The previous day, I simply wasn’t within the temper to paintings on baseboards or door casings, so I determined to do a amusing undertaking. I used to be made up our minds to determine the association for the only large, clean wall within the studio. Spoiler alert: I didn’t determine it out, and I didn’t get it completed. However I did make some development that would possibly make it more straightforward for me to come to a decision precisely what I need to do. Let me provide an explanation for.
A few months in the past, I bought this massive, colourful, erasable wall calendar from Kaleidoscope Residing. And once I say it’s massive, I imply it’s HUGE. Every month is 16″ x 20″, so when you grasp all 12 at one time, the entire calendar will soak up an excessively massive space of wall. And sure, I do need to grasp all twelve months on the identical time. I like the affect of seeing all 12 in combination.
The calendar is outlined on some lovely thick paper, however I sought after mine to be extra inflexible than that. So I bought 12 items of white foam core board at Michael’s, in conjunction with some picture mount spray adhesive, and I were given busy.
That is the spray I used.
I sprayed two coats of adhesive onto the froth core board, let it dry for a few mins, after which sparsely pressed the calendar to the froth core board.
You’ll be able to see how a lot thickness the froth core board added, however it’s styrofoam, so it’s really easy to chop.
The usage of a steel immediately edge and a brand spanking new razor blade in my application knife, I started reducing away the surplus foam core board.
I went via 3 razor blades to do all twelve months as a result of I sought after those tremendous blank cuts. I didn’t need to take a possibility on the blade getting boring and tearing the froth core board. However so long as the blade used to be new and sharp, the cuts had been blank and simple.
When I were given all 12 fastened and trimmed, I added 4 3M foam sticky squares to the backs of each and every month.
And that’s so far as I were given. I believed I had a plan, however then I spotted that I didn’t like my plan in any respect. My unique plan incorporated a 55-inch TV targeted on that wall between the entrance of the mural wall cupboards and the door casing (which hasn’t been put in but) at the proper. I haven’t purchased the TV but, however that is what a 55-inch TV would appear to be on that wall.
With the TV within the heart, I then deliberate to separate the calendar into two sections with six months on each and every aspect of the TV. However the extra I thought of it and pictured it in my thoughts, the extra I wasn’t offered on that plan.
After which I puzzled if I even desire a TV on this room. Again when I used to be making plans the room (approach sooner than the drywall even went up, which used to be a number of years in the past), I deliberate for a TV in this wall, which is why there’s an outlet proper there within the heart. However I simply don’t watch a lot TV anymore. I concentrate to podcasts and YouTube movies as regards to all day lengthy as I’m running. So now I’m second-guessing my plan to place a TV in right here in any respect.
So as a result of I don’t truly watch TV in any respect all over the day, and I don’t truly have a necessity for it in right here, plus the truth that I will’t work out paintings it into the wall design, signifies that I’ll more than likely simply forgo the TV altogether. However then that leaves the hole that I’ve to paintings round. The placement of that outlet makes it very tough to heart the calendar at the wall.
So now I’m making an allowance for one thing like this association, with the calendar offset at the proper aspect, and a few cabinets at the left to stability issues out. (Observe: I don’t have two calendars. The only “striking” at the wall is a replica and paste from the Kaleidoscope Residing product list, which is why there are two random crops alongside the ground. 😀 Those covered up at the ground are the actual ones which might be in fact sitting in my studio presently.)
Out of the choices that I’ve regarded as for this wall, this one is my favourite to this point. However as same old, I’m open to concepts. If no longer cabinets, what else? I’ve determined to not use my Spoonflower colour chart, both. A minimum of, I believe I’ve determined that. It appear to be bordering on sq./rectangle overload with the calendar, the paint swatch cupboard to the proper of the door, after which the colour swatch chart. So I’m desiring any other concepts.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I percentage my DIY and adorning adventure as I transform and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is not able to do bodily paintings, so I do the vast majority of the paintings at the space on my own. You’ll be able to be told extra about me right here.
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