that wanted restore/patching/sanding that I’ll have missed. So regardless that these partitions nonetheless appear like a large number, the primer served its objective.
I did discover that I missed a spot on the ceiling, although. That must be primed as a result of paint reacts otherwise over unprimed drywall than it does on primed drywall, and that spot will probably be apparent if it’s not primed.
Because the walk-in closet doorway is completely different from all the opposite doorways in the home (i.e., taller and simply drywall wrapped across the jambs as a substitute of trimmed out), I made a decision to wrap the chair rail across the door jambs. Because it’s completely different, I wished it to be very clearly completely different in order that it seems to be very intentional. I actually love how this turned out.
On the baseboards, I did a straight lower on the 1×5 board, however on the basecap, I did the 45-degree lower in order that it ended on the wall.
After which I did the identical factor with the chair rail with the 45-degree flip that ends on the wall.
That can make the wallpaper set up a little bit more difficult in that space, however I’ll simply should be very affected person and meticulous about it, and I believe it’ll look good.
Within the areas the place the chair rail butts up in opposition to doorways which are trimmed out, I simply did a straight lower on these space. That’s how I did it within the music room, so I wished these to be constant. As soon as these ends are painted, they have an inclination to vanish.
Whereas I didn’t get any of the image body molding lower and hooked up yesterday, I did get the entire partitions prepped for that. I do know completely different individuals have completely different strategies for this, however that is how I do it. I exploit a 1″x4″ board and a pencil…
After which I place that on high of the baseboards (on high of the bottom cap) and draw the road on the wall.
After which I repeat that course of beneath the chair rail, after which on the edges to create the vertical strains.
As soon as I’ve that field drawn on the wall (I’ve enhanced my pencil marks within the picture beneath), I measure every particular person line to chop the trim.
The rationale I do it this manner is as a result of I’ve realized the onerous method that when coping with an previous home the place baseboards won’t be completely stage and nothing is completely sq., the completed image body molding seems to be lots higher if I comply with the strains of the partitions, baseboards, and chair rail relatively than constructing image frames which are completely sq. and making an attempt to make these match inside areas the place the trim round them won’t be completely sq. and stage.
It’s a little bit extra work to do it this manner as a result of each particular person line needs to be measured, however I’ve discovered that it produces a greater completed outcome.
So as we speak, I’ll start the work of measuring all of those strains and chopping the molding for the image frames. I’m unsure how a lot I’ll be capable to get completed, once more due to my hand, but when in any respect doable, I need to not less than get the entire trim within the lobby completed.
That features the image frames plus the remainder of the crown molding. If I can not less than get that a lot completed, I’ll be very completely happy in regards to the progress.
I hate that I’ve been slowed down by an injured hand, however that’s simply how life goes, proper? It’s undoubtedly getting higher, but it surely’s aggravating to be slowed down like this.
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