... is ready!
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Filling it took all day and involved much sorting and dusting; whereas building it took weeks and much skill and perseverance |
For quite a while the room was reduced by the necessity of having a "painting section" curtained off so that spray-painting could take place, several undercoats and finally the topcoat. Only the sprayer suddenly stopped working and had to be sent back for repair - so the top coat was done with a brush after all.
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Furniture tooooo close for comfort |
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Work in progress |
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All this is going ... where? |
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That final coat ... perfection |
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Meanwhile the drawers need attention |
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... and tools spill into the room ... |
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... while other projects take over the studio space |
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Tools on the landings... |
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... and what's this? |
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Careful on the stairs! |
Then on Sunday - yesterday - I came home to this: the shelves have all been painted and just need to cure overnight. Oh, the anticipation! -
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Ready for action |
These are deep shelves and the smaller volumes can be double-booked. Lest they get forgotten, I've photographed the hidden layer and will print out those pix and put the photos in a "library book" for reference, as a reminder of what's there -
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Some little-used cookbooks... |
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... are now being kept in the dark on the third cookbook shelf (in the first bookcase). It's great to have the cookbooks all together again. |
After three hours (and three cups of coffee, and no computer time) -
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(The plants are back on the window sill) |
Tom's childhood books, which sat in a corner of the landing for months, have been stashed behind the top rows of the new shelves -
... and some of the less-used poetry books have been put behind a solid wall of Persephones, above the poetry shelf, which already has its extra layer in place. And wouldn't you know, I've already forgotten what's behind there -
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The small shelf is handy for the desk and is useful for library books or paperwork that needs dealing with |
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I look at it and smile |
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And in the lowest corner, spilling out of the shelf, a temporary sewing-supplies storage area. (Note the change in colour of the drawers on the right; others need doing immediately) |
The book shelves are fantastic! I am so jealous! You have to be feeling great with all those boxes and piles of books now organized and tucked into their new space. That is a big accomplishment! Good job!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! And hopefully worth all the stress, time and chaos.
ReplyDeleteHurrah - civilised space returns! All in its place at last.
ReplyDeleteLooking very good!
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