I had hoped to have the studio lavatory wallpaper fully completed by the point I went to mattress final night time in order that I may present you at this time, however that didn’t occur. I’ve made good progress, however let me simply let you know that the wallpaper I’m utilizing in that rest room is essentially the most troublesome wallpaper I’ve ever put in. The issue is due to the design, however I’ll share extra particulars on that after I end the wallpaper and share it with you. So I’ll want one other day to complete that up. However within the meantime, whereas I’m working within the lavatory, my thoughts is already planning my subsequent challenge — the storage closet in our bed room suite.
For those who’ve been studying and following alongside on my initiatives, you already know that our visitor lavatory is in our main bedroom suite. That’s very awkward, and clearly, we will’t maintain that format. So that rest room goes to be become a much-needed storage closet the place I can retailer Matt’s tools (energy wheelchair, bathe wheelchair, and Hoyer carry) when he’s not utilizing them. So the entire present lavatory fixtures must be taken out to make room for storage.
The lavatory that I’m speaking about is behind these double doorways within the bed room suite lobby.
That loo used to appear like this, and it’s been our foremost visitor lavatory your complete time we’ve lived on this home (since 2013).
It seems a bit totally different now. I had a brand new countertop put in a few years in the past. And at one time some time again, I used to be planning a toilet makeover, so I took the colourful bathe curtain down. However for essentially the most half, it nonetheless seems the identical at this time, and it’s nonetheless getting used as our visitor lavatory. For the foreseeable future, my studio lavatory will probably be our one and solely visitor lavatory (as quickly because it’s completed), after which I’ll have the ability to take away every part from this lavatory to show it right into a storage room.
I’ve had every kind of lofty concepts about how I need this room to look and performance, however the one factor I’ve by no means finished till now’s sit down and make a listing of every part I need and have to put into this room after which attempt to give you a stable plan of motion. I’ve had lofty concepts of getting a utility sink, a lot of cupboard storage, and naturally, our sizzling water heater must go in right here. I’d additionally like for the cats’ litter field, meals, and water to be in right here.
However after I sat down and really began planning the room format, I spotted in a short time that simply how small this room is. The entire room is just 93″ x 88.5″. That’s 7′ 9″ x 7′ 4.5″. That’s fairly small. And as soon as I put a sizzling water heater (even when it’s tankless), a Hoyer carry, a bathe wheelchair, an influence wheelchair, and a utility sink in there, that can go away virtually no room for precise storage. So one thing has to go, and clearly, that factor needs to be the utility sink.
I’m a bit dissatisfied, nevertheless it’s positive. To be trustworthy, I haven’t actually had a necessity for a utility sink. I simply thought it will be helpful to have one. However sadly, I’ve no room for issues that aren’t requirements.
After taking the measurements and coming to the conclusion that this room needs to be a “requirements solely” space, I began interested by what sort of storage I need in right here. I would love one full wall to be a storage space with cabinets and drawers, after which the opposite wall will probably be for Matt’s tools with cabinets above them going the entire size of the wall. After which I’m hoping that our tankless sizzling water heater will be put in within the middle of the wall reverse the door.
For the one storage wall, my first thought was to check out IKEA Pax wardrobes. That might be a lot simpler and quicker than constructing from scratch. On one wall, I may match two of the widest items with about 14 inches between them the place I may add extra cabinets.
Whereas I’d love the benefit of simply buying one thing that may be put collectively shortly, I don’t suppose this may work due to the door placement within the room. Right here’s a format of the room…
The wall the place I wish to put the storage is the wall to the fitting of the door within the format above. On that wall, I solely have 21.5″ of area between the wall and the trim on the door. The IKEA Pax wardrobes solely are available two depths. One is 22 7/8″ deep, which is simply too deep for that area. The opposite is 13 3/4″ deep, which can go away an excessive amount of wasted area. I wish to make the most of each inch of area that’s accessible for storage, particularly since I need drawers in there, so I need the drawer storage to be each little bit of these 21 inches of obtainable depth.
So it’s wanting like I’ll be constructing from scratch. Once more, that’s one other disappointment as a result of I wished this to be so simple as doable. However I don’t wish to sacrifice space for storing simply to make issues straightforward. Since that is our without end dwelling, I wish to get this proper.
I’ve much more to suppose by way of earlier than I’m able to decide to a particular plan or perhaps a particular format for the room, however not less than now I do know for certain that (1) there’s no room for a utility sink, and (2) I have to gear up for a customized construct for the room. I additionally have to suppose by way of each single factor I plan to retailer in right here and ensure that there’s a spot for every part. That features issues like my vacuum cleaner, carpet cleaner, energy mop, cleansing provides, and so forth. All of that basically must go in right here, and I wish to take my time to plan this out excellent in order that every part has a spot. I’m studying in a short time that designing small areas is definitely far more difficult than I believed it will be when most utility and most storage is the objective.
I’m actually enthusiastic about this challenge, although. If I’m being completely trustworthy, I’m far more enthusiastic about this storage room than I’m about my studio lavatory. We’ve lived on this home for therefore lengthy with out enough storage, and I dream of a day when every part has a spot and every part will be saved away correctly. My walk-in closet was an enormous step in the direction of that objective, and this storage closet will probably be one other enormous step in the direction of that objective. I wish to get it proper.
Anyway, I’m actually hoping to get the wallpaper within the studio lavatory completed up at this time in order that I can present you the progress tomorrow. I’ll additionally share the small print on why this wallpaper has been essentially the most troublesome to put in. What I believed could be a two-day course of has now change into a four-day course of. At one level yesterday, I used to be virtually able to throw within the towel, however slightly than rip all of it down, I made a decision to cease, sleep on it, and take a look at it with contemporary eyes and renewed power this morning. So at this time, I’m plowing forward, and I feel I can get it completed at this time. Extra particulars on that tomorrow (hopefully).
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn 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 possibly can be taught extra about me right here.
