Studio Office Cabinet Progress (Plus, Lighting Indecision)

I made a lot progress on my studio workplace space cupboard doorways and drawer fronts this weekend! I’m feeing so motivated, and so excited to get these cupboards accomplished in order that I could be one step nearer to having a completed studio.

On Friday and Saturday, I labored on the backs of the doorways and drawer fronts — sanding the primer easy with 220-grit sandpaper, spraying the primary coat of paint, sanding once more, spraying the second coat of paint, spraying the primary clear coat, sanding once more, after which spraying the ultimate clear coat.

Saturday evening, Matt requested me what my Sunday was going to appear like, so I used to be going over my day — church within the morning, come residence and make him lunch, go to lunch with my mother and brother, then come residence and make him dinner. Then I stated in any case of that, I deliberate to work on my studio cupboard doorways and drawer fronts.

After I stated that, the expression on his face acquired actually unhappy. I requested him what was flawed, and he stated, “I simply really feel so dangerous that it’s important to work on a Sunday.” I responded, “What do you imply should? I don’t should do something. I need to work on these! I’m so enthusiastic about getting these cupboards accomplished, and I like portray! This isn’t work for me. It’s enjoyable!” 😀

I had excessive hopes that I’d be capable to end portray and clear coating the fronts of the cupboard doorways and drawer fronts, however sadly, I wasn’t capable of. However I did get the primer sanded, after which get the primary coat of paint on every thing.

I had loads of time to get them completed final evening, and the climate was completely good for portray, though it was a bit windy at moments. However for probably the most half, it was good. It acquired as much as 85 levels yesterday, and even after the solar went down, it was very snug outdoors.

And I actually love portray. I really watered down the paint only a tiny bit (which I’ve by no means accomplished earlier than when utilizing my little sprayer), and the paint was happening so superbly. I didn’t use the Critter model sprayer this time. I wanted to purchase a brand new one, and the Critter model had gotten ridiculously costly. So I bought this K-Grip siphon spray gun instead (affiliate hyperlink). It’s actually the very same factor as a Critter, besides that it’s nonetheless fairly priced, and it comes with a plastic jar as a substitute of glass, which I really favor. This one doesn’t break if I drop it. The glass jars break 100% of the time, and I’ve dropped just a few of them through the years.

So anyway, I used to be making such good progress, and I used to be actually hopeful that I may get all of them completed with a second coat of paint and two coats of General Finishes High Performance Topcoat (affiliate hyperlink), which is my go-to clear coat.

So after the solar went down, right here they got here, drawn to the lights within the carport. They have been regularly flying into me, flying round my face, flying into my hair, and worst of all, flying into the moist paint. And as soon as they’re there, there’s no getting them out of the paint. They’re method too delicate to choose them out of moist paint. So my solely choice was to attend for the paint the dry, after which brush them off and sand the imperfections within the paint.

Okay, shifting on to a different merchandise for my workplace space, I wish to present you one thing I discovered so you’ll be able to inform me your opinion. As I shared final week, I’m going to be constructing a bridge with cubbies between the 2 facet higher cupboards. That can appear like this…

After which I had determined to make use of two desk lamps on the countertop, and to make use of my floral print on the lamp shades. It will look one thing like this…

I had determined to not do pendant lights on this space for 2 causes. First, I’ve a pendant mild above my desk, and I didn’t need three pendant lights in such a small space, particularly since two could be the identical, and the third (the one over my desk) could be utterly totally different. And the second motive is that I’d need any pendant lights over this countertop to match the pendant lights over the opposite countertop. I purchased these years in the past, after which really took them aside and mixed components from two totally different lights to make one mild. So these pendant lights aren’t one thing I can simply order extra of. And I haven’t been capable of finding any that look comparable sufficient for my liking.

However look what I did discover. Sconces! I found them on Amazon (affiliate hyperlink), they usually look so just like my pendants!

They might must be painted and gold leafed to appear like the pendants, however I can’t consider how comparable they’re! I imply, they’re not precisely the identical form, however they’re fairly darn shut!