Was it really a full week, already? This is the third post for the One Room Challenge. If you are new to my blog, you can start at the beginning, here.
Time is flying, progress is crawling and I have lost the ability to think clearly on this project. Some people may argue that I never had the ability to think clearly. It's a long slow process for my entry. Joe and Mike left last week. They were here for the crown molding, and some of the harder cuts.
This is what went down this week. Did any of you notice this marble wall shelf?
I seem to have forgotten that marble is perfectly straight and sheetrock is not. What am I talking about? Well, when the wall shelf was installed, the bow in the sheetrock was so distracting to me....I had it cut, and slid the marble top into the wall so it would appear flush.
Still confused? This is what the wall looked like when the marble top came off
The bow in the wall was so obvious for a panel treatment, that the center portion of sheetrock was removed...stud shaved down....new stud added....and new sheetrock installed. The majority of this was done by another "Joe". He left the spackling for me, so I could save a bit of money.
At this point, the phrase "save a bit of money" really needs to be changed to "Who else wants a piece of me?"
As the panel detail was going up, I ran into this
An electrical switch in the way. This happened FOUR times. I am happy to report that all four outlets/switches have been moved just a few inches from their current location.
If the Universe is not challenging me enough....I decided to make changes to my own design. At first, I thought it would be interesting to wrap the columns like this
After staring at it for about three days, I HATED it.....and removed it.
This is what it looks like now
I like it this way. You can also see two of the four outlets moved. These pictures were taken after dark, so this is the best it gets.
I'll leave you on a positive note...just look at this return detail that Mike did
I love how it overlaps the backband on the door.
I don't want to jinx myself...but next week must go smoother..wouldn't you think? Now I'm off to see how the others are doing.
Week 4
Wall Treatment Specs
Week 5
