The place The Studio Undertaking Stands Immediately (What’s Left To Do)

I haven’t gotten a lot work carried out on the studio this week. Wednesday was my birthday (I’ve formally entered a brand new decade…the massive 5-0!!), so I took off on Wednesday and Thursday to do some enjoyable issues. So in the present day, I’m turning my consideration again to the studio.
That room is so huge, and proper now, it’s so cluttered that it’s onerous to essentially see what must be carried out. Through the years as I’ve been engaged on this home, I’ve gotten rid of a lot muddle, however I’ve additionally saved fairly a little bit of stuff. And as I’ve began on one room, I’ve simply boxed up the stuff I didn’t wish to half with, or didn’t wish to decide about simply but, and moved it to the subsequent room.
For a very long time, the visitor bed room was getting used to retailer containers and different stuff. I removed loads of it, and the remaining acquired moved to what’s now our grasp toilet. Then after I began on the grasp toilet, all of it acquired moved to the house health club. After which after I began on the house health club, all of it acquired moved to the studio.
And now, I’m engaged on the studio, which is the final room that I’ve to complete on this home. I’ve nowhere else to maneuver stuff, so it’s all both packed away within the storage closet, or it’s shoved over to at least one facet of the room.

I don’t wish to put any extra stuff within the sunroom, and I don’t have an out of doors storage constructing or storage the place I can put stuff (which is for the perfect), so the primary precedence shall be to determine what wants to remain and what must go, and to eliminate the stuff that I don’t actually need.
The remainder will finally discover a residence within the studio cupboards or the studio storage closet, however I’ve a protracted option to go earlier than these issues shall be usable. So even after decluttering, I’m nonetheless going to have loads of stuff to work round as I attempt to end this room. I’ll simply need to pile all of it in the course of the room in order that I can have easy accessibility to work on the cupboards and different issues across the perimeter of the room.
However anyway, this morning, I made a decision to take stock on what precisely nonetheless must be carried out within the studio and adjoining areas. The record is fairly lengthy. My objective was to get these areas completed by August nineteenth, which is the date we purchased our home. And this yr marks our tenth anniversary of buying this home. I need so badly to be carried out with all the inside rooms by that date! But when I don’t meet that objective, it’s not a giant deal. I gained’t beat myself up over it, however I do wish to give it my greatest effort.
So after snapping just a few footage this morning, and taking stock of what must be carried out, right here’s what I’ve give you…
The lavatory shall be fairly straightforward to complete since I’m don’t have any main initiatives in right here. I simply want to color the partitions (I’m going with colourful vertical stripes), after which set up the brand new tile. That’s it!

The again entry can also be fairly straightforward. I’m going to color the partitions and ceiling a strong shade, hold some new curtains, after which make some artwork for the partitions.

The principle room is the place issues get extra difficult. The entire room nonetheless wants baseboards, and I’m going to repaint the partitions a lighter shade. I additionally want to put in a big consumption vent for the HVAC system which resides within the storage closet. The sunshine that goes over my desk wants a brand new lampshade. And eventually, I wish to discover a piece of furnishings to make use of as extra storage for that wall to the left of the cased opening.

Each doorways in the primary room (e.g., the outside door and the door to the breakfast room) want casings, and the doorways have to be painted. I additionally wish to repaint the bases on my two massive work tables a brand new shade. The tables are buried below the muddle proper now. 😀

On the primary wall, I would like to put in the brand new wallpaper. The cupboards will clearly be the largest mission in right here. I would like to put in them, trim them out, and paint them. The entire stuff piled on this facet of the room is so much to take care of!

Earlier than I may even set up the brand new wallpaper or set up the cupboards, I first want to maneuver 11 retailers up about e inches within the two partitions. After which after the decrease cupboards are put in, I have to make the counter tops.

Total, there’s fairly a bit to do, however this room appears so much simpler than the grasp toilet mission. That room had loads of little tedious initiatives. This room appears a bit extra primary. I’m doubting that I can get it carried out by August nineteenth, however I’ll give it my greatest attempt!
So right here’s my official record as of in the present day, June twenty third:
- Sand, prime and paint the lavatory partitions
- Set up the brand new tile within the toilet
- Paint the ceiling and partitions within the again entry
- Hold new curtains within the again entry
- Make art work for the partitions within the again entry
- Have 11 retailers moved up on the cupboards partitions of the studio
- Paint studio partitions
- Set up baseboards (wooden fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint)
- Set up door casings on two doorways (wooden fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint)
- Paint the 2 doorways within the room
- End caulking, priming and portray two window casings
- Add massive consumption vent for HVAC
- New lampshade for mild over desk
- Discover or make furnishings piece for space left of cased opening
- Repaint the work desk bases
- Set up the brand new wallpaper
- Set up the cupboards
- Paint the cupboards
- Construct the counter tops
That’s a protracted record! And but, this mission doesn’t appear almost as huge or overwhelming because the grasp toilet did. This room feels extra “again to fundamentals” to me.

Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish 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’ll be able to study extra about me right here.