I spent my entire day yesterday making an attempt to get the island doorways and drawer fronts completed in order that I may get all of them connected by the point I went to mattress final night time, however I didn’t fairly make it. Let me simply say that all the particulars — ironing on and trimming all the veneer edge banding, getting every thing sanded (which all needs to be finished by hand), took manner longer than I had anticipated. So by the point I went to mattress final night time, I had every thing minimize, all the trim connected, and about 2/3 of the sting banding ironed on, trimmed, and sanded.
However a minimum of now, I can present you why I selected to trim out the doorways and drawer fronts that manner I did. I had initially deliberate to trim out every drawer and door individually. This was the trim I had deliberate to make use of…
However the extra I thought of it, the extra I wished to give you a plan that will look extra uniform from one part to a different. Trimming out every particular person drawer and door entrance individually would convey extra consideration to the truth that out of the 4 sections, I’ve three completely different configurations.
On this facet, the 2 sections are the identical, with every part having three drawers every.
However then on the opposite facet, I had two extra configurations, with one part having 4 drawers and one other part having two cupboard doorways.
So I wished a design that will make all 4 sections look extra unified, whatever the variety of drawers, and no matter whether or not it had drawers or doorways. With that in thoughts, I made a decision to trim out every part as one entire part. And also you’ll discover that I additionally added just a little nook element to tie it in with the cupboards across the perimeter of the closet. Right here’s what the sections with three drawers appear to be. This part is totally completed (edge banding and sanding) and able to be primed…
And once more, on this facet, the 2 sections will likely be an identical. However this second part nonetheless wants some sanding earlier than it’s able to be primed…
After which for the opposite facet of the island, that is what the cupboard doorways appear to be. They nonetheless want edge banding and sanding…
After which that is the ultimate part with the 4 drawers. Two of those drawer fronts nonetheless want edge banding, and three of them nonetheless have to be sanded earlier than I can prime them…
However you may see that each one 4 sections can have the identical general dimensions and one unifying design on every part.
After which these are the pulls I made a decision to go along with…
I made a decision to return the unique ones I had bought as a result of that they had these little finials on every finish that may catch on clothes as you stroll previous them, and in a decent house like a closet, that may get outdated actually shortly. And I made a decision that utilizing two pulls per drawer would even be a problem. So I opted for one lengthy, smooth, finial-less pull for every drawer as a substitute.
I got these pulls on Amazon (affiliate hyperlink), and so they are available in seven completely different lengths. If they give the impression of being acquainted to you, it’s as a result of these are the identical pulls I used on my studio cupboards.
I haven’t determined but if I’m going to make use of these on the doorways or if I’m going to make use of the spherical knobs on the doorways like I did within the studio.
In different information, I lastly made my determination on the lighting to go above the art work that may go within the washer and dryer sections. I went with these gold 16.5″ picture lights (affiliate hyperlink).
I didn’t need something battery operated as a result of I don’t wish to must recharge lights frequently. And whereas these are meant for hardwiring, the explanation I purchased these explicit lights is as a result of they’ve these little holes on the metallic backplate that enable them to simply be wired in order that they’ll plug in.
In addition they have a distant that has completely different gentle settings on them, so these will work out completely. They’re just a little extra yellow than I favor my golds to me, but it surely’s high quality. I can reside with that. 🙂 Now I simply must get frames for these canvases, and I can get these areas completed up fairly shortly.
ETA: Our HVAC did get fastened yesterday, so all is nicely. 🙂 We solely needed to go Sunday night time and Monday morning with out it. It was fastened and cooling at 12:30, but it surely took a really very long time to chill down the home after being off that many hours, so I saved the plastic up between the breakfast room and the kitchen for fairly some time so preserve the cool air from the studio within the breakfast room. It truly labored out rather well, and Matt by no means struggled in any respect. I used to be lastly in a position to take the plastic down utterly by bedtime when the 2 sides of the home lastly reached the identical temperature.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and enhance 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 can learn more about me here.
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