Studio Floor Progress — On The Home Stretch!

Since I wasn’t capable of fully filter out the studio and do all the ground at one time, I’ve needed to do the painted ground undertaking in phases, which has made it a bit tougher than it ought to have been. However that’s okay! I’m making it work. As I confirmed you final week, I obtained about 2/3 of the ground in the primary room completed…

So earlier than I may begin on the opposite sections, I coated this a part of the ground with paper…

The paint that I used is extremely sturdy, so I wasn’t worries about rolling my tables onto this a part of the ground. The truth is, I’ve already needed to roll the tables onto the painted ground twice. However I wished to cowl it in order that it wouldn’t get all dusty from the sanding I needed to do in the remainder of the room. This part is all neat and clear, and I wished to maintain it that method.

As soon as I had it coated, I moved every part over to this aspect of the room to begin on the again areas.

I obtained the remainder of the primary room sanded utilizing my handheld belt sander and 80-grit sandpaper…

There are a number of causes I didn’t lease a ground sander for this undertaking:

1. I knew this undertaking would span a number of days, together with some days (like Wednesdays and Sundays) after I wouldn’t have the ability to work in any respect, so renting a sander in the course of the undertaking would have break the bank.
2. Flooring sanders are very highly effective and would have taken off an excessive amount of from the ground. I simply wanted the floor roughed up a bit. I didn’t want the entire paint and stain eliminated.
3. An enormous ground sander would have been lower than ineffective within the small areas just like the storage closet and the lavatory, and it could have been troublesome to maneuver within the small again entry as nicely. So I’d should do these areas with a hand sander anyway.

After weighing the professionals and cons of renting a ground sander, I made a decision to only persist with my handheld belt sander. It’s a contented medium between a ground sander and slightly 5-inch random orbit sander, like one that you simply may use to sand a desk high. The belt sander could be very highly effective, so it will get the job finished. The down aspect is that I’ve to be down on my knees to sand the ground. {That a} particular “professional” to the ground sander. You get up to make use of a ground sander. However to me, being on my knees to sand the ground was a small value to pay for avoiding the effort of a giant ground sander and avoiding the price of rental for over every week.

I nonetheless should sand the again entry, which is the one space that has already been painted. However once more, I don’t have to take away the entire paint. I simply have to do away with any ridges the place the design was taped off and painted, and the place the painted “rug” meets the whitewashed ground.

Sanding the lavatory ground would be the hardest half just because I’ll want to maneuver the bathroom and the vainness out of the room fully. That’s going to be an actual ache, but it surely must be finished.

But it surely’s getting there! I’m hoping that by the tip of the day at the moment, I’ll have all the ground sanded, vacuumed, cleaned, and primed. If issues go completely, possibly I may even paint it, however that could be pushing it.

As a aspect observe, I’m very enthusiastic about giving this rest room slightly makeover. I’m going to vary the partitions, the tile, and the vainness colour.

I don’t have my plans fully nailed down simply but just because no matter I do on this rest room depends upon what I do within the again entry. I have to resolve on that first, after which make plans for the lavatory. However the vainness colour wants to vary as a result of I’ve a sense it’ll be too near (however not fairly the identical as) the colour that I’ll be utilizing on the studio cupboards. They’ll be related however off simply sufficient in order that it’ll seem like a mistake reasonably than a coordinated choice.

Talking of the again entry, I do suppose I’ve decided on that. I’m going to make use of the wallpaper in that space, however as of proper now, I plan to wallpaper the higher partitions and do wainscoting on the decrease partitions. I feel that’ll give them sufficient sample and colour, whereas protecting them from trying too busy (for me). They’ll be simply busy sufficient. 😀

I’ve additionally determined to maintain the blue ceiling in the primary room. I really like the thought of a flower backyard on the primary wall and a ceiling the colour of the sky. However the partitions will nonetheless be white. So I simply performed round with the thought of bringing that blue into the again entry. That’s not a agency choice but. I simply wished to see what it’d seem like.