It happened, it really did happen! My library project is finished. I had a time line for this project to be about 6 weeks. The project turned into over 12 weeks. This is not a project for the faint of heart, it was truly VERY hard work. I had planned, thought about, researched, drawn, measured and dreamed about this room for YEARS.
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Let’s start at the VERY beginning…Husband had a huge surgery scheduled for October 9, 2024, BUT something called Hurricane Milton took over, and gave us something else to think about. We made it thought okay and surgery was set for October 18. My handbook to all the process.
He had his after surgery appointment in January and everything was very good. We asked so many questions, Surgeon said, “Live your life, if you did it before, do it again”. On the drive home Husband said, “Let’s build a library”.
And no, there is NOTHING wrong with this room. Nothing that floors, paint, cabinets and shelves couldn’t fix.
Clean out was all about ME and it took me 3 days to move and let go of a lot of things. Carpet was next and we were thrilled with the floor under it, nothing had to be done to it. We had built my old work table and we took it apart carefully, as the top and shelves would become the new counter tops.
The tile I had picked earlier was still there when we went to purchase.
I loved the plaid, still do, but thought it would be too much with all the bookcases. I did white paint like the rest of the house, took three coats to cover.
Base cabinets went in first, painted and sanded doors for days.
We used the top of my old work table for countertops, just a bit of sanding and re-staining.
The 1″ x 12″, 8 feet long are terribly heavy, first sanded and then painted three coats, each side, sanding and filling between each coat.
Our daily joke at this time in the project,
“Cut them 70 1/2″ and 2 little lines”
There was nothing else to do and at night I painted molding. The molding was already carved in and I painted.
The inside wall, we did each step around the 3 walls at the same time.
Bookcases up, touched up and let the drying begin, I let them set for about 2 weeks, before added decor.
Molding finished and added.
My/Our Finished Library Project.
And YES, the desk is base coated for some art work to be added…
I need some rest before that begins 🙂
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