The before pic on finish my studio on 43 Things

The before pic 23 months ago

Feb 04, 2008, 09:09AM PST | 10 cheers

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It’s quite a nice space with built-ins that my father and I made when he , M and I remodeled my 101 year old home.The room is filthy, it was a storage room and the room for the cat boxes. Cleaning this room, with it’s many allergens, caused me to develop bronchitis over the past week, which has sucked!!

Feb 04, 2008, 09:10AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 7 cheers

intothebreach Did not fall off the face of the earth, but came close

But, hey....

Hi, it looks great. The built-ins look cool.

Feb 04, 2008, 11:35AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

My first attempt

at drywall. I have alot to learn but practice makes perfect.

Feb 04, 2008, 11:41AM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.

Wow!

That looks awesome!

Feb 04, 2008, 12:46PM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers

a bit cleaner tonight

Feb 04, 2008, 07:39PM PST | Respond to this 6 cheers

a view from the opposite end

Feb 04, 2008, 07:39PM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers

Pajodama is home sweet home :)

What a nice place! You are doing a good job.

Feb 04, 2008, 09:26PM PST | Respond to this 2 cheers

SallyKitt "Action is the antidote to despair" - Joan Baez

Wonderful room!!

I have a studio, but it languishes. I don’t like being in it much and end up at a table in our home library. I need to reorganize it maybe. The walls are light purple, which I love.

Feb 05, 2008, 07:19AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Thanks Sally.

Wow, thinking about a paint color has not been easy, and a lavender shade does sound nice. Those built-ins will be bright white and then the rest of the room…not sure :(

Feb 05, 2008, 07:25AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

SallyKitt "Action is the antidote to despair" - Joan Baez

I have

lavender with white highlights. White trim on the windows and sheer white curtains over white mini-blinds (it gets a LOT of sun in the afternoons.)

I also have things from my writing life in there, art work from my stay at a writer’s retreat, a photo of an author/friend, a 3-D topo map of California (my first novel’s main character is a geologist) etc. Also a small shrine of river rocks, alder cones and little things my writer friends have given me over the years…Italian glass bird, silver acorn, silver tadpole.

Feb 05, 2008, 08:17AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

Ooooh....

your collection sounds wonderful!Having a shrine in your studio is the best idea, why not keep in a special place the objects that inspire us? Great idea, maybe take a pic of the area if you can.

Feb 05, 2008, 08:30AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

blincolnw needs to update this list!

Looks like you’re doing a great job. I’m going to have to learn some dry wall too. I am building a closet at the top of my cellar stairs that is all plaster right now.

Feb 05, 2008, 10:36AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Thanks!

I learned how to do drywall on a Habitat for Humanity project ages ago.You get a whole day of hands on training for free. It was fun and I screwed up alot.
Well, before, this was just an oddly sloped roof coming down to the floor. You couldn’t walk over there so the built-ins were the only answer. But as you see, there are cracks and a few uneven spots.I do need more experience.

Feb 05, 2008, 10:41AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

blincolnw needs to update this list!

Great idea

I’ve repaired a lot of drywall, but I never installed any so maybe I should try habitat for humanity. It would be nice to help some people out too.

Feb 05, 2008, 10:59AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

You should do it.

It’s so weird, because it is a fun time and you do ALOT of work but you feel like you are getting the “gift” because you learn so much. I have worked on 3. I did framing, drywall, and I rolled out asphalt roofing and tacked it in all day.

Feb 05, 2008, 11:03AM PST | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

blincolnw needs to update this list!

It is a great idea. I could probably learn a lot that way.

Feb 05, 2008, 11:05AM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer