Very awesome shelves and so much storage. What a win.
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They look fantastic! Perfect to make your space even more functional for you to create art! I love how this was a collaborative couple effort!
My new garage reconfiguration is scheduled for July 14! This means I will be able to park my car in the garage over the upcoming winter!
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@AntBee It’s so frustrating when it seems like every other person involved in the process of simply getting a dang appliance (or deck rail piece) can’t seem to do it right! We went two years w/o a dishwasher and finally got one a year and a half ago and I didn’t realize how much I truly would LOVE the dishwasher. I still LOVE it even after the novelty has worn off. Not that there isn’t plenty of handwashing in my life, but it’s so much better.
OK! There has been a lot of progress on the Big Bookcase Project this week! I believe it was Tuesday when I got the first batch of post-practice shelves were made and set into the cases just to give us a little “amuse books.”
On Thursday, I finally received the last pieces of trim and moulding and got them installed on Friday, except the base shoe which will go in after I lay the last course of the flooring, but it’s set in place in this pic.
On Friday, I got 24 more shelves cut and today I started adding the trim pieces to them. I also started testing out stain colors and combinations as well as practiced flush cutting plugs. I think I’m going to need more wood glue to finish the trim pieces and installing plugs.
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Yay!! It’s really starting to look like a proper bookcase!
I’m so tired of paying a lot for appliances or certain services, only to have to spend hours returning stuff because it’s damaged, not working properly, documentation is mission etc. I just spent some time getting the official installation paperwork for the a/c unit, that we need for insurance purposes, I’ve been promised by the guy that he’s going to send it over! Hope he actually does. We ordered a replacement ceiling fan online and it should be on its way. Hopefully we’ll have it installed before it’s warm again next week.
In fall, Mr. Imma is going to be away for a couple of days and that’s when I want to paint the stairs, so I guess that’s my next project! Before the stairs can get painted I’d like to have the stairwell (walls and ceiling) painted, but I’m looking for a contractor for that - hopefully I can find someone who’s willing to do such a small job! It’s only a small stairwell, but it’s pretty high, I’ve tried and failed to do it myself using an extension pole. To do a good job I think you need scaffolding, which I don’t have. I think a pro can do this in a few hours.
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I hope you can get painters in there to do your stairwell while Mr Imma is away! Stairwells are a pain in the rear for sure and definitely should be done using at least special ladders, if not a plank setup or scaffold.
I’ve started attaching the front moulding to the last dozen shelves this morning! WOO! And speaking of clamps, I keep forgetting to share that I got to use a clamp for holding apart (vs. holding together) for the first time when I was adding the last vertical trim piece last week. Cooooool!
Anyway, I’m also testing stain colors and color mixes.
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So close! I’m excited to see what color you’re staining them.
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Thanks! I’m excited to see what color I pick, too! 
I think that I have it figured out, but I will look again tomorrow and also test it with the finishing wax.
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My sister and her husband stayed in our guest room last week. I was glad to get feedback from them on things I can do to improve the room.
My sister gave me some simple fixes:
waste basket for the room
tissues
hooks on the door
Of course, I made some changes just by observing them:
changed orientation of the queen size bed–what a difference! The room looks twice as big!
fix existing curtains to be totally black out—there are gaps that I need to sew or pin shut
clear out a space in the closet for guests to hang clothes (right now, I have all of my knitting/crochet ongoing and WIP projects hanging in most of it!)
get air filter
chair or something to sit on
charging station for phones and ipads
small fridge for drinks and water (like a little cube)
She also said hooks were needed in the guest bath and that I needed to buy better shampoo…ha ha…I send my sister luxury shampoo but don’t use it myself, so guess I need to add it to this bathroom.
All in all, these little things will be easy enough to do before her next visit in November!
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You’ll be like a boutique hotel! But the stuff in the minibar will be gratis!
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