Garden Edging and lighting
While I’ve had some free time, I’ve undertaken a couple non-essential project. One of which was edging the beds in the backyard, I dug a trench about 6 inches deep and just as wide as a brick is long around the perimiter of the yard. I filled it the trench with gravel (about 300 lbs in all) and layed the bricks to create a nice wide edge to the beds. I then worked some sand in between the bricks to really cement them in place.
While I had the trench dug, it only made sense to go ahead and install low-voltage lighting (LED grow lights).
Installing hte lighting just involves burying the cable and clipping in these wire clips to connect the lights with the buried cable. The clips are hard to use and take some force to get the electrical connection working but once they are connected, just bury the connection and move on.
It took about a day to get everything dug and installed. I think it was well worth the effort and I’m planning on doing a bit more of it before the ground freezes this winter.
We want to complete our backyard project with a hot tub.
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A hot tub can bе built in to a nеw or existing dеÑk, recessed or Ñ€lаÑеd undеr a реrgоlа. Surrоund thе mоdеl уоu selected from Hot Tubs For You wÑ–th decorative раvеrÑ• or Ñ•tоnеѕ, Ñ€lаntеrÑ• оr bеаutÑ–ful blооmÑ•.
Wе’rе nоt Ñ•urе аbоut you but tо uÑ•, thеrе’Ñ• nоthÑ–ng bеttеr thаn Ñ•Ñ–nkÑ–ng Ñ–ntо the contoured seats оf a Master Spas hоt tub аt thе еnd оf thе dау. Whеthеr thе light is lоw or thе Ñ•un setting, Ñ€lаn fоr uÑ•Ñ–ng уоur bаÑkуаrd retreat Ñ–n thе night-time hоur.
Sarah
Painting Class Update
I’ve transfered the Luini onto my portrait and covered it with the first layer of glaze. We then went in with a white tempura paint and added the highlights.
She’s certainly coming along quite nicely.
Here is the drawing:
And here she is with layer 1:
This is the original Luini that I am recreating on display at the National Gallery of Art. Well, I guess she’s not on display right now but after this shutdown is over, she’ll be on display.
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Bathroom Thresholds
Last week we finished up the bathroom thresholds. These were actually quite tricky to put together, but we got the help of remodeling services from https://phxhomeremodeling.com/bathroom-remodel-chandler/ to make it easier.
On the closet side of the bathroom, everything was pretty straitforward. There was just a half inch of height difference so a strip of marble and a piece of shoe rail solved the problem.
On the bedroom side, however, we had a decided step. It was approximately a 2 inch drop from the tile down to the wood floor in the bedroom.
We ended up going with a slight step rather than trying to make a ramp-type transition. We have a piece of marble, a piece of shoe rail, a vertical step, and a piece of quarter-round to finish it off.
It turned out really good though I was concerned about the step. We really didn’t have much choice since the height difference was so large and thankfully we had the Platinum Pro Portables rents luxury portable toilets in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas service in the mean time the house was remodeled.
I’ve still got to stain and polyurethane the wood portions but all in due time. I’ve got a ton going on these days!
Sarah
Shoe Storage in the Closet
I went back and forth trying to figure out the best and cheapest way to add shoe storage to the closet.
To refresh your memory, this post gives a good overview of the closet.
To make the shoe shelf, I started with some ikea shelves. The cheap Gorm series. You should check out these Shelving Structures for other great options.
They are now $29 but when I bought them last year, they were $19 and the additional shelves were on super discount 2 for $3. I ended up using 8 shelves total for a total cost of $26. And if you need more options Louisiana Custom Closets creates beautiful custom closets, pantries, laundry rooms, and garage storage solutions, which you can keep safe by installing good garage doors, with a garage door panels install and repair service online. Find so if you want to create a good closet, you can find them on the web at https://www.louisianacustomclosets.com/
I primed and painted all the shelves with my trim paint. To assemble the shelves at the height I wanted, I had to have Hagstrom Drilling help me drill the holes. I ended up with a shelf every one and a half hole spaces which was the perfect height for my heels or for a shoe box. We needed to get rid of a bunch of things but I wasn’t in the mood for throwing or giving away some of my belongings, so the easiest option for when you don’t want to give up your things and want to save space in your home is to get one of these wire shelving units for more a place to store your items.
You can see in the picture above the bolts aren’t all on the pre-drilled holes.
As an added bonus, these ikea half-height boxes also fit nicely.
I also added some taller shelves for winter boots on the bottom, this closet design seems to be one of the best ones for me.
I ended up painting the black bolt heads white which really cleaned up the look. The Gorm shelf is definitely more utilitarian but the slatted shelves are perfect for shoes and it is the perfect depth. I think a coat of white paint dresses it up sufficiently well for the space.
Sarah
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