Spring Into Action!...The Reveal

Hi Everyone, and thanks for coming back to Spring Into Action.  I have been working on shelving for my basement...along with a dehumidifier. If you are new here, you can start at the beginning of this here.

A quick refresher....this is how my space started

This is how it looks now

I made a few deviations from the original plan. For one, I moved the dehumidifier in between the bookshelves

It just made more sense to use all the shelves for storage

 

Remember the awkward cleat problem

I replaced it with curve molding to allow for more room and added decorative trim to the face of the shelves and side rails

I also re-sized all the shelves to fit the boxes....exactly (I became rather obsessed at this point)

I would say that the happy accident was finding out that I had room to fit this Ikea table top in-between the shelves

This project went up until the end for me. On Tuesday, I was painting in the garage until midnight. Late last night I was trying to take pictures for you....and the lighting in the basement is not the most desirable. I actually did not complete everything. I still need to add the molding at the top, and an additional shelf in the middle section.

I am not complaining. If it was not for this deadline, this would not be finished! I was able to organize my fabric so well, that on Monday I will be having a FABRIC GIVEAWAY!! Please come back for that.

....and now, let's go see how my DIY virtual partners did

 Kerry - Design Du Monde 
Jean - Flower Hill Design
Becca - From Gardners 2 Bergers
Carrie - Hazardous Design
Sam - The Junk House
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Nancy - Powell & Brower Home
Lisa - A Room With A View
Cathy - Room RX
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Laurie - Traditional & Modern

Spring Into Action (week 2) & a Waffle

Welcome back to week 2 of Spring Into Action. I am tackling my basement shelving that I have been procrastinating for over a year! You can go to the beginning, here. There are 11 other bloggers working on their DIY's, too.

Before I tell you about my progress....my window boxes are on Dancing With the Stars The Waffler. Where America blogland gets to vote for their favorite. If you have an extra "click" in you today...go here, and vote for your favorite look for my house! If you are feeling indecisive about something in your life, have The Waffler poll blogland for a vote.

Now, back to the basement shelving. Here is my old shelving that no longer fits

It is just 1x12 pine boards that I cut down. As you can see, I used large cleats to hold the shelves

Here is part of the problem

The large cleats prevent storage boxes from stacking neatly. Also, the shelves are an awkward width

More wasted space! Since I need to chop them up, anyway......might as well (famous last words) really make them custom. I disassembled the shelves

Sanded all the rough spots from the previous glue, etc

...now I need to measure and reassemble. I have 1 week left for that. As for the dehumidifier....I wanted to install a hose to the back

Here are the parts

I followed the manufactures instructions

...and this happened

I can't get it close to the wall (insert bad words)! I need a 90 degree bend so the hose will lay straight. I can't imagine why I procrastinated on this project. it has been nothing but fun? Looks like I will be spending this lovely weekend in the basement. Come back next week to see if I put all of this curbside for bulky trash! To see the reveal, go here.

Now let's see how the other projects are failing doing!

Kerry - Design Du Monde 
Jean - Flower Hill Design
Becca - From Gardners 2 Bergers
Carrie - Hazardous Design
Sam - The Junk House
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Nancy - Powell & Brower Home
Lisa - A Room With A View
Cathy - Room RX
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Laurie - Traditional & Modern

Spring Into Action!

Hello, and welcome to Spring Into Action!

Lately, I have been a huge procrastinator on many of my DIY projects. First, the weather was too nice...don't want to be inside. Then, the weather was too cold...don't want to work outside. So, a group of us decided to tackle our most annoying DIY projects with the best motivator possible....PEER PRESSURE!

Sadly, it works every time for me. Here is my story....a while back, we installed french drains and a sump pump into our basement. Since then, I have shown you how I installed faux crown molding in the basement. I have also shown you my magnetic chalkboard wall....in the basement. Here is the wall I have left out

Before the construction, I had a full wall of home-made shelves. However, since we put in a sump pump, we now have a closet (that is only large enough for the sp) on the right...the old shelves won't fit.

I need my shelves back..what's a girl with power tools to do? My plan

I need to take apart the old shelves and chop, glue and nail them into the correct size. I also need to install a dehumidifier with a drain into the sump pump so I can get my money's worth I won't need to empty the dehumidifier again. Finally, finish that faux crown molding. Next Thursday, I will show you my progress (I hope there is some).

Now let's go see what my peer's who are pressuring me are going to tackle;

***For week 2, go here, For the reveal, go here***

Kerry - Design Du Monde 
Jean - Flower Hill Design
Becca - From Gardners 2 Bergers
Carrie - Hazardous Design
Sam - The Junk House
Tiffany - Living Savvy
Nancy - Powell & Brower Home
Lisa - A Room With A View
Cathy - Room RX
Suzy - Saved by Suzy
Laurie - Traditional & Modern