It’s been hard to get motivated since the weather’s turned colder, but we’re making slow, slow progress — albeit in a bit of a random fashion.
This weekend found us tackling the office and finishing off the closet in that room. We’re not a fan of the textured walls (reminds us of the more modern tract homes in the area) and are smoothing and patching (and replacing where necessary) all of the wallboard and trim… even in the closets. With this closet finished, it leaves us only one more closet to finish off which is good.
We’ve also planned on a wall of shelves in that room. A great system from Rakks is on the way (odd name, great shelving) which will pair well with the modern aesthetic and keep us out of the ebay/vintage shops looking for parts and pieces to older wall units.
We’re planning on bringing a bit of the paneling back into that room by veneering the wall behind the recessed supports and making shelves from matching mahogany. Since the supports will be recessed into the wall, I wanted to reinforce the area (and the studs are not where the supports need to be), so we scrounged the spare wood pile (and headed to Big Orange) for some 3/4in plywood to block out the area to add the necessary strength for the system. Hopefully, there’s plenty of support in there now.
We also took the opportunity to update the electrical in that room (more grounded plugs, woohoo!) and cut in the box for cable/data/phone and while this was not the planned weekend chore (we’ve still a kitchen/garage door to install), it definitely put a dent into the to-do list and gets one more room closer to completion.
