tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89775981812649700402024-03-17T14:43:08.136-05:00Flipping the FlipZerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06526747223803591584noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-20751359503523048542024-03-16T05:00:00.274-05:002024-03-16T09:51:16.540-05:00A DIY: The Stair Project. Part Four, The Landing.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmjqKrwuPk4Q2EcwD2xzmB4Iwy3Z4wHopGfSVqiCmfgpZ2UidrR5VUDubSrpcz-JqE2y1trItj6J-KvE6gmwHHTiyk0P_ytoo9dpo6eH688i3iWqHjq37KHL23PQoQL4NukURCgDX8_rWCqW4nUTnkwdPpqZ6jlR7ZDxhDR98tCgyE2LEHZNhzHNISTw/s1497/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="close up of pine wood floor tiles" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmjqKrwuPk4Q2EcwD2xzmB4Iwy3Z4wHopGfSVqiCmfgpZ2UidrR5VUDubSrpcz-JqE2y1trItj6J-KvE6gmwHHTiyk0P_ytoo9dpo6eH688i3iWqHjq37KHL23PQoQL4NukURCgDX8_rWCqW4nUTnkwdPpqZ6jlR7ZDxhDR98tCgyE2LEHZNhzHNISTw/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="tiles" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Whooo it's been an <i>embarrassing</i> stitch of time here, getting back onto the<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/a-diy-stair-project-part-three-risers.html"> DIY Stair Project</a>. I've been <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">a tad busy</a>. But today, we're one step (ahhhhh haaa ha, pun) closer to done with the landing.<div><br /></div><div>Yes, the landing. Finally. Omg. <i>Finally</i>.<div><br /></div><div>This was a design and installation quandary which always takes me plenty of brain effort. Mostly in the installation head space arena as I had to sort of reverse engineer how to get it in there. Math.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, ok, in fairness, the design took some time to figure too.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I did know, to begin with, was I was using the same<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/09/a-diy-stair-project-part-one.html"> 1870's pine rafters</a> as the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">stair treads</a>. But how? Ah yes, therein lay the dilemma.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpgD4DHO6-O7J6gyc2YMf5YtZrFCE_OUJ_JMiimrWpI7iiNtbM4jtOPRhOUHNZmnhiSSAYYM_NmTRTt83_mQdv4hskKfzmYOL-8r_FZDTKToXMZ0CXBR8UmwsqLfOv9TQd6_VwaGSbBX_-1Sff8ZIavvOr8kvRw0AKyVk2I_TbrPN9SRMy1s10v55XrM/s700/landing%20before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="landing before with Finn" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpgD4DHO6-O7J6gyc2YMf5YtZrFCE_OUJ_JMiimrWpI7iiNtbM4jtOPRhOUHNZmnhiSSAYYM_NmTRTt83_mQdv4hskKfzmYOL-8r_FZDTKToXMZ0CXBR8UmwsqLfOv9TQd6_VwaGSbBX_-1Sff8ZIavvOr8kvRw0AKyVk2I_TbrPN9SRMy1s10v55XrM/s16000/landing%20before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/the-diy-library-rug.html">Trusty Furry Assistant</a> doing his evaluation and calculations as well on this landing before.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>See, stairs have a best-practices formula to them. Typically a rise (the vertical) plus the run (the horizontal tread) must add up to a total of about seventeen to seventeen and a half inches. This is typically what code requires.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anything that varies from that generally will be a safety and/or tripping hazard as this formula is now ingrained into our souls, our natural stair cadence expectations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our stair? Yeah. No. Though now, each tread of our new stair is the same, each riser is still a bit different, especially once we hit the landing.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/foyerstair-paint-phase-1-is.html">If you remember</a>, which I'd rather not, our stair was originally built of construction grade two by twelve slathered in nasty carpet. Those I removed but left and<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/a-diy-stair-project-part-three-risers.html"> jazzed up the one by six-ish risers</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once we hit the landing, the step onto it, the rise there is short. And <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/10/how-to-stain-pine-wood.html">the first step to the right</a> on the last three steps onto <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/05/before-and-after-or-i-mean-current-part.html">the second floor</a> is incorrect. Someone was worse at <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/09/dip-dyed-string-curtain.html">math</a> than me.</div><div><br /></div><div>So naturally then, anything I applied to the landing was going to alter the unbalanced balance.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dilemma.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, but, somehow it all worked out and doesn’t feel too funny, probably because we’re long used to the awkwardness of this spot. </div><div><br /></div><div>What did I use?</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>a 4' x 4' piece of 1/4 “ thick <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/01/tv-wall-cabinet-shelf-console-thingie.html">OSB</a></li><li>more 1870’s Bridgeport church pine, cut into 1/2" thick tiles</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/uc60uz8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">construction adhesive</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3VjRwqX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood hardener</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/gn1bufc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">water based polyurethane</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4chzgV2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">60, 80, 120, 220 grit sandpapers</a>*</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>First, I measured the landing. Well, actually I had originally laid down a piece of three quarter plywood that I had stained, thinking I’d <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/10/how-to-stain-pine-wood.html">stain the existing treads</a>. While pretty, it matches the existing floor, the direction this was all going wasn't doing it for me.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhg_rZ32Mx85DQKLf3TZyozUVC0G1STnQGinZkyy9SRINnVEn0EiGRKXPvL_8YpBK9GcMwzg457n1GwtPN-K9dT6tQBLtmXFK82YciW9kfCglr-ScTBNSQquwjDL7n9LJdfpnFUzyoJ8ZYLaqN50dCLv2yDvipLg6T0dZ8uP8HRT37ly28C8y2jLhfKg/s700/plywood%20landing%20vert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="stained plywood landing" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhg_rZ32Mx85DQKLf3TZyozUVC0G1STnQGinZkyy9SRINnVEn0EiGRKXPvL_8YpBK9GcMwzg457n1GwtPN-K9dT6tQBLtmXFK82YciW9kfCglr-ScTBNSQquwjDL7n9LJdfpnFUzyoJ8ZYLaqN50dCLv2yDvipLg6T0dZ8uP8HRT37ly28C8y2jLhfKg/s16000/plywood%20landing%20vert.jpg" title="stained" /></a></div></div><div>So, I yanked up the plywood and used it as a template for my OSB to trim up. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next was cutting my tiles. Yes, this was a messy task, similar in mess scope to the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/how-to-diy-wood-block-headboard.html">wood block headboard</a>, but smartly I did this outdoors this time. </div><div><br /></div><div>I cut and cut and cut tiles, filling up the OSB as I went so I knew how much I had, how far to go. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ah, with cutting finally complete, next was the hard part: the design. Which way, how, what can…I rearranged these bits of wood oh, heh, oh so many, too many times. </div><div><br /></div><div>That’s the thing, just so many options for layout, I didn’t want to miss a really cool idea. Yeah, FOMO.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually I grew weary of myself and set the pieces in alternating groups of three, dragged Mike downstairs, said, “babe. Ugh. What do you think?” He said, good, do that. So that’s what I did. </div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ERdp2NdirdcNAozR7BIVuhkwngmeWL0xtnlrOBkwjBdvL-4Ju0sPINeJa-0iL42VHg9G0om_oY2MnI6XCzCJWl7l0KVyswhLgQ-8YBkHuwFDNeQxVQQsBwchuY_i_p7v-Er7blcrvtUkfv8imYMQogDfmwUiA2Bs9JEfwAFH-nPJ_QrPuw9ZJpuSwiY/s700/tiles%20layout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wood tile layout ideas" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ERdp2NdirdcNAozR7BIVuhkwngmeWL0xtnlrOBkwjBdvL-4Ju0sPINeJa-0iL42VHg9G0om_oY2MnI6XCzCJWl7l0KVyswhLgQ-8YBkHuwFDNeQxVQQsBwchuY_i_p7v-Er7blcrvtUkfv8imYMQogDfmwUiA2Bs9JEfwAFH-nPJ_QrPuw9ZJpuSwiY/s16000/tiles%20layout.jpg" title="layout" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's merely three of the ideas I ran through....</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Using construction adhesive, all the pieces got stuck down. Not too snug, not too loose to accommodate for expansion and contraction. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ6j1egeXBtHAo3WNonEJKr9GnMmI7AtcjjV3cVhwogOhLgJLH17TqYVLa6Ab9Jh_i3LHV-dNKiLXVDo3gGCXFQIy6yTOdVHVm0bMtxP43QTlxq3GONWSSLCVLktqgZhrZ-C0mB81UJiyUVnGsfb6nEHWKqQrTTIioWnwasYQIo5i32RfxoAmndJIHeo/s700/construction%20adhesive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gluing pine wood tiles to OSB with construction adhesive" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ6j1egeXBtHAo3WNonEJKr9GnMmI7AtcjjV3cVhwogOhLgJLH17TqYVLa6Ab9Jh_i3LHV-dNKiLXVDo3gGCXFQIy6yTOdVHVm0bMtxP43QTlxq3GONWSSLCVLktqgZhrZ-C0mB81UJiyUVnGsfb6nEHWKqQrTTIioWnwasYQIo5i32RfxoAmndJIHeo/s16000/construction%20adhesive.jpg" title="glue" /></a></div></div><div>Anywhoo. Let the glue set up. For months. <i>*cough*</i></div><div><br /></div><div>A bit ago, I did try squirting caulk into bigger gaps but that was definitely a mistake that I scraped out later. The concept was there: fill gaps with something flexible. The result was a big fat nope. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2PgzPDZZSW0GyavNYtO9rp60_XXVN2JSos-ULCMSLHCGUyQT8PFp0HAwm2qRg4aiXPx4iaUleNd-BHVJ5ErgGbOo_lBikyaZPSbTbesKRQx_5IT2NdL9cmZSZo8Ot3l64GcX6aE3NfzxtBMohIO5azdReTchz61CPjX-enIncfU0ozwsZ7TUrGZ4JpU/s700/caulking%20gaps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="caulking pine wood tile gaps" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2PgzPDZZSW0GyavNYtO9rp60_XXVN2JSos-ULCMSLHCGUyQT8PFp0HAwm2qRg4aiXPx4iaUleNd-BHVJ5ErgGbOo_lBikyaZPSbTbesKRQx_5IT2NdL9cmZSZo8Ot3l64GcX6aE3NfzxtBMohIO5azdReTchz61CPjX-enIncfU0ozwsZ7TUrGZ4JpU/s16000/caulking%20gaps.jpg" title="caulk" /></a></div></div><div>Right, ok, so a tremendous amount of time passed and only recently did I finally pick this back up. We had an atypically warm winter day so I dragged this puppy outside and sanded the daylights out of it. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTbh7BDoU00R7ShI63pWIm7mVP6gW2w4rQALHjLN7QqYtuwidjzyN_huhRjfjeFwZeJefT93ExzTjRHDTClRLgSqfb9ATV3Lf-HxjE87NMlIywByzRVFZQAwAP23bzK6_jtR0IkW7ABAVtAenFZyqzR0gg40lYZuQ0_HBFMq_5SvzX2cgMr5cxGNwJI/s700/sanding.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="sanding pine wood tiles" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTbh7BDoU00R7ShI63pWIm7mVP6gW2w4rQALHjLN7QqYtuwidjzyN_huhRjfjeFwZeJefT93ExzTjRHDTClRLgSqfb9ATV3Lf-HxjE87NMlIywByzRVFZQAwAP23bzK6_jtR0IkW7ABAVtAenFZyqzR0gg40lYZuQ0_HBFMq_5SvzX2cgMr5cxGNwJI/s16000/sanding.jpg" title="sanding" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before sanding.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGHeAgtcOzKKNt8YZgnypxqs8pPV1JotiBpultrXonLUzL80pnqgRxKx0QypLLa8_AJ_R8WnvJZrlg1S-XhwQg9a5nhVKZvLWqv8slmPE_Ka0vU8WT14gg-Yy7P_E5IAP_qsu5SRZjW5DoCy_zve4nUS6JJwIq1QaUzMilx3PJ68lFbZLeqOtjwpQmnY/s700/sanded.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="after sanding pine wood tiles" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGHeAgtcOzKKNt8YZgnypxqs8pPV1JotiBpultrXonLUzL80pnqgRxKx0QypLLa8_AJ_R8WnvJZrlg1S-XhwQg9a5nhVKZvLWqv8slmPE_Ka0vU8WT14gg-Yy7P_E5IAP_qsu5SRZjW5DoCy_zve4nUS6JJwIq1QaUzMilx3PJ68lFbZLeqOtjwpQmnY/s16000/sanded.jpg" title="after" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After sanding.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>No, to answer your question, I did not get the surface perfectly flat, plane, and level, one of Mike’s requirements for this project, so mmm, yeah, sorry babe, but it is mostly close. </div><div><br /></div><div>Right, sanded the daylights out of it with multiple grits of sandpaper, my <a href="https://sovrn.co/1mfqfj5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">palm sander</a>,* and <a href="https://amzn.to/4chhNfk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ear protection</a>.* Sorry, neighbors.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oopfhh, hauled that thing back in and downstairs, managing to not ding<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/12/slatted-wood-wall-panel-kitchen-doorway.html"> the swanky kitchen doorway</a> thank goodness, and it was seal coat time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Recently I was given these <a href="https://sovrn.co/1bnj4sf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crocodile Paint Wipes</a>* and hot damn, I am truly super impressed with what they can do. For this project, I used them to wipe down and clean off the wood then <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">coated everything in wood hardener like the treads</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBd75U6YXG1cTL6MUxokM23fa7fUxycrMCHNaT3NtYlOHluzvK2sK-Zfs4LAU_c2Ja5f7ONb1wQdL4I9oYl-JupKFMJOBaZe_8Bjg89Dy3BRpM3uf13UW4lOHY2BVYW1feBzCjhnLacAS670HM9_JOqczdMaM5FXPjhTX2mkIYCCBhIlUHwEZgCf-XJs/s700/wood%20hardener.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wood hardener on pine wood tiles" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBd75U6YXG1cTL6MUxokM23fa7fUxycrMCHNaT3NtYlOHluzvK2sK-Zfs4LAU_c2Ja5f7ONb1wQdL4I9oYl-JupKFMJOBaZe_8Bjg89Dy3BRpM3uf13UW4lOHY2BVYW1feBzCjhnLacAS670HM9_JOqczdMaM5FXPjhTX2mkIYCCBhIlUHwEZgCf-XJs/s16000/wood%20hardener.jpg" title="harden" /></a></div></div><div>Right, so I decided on the roller cover type that looks like rag fibers, what are they called.... <a href="https://sovrn.co/13mnykn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">woven</a>.* Foam will leave bubbles and, nope, I was <i>done</i> sanding. Too, a regular cover has a tendency to leave bubbles as well and I knew the raggy ones wouldn’t. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-4X9ASfhx-Vl-WTw4PVOmOH7_8Oq4G-Uo5nc1iL6MbWuje2TPusLlmPoPIpnuNAWo6V-ZviaEhnaMU1Lt9bOMJnBlEEsuUW_67frX4sXY6Rg9AT1U2QhYvhgpEKAHLUAJGt9Yxhu5VHUkPbTbA2fvNZAB3NCmAXMiI_5TgifKGNUqAYVzr1Sbl5HPWs/s700/water%20based%20polyurethane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sealing pine wood tiles with water based polyurethane" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-4X9ASfhx-Vl-WTw4PVOmOH7_8Oq4G-Uo5nc1iL6MbWuje2TPusLlmPoPIpnuNAWo6V-ZviaEhnaMU1Lt9bOMJnBlEEsuUW_67frX4sXY6Rg9AT1U2QhYvhgpEKAHLUAJGt9Yxhu5VHUkPbTbA2fvNZAB3NCmAXMiI_5TgifKGNUqAYVzr1Sbl5HPWs/s16000/water%20based%20polyurethane.jpg" title="seal" /></a></div></div><div>Aaanndddd I was right. Whew. No sanding between! So I rolled on oh I dunno, six coats of matte water-based polyurethane, stopping when the surface looked baby-butt smooth. One coat rolled one direction, the next the other direction. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now. This next part happens so rarely, <i>sooo rarely</i>, that I am solidly conditioned for things to go awry because that’s <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/06/a-variety-pack.html">how my life goes</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>But magically, unbelievably, shockingly, this whole giant panel piece dropped right in, smooth as silk, no argument, and fit like a glove. No wall scrape, no squishing, shoving, nothin'. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just skooched, shimmied, drop, and bingo. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstV0fJL5LxTv4lMNH-FQ00sg5IbfM-1KpXDK96eA8CvLTW4k-7SYQNAqaOTWsqEu4A2QL7AqMKB4i86s3LXch1YTR6CdVIXsbMlhChIxmrVM-w71Qm1RC9XFUva-dNT1GznyGz4NAbiVv1zBc-ejHsCA5b3IJm0EbSzIkBWB-R0PnjgL8AYuUpO41e0Q/s700/landing%20installed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pine wood tiles landing installed" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstV0fJL5LxTv4lMNH-FQ00sg5IbfM-1KpXDK96eA8CvLTW4k-7SYQNAqaOTWsqEu4A2QL7AqMKB4i86s3LXch1YTR6CdVIXsbMlhChIxmrVM-w71Qm1RC9XFUva-dNT1GznyGz4NAbiVv1zBc-ejHsCA5b3IJm0EbSzIkBWB-R0PnjgL8AYuUpO41e0Q/s16000/landing%20installed.jpg" title="installed" /></a></div></div><div>I was so stunned, that I literally stood there unsure what to do with myself for a good few minutes. Then I did <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/04/master-bath-part-ten-in-series-done.html">a butt wiggle dance</a>, careful not to toss myself down the stair. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, no, no fasteners (goodness <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-midwestern-tweets/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I’m so Midwestern</a>); I opted to float it. It doesn’t move at all so no fastening needed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Righty-o, I was now ragingly pumped to wrap this up after so damn long so I raced <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/workbench">downstairs</a> to cut the nosing piece to hide the rough stair-face edge. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDfLIBc213kgs1LYNocKOL16tydTTWF4w7bPOBtynFTckQzaFY9SWrd4phiic4yom7e8opChCUyUSmmllA8Y-VRH3Y3KzeRxR3NvVYy81zR-sNQL_jZ3VMGvuxoty0Or-oDI6uyg_XuWc8ndkmpmDH4V0mHJP7683M3eDHcNvXoa9x3S9AXlyxRWm-zI/s700/nosing%20piece.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="installing nosing piece" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDfLIBc213kgs1LYNocKOL16tydTTWF4w7bPOBtynFTckQzaFY9SWrd4phiic4yom7e8opChCUyUSmmllA8Y-VRH3Y3KzeRxR3NvVYy81zR-sNQL_jZ3VMGvuxoty0Or-oDI6uyg_XuWc8ndkmpmDH4V0mHJP7683M3eDHcNvXoa9x3S9AXlyxRWm-zI/s16000/nosing%20piece.jpg" title="nosing" /></a></div></div><div>Cut an inch and a half wide piece of the pine, ran (ok, maybe didn't quite run as by now I’d been up and down both flights oh so many times) up with <a href="https://sovrn.co/18hq0vc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my brad nailer,</a>* 2" brads, and slapped that on. And again, my math worked, holy sh*tballs, stunned again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMf1T4_DTyoaJurzWL_0c4YOcrWPYUtu3fVfHalRC6IvomYRZHHzKgGeNc7wUVxBKr6xIJyyuEA93lN-rCMrsygv6jesB9PdKv66ynj37JcRccBM_1HndP1WNLogLRH6gvW1HMscyo6LsiGP7HEFAh_IZVoxYQMBbE8QOEjhTWPduMlvjBrvldC0p7S4/s700/nails.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="nails shot through" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMf1T4_DTyoaJurzWL_0c4YOcrWPYUtu3fVfHalRC6IvomYRZHHzKgGeNc7wUVxBKr6xIJyyuEA93lN-rCMrsygv6jesB9PdKv66ynj37JcRccBM_1HndP1WNLogLRH6gvW1HMscyo6LsiGP7HEFAh_IZVoxYQMBbE8QOEjhTWPduMlvjBrvldC0p7S4/s16000/nails.jpg" title="nails" /></a></div><div>And doh. I about nailed my head. After all this time and work and oh my....</div><div><br /></div><div>Handled those nail bits with a pair of <a href="https://sovrn.co/haszkgi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">snips</a>,* found the chip that popped out, glued that back in, and set about sealing the landing-face-side of the nose trim.</div><div><br /></div><div>And voilá, holy cats and dogs people, we finally have a stair landing in the enduring saga of the DIY <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/stair">stair</a> project! Omg. Halle-frickin'-loo-yah.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDjzIW60MKRm5gjRL2_2TcTk6PdnOXrzlGOlrIyvE6Mxjk6KI-eCkDp89R8Tf7PP9zH495TjH_lG3wtm3tWcxHo5-4QlU3MVsASI3L714KV3yveRN1F7oyBXD9rVPHtQGq-KiZLcNleNe9bx3GifoWpLHFwnn0rGDTFd9Ny4CoH7fXnp3RE68dK35cV8/s700/finished%20landing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished pine wood tile stair landing" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDjzIW60MKRm5gjRL2_2TcTk6PdnOXrzlGOlrIyvE6Mxjk6KI-eCkDp89R8Tf7PP9zH495TjH_lG3wtm3tWcxHo5-4QlU3MVsASI3L714KV3yveRN1F7oyBXD9rVPHtQGq-KiZLcNleNe9bx3GifoWpLHFwnn0rGDTFd9Ny4CoH7fXnp3RE68dK35cV8/s16000/finished%20landing.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div>Mike said, two days in a row actually, "looks good, babe," so that's an immense win right there. Whew!</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovmPknF_fYzpLr7YZ98g0AdF1JTTBk0xxAmgWcxB8b6F4uaLcGwHz6zls0p4pVy9krwSzwFMF1_pVZNcJAUmxJlG_iKXykPJaVgZWL0Xhy17WGfA-b5rHSgstldnCniOnEzzmQR6VfMmxEncTXEelaGWKdv1wqrWo4ZtxF6eLaLGVIZuflMmMD0P1eDc/s700/finished%20landing%20vert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="completed pine wood tiles stair landing diy" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovmPknF_fYzpLr7YZ98g0AdF1JTTBk0xxAmgWcxB8b6F4uaLcGwHz6zls0p4pVy9krwSzwFMF1_pVZNcJAUmxJlG_iKXykPJaVgZWL0Xhy17WGfA-b5rHSgstldnCniOnEzzmQR6VfMmxEncTXEelaGWKdv1wqrWo4ZtxF6eLaLGVIZuflMmMD0P1eDc/s16000/finished%20landing%20vert.jpg" title="finished" /></a></div></div><div>More to come. Of course. Is anything ever done?!</div><div><br /></div><div>Gotta finish the base trim, paint, final touch-ups, a wee rug, maybe raise <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/05/modern-dowel-curtain-rod.html">the curtain rod</a>, and this DIY stair project will be a wrap. </div><div><br /></div><div>Someday. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, I will revel in this beaut.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The construction adhesive, Crocodile Paint Wipes, sanders, and snips are Home Depot affiliate links. The wood hardener, sandpaper, and ear protection are Amazon affiliate links. The water based polyurethane, woven roller covers, and Bostitch tools are Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/boring-stuff.html" target="_blank">boring stuff</a>" tab for more info.</span></div></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-14981394413831485422024-03-02T05:00:00.042-06:002024-03-02T10:07:27.259-06:00How-to DIY: Scrap Wood Tray Picture Frames.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJzWEyUW9RMb9_Gj-L-lJamFLRLunEGVnKHBzWgB_iZ60DZWRDErONyT7MyhwPMp-n_paiA7cfi_rc43TDNdSLqRa1v_wrBhuCQdcoVu_x8TTQD0O7wn5BsWc-tZt0y47Ms0wo4aFUaEPdNh0cLPOSzjiAbTJwEm3T8NubM5743I7Zqo7FAPeQxjr_mE/s1785/cover%20new.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrap wood tray picture frames close up" border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJzWEyUW9RMb9_Gj-L-lJamFLRLunEGVnKHBzWgB_iZ60DZWRDErONyT7MyhwPMp-n_paiA7cfi_rc43TDNdSLqRa1v_wrBhuCQdcoVu_x8TTQD0O7wn5BsWc-tZt0y47Ms0wo4aFUaEPdNh0cLPOSzjiAbTJwEm3T8NubM5743I7Zqo7FAPeQxjr_mE/s16000/cover%20new.jpg" style="display: none;" title="close" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Yes, another scrap wood DIY how-to today! Seriously, I know. But hey, I’ve got too much <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap wood</a>. So all right, let's make tray picture frames!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will gush momentarily, these are snazzy. Especially since you can customize them any which way until Sunday. Into the next week even. Truly the possibilities are boundless here. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ultimately I should thank two things for this project, well ok, three: <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/09/actual-trip-scotland-week-one.html">Glenfarclas</a> then my new <a href="https://amzn.to/3IgHSh3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bora wall mount storage rack</a>* then the Mackintosh House gift shop. And ok ok, four: myself. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In mixed up order? Myself: I finally cleared out the monster mess of scrap wood buried in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/10/my-six-buck-wood-scrap-table.html">my rolling door work table</a>. What a feel-good moment that was, whew, wow. Check and mark.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My new storage rack: that’s where most of the wood went so not only is it organized, it’s organized <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">by type</a> and kind <i>And</i> best of all, I can very clearly see what the hell I’ve got so I can actually use it. Nice. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two pats in the back there, yessir-y. Maybe three as the rack was easy to install, got it up in no time with some big butch screws. Big butch screws are fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, Glenfarclas? Well obviously that’s what <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html">got me over to Scotland</a> in the first place, so ongoing and forever grateful thank you’s there. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, the <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/permanentdisplays/themackintoshhouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mackintosh House at the Hunterian</a>, the gift shop. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wwz3h1ZWh_4yhbytBFl8iiW7p-ZrT_f4KlQlQorAdPuO3-16qNs8TZdbt5uZBAiteaWCg613KzY_L7wRFZ2AgxdF6j7aAvxX3QA18w3M9jwtjO0rplQh0xo7UMTlrkMu0BKNZX6Mz9MA6DWxSpvIhVl55Ba4eYDtEN-xEyM8S6RNqRG91CNyVcgJhjQ/s700/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20lower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tray picture frames on wall" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wwz3h1ZWh_4yhbytBFl8iiW7p-ZrT_f4KlQlQorAdPuO3-16qNs8TZdbt5uZBAiteaWCg613KzY_L7wRFZ2AgxdF6j7aAvxX3QA18w3M9jwtjO0rplQh0xo7UMTlrkMu0BKNZX6Mz9MA6DWxSpvIhVl55Ba4eYDtEN-xEyM8S6RNqRG91CNyVcgJhjQ/s16000/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20lower.jpg" title="wall" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I very distinctly remember way back in college, eons ago, sitting in an art history or architectural history or something class, my jaw slow-mo dropping agape as slides of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Rennie Mackintosh</a>’s work appeared on the screen.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, I’m sitting in class, the pen droops to my notebook, “I must…I…I have to go there someday.” Rest of the slides? No idea. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To be amongst his and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Macdonald_Mackintosh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh</a>’s work, his wife, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/12/actual-travel-scotland-week-two.html">standing there in person</a> was a decades-long dream come true. I near about cried. I’m a dork, what can I say. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Honestly, I’m still speechless about being in the main rooms' reassemblage of their home. Chills and goosebumps, chills and goosebumps. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Somehow <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">my cool woodworking friend Scott</a> and I managed to tear ourselves away from the tour and of course, gotta hit the gift shop, c’mon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdMNKWDnWKvvgQT8YhP0_-X9yGC3AKWaYmF96VjvvGWoRu-l1x4KcQEaDuGDp7wlRxfcni7_REJ2awdSexcvUGicnu47WHw42hiJ_p1dFhMd0pMZgtkB3Gm2XdJihHUcdlDd45WIDK97rh_SKTcKl2Of-EcAu4MBtvbjE0vJ5IUO57OhQJSlQkjWluDc/s700/cards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mackintosh greeting and postcard" border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdMNKWDnWKvvgQT8YhP0_-X9yGC3AKWaYmF96VjvvGWoRu-l1x4KcQEaDuGDp7wlRxfcni7_REJ2awdSexcvUGicnu47WHw42hiJ_p1dFhMd0pMZgtkB3Gm2XdJihHUcdlDd45WIDK97rh_SKTcKl2Of-EcAu4MBtvbjE0vJ5IUO57OhQJSlQkjWluDc/s16000/cards.jpg" title="cards" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I bought too much, surely, including two greeting cards and a wooden postcard that punches apart and assembles into a mini version of their <a href="http://collectiononline.design-museum.de/#/en/object/44245?_k=shzoxe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">famous chair</a>, all of which have sat tucked away collecting dust.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In search of a scrap wood, inexpensive, easy DIY project, it was time to give these items their due. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So there it was: scrap wood DIY tray picture frames. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not too dissimilar from <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/01/how-to-diy-wood-panel-printables-framing.html">the printable frames</a> in theory but distinctly different. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here’s what I used:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>scrap 3/4” plywood</li><li>wood lath</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1qj830b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood glue</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1gy34hm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spray mount</a>*</li><li>glue stick</li><li>scrap Masonite and wood bits</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/8pw0v3i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tung oil</a>*</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">Was the 3/4” thickness of plywood overkill? Sure. But, scrap wood got used for a captivating project and I made the thickness work in my favor in assembly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjpfWwtDYv3dhsR1Gzl-VClPR8LlH6WbVlzC_aVmK8DMs7YWGHp9va4F-RdBk9nrr5NUnyGmVxR1QFkoPwsRRhaKBT4TaSPCDU0BK8w327F99lCrPECHqPDFVC1eqw66rwEm00kulA4OXL-VKJm0z75Bsd8hRNSI49skXLik2g1cXGRtWSNAOYZptlD0/s700/plywood%20cards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="plywood and cards for display" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjpfWwtDYv3dhsR1Gzl-VClPR8LlH6WbVlzC_aVmK8DMs7YWGHp9va4F-RdBk9nrr5NUnyGmVxR1QFkoPwsRRhaKBT4TaSPCDU0BK8w327F99lCrPECHqPDFVC1eqw66rwEm00kulA4OXL-VKJm0z75Bsd8hRNSI49skXLik2g1cXGRtWSNAOYZptlD0/s16000/plywood%20cards.jpg" title="ply" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">And wood lath? <i>Oh my gee oh dee Becky, with the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=wood+lath">wood lath</a></i>…Honestly it’s like dust bunnies — every time I try to use it up, I have to buy more to finish said project. Crazytown. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Real simple here, friends. We’re basically making a tray that instead of using as a tray, we’re using it as a picture frame. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I pretty well went with the sizes of plywood I had on hand as they were magically perfect dimension-wise, save a little trimming to straighten or slice into two.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Picked up this <a href="https://www.menards.com/main/tools/power-tools/power-saws/circular-saws/milescraft-reg-sawguide-trade-edge-guide-saw-accessory/14030003/p-1642874268696574-c-1537277164163.htm?exp=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lil’ saw guide</a> which I couldn't get to work terribly well with either my <a href="https://amzn.to/42ZqCGs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compact circular saw</a>* (ddin't clamp on entirely) or my <a href="https://sovrn.co/ifuzchd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jigsaw</a>* (blade was bendy). Maybe I need a <a href="https://amzn.to/3ImPVIY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">different one</a>.* Got too frustrated with it, taking too much valuable time, tossed it aside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, with the panel pieces cut, I trimmed up the wood lath to make the frame. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMibpHWlgJU_BjUUXu-0yhhrnRr1ndnYIJM035mXllP82gk-e0Z4zenS8r-i04g5_iTLn9C1lqkocyW4zNWDyThIIQWuRqpXNblQX6J0Uflw3iXlx0NlVjro6ZhT2l8J0UzMChtM4SqViSQW7JRzXk6xeWRcp_imkiz8wAidevgYfz95hP4Qf-osRtqc/s700/measure.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="measuring wood lath to plywood" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMibpHWlgJU_BjUUXu-0yhhrnRr1ndnYIJM035mXllP82gk-e0Z4zenS8r-i04g5_iTLn9C1lqkocyW4zNWDyThIIQWuRqpXNblQX6J0Uflw3iXlx0NlVjro6ZhT2l8J0UzMChtM4SqViSQW7JRzXk6xeWRcp_imkiz8wAidevgYfz95hP4Qf-osRtqc/s16000/measure.jpg" title="measure" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot tip: line up the wood lath and mark it to match the plywood, no measuring required and you get exact lengths.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gave everything a decent sanding next. Super easy, of course.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Yhy5xw20hLGL-qTHiufpqJ1XdCbO9SrbkgYNQCgRS6Hu5CE-Dq7mZ-R4RAsu-MBAGBCZs1tL979MTZtUKoYzhG1vqMAR1of_iRpaVZp9gLEkLTj4sVVKK1vo6MAfGLvXaVbAspxlrrQ2S9KaHCOCc8EsP9rVRmdafh3GPsxi6BqqKfJ2lTORc5x1UFo/s700/plywood%20pieces.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sanding plywood" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Yhy5xw20hLGL-qTHiufpqJ1XdCbO9SrbkgYNQCgRS6Hu5CE-Dq7mZ-R4RAsu-MBAGBCZs1tL979MTZtUKoYzhG1vqMAR1of_iRpaVZp9gLEkLTj4sVVKK1vo6MAfGLvXaVbAspxlrrQ2S9KaHCOCc8EsP9rVRmdafh3GPsxi6BqqKfJ2lTORc5x1UFo/s16000/plywood%20pieces.jpg" title="sand" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">To attach, I used glue. Yes, nails work, fancy joints like dovetails work, angles work, but I was going for fastener-free visuals and eh, I’m not skilled enough to make dovetails, wasn't into angles that day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihpU74_KMdWQW9IXaDWB_IMnTPnOj0N5nCKLneNv2Og70Y8GY97KizGykPZhu1oT01lcZt7QhQ-NkQ5vh1O6EPRmOAcfRubwjGFyfOZrtR6ZUUysS25tzr9bkJo-3KCA-DYbvZilKQXlcp0N4rd3lAN2Uw_p7yEQoyIY8AdosRTMS196qkQr1DmsBwzY/s700/gluing%20assembly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gluing up to assemble scrap wood tray picture frame" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihpU74_KMdWQW9IXaDWB_IMnTPnOj0N5nCKLneNv2Og70Y8GY97KizGykPZhu1oT01lcZt7QhQ-NkQ5vh1O6EPRmOAcfRubwjGFyfOZrtR6ZUUysS25tzr9bkJo-3KCA-DYbvZilKQXlcp0N4rd3lAN2Uw_p7yEQoyIY8AdosRTMS196qkQr1DmsBwzY/s16000/gluing%20assembly.jpg" title="glue" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fold the wood lath up and around, <a href="https://sovrn.co/ab2mhs3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clamp</a>* everything together....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PEe89c4SbdvjpU9R5AYzEx_zE35BZ5Ghj7_jQwD8LeTWl9quEwzgyFZe9QpnTymTJrc2OFrn2UcGyMa90kwhQhx5ld__OPedMH0pY3h8CXouBnNMN6ghmpOTkwZwFYjOvneGokjmuMm7ratqAhEy4x5pDQKvgEagtfGyyhYislfu-IxO-mEYewKAy5g/s700/clamping%20assembly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clamping scrap wood tray picture frame box" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PEe89c4SbdvjpU9R5AYzEx_zE35BZ5Ghj7_jQwD8LeTWl9quEwzgyFZe9QpnTymTJrc2OFrn2UcGyMa90kwhQhx5ld__OPedMH0pY3h8CXouBnNMN6ghmpOTkwZwFYjOvneGokjmuMm7ratqAhEy4x5pDQKvgEagtfGyyhYislfu-IxO-mEYewKAy5g/s16000/clamping%20assembly.jpg" title="clamp" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right, ok, wow, yeah, that’s it. Huh, that was fast!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To hang them, all I did was drill holes in the back so these scrap wood tray picture frames could sit tight and flush to the wall. What’s easier than holes? Not much. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNdz2eAFMSR0_1lFGgydjBE7on-ucUEVS9tY8E7sKJGTQxnALMQJByK5tEC5lN29zKg5ehiMBiONnI2rWagYpAKIE6-FviVHvQtwc1KvVey3iH4ZAubnfpTe7AXeLwOSin8cUA0MMnzHMvt2p465mLmaYky-4YWFv2p3AOBMMRgyIHXuIDrXg0dUWKmg/s700/hanging%20hole.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="drilling hanging hole" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNdz2eAFMSR0_1lFGgydjBE7on-ucUEVS9tY8E7sKJGTQxnALMQJByK5tEC5lN29zKg5ehiMBiONnI2rWagYpAKIE6-FviVHvQtwc1KvVey3iH4ZAubnfpTe7AXeLwOSin8cUA0MMnzHMvt2p465mLmaYky-4YWFv2p3AOBMMRgyIHXuIDrXg0dUWKmg/s16000/hanging%20hole.jpg" title="drill" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sealed the wood up with tung oil. You could paint these, stain them, put wallpaper or fabric on the tray panel for contrast, ya know, infinite possibilities.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoX4LsWOotLdTHudVVpPZiw2taUUYrQKkpsPm5tEH0exgMgPSPgBJN2I4DFL_Wq5Jel4iKhOMyErQCUefdXnWZJbKjwyxOa8-gM7mbXbV1oxZdEJY9-A02tmocfVbL8Jkz4AjvgL9m3cHy9J9NifkUUZ3UfpWMMT2U5xAsy65hBHYobQ7V7rK-0Zhae0/s700/tung%20oil.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="applying tung oil to wood" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoX4LsWOotLdTHudVVpPZiw2taUUYrQKkpsPm5tEH0exgMgPSPgBJN2I4DFL_Wq5Jel4iKhOMyErQCUefdXnWZJbKjwyxOa8-gM7mbXbV1oxZdEJY9-A02tmocfVbL8Jkz4AjvgL9m3cHy9J9NifkUUZ3UfpWMMT2U5xAsy65hBHYobQ7V7rK-0Zhae0/s16000/tung%20oil.jpg" title="tung" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, the how-to on mounting the cards. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here I adhered the greeting cards to scrap <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/a-diy-stair-project-part-three-risers.html">eigth-inch thick Masonite</a> using spray mount after gluing them shut with a <a href="https://amzn.to/3SXQ5M4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">glue stick</a>.* Spray mount is super messy sticky stuff so feel free to use rubber cement, <a href="https://sovrn.co/6g1hy3y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mod Podge</a>,* or even <a href="https://sovrn.co/1666nvo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">photo tape</a>* for your artwork. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1IwmLwQ3Xk4W5ZDiLxKk_BiHe4DHaKJHyf19pfmDbnHKWKodm1q-HfoSR8-sopvgNjwNkuzUHuZNT-AiuttmY-Y-UMEqSVtZvveyBqUdSkGuNENV3o7bm_6U2FIeVoJRKnbvUjBTwBirAB7uQX6NR_Zzs8cQ_Ghz4h4Iu9KhZkO0s8DgE8HhOI4CsSc/s700/card%20masonite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greeting card and scrap Masonite" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1IwmLwQ3Xk4W5ZDiLxKk_BiHe4DHaKJHyf19pfmDbnHKWKodm1q-HfoSR8-sopvgNjwNkuzUHuZNT-AiuttmY-Y-UMEqSVtZvveyBqUdSkGuNENV3o7bm_6U2FIeVoJRKnbvUjBTwBirAB7uQX6NR_Zzs8cQ_Ghz4h4Iu9KhZkO0s8DgE8HhOI4CsSc/s16000/card%20masonite.jpg" title="scrap" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rather than sticking the cards directly onto the tray panel, I opted for I guess a shadow box?, no, what are the words I’m looking for….eh, whatever, I opted to stand the cards off the tray panel backing so they extra pull focus and the added depth is like the “design in 3’s” third or however that’s phrased. I need a nap. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplf1xKJC_j6gyOmN0MpuvpxeC4VOaWczhVLSE6Z609JEYvZcdfCifZyyJ8cfIHjYzPTsjFMnSC2FafUTrEWYVGKLZvzok_DPDCggupFsSXT5MtwrdpMUYnpkYm1eLkICwfIWYpcPgOOL-jEswu8H9gzc7e0rZKU8x1ejZqlBZCthDbxNmsKCNnS4ZgS4/s700/plywood%20stand%20offs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="plywood standoffs on back of Masonite" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplf1xKJC_j6gyOmN0MpuvpxeC4VOaWczhVLSE6Z609JEYvZcdfCifZyyJ8cfIHjYzPTsjFMnSC2FafUTrEWYVGKLZvzok_DPDCggupFsSXT5MtwrdpMUYnpkYm1eLkICwfIWYpcPgOOL-jEswu8H9gzc7e0rZKU8x1ejZqlBZCthDbxNmsKCNnS4ZgS4/s16000/plywood%20stand%20offs.jpg" title="stand" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the cards, I glued scrap wood bits on the backs, half inch thick, measured for even, straight placement, then glued them on. Yup, simple. Yes, glue's a pretty permanent choice; you do you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC4UXubcp74AxOFPg18_u70Sk0GV6sM3qlWRPrdB8kIXVEeM63vh7-Lku6GadAoXqa-KPn5BMhrIUx28L9hrGJVrVtKKatv5nyx5SiFGuKMhdBCcCQcNwNdr_yIYVz0alHOlaYvQodTqMTNwCvWePUMnhs3S3yU-MclLu-_Mu4D8F-6P3l9n_dxF_1uQ/s700/final%20assembly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="final assembly of scrap wood tray picture frames" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC4UXubcp74AxOFPg18_u70Sk0GV6sM3qlWRPrdB8kIXVEeM63vh7-Lku6GadAoXqa-KPn5BMhrIUx28L9hrGJVrVtKKatv5nyx5SiFGuKMhdBCcCQcNwNdr_yIYVz0alHOlaYvQodTqMTNwCvWePUMnhs3S3yU-MclLu-_Mu4D8F-6P3l9n_dxF_1uQ/s16000/final%20assembly.jpg" title="assemble" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">For the wooden postcard, I did the same but with scrap wood lath bits, a quarter inch thick, and stuck that on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ7MZOtKVHuWezXwqjIYuHUajgw7OeR2SYBdfSGi9vISx_KKUAnfu91h_JXPoC7l5wjeEqFS3mvyE26VWTXxfqhnazH4dErU70emnjRXRyH6_FE-yvDa0u4w-RXj4_C5GLpCo-LEDsiHGGfW5epV10YVeLvf5S6ojLm7PvJNv6AZGFNjB7vM2Trv1xzE/s700/postcard%20back.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="postcard wood lath standoffs" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ7MZOtKVHuWezXwqjIYuHUajgw7OeR2SYBdfSGi9vISx_KKUAnfu91h_JXPoC7l5wjeEqFS3mvyE26VWTXxfqhnazH4dErU70emnjRXRyH6_FE-yvDa0u4w-RXj4_C5GLpCo-LEDsiHGGfW5epV10YVeLvf5S6ojLm7PvJNv6AZGFNjB7vM2Trv1xzE/s16000/postcard%20back.jpg" title="lath" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">So now I’ve got three fancy pants, snazzy, stylish, chic, modern tray picture frames made of scrap wood, all free to me, and now you have a spiffy how-to DIY tutorial! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw43C5Ye3gB4AGU2Fhyphenhyphenf2_QFoIBPJx21HZbahbYFyKrXrgRZVuiZg2TCs4OB9sIaCbqZ743jT_QX7D_RGmc_W40DV6SadjTqG6wSKWHg0OvpMYhw-siKOaX7gYlgUILPusX70r-SnIpiB45GSBnv3VMjpyrpW6gA3lbxB1HYF9ORM67xjnxAr9liPhlw/s700/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrap wood tray picture frames grouping" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggw43C5Ye3gB4AGU2Fhyphenhyphenf2_QFoIBPJx21HZbahbYFyKrXrgRZVuiZg2TCs4OB9sIaCbqZ743jT_QX7D_RGmc_W40DV6SadjTqG6wSKWHg0OvpMYhw-siKOaX7gYlgUILPusX70r-SnIpiB45GSBnv3VMjpyrpW6gA3lbxB1HYF9ORM67xjnxAr9liPhlw/s16000/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20group.jpg" title="group" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6LiKv1Pmp2KG1wfRoemOrnHhS5oHHSlgPCFuMujM_dBwGHRCvxJB5mY010pb_iCwnQ-uPVKA4XJ7d6oH2PaCBfAxmZNql_vxGV4iZdgrTm4qBrOqM8p1hj3rT-2x1Z0q63uAQ8gm5mz_Dmv87u7doY3hyphenhyphenv6sXHvYPO4YI7MWp7FhalzQ1jeMhsxI4ag/s700/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20bottom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrap wood tray picture frame with Mackintosh greeting card art" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6LiKv1Pmp2KG1wfRoemOrnHhS5oHHSlgPCFuMujM_dBwGHRCvxJB5mY010pb_iCwnQ-uPVKA4XJ7d6oH2PaCBfAxmZNql_vxGV4iZdgrTm4qBrOqM8p1hj3rT-2x1Z0q63uAQ8gm5mz_Dmv87u7doY3hyphenhyphenv6sXHvYPO4YI7MWp7FhalzQ1jeMhsxI4ag/s16000/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20bottom.jpg" title="frame" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love it. Love it! Three cheers for me! Now get out there and dig through your scrap wood collection, see where this inspiration takes your imagination!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIiIvuODPrSiSRnA7D8j2Ia4ve9ky-tjhyN6nZwIANncl-2VTbAQe3CdfZYYFKgkQQiQ5KyFKpEh1P4WWEcUfA-TJeJtjttgfcsQ5EC0MWvAMw4yeJnoLyBidqoN7gGNTlmvp1rFUgUHSdF3171adKBXf8NFQ3UxLUfojbubycP55pCMcB4P8_jP8vfs/s700/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20card%20vert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrap wood tray picture frames closer up" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIiIvuODPrSiSRnA7D8j2Ia4ve9ky-tjhyN6nZwIANncl-2VTbAQe3CdfZYYFKgkQQiQ5KyFKpEh1P4WWEcUfA-TJeJtjttgfcsQ5EC0MWvAMw4yeJnoLyBidqoN7gGNTlmvp1rFUgUHSdF3171adKBXf8NFQ3UxLUfojbubycP55pCMcB4P8_jP8vfs/s16000/scrap%20wood%20tray%20picture%20frames%20card%20vert.jpg" title="frame" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Bora wall mount storage rack, saw guides, Rockwell compact circular saws, and glue sticks are Amazon affiliate links. The wood glue, Bosch jigsaws, and clamps are Home Depot affiliate links. The spray mount, Mod Podge, and photo tape are Michaels affiliate links. The tung oil is a Lowes affiliate link.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-28637725134102005552024-02-17T05:00:00.511-06:002024-02-17T05:00:00.247-06:00Actual Travel: Faroe Islands + Travel Tips. <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbhoHvp6CAYMWlirir0RMYlmexT2WBjBIOD1OsW2v4SLXammohU2jin050z-2P43o5vgZd3Vq8jxV2ESib_C15d1fTdfZkG3SWzkyLNmPAwgA_rvLQMxU7x0KGidbbr-brYpjn8qSTENjb07jzGN-AF60ftyphECxdG0l52MNl7ZykExOQELQNVj8uxg/s1612/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Faroe Islands" border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbhoHvp6CAYMWlirir0RMYlmexT2WBjBIOD1OsW2v4SLXammohU2jin050z-2P43o5vgZd3Vq8jxV2ESib_C15d1fTdfZkG3SWzkyLNmPAwgA_rvLQMxU7x0KGidbbr-brYpjn8qSTENjb07jzGN-AF60ftyphECxdG0l52MNl7ZykExOQELQNVj8uxg/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="Faroe" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ah here we are, the last in my series of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/09/actual-trip-scotland-week-one.html">Actual Travel</a> (as opposed to our <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=web+trip">Web Trips</a>), it’s the Faroe Islands + travel tips.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let me preface this post by saying, even if you aren't planning a trip, any trip, just click the links for a visual treat.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, the <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faroe Islands</a>. It’s possible you’ve never heard of them and to be honest, I hadn’t until, I’m embarrassed to say, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/visitfaroeislands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ya know, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flippingtheflip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the ‘gram</a>, it typically shows you accounts you might be "interested" in and, for me, I’m typically not until one day <a href="https://www.instagram.com/faroeislands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>the most dramatic scenery</i></a> blew my little mind. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dang <a href="https://www.faroeislands.fo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faroe Islands</a> related accounts kept pushing their way onto my feed so I followed, far off hazy fuzzy dreaming that one day, maybe someday ha ha yeah right I’d get there. Didn’t for a second think it’d be realistic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But. Dreams do come true, my friends. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During the planning phase of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html">my Scotland trip</a> (sorry babe), <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">my cool woodworking friend Scott</a> and I tacked on that extra week because, jeez louise, it’s rare to get overseas, sadly. Why not, right?! I wanted way more but couldn’t stand to be away from Mike and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2024/02/cedar-flower-mobile.html">Finn</a> that long.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Planning…it dawned on me, holy heck, the Faroe Islands are close to Scotland. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I texted Scott, “...do you think…”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And he texted back, “YES!!”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looked deeper, and lo, there was one flight out of Edinburgh and one back in we could do that second week. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Me texting Scott, “ ...um, seriously, we can...”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Scott to me, “YES!!”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A bunch of<a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=faroe+islands&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> reading up about the Faroe Islands</a> ensued as I saw it’s a plan-it destination. It’s remote, it’s nowhere near anything like Chicago with restaurants on every corner, things open all hours. <a href="https://fullsuitcase.com/visit-faroe-islands-info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This article</a> was very helpful.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the Monday after our incredible week courtesy of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/09/actual-trip-scotland-week-one.html">Glenfarclas</a>, we were struting the tarmac at Edinburgh Airport to a wee <a href="https://www.atlanticairways.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atlantic Airways</a> jet aeroplane. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_nclFYmEK2ceSfbbOurD_0j4f8cccr2aJ2i2HOa3bY_4AOiLH2UanwQoXkTdlXFbjLaNqe4TBoYFb-oO9_UjVvkuNlTzWXDkh930kRdbeey-C0vk2PesMuv8LxFrTIMSxq7Lg75EYxRpygMgwzJgfyN2pQOXnD-cocpPZjgzL2wyoLi_pgXzVsqvB9g/s700/atlantic%20airways%20plane.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Atlantic Airways airplane to Faroe Islands" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_nclFYmEK2ceSfbbOurD_0j4f8cccr2aJ2i2HOa3bY_4AOiLH2UanwQoXkTdlXFbjLaNqe4TBoYFb-oO9_UjVvkuNlTzWXDkh930kRdbeey-C0vk2PesMuv8LxFrTIMSxq7Lg75EYxRpygMgwzJgfyN2pQOXnD-cocpPZjgzL2wyoLi_pgXzVsqvB9g/s16000/atlantic%20airways%20plane.jpeg" title="plane" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I reserved us a sprightly car through <a href="https://unicar.fo/carrental.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unicar</a> and I definitely recommend them. Pre-pay any tolls through them too, it's super easy. The Faroe Islands does have a <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/en/plan-your-stay/transport/public-transportation0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bus system</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=faroe+island+tours&client=safari&sca_esv=b9746de7b5e2e92d&rls=en&sxsrf=ACQVn0-N-CcYK1JoPHUyhRIot-PNFwCViw%3A1708115176384&ei=6MTPZaSEF7yhwN4Pla-k0A4&ved=0ahUKEwikmMvy2LCEAxW8ENAFHZUXCeoQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=faroe+island+tours&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEmZhcm9lIGlzbGFuZCB0b3VyczIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGBYYHhgKMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkj_FFAAWJwUcAB4AZABAJgBmwGgAcgLqgEEMTUuM7gBA8gBAPgBAcICChAjGIAEGIoFGCfCAgQQIxgnwgIQEC4YgAQYigUYQxjHARivAcICChAAGIAEGIoFGEPCAgoQLhiABBiKBRhDwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAhEQLhiDARjHARixAxjRAxiABMICFhAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwEYxwEY0QPCAhYQLhiABBiKBRhDGLEDGIMBGMcBGK8BwgILEC4YgwEYsQMYgATCAhAQLhhDGK8BGMcBGIAEGIoFwgINEC4YFBiHAhixAxiABMICEBAAGIAEGBQYhwIYsQMYgwHCAggQLhiABBixA8ICERAuGIAEGIoFGJECGMcBGK8BwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAgUQLhiABMICIBAuGIAEGIoFGJECGMcBGK8BGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAE2AEBwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAroGBggBEAEYFA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tours</a> that take you around if you prefer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Considering the vast majority of roads are (very well maintained or new) twisty turn-y curvy, unlit snug two-lane numbers, and sub-sea or <i><b>one lane</b></i>, loooong, near panic-inducing mountain tunnels, yeah, I’d get not wanting to drive.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, they are right side like the US, fyi. The Faroe Islands are a <a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“self-governing archipelago, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.”</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To be realistic given the short time we had there, I had two <a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/reasons-to-visit-the-faroe-islands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">destination goals</a>: <a href="https://guidetofaroeislands.fo/travel-faroe-islands/drive/kallur-lighthouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kallur Lighthouse</a> and <a href="https://guidetofaroeislands.fo/travel-faroe-islands/drive/mulafossur/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Múlafossur Waterfall</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mid-to-late-ish September, the weather is already turning foggy, rainy, and chilly so there’s no guarantee you’ll see, well, anything honestly. It was rainy or misty or foggy nearly the entire time we were there. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pack full <a href="https://amzn.to/3UHltkc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rain gear</a>,* truly waterproof, fast drying, and lightweight. Pack thin layers. Pack warm clothes. Pack very <a href="https://amzn.to/3uBgFSS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">waterproof shoes</a>* or<a href="https://amzn.to/3OL6FgG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hiking boots</a>* (I wore <a href="https://amzn.to/3uFxhJd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">these</a>* and give them an A+).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In fact, if you fly from Edinburgh, just bring <a href="https://amzn.to/49Hf0dz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a carry-on</a>* (I went with <a href="https://sovrn.co/ik4ucld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this handy bag from Target</a>.*). We used <a href="https://usebounce.com?ref=BLOGGER0907143862161" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bounce</a>* to store our main luggage in Edinburgh. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right. We plunged into <a href="https://www.fae.fo/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vágar Airport</a> around 6:30 pm. A rain-soaked dash outside and we located our little car; no check-in, no people, get in and go. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We drove to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leirvík" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leirvik</a> which I booked to be close to the ferry to <a href="https://guidetofaroeislands.fo/travel-information/kalsoy-island-kallur-lighthouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kalsoy</a>, the lighthouse’s island. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yzlEPzCQhsrbu40oC7DtbCwkw7h5IFXBUwpsSGfwDHs8_f1rj0Wv85WGbBuseQ5daapQtpw5My6qvZnqjJmYzzXnaxTdZ0M8T9_yuxRMbPG2cx87KSLVGJ4-DltgX96ShhZtoyfuBgqbgz7JCXa9koPjgxhCCSmQoKWE3MboWZq2NzzMoiRkBgmRAA/s700/liervik.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Leirvik Faroe Islands" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5yzlEPzCQhsrbu40oC7DtbCwkw7h5IFXBUwpsSGfwDHs8_f1rj0Wv85WGbBuseQ5daapQtpw5My6qvZnqjJmYzzXnaxTdZ0M8T9_yuxRMbPG2cx87KSLVGJ4-DltgX96ShhZtoyfuBgqbgz7JCXa9koPjgxhCCSmQoKWE3MboWZq2NzzMoiRkBgmRAA/s16000/liervik.jpeg" title="Leirvik" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nice stay, our hosts were fantastic, and even gifted us bags of lunch for our next day’s adventures. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which. Did not go as planned. We tried three times for the ferry and given the timing, had we taken the third, we would’ve missed the return, slept in the car, and miss our Tórshavn pre-paid hotel reservation so we never saw the lighthouse. Boo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3dZ-PCk-SkNtLZ7U_qm50dOnp6XNadVWWxZc0eS5nFqXT_ejZgoveYPd2Ro9Odpk0ur-9v_h00-VT1RCmxLQjUZp6SgOECq8TAXtMJ2CtKJSAA6gSL4wtvq5GMQwCBUYyzt7aGv9OSElJBLH2npcE414Dk0L_3i90Z1p64OyNe9Zc944eZhOg2n9RVo/s700/kalsoy%20ferry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kalsoy ferry" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3dZ-PCk-SkNtLZ7U_qm50dOnp6XNadVWWxZc0eS5nFqXT_ejZgoveYPd2Ro9Odpk0ur-9v_h00-VT1RCmxLQjUZp6SgOECq8TAXtMJ2CtKJSAA6gSL4wtvq5GMQwCBUYyzt7aGv9OSElJBLH2npcE414Dk0L_3i90Z1p64OyNe9Zc944eZhOg2n9RVo/s16000/kalsoy%20ferry.jpeg" title="ferry" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first ferry attempt. We weren't welcome. Can't figure out why.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Instead, we drove around for hours which wow. Wow. Just wow. Do that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh7o9KS9gllhkgyasWZOMM6MQoKRHbwdhCF8iswie1RmTEs1vkVlWJpyDHidiy-09UGGFiJH4tUtVDp2NkmbVYJZIuD53CfokLu0J5B0gS5h-ykdBcyHgqaES6j1VpFq-R1sm7_bDCLs53Qt_FdGOs_2vUXw73VgZidJoHh5e34QZhKttCs9XGZVB1RM/s700/faroe%20islands.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Faroe Islands scenery" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSh7o9KS9gllhkgyasWZOMM6MQoKRHbwdhCF8iswie1RmTEs1vkVlWJpyDHidiy-09UGGFiJH4tUtVDp2NkmbVYJZIuD53CfokLu0J5B0gS5h-ykdBcyHgqaES6j1VpFq-R1sm7_bDCLs53Qt_FdGOs_2vUXw73VgZidJoHh5e34QZhKttCs9XGZVB1RM/s16000/faroe%20islands.jpeg" title="scenery" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Again, the fog caused us to miss a lot of spell-binding scenery but we did find ourselves gobsmacked around literally <i>every</i> bend regardless. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihJXq-FB42_8TbpV6iDlKuAf39l5rBeOiDWptr_LDivgrfTT3vDT4WvILh6fQIn3nfONpCcy42sdKB0CAHjXCylu7DxeppWrzdyXuU2OUAhKeAgBKMM2bvONo3JkgS8o41ThBk3w-oKQsIkD07JIy2HoAF3efm5WzpMbrK0GFyp05fMjyh9VzJIlYqfE/s700/faroe%20islands%20scenery.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Faroe Islands scenery" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihJXq-FB42_8TbpV6iDlKuAf39l5rBeOiDWptr_LDivgrfTT3vDT4WvILh6fQIn3nfONpCcy42sdKB0CAHjXCylu7DxeppWrzdyXuU2OUAhKeAgBKMM2bvONo3JkgS8o41ThBk3w-oKQsIkD07JIy2HoAF3efm5WzpMbrK0GFyp05fMjyh9VzJIlYqfE/s16000/faroe%20islands%20scenery.jpeg" title="scenic" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had grocery store and gas station lunches, airport convenience, and grocery store dinners. We’re not fussy but truthfully, we barely saw a restaurant and if we did, it wasn't open. So, key, stock up on groceries when you see them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTW1W9R6om27tUPLVWakvMi4E8kHdCFZqA9m6TmGPK9gVZwSpFa1BH62uncr4tdX-q6m1mFzY9Z6EuI3_sr6gz62n1zThPMmK8mXH1F_1hnI5tLIf2ApbwksOsjviZaK662T1T4vGZ9XtAa258dgkjUBNBoCVmFH1yUhJzVkJ0E40J0rRoIq8rOUBrZA/s700/scenic%20faroe%20islands.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Faroe Islands scenic overlook" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTW1W9R6om27tUPLVWakvMi4E8kHdCFZqA9m6TmGPK9gVZwSpFa1BH62uncr4tdX-q6m1mFzY9Z6EuI3_sr6gz62n1zThPMmK8mXH1F_1hnI5tLIf2ApbwksOsjviZaK662T1T4vGZ9XtAa258dgkjUBNBoCVmFH1yUhJzVkJ0E40J0rRoIq8rOUBrZA/s16000/scenic%20faroe%20islands.jpeg" title="scenery" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mentioning the unavoidable mountain and sub-sea tunnels again because, holy bejebus heck. The sub-sea tunnel has an actual giant roundabout in the center. Yes, <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/en/see-do/culture-attractions0/world-first-under-sea-roundabout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a roundabout under the sea</a>. Crazy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TWLOhRYfr1I" width="486" youtube-src-id="TWLOhRYfr1I"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Above is one of the numerous mountain tunnels we were traversing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After driving and walking around, we headed to Tórshavn for the night. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4W4Z1xbZaQ_IzbhfjAZdSZ65F8wZmLk-adY3MPDKCIPvv6lNJdl9mxPJ7MQNovqKYjYnOLli9AGHOT6ZWZP53Lq5B7vshqcJmMLmWffdhF_eHOqEN42prpe_2oW9yRJLswv_25tk5LhxKCmT0wgn0eANh_zE3ZhVgYOGNNVykcyrIYYo5rEDlLf7i0M/s700/torshavn.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="historic part of Torshavn" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4W4Z1xbZaQ_IzbhfjAZdSZ65F8wZmLk-adY3MPDKCIPvv6lNJdl9mxPJ7MQNovqKYjYnOLli9AGHOT6ZWZP53Lq5B7vshqcJmMLmWffdhF_eHOqEN42prpe_2oW9yRJLswv_25tk5LhxKCmT0wgn0eANh_zE3ZhVgYOGNNVykcyrIYYo5rEDlLf7i0M/s16000/torshavn.jpeg" title="blue" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">We wandered in the rain there for a bit, popped into <a href="https://www.facebook.com/torsholl.fo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pub Tórshøll</a> to rest and dry out where we were simultaneously scowled at, chuckled at, and welcomed as American tourists. Really <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g190335-d12920422-Reviews-Number_1-Torshavn_Streymoy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">good pizza</a> around the corner for dinner!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg9oiNA3QNjR8V-ZVyxlfhnt-YPZwxJXA-zQOiYXtlccuDMKz98PiSFGTG5ouPWKYQ86kgWM2T8VyJqNvYPvyOg6hdDchascbFuhKkS-HOA6YOO10XNe8IYiPBBCLsTyKWLKdE64M7OoRpPLP_CNlOAzR2xtzAMwLEHJifqY69-2V8woOTmNKK227U_I/s700/torshavn%20lighthouse.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Torshavn lighthouse" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg9oiNA3QNjR8V-ZVyxlfhnt-YPZwxJXA-zQOiYXtlccuDMKz98PiSFGTG5ouPWKYQ86kgWM2T8VyJqNvYPvyOg6hdDchascbFuhKkS-HOA6YOO10XNe8IYiPBBCLsTyKWLKdE64M7OoRpPLP_CNlOAzR2xtzAMwLEHJifqY69-2V8woOTmNKK227U_I/s16000/torshavn%20lighthouse.jpeg" title="lighthouse" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did see a lighthouse. In Tórshavn. Scott....heh.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next day was the drive to Múlafossur Waterfall which, again, rainy foggy misty, we missed a lot. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Made it to the waterfall and I about passed out. I mean, have you <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=a2b78866b809fff6&rls=en&sxsrf=ACQVn0_Epn85aDj72A7ATmoB3PMHYvxUJw:1708120574568&q=mulafossur+waterfall&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0otKA7bCEAxXik4kEHdsuDXoQ0pQJegQIChAB&biw=2316&bih=1274&dpr=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">seen photos of this</a>, on a sunny clear day? I could not grasp I was actually standing there. I was in full throttle agog. So was Scott.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoRZS2hIpmggcqxlDVrbqJcVdo8eMCQqzOX9iqk2qiav0SM_GofS49_B5XoF-NtB1CTIfe4TrkiHgoyeFx_s4JIICQjAPYDKfKBOfWG7Mvb4xQL3-YZkVpgX9vtFBnY3RM3UfXtac2GFt3zgAecQJW1GuF-eF7oZQ-oaRwZATlAZ5lV0o4iDV5E4VZLY/s700/mulafossur%20waterfall.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mulafossur Waterfall" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoRZS2hIpmggcqxlDVrbqJcVdo8eMCQqzOX9iqk2qiav0SM_GofS49_B5XoF-NtB1CTIfe4TrkiHgoyeFx_s4JIICQjAPYDKfKBOfWG7Mvb4xQL3-YZkVpgX9vtFBnY3RM3UfXtac2GFt3zgAecQJW1GuF-eF7oZQ-oaRwZATlAZ5lV0o4iDV5E4VZLY/s16000/mulafossur%20waterfall.jpeg" title="falls" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite the wind and rain pelting our chilled faces, we lingered. And lingered. It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment. A life-evaluating moment too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CcwuZ-0f918" width="540" youtube-src-id="CcwuZ-0f918"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">We tiptoed along the no-safety-rails sheer cliffs, went to the coffee shop in <a href="https://guidetofaroeislands.fo/travel-faroe-islands/drive/gasadalur/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">town</a> to warm up then drove back to Vágar Airport to drop the car as the weather got progressively worse. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4L6BBxSxO8VNZDdkZeiYyuo2_NthHWht-Jl1WFuoNBTirEkr237two7RRfuC2FOZSPiepNO7fwSh2AMWh_WDMMBd8D9ScSWhQpjQzrSOkOfhvewya9y7DEsmxuzGEPm0PngPP-k85DikZlx_XFZTS83KJlN5ViF8DTfXG9DNn5vK7M2MR2xv0g_KLoE/s700/north%20atlantic%20sea.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="North Atlantic Ocean" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4L6BBxSxO8VNZDdkZeiYyuo2_NthHWht-Jl1WFuoNBTirEkr237two7RRfuC2FOZSPiepNO7fwSh2AMWh_WDMMBd8D9ScSWhQpjQzrSOkOfhvewya9y7DEsmxuzGEPm0PngPP-k85DikZlx_XFZTS83KJlN5ViF8DTfXG9DNn5vK7M2MR2xv0g_KLoE/s16000/north%20atlantic%20sea.jpeg" title="ocean" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black sand beach, North Atlantic Ocean in Sørvágur.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">We checked into<a href="https://www.hotelvagar.fo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the unmanned hotel</a>, yeah weird, which is a literal five minute walk to the airport, and burrowed in. Having been so nonstop, we were wiped. Plus, our plane was leaving at 7:45 <i>am</i> the next day. Waayyy too early for me. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Faroe Islands. Add it to your bucket list. We missed an awful lot in our drop in visit for sure. Maybe someday I'll get back. Off to the remainder of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/12/actual-travel-scotland-week-two.html">our week two</a> we were and then <i>siiiigh</i>, home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZEeunIiQ9WiGrcXtsNjfyB7kFVTldJ5MAwMmRxZNI-OnLtULCPUOZwLw-xM1T2b_mwExVzTRkXuNOLIWfyKqDBdhvhxeNhWE-Z8SEQ-0_oLPbju42axSNFctWSnW5ID6T2u8XQfcZPBa2vc7XIoihWls7o_9ph9f6V40DCIWdx2wOGN7e1PsZ0pTSBg/s700/vagar%20airport.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="rainy flight out of Faroe Islands" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZEeunIiQ9WiGrcXtsNjfyB7kFVTldJ5MAwMmRxZNI-OnLtULCPUOZwLw-xM1T2b_mwExVzTRkXuNOLIWfyKqDBdhvhxeNhWE-Z8SEQ-0_oLPbju42axSNFctWSnW5ID6T2u8XQfcZPBa2vc7XIoihWls7o_9ph9f6V40DCIWdx2wOGN7e1PsZ0pTSBg/s16000/vagar%20airport.jpeg" title="flight" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainy, crack of dawn flight out.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some extra travel tips for you?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Get <a href="https://amzn.to/3uCaz4C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compression bags</a>* that you can roll the air out of, gives you way more, organized space in your suitcase and better room for souvenirs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uAFHBI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Towelettes</a>.* Yes, they are wasteful but you will be grateful to freshen your face or clean something sticky off your hands.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3I3s0OB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electrolyte powder packets</a>.* Keep yourself hydrated easily with your <a href="https://amzn.to/3InexSd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reusable water bottle</a>* anytime, anywhere. My water bottle of choice for this trip? A filtered <a href="https://amzn.to/49AqJuc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brita one</a>;* I drank the electrolytes out of other cups.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A <a href="https://amzn.to/3T4c2u9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">multi-plug charging cord</a>.* Thank goodness Scott had this as one of my cords died and I left my fast charger at the Vágar airport hotel. Doh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3T1ByQA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portable charger</a>.* Handy in the Faroe Islands and, well, handy. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/49jxf8V" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AirTag</a>.* Track your luggage. Easy peasy. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ear plugs, eye mask, any kind of small self-care creature comforts that don't take up a lot of room in your bags. These make being away from home soothing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I mentioned this before, but every day, take a few minutes to write down what you did that day, whether it's in your phone or a <a href="https://sovrn.co/96hw8h4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">journal</a>.* You'll be thankful for the details that inevitably slip your memory over time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ahhh. Travel. It's important. Just do it. Do it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The rain gear, waterproof shoes, hiking boots, carry-on bags, compression bags, towelettes, electrolyte powders, charging devices, and AirTags are Amazon affiliate links. The travel backpack is a Target affiliate link. The Bounce link is a Bounce affiliate link. The journals are a Blick Art affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/about-becky.html">boring stuff</a>" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-60910447753962181672024-02-03T05:00:00.369-06:002024-02-03T05:00:00.163-06:00Cedar Flower Mobile.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFHu11QwAv4mjmRphXNZuZwXcS-yU1ivzmvrfKAk31hLVYabqM7I9UZPuIh8KPcj4yfksY8C6opX5_atT1ughQVInFTc4K2YffAsmvd1vdUFvH2cNq_-SNv7CbzmCrtrTUqN57TlTB2IpoWiCUnNlxXdOXET8N9_WIAjgYz-pnz0bY5KOvVBSwpigQds/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="close up of cedar flower mobile" border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFHu11QwAv4mjmRphXNZuZwXcS-yU1ivzmvrfKAk31hLVYabqM7I9UZPuIh8KPcj4yfksY8C6opX5_atT1ughQVInFTc4K2YffAsmvd1vdUFvH2cNq_-SNv7CbzmCrtrTUqN57TlTB2IpoWiCUnNlxXdOXET8N9_WIAjgYz-pnz0bY5KOvVBSwpigQds/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="close" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Aw now isn't this just the darn cutest thing, this Cedar Flower Mobile?! All in less than 30 minutes!<div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the trouble I run into sometimes....</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll not know the correct name for something or dive into a broad search for something on <a href="https://www.menards.com/main/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Menards' website</a> and end up unearthing things I didn't know existed that sends my brain off into "let's make a thing" land.</div><div><br /></div><div>Exactly what happened here. </div><div><br /></div><div>Honestly, I don't remember what I was searching for but rolled across these little cedar flowers one day and thought <i>bam!</i>, let's make a cedar flower mobile for <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=spring+cleaning">our master closet</a>. Because...why not?!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjzg0wSkza2kqxFCM63mELFPs67RY-MPoIqgr0HtZQA85i65ermTQG1e1jyYbxUoEuUr3WNn3FvCVE0FasfIv-CzAIRIf2mODYIZPpRXzwi3v8ewmxtwN-zj2fd-a1iq3nLVDtuHw0cOFRQmvgNbtoQqsGW5u5YYYGkODPkOQ0KT_L5hG5HcypmyuYio/s700/closet%20before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="closet spot before" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjzg0wSkza2kqxFCM63mELFPs67RY-MPoIqgr0HtZQA85i65ermTQG1e1jyYbxUoEuUr3WNn3FvCVE0FasfIv-CzAIRIf2mODYIZPpRXzwi3v8ewmxtwN-zj2fd-a1iq3nLVDtuHw0cOFRQmvgNbtoQqsGW5u5YYYGkODPkOQ0KT_L5hG5HcypmyuYio/s16000/closet%20before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before. So lonely.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Yeah I dunno, it just hits and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/the-diy-library-rug.html">I lose control</a> and hurriedly scramble to the store and buy the thing. I do try to keep control of that impulse as it would get awfully expensive fast!</div><div><br /></div><div>But, <a href="https://www.menards.com/main/storage-organization/laundry-organizers/clothes-hangers-garment-bags/whitmor-reg-aromatic-cedar-flowers-18-count/6280-4654-18-pdq/p-1571207391533-c-12714.htm?exp=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this package of cedar flowers</a>, it was only eight bucks, I couldn't resist. And there were eighteen of 'em in a package! And I absolutely love love love the smell of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/12/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">cedar</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>No worries, <a href="https://amzn.to/47OBbx3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">get 'em on Amazon</a>* too if you're not in MenardsLand.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't they totes adorable though?! Yeah, you can see why I couldn't shut that urge down.</div><div><br /></div><div>This project ran through some iterations before I landed on its final design, first starting with one of those <a href="https://sovrn.co/1loi11f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood bead rings/wreaths*</a> from the ol' Dollar Tree because, damn, those are nifty too. Use 'em as is, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/10/dollar-store-diy-decor-beaded-towel-ring.html">trim 'em down</a>, or yank all the beads off for something else, it's a steal.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKMy1jg208Kjpp9c4Ih8TrLyTbrwNLH51mKspsMsGquOFGFPNZgeldwupsDY0Jn_B_iBs0M0O7RLJiO8UiS7CVV81Va2yakS6GwUmk-v-tf6SulvrCF3xC9jxDL-Z53ZPId1Q8ZTzCoXy0Otio00dd1pxUnYtPfiYSOlGpgjSlN2Ic2t-wZyFnDYvnbQ/s700/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20supplies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="supplies for cedar flower mobile" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKMy1jg208Kjpp9c4Ih8TrLyTbrwNLH51mKspsMsGquOFGFPNZgeldwupsDY0Jn_B_iBs0M0O7RLJiO8UiS7CVV81Va2yakS6GwUmk-v-tf6SulvrCF3xC9jxDL-Z53ZPId1Q8ZTzCoXy0Otio00dd1pxUnYtPfiYSOlGpgjSlN2Ic2t-wZyFnDYvnbQ/s16000/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20supplies.jpg" title="supplies" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'll see the wood bead ring a bit but I didn't go with it so bear with me on the process photos.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Oh, found the velvet-covered thumbtacks at the Dollar Tree as well so I suppose this partly counts as <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dollar+decor+diy">Dollar Store DIY Decor.</a> Saw them and again, lost control, bought several packages with no future project in mind.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay out of stores is my advice! hahaaa....</div><div><br /></div><div>Ultimately, here's what I ended up using:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/47OBbx3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cedar flowers</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3w0e59m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tiny eye hooks</a>*</li><li>yellow <a href="https://sovrn.co/13huai9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pom poms</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1377ya8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">velvet thumbtacks</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3vX99SO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hot glue</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/ggsc9af" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">embroidery hoop</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/165l5ma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">suede lace</a>*</li><li>white paint</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/a1xoqyl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clear thread</a>* to hang</li><li>cup hook, to hang</li></ul></div><div>Really no-frills <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ingredient list</a>, eh?</div><div><br /></div><div>Why'd I skip the wood bead ring? Well. It just wasn't working for me. It was cool and all but I was knotting the suede lace on there and it got to be bleh, too much. Maybe had I stained the beads, I dunno, it would've been better?</div><div><br /></div><div>But you do you, pick the hanging device that works for you. I'm merely here to provide fun inspiration.</div><div><br /></div><div>What worked for me with the embroidery hoop? That I could squish the suede lace between the rings for a cleaner look.</div><div><br /></div><div>The velvet thumbtacks, push pins, whatever? If you can't find them at your local Dollar Tree, you can find some funky ones on <a href="https://tidd.ly/484m1Ui" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.* Or, use whatever you'd like as the center of the flowers, don't let me deter you. </div><div><br /></div><div>Right, let's make this Cedar Flower Mobile!</div><div><br /></div><div>Real real real easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the world's tiniest <a href="https://sovrn.co/1ikz723" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drill bit</a>,* I <a href="https://sovrn.co/ydor0vd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tapped</a>* tiny small holes in the edges of the cedar flowers. Don't go too deep in case your tiniest drill bit is still too fat for your eye hooks. As I did.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO9J0s8h_SFF1IrXagTamlHD-1sjnZMWiHqiQkNIbhB_JlD1YsEBzWOQwpyQfL8luLlENXeGv3NTSdvUT9XxvO5LdNvd2t-KCIkKbIylRprnJfjbs3DcfyCPw1latlUZjoIo9nwCgcgnShIViDrTyUYAAVoLMFqtIKReJZjHYTrKpZTO0vX9Uy2np1cc/s700/eyehooks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adding eye hooks to cedar flowers" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO9J0s8h_SFF1IrXagTamlHD-1sjnZMWiHqiQkNIbhB_JlD1YsEBzWOQwpyQfL8luLlENXeGv3NTSdvUT9XxvO5LdNvd2t-KCIkKbIylRprnJfjbs3DcfyCPw1latlUZjoIo9nwCgcgnShIViDrTyUYAAVoLMFqtIKReJZjHYTrKpZTO0vX9Uy2np1cc/s16000/eyehooks.jpg" title="hook" /></a></div></div><div>Twist the itty bitty teeny weeny eye hook into the tiny hole nice and tight.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next, grab the hot glue and glue the pom poms or the thumbtacks or whatever you're using over the cedar flower holes. The only trick here is keeping the hot glue tidy and unseen so use a minimal amount.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCkQbTnuGw_KrG6LmHDSB14JLfSUuSWYJ0QZdRdRtMy2nQr-OM6N8K9Dzi8z-Zc3XNlgb0vW-N7Vr7B1NMXpz4l6eDD8J42HosJKUg75YXIxOFCa24ntVV87Kh5cmAnrNS55bvbgh-MhZoAGXqZBunPfTa4XsKdW-BIX0NOj_fXiArOXl6WXjl9vk2e8/s700/tacks%20pom%20poms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="prepping tacks and pom poms" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCkQbTnuGw_KrG6LmHDSB14JLfSUuSWYJ0QZdRdRtMy2nQr-OM6N8K9Dzi8z-Zc3XNlgb0vW-N7Vr7B1NMXpz4l6eDD8J42HosJKUg75YXIxOFCa24ntVV87Kh5cmAnrNS55bvbgh-MhZoAGXqZBunPfTa4XsKdW-BIX0NOj_fXiArOXl6WXjl9vk2e8/s16000/tacks%20pom%20poms.jpg" title="prep" /></a></div></div><div>With those stuck on, time to address the embroidery hoop. Now. You can leave it as-is. Stain it. Paint it. Whatev's. Up to you. I slapped on a quick brushing of white paint to knock down the blond wood color.</div><div><br /></div><div>Trim some of that suede lace...odd name, more like suede string...in various lengths to hang your cedar flowers from. It helps to sort of eyeball it first then trim so you're not wasting material.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaZ6hk9qGwKgYxX4xOTiEbwtIZApKggmngUlWss_wiiB-Jkzz7dZMfbnr9tt9YRPopBbVmgxXyNvE2xec_Mch8oDrNy77P0_9OnK9zuOmRKDwrAbrJSia2m_ujvzulQfSeV2PJW_4CL8nqJlFf903tJea92zCV0fYzaGDyoaueh6NC6qQrTwHkUI9Ak4/s700/suede%20lace.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="threading suede lace through eye hook" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaZ6hk9qGwKgYxX4xOTiEbwtIZApKggmngUlWss_wiiB-Jkzz7dZMfbnr9tt9YRPopBbVmgxXyNvE2xec_Mch8oDrNy77P0_9OnK9zuOmRKDwrAbrJSia2m_ujvzulQfSeV2PJW_4CL8nqJlFf903tJea92zCV0fYzaGDyoaueh6NC6qQrTwHkUI9Ak4/s16000/suede%20lace.jpg" title="suede" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damn blurry camera sometimes...Tip: cut the suede on an angle as it's easier to get into the teeny hole.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Pull the suede through the itty eye hook holes and tie wee knots. Cut two extra pieces of the suede stuff which will be your means of hanging or as I did, use clear thread.</div><div><br /></div><div>Grab the hoop and it's Cedar Flower Mobile assembly time.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TjJB96JP8NrO7Hxa1LAOjYrtddU8PfDEf42me_KIXXMDekXHSe5BxVnaD4qAyPsNX-Lj6t8J66_oO3FyGuWJu__9EpzErw5HCFrrVn0xNqVjDrtJpyKAKEaZ4fS59ibn9gP41C7-hHfsJTcz3NTw_JyfTzr3qLxQFN-n_hTwgpKJm2PPMiRrG99dWrs/s700/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20layout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="laying out cedar flowers on suede lace for mobile" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TjJB96JP8NrO7Hxa1LAOjYrtddU8PfDEf42me_KIXXMDekXHSe5BxVnaD4qAyPsNX-Lj6t8J66_oO3FyGuWJu__9EpzErw5HCFrrVn0xNqVjDrtJpyKAKEaZ4fS59ibn9gP41C7-hHfsJTcz3NTw_JyfTzr3qLxQFN-n_hTwgpKJm2PPMiRrG99dWrs/s16000/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20layout.jpg" title="layout" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying out the mobile here.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Merely push the suede lace string stuff through between the hoops from one direction, eh, top down is simpler, then making an X with the two extra pieces you cut, tuck them in too. Or, if you're hanging using the clear thread, tie them on later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Heh, old eyes, messing about with clear thread was a fun challenge even with readers!</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfvofxLK6Ug9cfB0vg3s0GWGT7znVsq6U59Ai3qHQx3RgTSmgFJTExIM3IQT8bcqEs4oIbKhknSj_V_dZkA_r37ToAgJ31KV0Pheg2sY7lPpfYScXQXUKoXqpKjFf7rhnLASuAtvKlN3yzziAEUqlXWplWBhn5xIQyLpfZj5O7G6TFsFikSJFwcI_bg/s700/embroidery%20hoop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pushing suede lace between embroidery hoops" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfvofxLK6Ug9cfB0vg3s0GWGT7znVsq6U59Ai3qHQx3RgTSmgFJTExIM3IQT8bcqEs4oIbKhknSj_V_dZkA_r37ToAgJ31KV0Pheg2sY7lPpfYScXQXUKoXqpKjFf7rhnLASuAtvKlN3yzziAEUqlXWplWBhn5xIQyLpfZj5O7G6TFsFikSJFwcI_bg/s16000/embroidery%20hoop.jpg" title="hoops" /></a></div></div><div>Tighten the screw on the hoop and tada! Whooie, you've got yourself a Cedar Flower Mobile!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeB3KElT-shcSBhwIzbn21CkOBGekpnJykd95YHVbSdecBYly1gERJCBaTdIRobo8uiYPOnH5Q4f3UYPQxOqcWSNghWnCc5ANC-KUCc0bcSc-Gom4FuCyPZyZ-qA1RWJzr_n19RRdN8X4n1CzQ6vBCy0_m4ZKTVSTswoADaBukQCAvd16TdS-5SzGxpg/s700/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cedar flower mobile hanging in closet" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeB3KElT-shcSBhwIzbn21CkOBGekpnJykd95YHVbSdecBYly1gERJCBaTdIRobo8uiYPOnH5Q4f3UYPQxOqcWSNghWnCc5ANC-KUCc0bcSc-Gom4FuCyPZyZ-qA1RWJzr_n19RRdN8X4n1CzQ6vBCy0_m4ZKTVSTswoADaBukQCAvd16TdS-5SzGxpg/s16000/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20hanging.jpg" title="hang" /></a></div></div><div>Ain't it just so sweet?! Adorbs.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-ejZFNTq7blWCpFRC1P15R_zfiXUvyOpiJ8G7t_ZqSOMsH1Mya5DlAyHNo4ntFWtpQ2RapoHuxuo1FzJh4HhdOLpT9zc86x0hzRr7OEDN1wp9fjSD4c9utLuf2_AxxLOTej5-StZOS35yXSPIDqdeiPu8r4z65-lf7mv27vEZV2Jj7ubttEXpza16D8/s700/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20vert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cedar flower mobile" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-ejZFNTq7blWCpFRC1P15R_zfiXUvyOpiJ8G7t_ZqSOMsH1Mya5DlAyHNo4ntFWtpQ2RapoHuxuo1FzJh4HhdOLpT9zc86x0hzRr7OEDN1wp9fjSD4c9utLuf2_AxxLOTej5-StZOS35yXSPIDqdeiPu8r4z65-lf7mv27vEZV2Jj7ubttEXpza16D8/s16000/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20vert.jpg" title="mobile" /></a></div></div><div>Hang it however you like. I used a little <a href="https://sovrn.co/o21y01v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cup hook</a>* and aww, it's just, awww, so cute! Hopefully I'll catch a whiff of cedar allure in here but if not, at least I'll smile on the daily looking at it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHiJbHmmQrF_Obuo1pj3bX2w_XWw9KCwQNef_9buR2XZxCj2hRaLPcJIgFChiB8YCf023Pp5FCYbpWGh6fgfeVbhNp3iU_SiSrPAF56-VpZ2lpHlzHmT6-V8gouh56Dno54iJ46COiGYKfXaMOYwugijTEseJJl8A28wGq7izs1P19U00isjSaA43xXU/s700/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20done.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cedar flower mobile" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHiJbHmmQrF_Obuo1pj3bX2w_XWw9KCwQNef_9buR2XZxCj2hRaLPcJIgFChiB8YCf023Pp5FCYbpWGh6fgfeVbhNp3iU_SiSrPAF56-VpZ2lpHlzHmT6-V8gouh56Dno54iJ46COiGYKfXaMOYwugijTEseJJl8A28wGq7izs1P19U00isjSaA43xXU/s16000/cedar%20flower%20mobile%20done.jpg" title="cedar" /></a></div></div><div><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2024/01/how-to-diy-modern-concrete-and-rebar.html">Finn update</a>: All has been fine, he's doing ok. He's on a new, different chemo now and he's handling it generally well, well, aside from the special rear-end side effects. Every day is different for him, some up, some not up. Our biggest struggle is his calcium level getting too high but he's playing, being cute, stubborn, snuggly, and the sweet kissie boy that he is.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The cedar flowers, eye hooks, and hot glue are Amazon affiliate links. The wood bead rings/wreaths and velvet thumbtacks are Dollar Tree affiliate links. The other thumbtacks are an Etsy affiliate link. The embroidery hoops and clear thread are Michaels affiliate links. The suede lace and pom poms are Joann Fabrics affiliate links. The drill bits and cordless drills are Home Depot affiliate links. Cup hooks, those are a Lowes affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/boring-stuff.html">boring stuff</a>" tab for more info.</span></div></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-1287492264743212542024-01-20T05:00:00.270-06:002024-01-20T10:02:06.138-06:00Variety Pack: It’s the Little Things.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjC9uYyvT9dceXQIgftfH45cl79shMrqJk8HEx1S82SpKmZdCwQFKjGi-mAKhlrLoW8ATSQ_H9IzP3Kr-G_uYEgZ024qrpeSuXoPmX_UjToaIq-PtDtDAlz0jVDY4jhZWKtVUEtu13rQl72FLqpbKjQywF5bOALu5IbBwIeyz4B1o91T0S4jxBLNgTPQ/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="toe kick holes for vent" border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjC9uYyvT9dceXQIgftfH45cl79shMrqJk8HEx1S82SpKmZdCwQFKjGi-mAKhlrLoW8ATSQ_H9IzP3Kr-G_uYEgZ024qrpeSuXoPmX_UjToaIq-PtDtDAlz0jVDY4jhZWKtVUEtu13rQl72FLqpbKjQywF5bOALu5IbBwIeyz4B1o91T0S4jxBLNgTPQ/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="kick" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>We already know<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/04/the-details-are-not-details.html"> the details are not the details</a> so indeed, it truly is the little things that make a major difference. Hence a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/variety">Variety Pack</a> of little things!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Honestly, I haven’t had much time to get to anything big or on my to-do list or the swarm of lingering projects strewn about the house. Every day is different with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a> and though for the most part he’s doing ok, I’m still left with very little time for DIY schnizz. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We all have those little things lollygagging around, stuff we know we need to do, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/fix">fix</a>, tweak, tidy up, declutter, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/organize">organize</a>, whatever, and we know once we tackle them, we feel fantastic and life gets a smidge better or easier, right? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So today, I’m hoping to inspire you to hammer those nagging little projects to make you feel top of the world accomplished and improve your life. And we know once that ball starts rolling, especially the part where we feel good, it’s hella motivating. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In all fairness, these aren’t earth-shattering little things projects for today’s Variety Pack but yet, they, mmph, yes, felt rockin' to kick.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First up: holes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Can’t seem to find the post where I noted this prior, sorry, but total lack of coordination on<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/06/bad-flipper-bad.html"> the dumb flipper’s</a> part: there’s a floor vent under the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/house-plan.html">corner cabinet in the kitchen</a>. Like…how…why…uhh…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQNLQGdyejdUwfWLOsbYPQD1RsFMhDU6l36FpgArMDmXDBiAp1G59Bacuz-2KfQFBDwy_SOWPdNRhduZ9pHxbpEMRjaHSb5pNmSbOs2J-Wry1goiQMWA53_uXWFc8cBz4E_L6IPJbOi7LQYsspRjz_lWiiN86iN8CWXHPDWx-UZ_seXOo2GNxYBRHYVc/s700/vent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vent under corner kitchen cabinet" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQNLQGdyejdUwfWLOsbYPQD1RsFMhDU6l36FpgArMDmXDBiAp1G59Bacuz-2KfQFBDwy_SOWPdNRhduZ9pHxbpEMRjaHSb5pNmSbOs2J-Wry1goiQMWA53_uXWFc8cBz4E_L6IPJbOi7LQYsspRjz_lWiiN86iN8CWXHPDWx-UZ_seXOo2GNxYBRHYVc/s16000/vent.jpg" title="vent" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The cabinet I loathe the most. The cabinet where I stuffed in those<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood"> scrap wood</a> pot lid <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/06/15-minute-diy-pot-lid-storage-rack-how.html">racks</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A while back, maybe after I <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/09/kitchen-cabinets-black.html">painted the cabinets</a>, I popped off the toe kick and plopped one of those <a href="https://amzn.to/3U6HqJm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">magnetic vent covers</a>* over it since my pans were roasting in winter as was I prepping food. Didn’t solve the issue entirely.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then recently I thought eh, maybe I can funnel the air to the toe kick since the closest other vent is in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/07/final-final-first-floor-bathroom-reveal.html">the bathroom</a>. So I picked up this <a href="https://amzn.to/3S2gwjb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Extend-a-Vent</a>* thingie to find out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSLDePOYelTYXdHNTt-y-zmHXp_qxM4bBU7gMlXs-3MnUg4MfwCE60P3p1gyKQ4u7OwAS25ISta3e9KeItRid0CgkO1kFUx6jxJUEar_hkRZ-YT4IDNsRSz1fqKCzBFGmIe5hdDNCCalsv7mjLM99lh2kjuyQhv1PnsVu2UDqOQ1AMKJy8Y5aIrKSf7Y/s700/extend%20a%20vent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ectend-a-Vent package" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSLDePOYelTYXdHNTt-y-zmHXp_qxM4bBU7gMlXs-3MnUg4MfwCE60P3p1gyKQ4u7OwAS25ISta3e9KeItRid0CgkO1kFUx6jxJUEar_hkRZ-YT4IDNsRSz1fqKCzBFGmIe5hdDNCCalsv7mjLM99lh2kjuyQhv1PnsVu2UDqOQ1AMKJy8Y5aIrKSf7Y/s16000/extend%20a%20vent.jpg" title="extend" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Extend-a-Vent thingie is merely a low-profile plastic thingie with two pieces that extend out to three feet max. My biggest issue is that it was straight and I needed an angle. No biggie, I got the piece to mostly cover the duct opening.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JnIJCHueB-6hEKbp410AelCaHauJmqE7j7itZsjC-48DWO2UpF5xAx0fKtDjEBCC2QDjHUgxql57muyAvVyM2_z9LI0cAZTobPDXTAvO5AV2UahY59uVl3XmvDKSUIw8KW9reIbb9R-o48pagHfl6CRfNmw0g7L8RxbHNudAZkZ4F0tQT5_PSP_qRi4/s700/cutting%20vent.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="installing extend-a-vent under kitchen cabinet" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JnIJCHueB-6hEKbp410AelCaHauJmqE7j7itZsjC-48DWO2UpF5xAx0fKtDjEBCC2QDjHUgxql57muyAvVyM2_z9LI0cAZTobPDXTAvO5AV2UahY59uVl3XmvDKSUIw8KW9reIbb9R-o48pagHfl6CRfNmw0g7L8RxbHNudAZkZ4F0tQT5_PSP_qRi4/s16000/cutting%20vent.jpg" title="install" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top to bottom: marking a cut line, cutting on an angle, fitting in place.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now how to get the air through the toe kick? Holes! With my 3/4” <a href="https://sovrn.co/155nwq4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forstner bit</a>,* I randomly drilled out some holes, painted the inside edges black... </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4KPUzquOgUH3ov-E0-tivFzcJ6p4mEHX89Kp82aYxkuBkPk5DEu5RSzW_Tofr0OyGIsZtHGG524pZ5lIGQuTLUe_ip6yXhSUo1NHgmNeNJD2szWjD762IfMpld5lIirH4TCp44oWxxXXQV63Vy_L2vxA9PsHNVPQqwSJ9a42F5czWcN2YKGdT5-p81w/s700/drilling%20holes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="drilling holes in toe kick for air vent" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4KPUzquOgUH3ov-E0-tivFzcJ6p4mEHX89Kp82aYxkuBkPk5DEu5RSzW_Tofr0OyGIsZtHGG524pZ5lIGQuTLUe_ip6yXhSUo1NHgmNeNJD2szWjD762IfMpld5lIirH4TCp44oWxxXXQV63Vy_L2vxA9PsHNVPQqwSJ9a42F5czWcN2YKGdT5-p81w/s16000/drilling%20holes.jpg" title="toe" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and to keep errant crumbs and dog fur out, hot glued some <a href="https://sovrn.co/1c09gg3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">screen</a>* on the back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQt5w7LfMfs0ys2KBOWWNBa-MAM-kTePEz6HEZ5HsPDdvX1lrDbU8BsCqW1KQljPrH3GOkMKL7cE3FsLfBemBt8-QEq7psuGE5So8nBNpOMAvbwwt3zIBv1GYcySXvlollKuD4Gn5Dn5f-1QxeDeQAlj-YDGgoFApUQXb6N2-6FrHbIUxYe67Hujxiqo/s700/screen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="not gluing screen on back of toe kick with vent holes" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQt5w7LfMfs0ys2KBOWWNBa-MAM-kTePEz6HEZ5HsPDdvX1lrDbU8BsCqW1KQljPrH3GOkMKL7cE3FsLfBemBt8-QEq7psuGE5So8nBNpOMAvbwwt3zIBv1GYcySXvlollKuD4Gn5Dn5f-1QxeDeQAlj-YDGgoFApUQXb6N2-6FrHbIUxYe67Hujxiqo/s16000/screen.jpg" title="screen" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Does it work? Yes. Bonus, it felt incredible to get this project knocked out as it had been occupying valuable brain space for too long.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-QXi1N2_Ks23UWCNrWqiFDU-TeON1iwN_qqDp0rzjWouXrvU6AGzlZPsFtwHlI9-dRMNPYiRG0wsuaxY-vmd_2uKJo23WY2_Vd3E5Lej5U07KTT7hsEuQRsr5mFqOCN7DCuZ8WvKGpLmAlBFGCvY1XrMN-LlOEOMQEz2oFndwjoNYKCquNTvXjjkXC0/s700/toe%20kick%20holes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="toe kick vent holes in kitchen cabinet" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-QXi1N2_Ks23UWCNrWqiFDU-TeON1iwN_qqDp0rzjWouXrvU6AGzlZPsFtwHlI9-dRMNPYiRG0wsuaxY-vmd_2uKJo23WY2_Vd3E5Lej5U07KTT7hsEuQRsr5mFqOCN7DCuZ8WvKGpLmAlBFGCvY1XrMN-LlOEOMQEz2oFndwjoNYKCquNTvXjjkXC0/s16000/toe%20kick%20holes.jpg" title="holes" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cabinet paint is definitely starting to give way now. May be the year to redo the kitchen. Just heard Mike pass out on the other side of the city.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">But. Now I remember why I blocked off that vent in the first place. Hot! Holy wow!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As before, my pots and pans were roasting again so I went back in and tossed in whatever, foam rug pad heh, as a fix-it-fast lame attempt to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/08/insulation-day.html">insulate</a>. It’s improved but my pans are still, heh, preheated. To be continued, I’m sure!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next on the Variety Pack Little Things list? Baskets. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I’m not necessarily a basket person. Basket case? Oh now, come on, let’s be nice. I do appreciate baskets. There are good baskets. I respect their functionality but you will never catch me hot and heavy drooling over a basket.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This purchase came down to a. function and b. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/black%20paint">black</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Because, see, I find storage and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/organize">organizing issues</a> never end. Ever. Especially in the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/garage">garage</a> and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/pantry">pantry</a>, the latter of which was annoying the crap out of me. Again. Unless you <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/01/lets-organize-pantry-again.html">custom fit</a>, doing and redoing storage and organization feels hellfire eternal.</div><div><br /></div><div>In weeding out other stuff, I ran over to the only thrift store within reasonable distance from home to drop off which means, yeah, I always go in. Always <i>only</i> to look and not (really) purchase.</div><div><br /></div><div>This time I found some stellar-sized collapsible wicker storage baskets in black. They were seven bucks a pop so I grabbed merely four of the bunch as this felt too rich for my mental budget, overpriced IMO. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD1E_4D61nrSTZYS7TyrH3ydqIF8gBd3neWZAls1DNqPbcLNyqW7cebONEARKZEwqC7B2uDwyjIbo0nMboXfN3lSkITZt_Hfrl1XTltRav2WPE0ND7-KAvr6dUSPjn1nOT3P7i_i8mQifvv1FAreeTRwS9uVriKGu9ri3O2ZTGDB1PnmonC_9rJL1p1o/s700/black%20wicker%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="collapsible black wicker storage baskets in pantry" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD1E_4D61nrSTZYS7TyrH3ydqIF8gBd3neWZAls1DNqPbcLNyqW7cebONEARKZEwqC7B2uDwyjIbo0nMboXfN3lSkITZt_Hfrl1XTltRav2WPE0ND7-KAvr6dUSPjn1nOT3P7i_i8mQifvv1FAreeTRwS9uVriKGu9ri3O2ZTGDB1PnmonC_9rJL1p1o/s16000/black%20wicker%20basket.jpg" title="black" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I instantly regretted not buying the rest. Yes. <i>Sigh</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These perfectly sized baskets corralled annoying messes shockingly well which, <i>finally. </i>Accomplishment A, felt great. Then B, they helped me eliminate some cheap plastic baskets I had been using, creating a nicer, tidier, chicer look. And C, I got the task at hand done zippity quick. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/how-to-diy-wood-block-headboard.html">Butt wiggle dance</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T8ux34cTeIyGc_kahVHwCzjGlSA5fUF-oLSnaltWUjCZEjLrCn_m97jTroikOcm5n4xJoRs9dWDp7Bxi9xhWN9pePbZcMM2Uvskz3-zNUiFpbYwtzEJgcDgQKH8RqO3qV6hKRFvqE6m99VBDvTfrTj-bNyTF8HjvV1PU9dzGDUxJDGt2PgrUql1bb20/s700/black%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wicker basket in pantry for storage and organization" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T8ux34cTeIyGc_kahVHwCzjGlSA5fUF-oLSnaltWUjCZEjLrCn_m97jTroikOcm5n4xJoRs9dWDp7Bxi9xhWN9pePbZcMM2Uvskz3-zNUiFpbYwtzEJgcDgQKH8RqO3qV6hKRFvqE6m99VBDvTfrTj-bNyTF8HjvV1PU9dzGDUxJDGt2PgrUql1bb20/s16000/black%20basket.jpg" title="basket" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">So yeah, heh, while I felt awesome, I felt miserable, berating myself for not buying all the baskets as it would have made for a very likable, calming appearance in that cacophony of a pantry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buy it when you see it. Always always. Broke my own damn rule. Dammit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I’ll just hope whoever bought them donates them back fast because in <a href="https://amzn.to/3Sppmsz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">poking around online</a>,* I’m only getting more sore at myself….</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! Let’s move on, shall we?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last on my Variety Pack Little Things list? Tape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plumbers tape,<a href="https://sovrn.co/9cicafe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pipe tape</a>,* to be exact. That thin white stuff that immediately tangles if you look at it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/05/time-to-update.html">back storm door</a>, heh, plagues me constantly. The two screws at the top hinge continuously loosen out causing the door to sag and not shut. It's been making me batty daily for eons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIvlmsp1et-1l89JaLUAsyR4jq8O8elTWKqnSOI01zBQZyJxPn2O2pc-TeFtDi7lKBZN3YRLOZXulcGFSowUsZCbrpbA-Ccy8frZ3T8aQWnRvt1miWKEaCgJPOPOGHHFAdy64-Sq1YKdLwd-jvgtTMtzOcZgJ5bD3wwuYRu9aOgUiasOqN53EPNostEY/s700/door%20screws.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="screws in security storm door that always loosen" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIvlmsp1et-1l89JaLUAsyR4jq8O8elTWKqnSOI01zBQZyJxPn2O2pc-TeFtDi7lKBZN3YRLOZXulcGFSowUsZCbrpbA-Ccy8frZ3T8aQWnRvt1miWKEaCgJPOPOGHHFAdy64-Sq1YKdLwd-jvgtTMtzOcZgJ5bD3wwuYRu9aOgUiasOqN53EPNostEY/s16000/door%20screws.jpg" title="loose" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'd been to Menards four separate times for various whatever screws not to mention digging through my bin of randoms trying to find a solution to, guess what, no avail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, out of desperation and not wanting to go the permanent <a href="https://sovrn.co/1p870vj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thread locker</a>* route, I thought hey, what about some a' that pipe tape. And guess what again? It worked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Seems wild but all I did was wrap some around the screws, screw them back in, and they've stayed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74xS3e0BJCBDtdM_I_CTidn5nHAJfVtGXFzjLmR8SiC0RpYEO8Twjhq9FQdbpS81XzDM73Ur4hJu_RrFDoLma5070syPon0XPSXXAEeu6z1rD8DVe0hCCDz_2PHag911H1TlD-_Ds167g97wnTooyKZ5Ufl4Cba-ZSX9PX70rzWwbzMaS0pUfJpBAjTE/s700/pipe%20tape%20screw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="wrapping screw in pipe tape" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74xS3e0BJCBDtdM_I_CTidn5nHAJfVtGXFzjLmR8SiC0RpYEO8Twjhq9FQdbpS81XzDM73Ur4hJu_RrFDoLma5070syPon0XPSXXAEeu6z1rD8DVe0hCCDz_2PHag911H1TlD-_Ds167g97wnTooyKZ5Ufl4Cba-ZSX9PX70rzWwbzMaS0pUfJpBAjTE/s16000/pipe%20tape%20screw.jpg" title="tape" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was freakin' 14° out when I was doing this screw so apologies for the messy tape job.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Who knew?! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I do, and now you do too! No doubt that door will find a way to torture me again somehow and maybe the tape won't work over the long haul but for now? For now, I'm delighted.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ7M7cEDb5YMQziba8CYRsjZ40YsBe-WqnvfcXkCC7q22C99HvKCJwo2AcBvihBc58NGRTFigACLFs_WMNvh29lTq2an3An3nRdeB_6sZ9miZZM-b-LRRhya0yiknLo3Xt57zRQwQY01ipTdSH4hO8wgAF0kNscTexJkdBV1asQWu4c4tRdLM1hQJttk/s700/screws%20taped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="pipe tape wrapped screws reinstalled in storm door" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ7M7cEDb5YMQziba8CYRsjZ40YsBe-WqnvfcXkCC7q22C99HvKCJwo2AcBvihBc58NGRTFigACLFs_WMNvh29lTq2an3An3nRdeB_6sZ9miZZM-b-LRRhya0yiknLo3Xt57zRQwQY01ipTdSH4hO8wgAF0kNscTexJkdBV1asQWu4c4tRdLM1hQJttk/s16000/screws%20taped.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">All righty! It’s not a Variety Pack post without a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/recipe">recipe</a>! Don't forget, all the baking goodies are over at <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bake Dept</a>! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trying to find something somewhat winter-apropos. How about <a href="https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/sloppy-joe-recipe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turkey Sloppy Joes with Coleslaw</a>? I do my own slaw or sometimes I make this deeelish mayo-free <a href="https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/best-healthy-coleslaw-ever-no-mayo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healthy Coleslaw</a>. So kinda healthier, kinda stick to your ribs comfort food there for ya.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy fixing those naggy little things around the house! Get motivated! Feel awesome! Rawr! Yes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The magnetic vent covers, Extend-a-Vents, and black wicker baskets are Amazon affiliate links. The Frostner bits and thread lock are Home Depot affiliate links. The replacement screen and pipe tape are a Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/boring-stuff.html">"boring stuff"</a> tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-90441317027302241532024-01-06T05:00:00.104-06:002024-01-06T05:00:00.139-06:00How To DIY: Modern Concrete and Rebar Outdoor Solar Lights.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM1ljuLNPFQvSNe5jcwiL2CRUREGIt2kS4mJ_qvcGfPsR9djiV2Mplmi7NKWeH7FF4cdiQiYWC2UHY7JRlhcbSGKZHizP2IMsdTdH1MHTLrOJXJqKpMXGUtYDv06_6iaB_vDvrqFQiC6kq2WFb__gblURTTnUKJBu2osiE5xBivg91-qeQ1sux3W9yT0/s1447/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern concrete and rebar outdoor solar lights" border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM1ljuLNPFQvSNe5jcwiL2CRUREGIt2kS4mJ_qvcGfPsR9djiV2Mplmi7NKWeH7FF4cdiQiYWC2UHY7JRlhcbSGKZHizP2IMsdTdH1MHTLrOJXJqKpMXGUtYDv06_6iaB_vDvrqFQiC6kq2WFb__gblURTTnUKJBu2osiE5xBivg91-qeQ1sux3W9yT0/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="solar" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Well this is a nifty little project! How to DIY concrete and rebar outdoor solar lights! They're really quite easy too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm always on a quest to light up the outdoors with subtle decorative low-light solar lighting as I've pointed out, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/09/light-and-paint-it-up-how-to-have-fun.html">lighting is like room jewelry</a>. Not only for an indoor space, such as lamps, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/08/a-diy-foyer-light-fixture.html">hanging fixtures</a>, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/diy-dowel-decor-recessed-can-light.html">and such</a> but also for an outdoor space.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Multiple sources of light and multiple types of light, as in varying bulb wattages, plus the ability to adjust said light <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/12/lets-get-moody-aka-goals-met.html">with dimmers</a> create visual warmth, cozy ambiance, and all-around comfort. Rockin' good things in my book.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Your home is yours, it should be a place of solace, joy, and where you can live out loud your best design, decor, and lit life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course indoors, and out, sometimes just some bright ol' task light is required but in general, I strongly encourage skipping harsh overhead or singular light sources and instead use varying light sources and light types in your daily life. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trust me! Give it a whirl!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lighting doesn't have to be expensive either. I mean, obviously it can be, but thrift stores or buying secondhand can result in some amazing gems.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or, get handy and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=light">DIY it</a>.** Even turn a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/12/how-to-turn-recessed-can-light-into.html">recessed can into a pendant</a>. I mean, c'mon!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Indeed, I was on a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=concrete">concrete kick for a bit there</a>. Mostly because I'm a big fan of the material, its ease of use with spiffy results, and too, I kept ending up with full bags lying around,<a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/store/humboldtartdept/category/coasters-99772/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> wanted to use them</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This idea crept into my brain while making those <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/modern-concrete-outdoor-solar-light-hack.html">Modern Concrete Solar Lights</a> for the fence, as in, what else can I shape this nifty concrete into. Ah, heh, hey, more lights!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Modern Concrete and Rebar Outdoor Solar Lights, in fact.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After some reverse engineering, here's what I used:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>empty waxed cardboard containers, such as milk, cream, or half and half or <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com/search/label/buttermilk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buttermilk</a></li><li>a <a href="https://shrsl.com/4d936" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pool noodle</a>*</li><li>basic <a href="https://shrsl.com/4d93b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">solar lights</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3NQMYUi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hot glue</a>*</li><li>2 foot long, 3/8" diameter pieces of <a href="https://sovrn.co/nx8slxt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rebar</a>*</li><li>concrete mix such as for counters or something like <a href="https://sovrn.co/1ltpk5q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cement All</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wgl6B2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spray release</a>* (or a light coating of spray oil maybe)</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1u4oe1k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outdoor craft paint</a>,* optional</li><li>sealer, optional (I used <a href="https://sovrn.co/8pw0v3i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tung oil</a>*)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ6E0Yl9y_XqbHUqugYX0Eqz3QmeH-eKPnWnRngNm3j4ITniW342XnUFz5qaHVaCAkOcqGtW007zxtrRwJkQbHjlD7sSE2dd5y4YSPQMurIwJihGBWgw35L2OjXVpaIH1KYwOeA9iLjnBYOrhYfMzHdLsRrkcs6c-rWOkz2qIsjjuJhAfvm_DQTs4eiE/s700/supplies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="concrete and rebar solar light supplies" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ6E0Yl9y_XqbHUqugYX0Eqz3QmeH-eKPnWnRngNm3j4ITniW342XnUFz5qaHVaCAkOcqGtW007zxtrRwJkQbHjlD7sSE2dd5y4YSPQMurIwJihGBWgw35L2OjXVpaIH1KYwOeA9iLjnBYOrhYfMzHdLsRrkcs6c-rWOkz2qIsjjuJhAfvm_DQTs4eiE/s16000/supplies.jpg" title="supplies" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The pool noodle and the lights themselves I picked up at <a href="<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=845001&u=975088&m=64888&urllink=&afftrack=">Dollar Tree</a>" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar Tree</a>* which surely can be found at similar type dollar-ish stores for cheap. So in some ways, this is also a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dollar+store+decor">dollar store DIY decor</a> item too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You might not necessarily need to spring for the spray release as it's mostly for added insurance that the waxed cardboard containers will not stick, but I used it and needed it. While I haven't tried it, I hear cooking oil in a spray can works.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, the design is completely up to you. I'm here to provide <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/tips.html">tips</a>, the <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recipe</a> on how to get you there so please feel free to modify what I did to fit your desires.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Note, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html">my second home</a> Menards has two foot long pieces of rebar so zero cutting was involved. Nice, right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh and hey, don't forget to use <a href="http://www.rakuten.com/r/SQUISH51?eeid=28187" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rakuten</a>* when you shop online as you get cash back, even when you shop online and do store pick-up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, let's hop to it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First, trim up your cardboard container to the finished height, or close to your finished height, of your fixture head. I did this randomly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, trim up the pool noodle the same length as it is deep in the container. Again, random for me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik98HW3WM6Tw7xEuDLzkskgXEOF5iAandhmgHLFnsxYlT-vtu9f7dugKxTQuskDDWqIVOUkxAFyx2m_I82Trkte8rKySAIGvPmoN-Z7Ym-Wo4qYodVdzqh8E2QnZ4fV5U3kf7QccGSt6mLzcxoKk7fLAJs0MjXF5ooO9693xbfIkPW_BsH87f673aJ1Q/s700/noodle%20container.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gluing pool noodle in milk container" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik98HW3WM6Tw7xEuDLzkskgXEOF5iAandhmgHLFnsxYlT-vtu9f7dugKxTQuskDDWqIVOUkxAFyx2m_I82Trkte8rKySAIGvPmoN-Z7Ym-Wo4qYodVdzqh8E2QnZ4fV5U3kf7QccGSt6mLzcxoKk7fLAJs0MjXF5ooO9693xbfIkPW_BsH87f673aJ1Q/s16000/noodle%20container.jpg" title="glue" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Heat up your <a href="https://amzn.to/48ojKnR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hot glue gun</a>* and mind your fingers. Run a nice bead of hot glue around the cut side of the pool noodle right along the edge and while it's still screaming hot, plunk the glue end down into the bottom of the container.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The hot glue is going to act as a leak barrier while your pool noodle is making the shape for your solar light to fit into. You could try caulk but that might take forever and a day to set up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Try to be as tidy as you can with the hot glue bead and not drip over the edge onto the sides as concrete reflects every bump and wiggle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! Let this set up a minute or two and go mix your concrete.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, obviously we're not using the whole bag here, heh. Grab a plastic cup or container, dump in a little of the powder, wear a mask and don't inhale it please, add a little bit of water at a time until you get to a nice slurry. A bit runny, not too stiff, but not too watery either. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I slid the piece of rebar down a corner, or in the case of another one, made an X, then <a href="https://sovrn.co/ab2mhs3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clamped</a>* or leaned the rebar onto something <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/workbench">tall and plumb</a>, making sure the rebar didn't touch the very bottom as to be exposed on the top, and with space around it so the grippy concrete coats it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a2zmdJ-wQwyno5hFWUTX52xtW_5Xp9NwD97wQXHoCXDJ6vX1BKKKMCmtjfdoa-UmXysWbtQHPDhIdl7M952gauV8LE_MmetISluHNhOdp8DWyNwp3AmUkpB04SKqTn2gQxUVqSE3fA-5hS-DuzIT1jGVhNOWpPb-DH65tvLdU9UePliM78fXlT4rmFE/s700/concrete%20filling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="filling containers with rebar and concrete" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a2zmdJ-wQwyno5hFWUTX52xtW_5Xp9NwD97wQXHoCXDJ6vX1BKKKMCmtjfdoa-UmXysWbtQHPDhIdl7M952gauV8LE_MmetISluHNhOdp8DWyNwp3AmUkpB04SKqTn2gQxUVqSE3fA-5hS-DuzIT1jGVhNOWpPb-DH65tvLdU9UePliM78fXlT4rmFE/s16000/concrete%20filling.jpg" title="fill" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Carefully pour your concrete mix into the container going all around the pool noodle but not in the center of it, back away slowly, and wait for it to set.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once set, all you gotta do is remove the cardboard container, pull the pool noodle out, and voilá, you've got yourself a cool, modern concrete and rebar outdoor solar light!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, I suppose it's not a light just yet. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Disassemble that solar light you picked up as we're only using the light part itself. From the bottom, push the light in so that the solar panel is up and facing the glorious sun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaJgTLqSeB_8BpyvVkuyf6HW7BzlOsyz_xYMsa9Li09MYQ1oCWt0wCxRyZhr3DYmm74O_hcjJyWdMaE64JkfNoBjIXv8v0HmBJUoeY9e5Z4DYZWcuLCaPzv2BiHnoNgTmsnsVRsq1NVvtdyJVcvbYz4sYL9i8UdeqUbYfNmlQzLzrTBlbaxQX9Ci08UE/s700/inserted%20solar%20light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="solar light inside concrete rectangle" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaJgTLqSeB_8BpyvVkuyf6HW7BzlOsyz_xYMsa9Li09MYQ1oCWt0wCxRyZhr3DYmm74O_hcjJyWdMaE64JkfNoBjIXv8v0HmBJUoeY9e5Z4DYZWcuLCaPzv2BiHnoNgTmsnsVRsq1NVvtdyJVcvbYz4sYL9i8UdeqUbYfNmlQzLzrTBlbaxQX9Ci08UE/s16000/inserted%20solar%20light.jpg" title="solar" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went a little extra knowing the solar light isn't terribly strong and painted the interior with some <a href="https://sovrn.co/1u4oe1k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">outdoor acrylic craft paint</a>* in gold hoping for a metallic reflection boost but you do you.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvgjyewWq_zkStMg0UWmvog1S3Z6UZBIzLauqRjze2E5nZnkoFnCZsAJi8xm13t6L2HJ8fse04v0yk4rf3Pf9DNgAj1jYDfg-2hytewkLCwqoA0iU_Q8np8E9eNEetRJ6WvjrYebDc5pFeu8bymwFXoUKdV6GCFRqY7q6-_1Fjhili97ZCcGmrx19pzc/s700/metallic%20outdoor%20craft%20paint.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="metallic gold outdoor patio craft paint" border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvgjyewWq_zkStMg0UWmvog1S3Z6UZBIzLauqRjze2E5nZnkoFnCZsAJi8xm13t6L2HJ8fse04v0yk4rf3Pf9DNgAj1jYDfg-2hytewkLCwqoA0iU_Q8np8E9eNEetRJ6WvjrYebDc5pFeu8bymwFXoUKdV6GCFRqY7q6-_1Fjhili97ZCcGmrx19pzc/s16000/metallic%20outdoor%20craft%20paint.jpg" title="paint" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">A little tung oil to seal them up...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8uFzwddXTVSYicCcXQaIhqxERpfiNUIpYyjoXSI0dgZ6OVsbW53gn1qXzPslwmJPILGYyDbuOwTFchefLAD-EZnE9CLKyq5dVM4XXjCvsVWMxbAP90Y9GEcCSr_ii0l1gs66V0CqBZc_GDFsE73_B6MsNw23l-4x2XP_VnVLqJYqy3H3YnYQJi9YLc8/s700/tung%20oil.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tung oil on concrete rebar solar light" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8uFzwddXTVSYicCcXQaIhqxERpfiNUIpYyjoXSI0dgZ6OVsbW53gn1qXzPslwmJPILGYyDbuOwTFchefLAD-EZnE9CLKyq5dVM4XXjCvsVWMxbAP90Y9GEcCSr_ii0l1gs66V0CqBZc_GDFsE73_B6MsNw23l-4x2XP_VnVLqJYqy3H3YnYQJi9YLc8/s16000/tung%20oil.jpg" title="tung" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">All that was left was to smush them into the ground outside!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8B3Db1TB70Fdj4JZsdpz1YJvFbyprgbjj4iwTVX8pHbL6jq_LpHTGq1DYMdvLBirqFNN4KMXk6zUcCf0NhexiOWtJmV3Nyxp3PZbIH14axfJkZ30e_ZDDdCSEyCt96tQn-LvFJ7vIAa4-irDAOfUecGNKT4YX8lC1ju4RQ8rPhM60kelT8PyMjOGEqM/s700/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20lights.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern concrete rebar outdoor solar lights in a row" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8B3Db1TB70Fdj4JZsdpz1YJvFbyprgbjj4iwTVX8pHbL6jq_LpHTGq1DYMdvLBirqFNN4KMXk6zUcCf0NhexiOWtJmV3Nyxp3PZbIH14axfJkZ30e_ZDDdCSEyCt96tQn-LvFJ7vIAa4-irDAOfUecGNKT4YX8lC1ju4RQ8rPhM60kelT8PyMjOGEqM/s16000/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20lights.jpg" title="row" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think they're super cool. Sure, they don't throw a lot of light and it might take some experimenting with different solar gizmos, but they definitely look snazzy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-Cwr3mLjIkVL89UuCCo8p7w3i7GAkNwnc75Ld0oB5ncvngueXCqhtIo6b1GLCNKO__RVuzqKA1QI_p6IYerebuevmyIR8kBIjfmPl2QJTQlkUd-sTcIOhC2LlY9YsETXaDbFJNuWeRRK3g92yAuLxnt_s8sV8FPC_i_8oCSy9x8MXOQ3vfG552B8wwk/s700/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20light%20modern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern outdoor concrete and rebar solar light" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-Cwr3mLjIkVL89UuCCo8p7w3i7GAkNwnc75Ld0oB5ncvngueXCqhtIo6b1GLCNKO__RVuzqKA1QI_p6IYerebuevmyIR8kBIjfmPl2QJTQlkUd-sTcIOhC2LlY9YsETXaDbFJNuWeRRK3g92yAuLxnt_s8sV8FPC_i_8oCSy9x8MXOQ3vfG552B8wwk/s16000/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20light%20modern.jpg" title="light" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">There we have it, modern concrete and rebar outdoor solar lights!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv_vvNRyeNd72YfgDy_iO9ba7IdBCwBl07551gqtRHk9YIxq_SO8vHxdBCmoilOOAHGiFdYuHozpdeUaSlVkKAwYXShBnYjPkTZv7VjGOffHJJgYXGvA2_VrvlVVj9N1c3-g-ol6Dyda-dZ2SIk-ZQeqA3jT1Rh1e7ilLs_WBbZuUXL-0pxZr94cW-Eo/s700/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20light%20x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern concrete and rebar outdoor solar light x legs" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv_vvNRyeNd72YfgDy_iO9ba7IdBCwBl07551gqtRHk9YIxq_SO8vHxdBCmoilOOAHGiFdYuHozpdeUaSlVkKAwYXShBnYjPkTZv7VjGOffHJJgYXGvA2_VrvlVVj9N1c3-g-ol6Dyda-dZ2SIk-ZQeqA3jT1Rh1e7ilLs_WBbZuUXL-0pxZr94cW-Eo/s16000/concrete%20rebar%20solar%20light%20x.jpg" title="solar" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn update</a>: he's doing ok. Most of his present troubles stem from<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/12/actual-travel-scotland-week-two.html"> his calcium being too high</a> thanks to that rude cancer in his tummy lymph node. He started a new chemo this week, today being day three -post so side effects including some, um, messy have begun. A long, hard, stressful road. Next week is a blood test and we evaluate from there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "\"times\"", "\"times new roman\"", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**Disclaimer:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Electricity is dangerous. It can hurt you. It can kill you. Bad wiring can burn your house down. It's best to hire a qualified, licensed electrician if you don't know how to wire things. Do not attempt to wire anything without the proper knowledge. Do not <b>ever</b> take wiring advice from me. And do not blow your house up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">*The hot glue, hot glue gun, and spray release are Amazon affiliate links. The pool noodles, basic solar lights, and Dollar Tree links are Dollar Tree affiliate links. The Cement All and clamps are Home Depot affiliate links. The outdoor craft paint is a Michaels affiliate link. The tung oil is a Lowes affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! The Rakuten link gives us both bonus cash when you make an initial qualifying purchase. Please see the "<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/boring-stuff.html">boring stuff</a>" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-49128918586094450752023-12-23T05:00:00.475-06:002023-12-23T21:42:00.797-06:00Slatted Wood Wall Panel Kitchen Doorway Glow-Up.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6o3dQJ48Z0l5xtgN44MdcdFo21rcJPGEQafcQlsz3galgDtxMPhRM0qQOGC0jWqtS0Uj8DSDIucQDtqeL0Z0R8r6cmHPGQ1QyPrLIPLu51LhUuSXqrGcLvsp_3XUwCOXb3CssfbfAC51xyEQN9nmI29ZBCqX8XmXsuv9duRtd48b5lDeomSd_8cxp0M/s1622/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="installing top slatted wood wall panel" border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6o3dQJ48Z0l5xtgN44MdcdFo21rcJPGEQafcQlsz3galgDtxMPhRM0qQOGC0jWqtS0Uj8DSDIucQDtqeL0Z0R8r6cmHPGQ1QyPrLIPLu51LhUuSXqrGcLvsp_3XUwCOXb3CssfbfAC51xyEQN9nmI29ZBCqX8XmXsuv9duRtd48b5lDeomSd_8cxp0M/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="install" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Yeah so maybe you saw a fun little video of this project over on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsmnwBgAIfu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my Instagram</a> or maybe over on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@flipping.the.flip/video/7255034631467076907" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my TikTok</a> but it appears, according to my records, I have yet to share it here. Doh, what an oversight! Yes, I made slatted wood wall panels for our <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> doorway. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or, see it here...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="488" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dggxfMigAwc" width="586" youtube-src-id="dggxfMigAwc"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">And it's a freakin' cool glow-up indeed, right?! If I do say so myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will say too, I was concerned about doing it up fancy pants in this doorway because it's <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/house-plan.html">our daily egress</a> in and out, the way to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/01/lets-organize-pantry-again.html">the pantry,</a> the only access to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/12/back-stair-continued.html">the back stair</a>, and out to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/outdoors">the yard</a> and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/garage">garage</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meaning, Mr. Tinkles-a-Lot Finn goes back and forth and back and forth on the regular. Not that he's a walking Finn-in-a-china-shop, but he does have nails.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meaning, Mike, he is a bull in a china shop and as we well know, he did go and break my original <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/04/puppy-gate-deck-style.html">Puppy Gate, Deck Style</a> so I'd make <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/05/puppy-gate-deck-style-anew.html">a nicer one</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mostly though this is where <i>all </i>my project supplies pass through. All. Along with groceries, trash, stuff to hang out on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/08/holy-cow-its-deck.html">the deck</a> with or in the yard....you get the gist. Everything passes by here with the potential for damage.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But, I also figured this spot needs a spiffing up and if it's spiffy, maybe we'll all take some extra care. And so far so good. Whewww!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, it was simple project but it did involve lots of math which generated headaches per usual. Thank goodness for <a href="https://sovrn.co/11wbxbg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AutoCAD</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not that you need CAD for this project; you don't. You can definitely draw it up by hand on paper or if you're a math whiz, probably just figure it all out in your head.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Righty-o! Fun project this was. Or, I should say while a bit repetitive with some yawn moments, the final project is fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9faN4xtIV4kTkRUaM3BsWBS981M6ZuPcdz_dlUFeuzFd25JMPC4YpiHkM1pWI6hfBs2IvEp9xqTXwnX5MJCoh6sGGEkHuyr2Wd-UJfdaumpFgnYRqRap429hyL70gegux_43sPv5rUoKIFtbYpGMrX3NecRVL2vRc_FimUYtsp17xBD1uZSDAu_X2xwQ/s700/slatted%20wood%20wall%20panel%20finished%20west.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished slatted wood wall panel doorway" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9faN4xtIV4kTkRUaM3BsWBS981M6ZuPcdz_dlUFeuzFd25JMPC4YpiHkM1pWI6hfBs2IvEp9xqTXwnX5MJCoh6sGGEkHuyr2Wd-UJfdaumpFgnYRqRap429hyL70gegux_43sPv5rUoKIFtbYpGMrX3NecRVL2vRc_FimUYtsp17xBD1uZSDAu_X2xwQ/s16000/slatted%20wood%20wall%20panel%20finished%20west.jpg" title="west" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so how did I create this slatted wood wall panel kitchen doorway glow-up business?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First? Measure. Measure lots.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I waffled on trying to remove the existing fiberboard that surrounds the door opening but noticing a window where it's bowing (yes I need to fix that), I see that it's likely half inch. I deduced I'll make it work rather than make things more <strike>aggravating</strike> complicated for myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Too, this was in the midst of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">several health rollercoaster rides for Finn</a>; my time and attention were on him.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, design it. Heh. You know this is problematic for me -- <i>so many options!</i> Goodness. I can't find all my previous posts outlining design decision struggles but they are here, haha.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So yeah, that took a bit to figure out but I resolved simpler was better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After hitting up the computer to design and redesign and do the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/12/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">math</a> more efficiently, I realized a pencil and a ruler and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsCHKiVv2YT/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drawing a portion directly on the wall </a>would help me. And it did, so I highly encourage drawing on walls.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and because I was staining the wood and the existing fiberboard is painted, I decided to make a backing panel and adhere my design to that which also makes for painless un-installation if need be. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, this project is easily removable any time. Niiiice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I realize multiple layers cost me an inch of door width; so be it. Sacrifices must be made for good design!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! Off to Menards I ran for quarter inch maple veneer plywood. Nothing like driving <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/05/new-arrivals.html">a little hatchback</a> in the wind with giant four by eight foot sheets flailing on top.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qvlQ0bNt7Q8zw3HNAAOI36ijEGgy-DiTqK2YqLaAeVY5iec-MFGcJKJMNZrJ4wDZF5Yu5e93uhq8-gnSo9lt-k37px5LtAxYehl4quHC3ZFfzouYet4TvVAL9iv6RznyscdnlelLS1zxcIz_kd1C17i3zK6fvd2F_uKKZD7z3Snz_Y6vSSOWFyWvE48/s700/wood%20prep.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="plywood and Bora NGX clamp" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qvlQ0bNt7Q8zw3HNAAOI36ijEGgy-DiTqK2YqLaAeVY5iec-MFGcJKJMNZrJ4wDZF5Yu5e93uhq8-gnSo9lt-k37px5LtAxYehl4quHC3ZFfzouYet4TvVAL9iv6RznyscdnlelLS1zxcIz_kd1C17i3zK6fvd2F_uKKZD7z3Snz_Y6vSSOWFyWvE48/s16000/wood%20prep.jpg" title="prep" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Out in the garage, I made the mess and use of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/05/a-garage-folding-workbench.html">my folding workbench</a> for the main cutting. Thank goodness I had gifted myself that <a href="https://amzn.to/3TwXuDX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bora NGX clamping edge</a>* as I was slicing a zillion and one 1 1/8" wide, 8' long strips, yes, 1 1/8", yes math ouchie, out of that plywood.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10oQixkaPHJfRQRgBBgDahyphenhyphencJogMuxutv6XzSwOUcKMR8vbeXuwhKd2v_iHteRoEo3slfNeBNQaENJ0-J-EEUV_p7bGWPI0hdMNV1NG5QfnsQBM_7hPi5Ay7w0M634Z4kYsWVBhSsLUn7C06GQYR7fqZy-sjoidBT_e-ZxWI-azzDC0yWOfGZrtqWTT4/s700/cut%20maple%20strips.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="maple veneer plywood cut in strips" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10oQixkaPHJfRQRgBBgDahyphenhyphencJogMuxutv6XzSwOUcKMR8vbeXuwhKd2v_iHteRoEo3slfNeBNQaENJ0-J-EEUV_p7bGWPI0hdMNV1NG5QfnsQBM_7hPi5Ay7w0M634Z4kYsWVBhSsLUn7C06GQYR7fqZy-sjoidBT_e-ZxWI-azzDC0yWOfGZrtqWTT4/s16000/cut%20maple%20strips.jpg" title="strips" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not all of the strips, heh.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">For sure, a table saw. I know. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/02/more-workbench-fun-plus-breakfast.html">I am still table saw averse</a>. Not the most efficient to be doing this with merely my <a href="https://amzn.to/3NDmeXa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compact saw</a>* but I made my bed and I will lay in it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/workbench">downstairs</a>, it was time to finalize cuts and assemble these bad boys.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sure, not gonna lie, assembly was quite labor-intensive and drearily repetitive at times, the latter of which I don't always have patience for. But! This was going to be awesome so head down and grind it out.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Opted for a truly clean look, meaning no nail holes and patching and schnizz because who's got time for that so I went with <a href="https://sovrn.co/svbc7zl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood glue</a>* to apply the design slat pieces to the solid backing piece.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First went on the longer vertical pieces. After measuring for length, trimming, and sanding every edge with a wee <a href="https://sovrn.co/1lv4uv5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sanding block</a>,* it was glue glue glue, brush brush, some tiny <a href="https://amzn.to/4auNSzv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spring clamps</a>* on the ends, and bam, nice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipglUiScE-Wcc_KUVdZKDndOv4cxcRhRFFcjCk5jQa0cN1BLMwUzlA0oPDsQtCKPsFsXSH654dLkRTw0MecJv313hlIMYkkCzBkwTmqecHT8Cajs48fr7Cs3eHw0evK0U-raR-xhqNxO3ic1_OpzVZdcIgjb4Y9Ca0mRSCFuUtpDKc3O-mmoXat_KRs9o/s700/gluing%20long%20strip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gluing long vertical plywood strips on backing" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipglUiScE-Wcc_KUVdZKDndOv4cxcRhRFFcjCk5jQa0cN1BLMwUzlA0oPDsQtCKPsFsXSH654dLkRTw0MecJv313hlIMYkkCzBkwTmqecHT8Cajs48fr7Cs3eHw0evK0U-raR-xhqNxO3ic1_OpzVZdcIgjb4Y9Ca0mRSCFuUtpDKc3O-mmoXat_KRs9o/s16000/gluing%20long%20strip.jpg" title="vertical" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut up rag bits protect the wood from the clamp faces very well.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used paint stir sticks as spacers for an eighth inch gap between each wood slat. Super handy, those <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/11/hall-bathroom-revisited.html">paint stir sticks</a>, amiright?! And then cans and bottles or whatever to weigh things down until the glue stuck.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjQLgVcYCYYLn-63jjyx-y9FrKcrZJBadlU4cbg9XRpCJMAXshhk0QlTYGSCueOJQhTmv4_RwcghlFqASqA2ofjSPDGUhMhC_YPWTgCQ5xNKntO0K9JHEVWLJShCDHa1mUmFL9UrECd4wYATqugHrILxJ_c6l9H0EKpZhhSkx6X1RJafDAqGA5Ozgt-Y/s700/paint%20stick%20spacer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="paint stir stick spacer" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjQLgVcYCYYLn-63jjyx-y9FrKcrZJBadlU4cbg9XRpCJMAXshhk0QlTYGSCueOJQhTmv4_RwcghlFqASqA2ofjSPDGUhMhC_YPWTgCQ5xNKntO0K9JHEVWLJShCDHa1mUmFL9UrECd4wYATqugHrILxJ_c6l9H0EKpZhhSkx6X1RJafDAqGA5Ozgt-Y/s16000/paint%20stick%20spacer.jpg" title="spacer" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now I could figure out the exact length of the little horizontal pieces, which, eh, I should've used different <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap wood</a> to help me with that but, I got it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdMl52Nslq2g5KintzwRaSc4DZ60MnIh70IETsW2ja6AsnM99V902sEbfCw4LD6zVSDEeG5fQU9zzOYmj6mc3YfARqxV-YAwJB_f1hVx5gSSn7_LgEsIKjTHaq8GXweaoV5FQbjFBH2bEpCxEBlasaKFIU18P6lefcyrK5xFyg8ZIsBc62D7gGGdzy_8/s700/measuring.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="measuring distance using scrap wood pieces" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdMl52Nslq2g5KintzwRaSc4DZ60MnIh70IETsW2ja6AsnM99V902sEbfCw4LD6zVSDEeG5fQU9zzOYmj6mc3YfARqxV-YAwJB_f1hVx5gSSn7_LgEsIKjTHaq8GXweaoV5FQbjFBH2bEpCxEBlasaKFIU18P6lefcyrK5xFyg8ZIsBc62D7gGGdzy_8/s16000/measuring.jpg" title="scrap" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This does work. Just use flatter pieces.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">After cutting and cutting and cutting long strips into little strips then oodles more sanding, it was slatted wood wall panel kitchen doorway glow-up assembly home stretch time. Woo!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Easy peasy again, just use something like a slightly water-wet <a href="https://sovrn.co/m87msbi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chip brush</a>* to spread the glue evenly across the entire surface of the bitty wood pieces and plop them on. Again too, with paint stir stick spacers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Panel one done! Omg, heh, finally. It was damn cool to see it out of my brain and in maple veneer plywood existence.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8ixV2ahvP4IWWwVQb4gsLkhCjA24tF946R0ZbWtGhPUdN1J5oJepYDtHUldq75iNEO7HJGaBF949MSurKRP1OYKGOsWfPECOjttBnTRm_u42sca7e1xz4who0yowC8rgDt0y0n6BiTXTVkqfIXaySffH44m8DW_kpXVhBAxb_X49kKA2lhF7SQeTw7I/s700/panel%20assembled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="slatted wood wall panel for doorway assembled" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8ixV2ahvP4IWWwVQb4gsLkhCjA24tF946R0ZbWtGhPUdN1J5oJepYDtHUldq75iNEO7HJGaBF949MSurKRP1OYKGOsWfPECOjttBnTRm_u42sca7e1xz4who0yowC8rgDt0y0n6BiTXTVkqfIXaySffH44m8DW_kpXVhBAxb_X49kKA2lhF7SQeTw7I/s16000/panel%20assembled.jpg" title="assembled" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right, so yeah, just keep on keepin' on here for panel two and the doorway ceiling piece. Glue, plop, space, weight, glue, plop, space, weight, and my slatted wood wall panels were done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3zVMJH_43jFFHzPUcK5d46HqRK8WMa6NJuySlRk8CnJOuRoIgZ7bAny3OjN1OlUqO8J-bRbIru9sPeRPVfzQnWLfyUeJntUeIp0muLuViubU-W3KVjy-D3JhoYzDJMn4UTho2gV3yj08s1dceMTypbYZu_MZGbp3vGKiS1Xu4UazesfRSSjNWvYnZVw/s700/side%20panel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="long view of finished slatted wood wall panel for doorway" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3zVMJH_43jFFHzPUcK5d46HqRK8WMa6NJuySlRk8CnJOuRoIgZ7bAny3OjN1OlUqO8J-bRbIru9sPeRPVfzQnWLfyUeJntUeIp0muLuViubU-W3KVjy-D3JhoYzDJMn4UTho2gV3yj08s1dceMTypbYZu_MZGbp3vGKiS1Xu4UazesfRSSjNWvYnZVw/s16000/side%20panel.jpg" title="long" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbaNNkhpGR8Ks8u_oaigab5egNOGkq4gkdjzwWgnvyxxA1b4unevqZJeF-gmanh8AHNcCR64BU_zCI9zircmS9aJLnrlSkhjnE9w-MWihJHFLghs-9HyGFk5VJLjUn5-znAYl-EFO13RlgB-8wjwuE1m8OidQP3mSFdthwpqZP47yLF9-V_FYhyphenhyphenuBWFU/s700/top%20assembly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="assembling door top piece" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbaNNkhpGR8Ks8u_oaigab5egNOGkq4gkdjzwWgnvyxxA1b4unevqZJeF-gmanh8AHNcCR64BU_zCI9zircmS9aJLnrlSkhjnE9w-MWihJHFLghs-9HyGFk5VJLjUn5-znAYl-EFO13RlgB-8wjwuE1m8OidQP3mSFdthwpqZP47yLF9-V_FYhyphenhyphenuBWFU/s16000/top%20assembly.jpg" title="top" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assembling the top piece here.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, stain and seal. Here I employed <a href="https://amzn.to/4aqTGtX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeatherWash</a>* aging stain in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walnut-Interior-Weatherwash-Transparent-Aging/dp/B09S82MTNL/ref=sr_1_12?crid=3D0AG4DFDH2MB&keywords=weatherwash&qid=1703288085&sprefix=weatherwash%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walnut</a>* and their <a href="https://amzn.to/41B7dLd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dead Flat varnish</a>.* This stain is so dang freakin' cool. You slosh it on and as it dries, it ages the wood. Yes, it gives the wood an aged appearance. I used it on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html">the master closet shelves</a>. Super nifty, right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oq0FhE8vcPtav2aOiOcXHM9P2yHJnCqh3q9pJT_1YZMeu2W8wEE5ptlXjBszs_KYiO1irCXFzvW4uw_V9gW6cq_PpVbOVFrT1eoJuKf_GHzHUCIn305N1JSPc_IDYm4kt97Divc7o2UcnWyhyphenhyphenzzPlmVBTfIoSk700pcbTRqiOWfGEP7l7msUoOMbyOE/s700/aging%20stain%20wet%20dry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="view of wet and dry aging stain in walnut on maple" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oq0FhE8vcPtav2aOiOcXHM9P2yHJnCqh3q9pJT_1YZMeu2W8wEE5ptlXjBszs_KYiO1irCXFzvW4uw_V9gW6cq_PpVbOVFrT1eoJuKf_GHzHUCIn305N1JSPc_IDYm4kt97Divc7o2UcnWyhyphenhyphenzzPlmVBTfIoSk700pcbTRqiOWfGEP7l7msUoOMbyOE/s16000/aging%20stain%20wet%20dry.jpg" title="aging" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top: wet stain. Bottom: dry stain. Lay it on heavy for saturated color.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Three coats of varnish and now it was back to math because I built these long. Can always trim off but ya can't add back on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/kitchen">the kitchen</a>, I <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">measured a bazillion times</a> for the ceiling piece as that was going in first. What I did was trim the panel to length, well sorta, it took a couple tries, and then set the depth on my compact saw to a quarter inch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What I was doing here was trimming the glued design pieces off to leave the back piece exposed, like an L so the side panels would slide, slot in and gosh golly, hopefully everything will line up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFwBZX_f95G1hXLGGpa73-k7sjqYOnPTPAeA93y64YyLAVhR4bpaZoJeiW00p4qe981gMhPcHxVc4aluiOBxrXS4JCHCqZ2-6WtMhtKz1wOrvz94Z5XbK5CzOwWC-nV8M6JnqviLhQ_XlvfNDADZvw2H1M49mf7AJ3hTdOn1cf3AY-oQu45Fl-G8_Nek/s700/trimming%20end.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trimming design off to expose back for installation" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFwBZX_f95G1hXLGGpa73-k7sjqYOnPTPAeA93y64YyLAVhR4bpaZoJeiW00p4qe981gMhPcHxVc4aluiOBxrXS4JCHCqZ2-6WtMhtKz1wOrvz94Z5XbK5CzOwWC-nV8M6JnqviLhQ_XlvfNDADZvw2H1M49mf7AJ3hTdOn1cf3AY-oQu45Fl-G8_Nek/s16000/trimming%20end.jpg" title="trim" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that, with the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/08/skillet-trivet-story-in-mostly-pictures.html">pneumatic nailer</a>, tacked it on. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjhZ0-gxaKdvU8IpxEUsa75U-65ovg6rqrwYSx288L5jtWdvd7JCrDq7f_hTYV7kYJ0ioPNKl5kif2_rmgH-OPF6-ZBsuSo6zWmGWP00lTDV-1Buturv2UYr22z1I6ByhaZ_vUewfXZalOiNbZZ55heJ9iUcl4jPlCdbC3UIRPMTwNP1gnYLLCahO4Rs/s700/top%20install.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="attaching top piece to inside of doorway" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjhZ0-gxaKdvU8IpxEUsa75U-65ovg6rqrwYSx288L5jtWdvd7JCrDq7f_hTYV7kYJ0ioPNKl5kif2_rmgH-OPF6-ZBsuSo6zWmGWP00lTDV-1Buturv2UYr22z1I6ByhaZ_vUewfXZalOiNbZZ55heJ9iUcl4jPlCdbC3UIRPMTwNP1gnYLLCahO4Rs/s16000/top%20install.jpg" title="top" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamps were my extra hands, not for adhesive.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Backed away slowly, about you-know-what my pants at how cool this looked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV69OMdwPUKBiJarRJOJ2Q1k0BaZmfwJzekm6_o4XEJtLwEN1ibKI0QAnM7Hak-AHF8kZP6QtE3mTw198yQkEGoCIkhW_inW19ikAqx4Fh54BrFYgjjMESvREnrof-Ty-BvbiHrm0q1usPOqltpvxX8-ggewzy03FzQo5uTAvUY5sGAX4Mc3bEwUOusPY/s700/top%20installed.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="top of doorway slatted wood wall panel installed" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV69OMdwPUKBiJarRJOJ2Q1k0BaZmfwJzekm6_o4XEJtLwEN1ibKI0QAnM7Hak-AHF8kZP6QtE3mTw198yQkEGoCIkhW_inW19ikAqx4Fh54BrFYgjjMESvREnrof-Ty-BvbiHrm0q1usPOqltpvxX8-ggewzy03FzQo5uTAvUY5sGAX4Mc3bEwUOusPY/s16000/top%20installed.jpg" title="installed" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's up! It's staying! And oh so stylish!</td></tr></tbody></table>Now the side panels. And guess what, just guess. Yeah, the doorway<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/02/master-bathroom-part-nine-in-series.html"> isn't square, or true, or plumb</a>. Uh huh. I worked so hard to cut true and square and nope. Heh. Ah well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So after trimming up the side panels multiple times because no matter what measurement I took, it was always wrong, I jammed the side panels in. They are suuuuper snug.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A few tacking nails to hold them on and omg....voilá....I had myself a freaking awesome slatted wood wall panel kitchen doorway glow-up like no other.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULqnumI5LGN2fLEaXlKLUHQCwbG7KI_BNz4-VlUlRSKgAI2AJXY-nTeRq3-A3yRtOkHk2LXcGky4X07YjNUar95bno2CCcBqLlilge0GxLEOtwTwt82P-IGuImhB-VcDMNsrz36xCWAPl9L2zjI3ctswbUJA9UbAvkYYaxR2ypZMJt4cX2EX05WJyKJ4/s700/slatted%20wood%20wall%20panel%20finished%20east.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished slatted wood wall panel in kitchen doorway" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULqnumI5LGN2fLEaXlKLUHQCwbG7KI_BNz4-VlUlRSKgAI2AJXY-nTeRq3-A3yRtOkHk2LXcGky4X07YjNUar95bno2CCcBqLlilge0GxLEOtwTwt82P-IGuImhB-VcDMNsrz36xCWAPl9L2zjI3ctswbUJA9UbAvkYYaxR2ypZMJt4cX2EX05WJyKJ4/s16000/slatted%20wood%20wall%20panel%20finished%20east.jpg" title="slat" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Holy sh*t was I excited. I still am. I love walking through here!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Did everything line up perfectly as I envisioned? Ehhh, not quite but heh if you're only glancing and not staring, you'll not notice. I will, and do at times, but there wasn't much I could do. Somehow math was again against me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So there we have it! It's a gorgeous Slatted Wood Wall Panel Kitchen Doorway Glow-Up. Rockin' fantastic, I love it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The AutoCAD link is an AutoDesk affiliate link. The Bora NGX clamping edge, compact saw, spring clamps, and WeatherWash products are Amazon affiliate links. The sanding blocks and wood glue are Lowes affiliate links. The chip brushes are a Home Depot affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-79802583697626731312023-12-09T05:00:00.033-06:002024-02-16T15:24:01.544-06:00Actual Travel: Scotland, Week two.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_hi7XzDD5HMFPvAZ_IMIvEn6ahG3yIvMMZXZfgkR5_DHQ0EIWonMojn5g-aQ-qu_xvJ9Nb2pqi4za74-vq9Yz-5dFyboxiiW1ggtbqEa3ieHfiuW7iIY-AM3Qhyphenhyphenv5zk3xWbh-EJF-BYK-fsK5bl6rySuOAUaI-c-kE7IXs-6fz4bJbkPrAGQSLpDLSY/s2496/cover.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mackintosh House Glasgow" border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_hi7XzDD5HMFPvAZ_IMIvEn6ahG3yIvMMZXZfgkR5_DHQ0EIWonMojn5g-aQ-qu_xvJ9Nb2pqi4za74-vq9Yz-5dFyboxiiW1ggtbqEa3ieHfiuW7iIY-AM3Qhyphenhyphenv5zk3xWbh-EJF-BYK-fsK5bl6rySuOAUaI-c-kE7IXs-6fz4bJbkPrAGQSLpDLSY/s16000/cover.JPG" title="mack" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ah, look at me in a semi-timely manner getting the week two of actual travel, week two of our Scotland trip shared with you!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you remember <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/09/actual-trip-scotland-week-one.html">week one</a>, we were on a whirlwind tour planned by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSrNvLJLss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Grant</a>, the Chairman of <a href="https://glenfarclas.com/our-home/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenfarclas Distillery</a>, named <a href="https://blog.thepotstill.irish/glenfarclas-distillery-awarded-distiller-of-the-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Distiller of the Year for 2023</a> by the way. I mean still, it utterly boggles my mind that John and his lovely lovely wife Ishbel spent a week of their valuable time with me and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">my cool woodworking friend Scott</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was unreal. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unreal. <b>Fun</b>. As I stare off into the distance reflecting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Truly, an unbelievable chance that I am forever grateful for and will be forever graciously thankful for. And flabbergasted. It still makes my jaw drop.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html">here are details</a> on how this trip came to be.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I know this is a repeat from part one but here's a map of our Scotland travels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp4CTSS1qd-BPDqE2rFIw7_B9-YTM3Opq89TwKxdqBU7Xj0J6U0Jwz-Up9DF17b_FQDAmRv-d3ujTfyV2jjrLDGQH8BUMDDkPZjbtZUfsxig84ZtdFX3_Cla14H9A_aPqe3L8dg8lX-7z16QcLyU1r5ZrqaqI-QvdXh5WtS2KD4kX7uDVoEOkMnkA4PE/s2496/scotland-road-trip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="my travels through Scotland shown on a map" border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="2496" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp4CTSS1qd-BPDqE2rFIw7_B9-YTM3Opq89TwKxdqBU7Xj0J6U0Jwz-Up9DF17b_FQDAmRv-d3ujTfyV2jjrLDGQH8BUMDDkPZjbtZUfsxig84ZtdFX3_Cla14H9A_aPqe3L8dg8lX-7z16QcLyU1r5ZrqaqI-QvdXh5WtS2KD4kX7uDVoEOkMnkA4PE/w640-h578/scotland-road-trip.jpg" title="map" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's not much help for week two, honestly. The loop at the bottom was Scotland week two via <a href="https://www.scotrail.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ScotRail</a> which I <i>highly</i> recommend. Week two: Edinburgh --> Faroe Islands --> Edinburgh --> Glasgow --> Edinburgh --> home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oddly, we didn't see a whole heck of a lot of Edinburgh. Lame, right?! Must go back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right so week two. We had decided at the planning stage hey, let's tack on an additional week to cram as much Scotland into our souls as we could. We were on our own for this week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Originally we talked Edinburgh, Glasgow, and popping around to other destinations but then I got a bug in my rear realizing how close the <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faroe Islands</a> were. And as I mentioned, I'll do a separate Faroe Islands post.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so Sunday morning, John and Ishbel dropped us off in Edinburgh late morning. Once I cleaned up my face, and as we were too early to check in, we asked the hotel if they would kindly hold our bags.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And they did. And, being an American, I was surprised as American hotels are not typically as accommodating nor friendly this way but they sure as heck are in Scotland. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Immediately we set off on foot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Now, normally I am a planner. Not a rigid planner but one that picks out a bunch of things ahead to see, hoping to sprinkle them throughout the time. Consulting Scott, instead we opted to book hotels then mostly wing it.</div><div><br /></div><div>There's something to be said for both forms of travel. Planning = setting specificities; Winging = discovery.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywySu_vcQb4rd7GpEGRHFhY0_h7WYbms_C-ZuqHqcJyiulXy73_CUZ-bifbSHZ9JB6A5zrLiVfmYnHiTZkSTZZbTUELkGKzbWQCWu83Gwo-wdmda2V-wYS6D5U30iUbcW8s_xIspoh-38RgrOUcxtFKyrSKSf0RKQ3qp3hC0gJX-NZoU3SnooeD5WA9I/s700/DSCF6690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Royal Mile Edinburgh" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywySu_vcQb4rd7GpEGRHFhY0_h7WYbms_C-ZuqHqcJyiulXy73_CUZ-bifbSHZ9JB6A5zrLiVfmYnHiTZkSTZZbTUELkGKzbWQCWu83Gwo-wdmda2V-wYS6D5U30iUbcW8s_xIspoh-38RgrOUcxtFKyrSKSf0RKQ3qp3hC0gJX-NZoU3SnooeD5WA9I/s16000/DSCF6690.JPG" title="mile" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">We walked <a href="https://edinburgh.org/neighbourhoods/the-royal-mile/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Royal Mile</a> up and down, up and down. At the top, we bought <a href="https://www.edinburghcastle.scot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edinburgh Castle</a> tickets then wandered down to <a href="https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Palace of Holyroodhouse</a> then back up for our Castle tour. <a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/national/queens-last-day-lying-at-rest-in-edinburgh-where-is-the-queens-body-now-after-st-giles-in-scotland-3837642" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Queen had just been in state</a> at St. Giles' Cathedral which we missed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, the Royal Mile is touristy and typically I'm touristy-avoidant but here, I was eating it up. Could not get enough of the touristy gift shops, the bagpipers, scarves, everything. What came over me?! Scotland.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MBqx4qWyutKSxr0MJo8Dxlbfz4qdUP5rfHYCqd28o7gLB8-U72RPNgtS3167nArpLORmZwad_tVVxxr9TxqpvCjjPAA-R_460HHu7NjtFjxS6uDMmwX6tNigYOrc5dRlnisX8l8a2sTLAzdBxRd527PdW_VtkXSDaWXATDLxWHCEay5QWXahfcbOYuY/s700/IMG_5135.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="holding owl on Royal Mile" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MBqx4qWyutKSxr0MJo8Dxlbfz4qdUP5rfHYCqd28o7gLB8-U72RPNgtS3167nArpLORmZwad_tVVxxr9TxqpvCjjPAA-R_460HHu7NjtFjxS6uDMmwX6tNigYOrc5dRlnisX8l8a2sTLAzdBxRd527PdW_VtkXSDaWXATDLxWHCEay5QWXahfcbOYuY/s16000/IMG_5135.jpeg" title="owl" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my new owl friend on the Royal Mile, heh. Scott wanted me to hold this <i>heavy</i> gorgeous fella and it was super cool. Who's the guy behind, heh? Oh wait, it's a picture of me, oh my!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Castle was definitely interesting, definitely crowded; we didn't do it hardcore, just meandered. I'd say go.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuUCawlp9NVIPwaEHxgEkviN2uaGgejYi8QYt4WnVEur9_2w-2AamXm6r4Ay-C8Q6sjn7GGLL88QvSXED5yTqBiMDPLO6i3dfxmCFuCpjHMrxNYW6gGNnKBnYXc2CqadouLs0eebDE7uGzWWtLW1-WZG6MBPSosmswm-awPfXaEUm_pGGZPRYjgvlxQg/s700/DSCF6721.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="heading into Edinburgh Castle" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuUCawlp9NVIPwaEHxgEkviN2uaGgejYi8QYt4WnVEur9_2w-2AamXm6r4Ay-C8Q6sjn7GGLL88QvSXED5yTqBiMDPLO6i3dfxmCFuCpjHMrxNYW6gGNnKBnYXc2CqadouLs0eebDE7uGzWWtLW1-WZG6MBPSosmswm-awPfXaEUm_pGGZPRYjgvlxQg/s16000/DSCF6721.JPG" title="castle" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading into the castle grounds with Scott there on the left.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQApSychucypr4-7vpsCl3P6la6Viz_Rt7birk-Ee57cEkdWCuO6rymzq0obdw6HtMyMuHNjc4o3451dqgnbkgfSitWSN2d-QnGBuQPsarNG5Cyq8LJ9hR0clnTxmv8iljPvy1W9ZCQNFtamBekXYT9nAuVil-7nn3epvsgk7gXTcnQ6YM3VFLG17OYY/s700/IMG_5137.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="view of Edinburgh from castle" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQApSychucypr4-7vpsCl3P6la6Viz_Rt7birk-Ee57cEkdWCuO6rymzq0obdw6HtMyMuHNjc4o3451dqgnbkgfSitWSN2d-QnGBuQPsarNG5Cyq8LJ9hR0clnTxmv8iljPvy1W9ZCQNFtamBekXYT9nAuVil-7nn3epvsgk7gXTcnQ6YM3VFLG17OYY/s16000/IMG_5137.jpeg" title="view" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Edinburgh from the Castle grounds.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://mimisbakehouse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mimi's Bakehouse</a> for the best scone ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUnRbonHYgpJcv9c5WwCt1owPO1_yl9mz_elihiXoeLgK1xDqCv3Kut6c417kAtz_PUk0OoOnR4ghoPn0pLcdDsxHezFZ5BxkH_ApG6Mt9xVuFfVwj0KpGLvStBRlUWXwFOzr7M5oSd0URbTSktBDlUPSYNojFGAXtg3Ep5EDw80jj1LuWrQbrEYV21o/s700/IMG_5125.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mimi's Bakehouse scone with clotted cream and black currant jam" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUnRbonHYgpJcv9c5WwCt1owPO1_yl9mz_elihiXoeLgK1xDqCv3Kut6c417kAtz_PUk0OoOnR4ghoPn0pLcdDsxHezFZ5BxkH_ApG6Mt9xVuFfVwj0KpGLvStBRlUWXwFOzr7M5oSd0URbTSktBDlUPSYNojFGAXtg3Ep5EDw80jj1LuWrQbrEYV21o/s16000/IMG_5125.jpeg" title="scone" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holy crap was this delicious.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">And somewhere in our Edinburgh time, we stopped at <a href="https://themilkman.coffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Milkman </a>for breakfast baked goods. <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com/2023/11/proper-hot-chocolate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot chocolate</a> everywhere. Mmm, all so so so so so good. Like revelatory. I was near dialing up British Airways to cancel my return flight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaKRTUUFKNCN8KxLyz_CaBdfzU2x-XcUawfLBQL_GmltAXL5jKVN0FshQ8L4E3j6WPV0p8bgoRE78njQeQNJOqTwju-H5X5Nzw9bDdNw2hO1ik1i7AH4f1tm4AbBsMyG_VrRkAf7vhI1EiOHbMEqGr_1EtnaTdR8o1qGmWW0V-8CsGs_Tup6C5uqUnJ4/s700/DSCF6784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Milkman Edinburgh" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaKRTUUFKNCN8KxLyz_CaBdfzU2x-XcUawfLBQL_GmltAXL5jKVN0FshQ8L4E3j6WPV0p8bgoRE78njQeQNJOqTwju-H5X5Nzw9bDdNw2hO1ik1i7AH4f1tm4AbBsMyG_VrRkAf7vhI1EiOHbMEqGr_1EtnaTdR8o1qGmWW0V-8CsGs_Tup6C5uqUnJ4/s16000/DSCF6784.JPG" title="milkman" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our feet tired, we strayed into <a href="https://www.oldtownpubco.com/our-bars/the-canons-gait/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Canons' Gait</a> for tasty frankfurters and later sauntered into <a href="https://www.belhaven.co.uk/pubs/midlothian/malt-shovel-inn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Malt Shovel</a> for a <a href="https://orchardpig.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cider</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next day, more Royal Mile briefly, started a <a href="https://www.waterofleith.org.uk/walkway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Water of Leith</a> trek then panicked about time as our Faroe Islands flight was at four. Had to pare luggage, store bags, and get to the airport. By store, I used an app called <a href="https://usebounce.com?ref=BLOGGER0907143862161" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bounce</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fast forward a few days to Thursday, touch down, grab bags, pause for breakfast at <a href="https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/edinburgh-waverley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waverley Station</a>, and we're right off to Glasgow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="469" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F1DEtZVm6ko" width="564" youtube-src-id="F1DEtZVm6ko"></iframe></div>Just watching daily Edinburgh life unfold around us here, taking it all in while noshing. Volume up for the excellent jam.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Glasgow is where we seriously packed on the steps, walking everywhere alllll day. That Friday, we walked 28,000 steps alone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok so but Thursday, we walked up to the <a href="https://www.gsa.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glasgow School of Art </a>only to discover I didn't do my research: the <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2018/06/05/glasgow-school-of-art-charles-rennie-mackintosh-masterwork-150-anniversary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mackintosh designed library</a> burned in 2014. Holy duh, omg. Doh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We drown our sorrows at <a href="https://www.mackintoshatthewillow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mackintosh at The Willow</a> then walked Sauchiehall Street, hit The Admiral Bar near the hotel for dinner of Mac and Cheese and, hm, I forgot what Scott had. A burger I think?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaCQeZoWQr0MLmH8CE35Nx99hZgseLX_BUNjKWWrG75Oq68ehNirILJgx2fWUnFpYRRTmxbLtiOtNftTFTV1XONP53vauJQSnYONsyFMsfo3IBaab3RDY7dZlFhD4tX-1nSaZvTKvgg90uViXBOV4zIfNNcEM3uRxMBYPCba4F2MZNxnBpGhyphenhyphenxHbY7-k/s700/IMG_5283.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="scone at Mackintosh at The Willow" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaCQeZoWQr0MLmH8CE35Nx99hZgseLX_BUNjKWWrG75Oq68ehNirILJgx2fWUnFpYRRTmxbLtiOtNftTFTV1XONP53vauJQSnYONsyFMsfo3IBaab3RDY7dZlFhD4tX-1nSaZvTKvgg90uViXBOV4zIfNNcEM3uRxMBYPCba4F2MZNxnBpGhyphenhyphenxHbY7-k/s16000/IMG_5283.jpeg" title="scone" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mackintosh at The Willow's scone and hot chocolate. mmmm</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6MWFvLXip9FemJE6wzPihYYtcvcrhkYFDtIJR6QwdmTDuPSmaPrd5jWJGLF6iws2bWatgy_Kl7dzvGH1dpJjdU3cizsN9mjoK_Z9NMTypWE5FAT1ct3TyLUZanuIMZBKItYHam5oKwy8WmMOX8gmr9f4_PQ0Vq9r5XErRI4URDXNiQFQhedX3EJWUrI/s700/IMG_5284.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Mackintosh at The Willow" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6MWFvLXip9FemJE6wzPihYYtcvcrhkYFDtIJR6QwdmTDuPSmaPrd5jWJGLF6iws2bWatgy_Kl7dzvGH1dpJjdU3cizsN9mjoK_Z9NMTypWE5FAT1ct3TyLUZanuIMZBKItYHam5oKwy8WmMOX8gmr9f4_PQ0Vq9r5XErRI4URDXNiQFQhedX3EJWUrI/s16000/IMG_5284.jpeg" title="mack" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mackintosh at The Willow.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Friday was a big huge day. We walked through <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/kelvingrove-park-p2569411" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelvingrove Park</a>, saw parts of <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Glasgow,</a> then the day's #1 goal: <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/permanentdisplays/themackintoshhouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mackintosh House at the Hunterian</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnSlrC210LKdXM2kK7l734bJm8m8I9AWH9lgl-2erg731Lu_HUJn2OCAU1kiKWaUbrzNmXagIzUZpSUEjhuUib2-4ftqOHxrllKQtjMdAncoU9vY8SsC9YVssiwByt33zGPbc6ZgyexE0ue1OK75kXMsMXwDYGxwFUUIxCnktgEovIzgjIfNzvcWA8Fo/s700/DSCF7152.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="University of Glasgow" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnSlrC210LKdXM2kK7l734bJm8m8I9AWH9lgl-2erg731Lu_HUJn2OCAU1kiKWaUbrzNmXagIzUZpSUEjhuUib2-4ftqOHxrllKQtjMdAncoU9vY8SsC9YVssiwByt33zGPbc6ZgyexE0ue1OK75kXMsMXwDYGxwFUUIxCnktgEovIzgjIfNzvcWA8Fo/s16000/DSCF7152.JPG" title="uni" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">University of Glasgow</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was <i>so surreal</i> to see <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/attractions/historic/famous-scots/charles-rennie-mackintosh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Rennie Mackintosh</a>'s work in person, I was nearly in tears. All my college/grad school studies right before me, in person. It was almost an out-of-body experience. A guide, turns out, was from Indiana not far from where Mike is from, so she was extra generous with her time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a week plus of Scottish and a few days of Faroese, it was wild to hear Indiana-twang!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UL4dkLpzsXQDtjpFv3yfIczCt54wzEJSw6CK1uMyyz6B1KL-1-aowH_8J88uEvLFBm2ZlL6lj9mMe88mXkgBN3sjXA4AjKKzvJr4icqnlx0alwtUYYjm_ICK0VYcrPasKS4zwHbi6vwIAZ3gU-HDxnGJxyZid8T-dTe1FqyN016Dwl5DMB5vPWi5gWM/s700/IMG_5320.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="dining room at The Mackintosh House" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UL4dkLpzsXQDtjpFv3yfIczCt54wzEJSw6CK1uMyyz6B1KL-1-aowH_8J88uEvLFBm2ZlL6lj9mMe88mXkgBN3sjXA4AjKKzvJr4icqnlx0alwtUYYjm_ICK0VYcrPasKS4zwHbi6vwIAZ3gU-HDxnGJxyZid8T-dTe1FqyN016Dwl5DMB5vPWi5gWM/s16000/IMG_5320.jpeg" title="dining" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dining room at the Mackintosh House.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next we walked around the <a href="https://glasgowbotanicgardens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Botanic Gardens</a> then headed east over the River Clyde, finding ourselves at the <a href="https://www.willowtearooms.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Willow Tea Rooms</a> on Buchanan Street. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were too late for a tour of the <a href="https://glasgowcathedral.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glasgow Cathedral</a> and unfortunately our feet too tired to walk uphill to the cemetery. I regret not pushing onward but man, it was a steep climb for this flatlander.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next day though, we did the Cathedral tour after a breakfast of <a href="https://tantrumdoughnuts.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tantrum Donuts</a>, both of which were impressive. We then wandered some more, popped into a <a href="https://www.lidl.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lidl</a> to see what it was about (where I should have grabbed tasty items but again, my three-wheeled twelve-ton suitcase....)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkZtW-0huKHpq-QnTwI8Ku25IXoJiAywBJ3HqXoRJGfsrRc6ahmAMeoyYP7PkeWfklYMnnJz0KBqpvLR5Hxjko71l88YpzauD6qi4UGURcqZBnJlMA56HemXqOZmSG7uEswx8ivonPb3LbWXUxyfM9Lny6Fm7MMbhv3Bo3FOOjXpb3OOndGLU98fF7cM/s700/DSCF7309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cathedral Glasgow" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkZtW-0huKHpq-QnTwI8Ku25IXoJiAywBJ3HqXoRJGfsrRc6ahmAMeoyYP7PkeWfklYMnnJz0KBqpvLR5Hxjko71l88YpzauD6qi4UGURcqZBnJlMA56HemXqOZmSG7uEswx8ivonPb3LbWXUxyfM9Lny6Fm7MMbhv3Bo3FOOjXpb3OOndGLU98fF7cM/s16000/DSCF7309.JPG" title="cathedral" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWncjwJv12Cqa_-T6qwLywFRhFl5_JEUc_FHYTuekYn4DIrcfn9BmQAbYnFv45d2XpClKG7lkO4TdeCTmMHYXkbsDULppNhP2CuX7CgLhzdhq3qVNRFQPYXOWXlwBBDQ2EkkM3WAoZjsZWh0Q2i2wBQT0gnFg9PUoKbUYc4XOC22z1Pmh6R8UKmCQ1tuk/s700/IMG_5346.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tantrum Donuts Glasgow" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWncjwJv12Cqa_-T6qwLywFRhFl5_JEUc_FHYTuekYn4DIrcfn9BmQAbYnFv45d2XpClKG7lkO4TdeCTmMHYXkbsDULppNhP2CuX7CgLhzdhq3qVNRFQPYXOWXlwBBDQ2EkkM3WAoZjsZWh0Q2i2wBQT0gnFg9PUoKbUYc4XOC22z1Pmh6R8UKmCQ1tuk/s16000/IMG_5346.jpeg" title="donuts" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tantrum Donuts. A must go.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">At this point we were quite pooped, goodness. We grabbed some sandwiches at a Sainsbury, noshed in a park, then caught an earlier train back to Edinburg where we <a href="https://edinburghtrams.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">took a tram</a> over to the airport hotel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="506" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hoKHJd0F1FM" width="608" youtube-src-id="hoKHJd0F1FM"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here was our worst meal of the trip along with the worst pillows. Heh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Too, I was feeling all the emotions right then at our dinner table. All. The nervousness at the top of the trip, the joy, elation, the steady jaw-to-floor awe, the excitement, anxious for Mike and Finn at home. A long flight home and future jet lag.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Melancholy for having to leave such an unbelievable country that we barely scratched the surface of. Grateful for the opportunity, so so so thankful for the generosity and kindness of everyone at Glenfarclas. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A wisp of sadness that the anticipation of delivering the bottle was over, the trip was over, the bottle no longer with me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy and sad at the same time. I was excited to get home despite not wanting to leave one iota. I needed a nap. And to let my burnt tongue heal as holy heck, the Scots like their food screaming hot!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So Scott and I packed up one last time and hobbled on over to the airport on foot. We stocked up on some candy bars, a couple Irn Bru's, I grabbed some <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/fall-diy-leaf-sun-catcher-wall-hanging.html">magazines</a>, and in quiet reflection, I gazed out that airplane window as we flew out of Edinburgh headed for Heathrow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBb5TqgSqQSx9nXl_eOZKgUW93NVv3bP4k_iS8ZD3cXi7t0kkJ3EFkHEWd4RBBzu0yNwTE-9umZ7v4-FQ-PHiL9PxqNiugGQTiU8OytEGtt5MeDx9na-7aMxOIKmuvU1Pkz9NwV1_8TB4Myj6jFakYT5EIJ8QFXeN7jYYshlCEV8xJUtfiLLJZzFfznw/s700/IMG_5387.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="on plane headed to London" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBb5TqgSqQSx9nXl_eOZKgUW93NVv3bP4k_iS8ZD3cXi7t0kkJ3EFkHEWd4RBBzu0yNwTE-9umZ7v4-FQ-PHiL9PxqNiugGQTiU8OytEGtt5MeDx9na-7aMxOIKmuvU1Pkz9NwV1_8TB4Myj6jFakYT5EIJ8QFXeN7jYYshlCEV8xJUtfiLLJZzFfznw/s16000/IMG_5387.jpeg" title="plane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sniffle....</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">All told, these two weeks, Scott and I walked over 177,900 steps. Yes. Thanks, Apple Health app for keeping tabs on our happily sore feet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What a trip. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't forget to come back for the Faroe Islands travel segment! I'll be sure to link here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey, by the way, sorry I missed a week. Things have been bumpy around these parts. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a> had a turbulent butt day and I was forced to take him <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/11/another-wall-mounted-mirror-with-clips.html">to the ER</a> again where he ended up in ICU for a night. We brought him home with more questions, even fewer answers, feeling at sea. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back again a week later for a new calcium-reducing treatment and that has helped, he's doing better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">He was fine and then bam, zero fine. It's crazy. Yes, we're in an unyielding state of stress and fear.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Bounce link is a Bounce affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-3138604197502222012023-11-11T05:00:00.383-06:002023-11-11T05:00:00.135-06:00Another Wall Mounted Mirror (with clips) Frame.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50Z698pOZCTwSF5MiibfF4ogWm9H-Ak2-MgDlBAOW3LNneeG_8lZinaUsRDZOFDm2XjI7r3QrgL3B1nPXchuWU76pfkA1vowqXpYDgSZDz1kzC7jo7z1sZXdqaU3ou0ULMZmEWzJCpcDZcsfRmXkSMMx4RJ5alJ0WkJgPdLyAdPpTIUnMCUl9I6SUzHg/s1522/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="scrap wood wall mounted mirror with clips frame" border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50Z698pOZCTwSF5MiibfF4ogWm9H-Ak2-MgDlBAOW3LNneeG_8lZinaUsRDZOFDm2XjI7r3QrgL3B1nPXchuWU76pfkA1vowqXpYDgSZDz1kzC7jo7z1sZXdqaU3ou0ULMZmEWzJCpcDZcsfRmXkSMMx4RJ5alJ0WkJgPdLyAdPpTIUnMCUl9I6SUzHg/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="frame" /></a></div></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span>I alluded to this nifty project in my ol' <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/10/dollar-store-diy-decor-beaded-towel-ring.html">Dollar Store DIY Decor: Beaded Towel Ring</a> post a short moment ago. Yes, it's another wall mounted mirror (with clips) frame.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yay too, another in a lovely line of spiffy <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap wood</a> undertakings!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to profess this is earth-shattering or maybe even all that swanky, but I like it very much and it was a great way to not only a. dress up a naked mirror but also b. use up scrap wood.</div><div><br /></div><div>See, not long ago, I blew up the basement closet and my <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/06/how-to-old-door-rolling-workstorage.html">door rolling table</a> loaded with said scrap wood to clean things up, out, reorganize, and know what dang wood I have. I have too much. I know that sounds blasphemous but, I need to thin the herd.</div><div><br /></div><div>As very well evidenced by offloading <i>alllll</i> the wood in that rolling table thingie. Goodness. How did I get here?!</div><div><br /></div><div>I went so far as to get a <a href="https://amzn.to/3FPMARG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bora Lumber Storage Rack</a>* so that I could see with mine own two eyeballs what the heck has been amassing <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/i-never-wanted-to-blog.html">all this time</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>After I bought that, and weeks later, got it up on the wall, I saw a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@flipping.the.flip">TikTok</a> of one <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@handle.wood/video/7288003219463113990" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I could've quite easily made</a>, probably from scrap wood. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, right?!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, amazingly, the Bora rack is up! Even better? Holding tight! Thank goodness. It's got a lot of sh*t on it. Well, no not sh*t, I've <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/09/a-diy-stair-project-part-one.html">got some good stuff</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anywhoooo, yes, so now that I know what's around, pressure's on to make things. Hence, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/12/how-to-diy-frame-wall-mounted-mirror.html">another wall mounted mirror (with clips) frame</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having mentioned before, Finn's bath time <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/05/the-day-of-unintended-projects-basement.html">bathroom</a> is, well, not visually pleasing. It's utilitarian which of course is very important but it's drab and boring. I'm <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/12/the-laundry-room-makeover-shelves-and.html">not cool with drab and boring</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Right, so let's dress up an uneventful mirror even though it doesn't really require it. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a> deserves it, even if he'll shrug his big cutie shoulders with an eh whatev's, let's just get this rude bath thing over with already.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOuDuUYqGa4z82omcniP-J7vXekgU_z8RYavX6qMcT8I-HRhHt9-4rcHOA1Nzvx_IfcLiIp62c8lCyvjRW9EnbZ5qN18LGTvj9ajAxijVytM_9KALNz82TE-4aIgYqmTuZkrZSihaxa3qKWyjO_yKa2-wKpm4UHRKSZk07uno-yPZJ4mERpHzxixzxgY/s700/finished%20frame%20horiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished wall mounted mirror frame with clips" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOuDuUYqGa4z82omcniP-J7vXekgU_z8RYavX6qMcT8I-HRhHt9-4rcHOA1Nzvx_IfcLiIp62c8lCyvjRW9EnbZ5qN18LGTvj9ajAxijVytM_9KALNz82TE-4aIgYqmTuZkrZSihaxa3qKWyjO_yKa2-wKpm4UHRKSZk07uno-yPZJ4mERpHzxixzxgY/s16000/finished%20frame%20horiz.jpg" title="clips" /></a></div></div><div>What's the point of all this, really? Not necessarily to wow you with a design but to show you that you can unlock scrap wood's potential in a myriad of fun, cool ways. To inspire you, ultimately. Encourage you to look at scrap wood, and everything, in a different light.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rifling through that scrap wood stash, magically I came across just big enough pieces of matching one by two to accomplish this on-a-whim, no-plan, no-design-direction idea.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk4ySHgQgZ_K8JB1kqEfICrF9iZwWBuaf8_XfcFdT43u7647jOH6mEuP5dvpbssNWvTCOf6fPTBZcQRE8RsVgzRZnedkiSCIcB7PUEa3X4K0sNaclMYb6h8ARgfpMZfm_mbWnxxA1KvK47_Y_N6bDrLJ0qJOcHhvbnmbwUvG04lws1LWbqDukgIG4BII/s700/lumber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lumber for mirror frame" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrk4ySHgQgZ_K8JB1kqEfICrF9iZwWBuaf8_XfcFdT43u7647jOH6mEuP5dvpbssNWvTCOf6fPTBZcQRE8RsVgzRZnedkiSCIcB7PUEa3X4K0sNaclMYb6h8ARgfpMZfm_mbWnxxA1KvK47_Y_N6bDrLJ0qJOcHhvbnmbwUvG04lws1LWbqDukgIG4BII/s16000/lumber.jpg" title="lumber" /></a></div></div><div>What ensued was a circus of me holding up pieces of wood around the mirror, lots of head tilting (having <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">German Shepherds</a>, you learn), pacing around, and oh, more holding up of wood pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Finally</i> I decided on a wall mounted mirror (with clips) frame direction. Pretty simple, nothing extravagant, merely two verticals and two horizontals plus a teensy dash of flavor.</div><div><br /></div><div>One piece of wood for the vertical was already the perfect length somehow, who knows how but I'll take it, so I trimmed the other to match. The idea was for them to be longer than the mirror a slight bit for design-y visual interest.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next, the two horizontal pieces to hide the dreaded clips.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN3jDXa4wNI3q2TGw0RWP5us5GweFeBhw45Pp6Tk4B-eO-rmFMrKXiQZn0zpIpvmFNyUNziBTkvvbWIev9z4M3BEYTPW4FYkSUHvr4cB7LBXxEJicgE4-8goaK6i-ANBq_TX0Q3F-wZjV0JCU3ymQvYWKoqof8VF2JpgBKldH38QkyV8OuD-lZXgumbg/s700/mirror%20frame%20design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="testing mirror frame design with lumber" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN3jDXa4wNI3q2TGw0RWP5us5GweFeBhw45Pp6Tk4B-eO-rmFMrKXiQZn0zpIpvmFNyUNziBTkvvbWIev9z4M3BEYTPW4FYkSUHvr4cB7LBXxEJicgE4-8goaK6i-ANBq_TX0Q3F-wZjV0JCU3ymQvYWKoqof8VF2JpgBKldH38QkyV8OuD-lZXgumbg/s16000/mirror%20frame%20design.jpg" title="test" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huh. Appears enough time passed between the start and finish that I forgot this was my original design. Oops.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Now, rather than digging into wood to hide the mirror clips, I glued on mini bits of other scrap wood for horizontals to sit proud of them.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcfCRdXpE6A584jNfJ7daHRlgXkMBY5HtqLiZfrQmA3BmTgXq93g3mkngYLj84hQiZ_PBTo2coseggh88z3XNFFrQnHgVrFzI1dR7Nkp8vERuKCd3cat9Ca6o6QrG9OCmO84Vlr2-IgwTVXtNDQJMPLyTlLLvh-H5Ja8UZd2hArN8NXMC-TzQWWPzaps/s700/gluing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gluing scrap wood support" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcfCRdXpE6A584jNfJ7daHRlgXkMBY5HtqLiZfrQmA3BmTgXq93g3mkngYLj84hQiZ_PBTo2coseggh88z3XNFFrQnHgVrFzI1dR7Nkp8vERuKCd3cat9Ca6o6QrG9OCmO84Vlr2-IgwTVXtNDQJMPLyTlLLvh-H5Ja8UZd2hArN8NXMC-TzQWWPzaps/s16000/gluing.jpg" title="glue" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, this is not the bottom piece I ended up with. Doh! Ah well!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Which, I used wood lath for since, man, I still have plenty from the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/11/hall-bathroom-revisited.html">hall bathroom wall</a> and the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/05/the-laundry-room-makeover-how-to-hide.html">laundry utility tub sink cover-up</a> oh and those <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/08/easy-modern-diy-outdoor-planters.html">wood lath planters</a>....and surely more.</div><div><br /></div><div>This of course created another design dilemma, namely dust and dirt getting behind. I'm zero interested in constantly removing the frame from the wall to clean up back there, nuh uh, nope.</div><div><br /></div><div>But, there was a deep enough gap between the mirror and my nifty new frame, I kinda didn't care.</div><div><br /></div><div>Measuring up a quarter of an inch from the outside edges on the mini scrap bits, I then <a href="https://amzn.to/472qo2t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">glued</a>* the wood lath on and <a href="https://sovrn.co/ab2mhs3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clamped</a>.* Why the quarter inch? A hint of pizazz; it needed a third element.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0shmoMlhLZzP3e2iIO7-dw2Ib1kpxgzV3OnrAv5yjy5YQlBy-DUYadxIWAJ2XFwyKGQ7oGkrL1dfa0Ans-uW4shB8Ynk7uFrXvJIOlSRQ4vnEbHEtTWjXFCBDzuCS4EP8ZEJGX_Ncv9OiM0ER5yb0BjLxri9XfQKrMDAX767svLxF4_UDIfo_1OAPdw/s700/assembly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gluing mirror frame pieces together" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0shmoMlhLZzP3e2iIO7-dw2Ib1kpxgzV3OnrAv5yjy5YQlBy-DUYadxIWAJ2XFwyKGQ7oGkrL1dfa0Ans-uW4shB8Ynk7uFrXvJIOlSRQ4vnEbHEtTWjXFCBDzuCS4EP8ZEJGX_Ncv9OiM0ER5yb0BjLxri9XfQKrMDAX767svLxF4_UDIfo_1OAPdw/s16000/assembly.jpg" title="gluing" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heh, yep! Here's the design I ended up with, haha.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Mmmk, after everything dried and set up, yes I know I didn't use any fasteners, I'm hoping for the best, it was time to figure out how to hang the new wall mounted mirror (with clips) frame.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aDEQ_vmDEmrkSBxZnJypoUJZrfu-M2Lq97o5D3rXhl2J24oBUa7TgxnX54xL99tTggK1cx9rKG-DgNmldo5QPiJiF1rFebuUZ7hfiQuc2_-m6a1CMad-6EDm8QpwjJEWzQl7qvkwi1V22UtcGxHiLbsJ7g28UrSktJHBop97B8iQ9WmV8-SpcPQIhXU/s700/drying.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="mirror frame assembly glue drying" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aDEQ_vmDEmrkSBxZnJypoUJZrfu-M2Lq97o5D3rXhl2J24oBUa7TgxnX54xL99tTggK1cx9rKG-DgNmldo5QPiJiF1rFebuUZ7hfiQuc2_-m6a1CMad-6EDm8QpwjJEWzQl7qvkwi1V22UtcGxHiLbsJ7g28UrSktJHBop97B8iQ9WmV8-SpcPQIhXU/s16000/drying.jpg" title="dry" /></a></div></div><div>Rather than diddle around, I went straight for my go-to <a href="https://amzn.to/47khs97" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">keyhole brackets</a>.* And rather than making a giant loud mess with my <a href="https://sovrn.co/13qyjey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">palm router</a>* on a thin edge, I used a <a href="https://sovrn.co/19jkqed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">monster grippy paddle bit</a>* (dammit, now I need the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/07/a-diyers-shopping-guide.html">Diablo</a> ones.......!!) that has a drill bit point, a recent procurement, to make holes.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbf54Xb8813Wb-unOs7S5r4jRsGAAuC8sbvSROdGfAZcxWfXmMdcOVGsklk7MLCn6MnAMUTunikalOS2qXd9mGi8EwQ8lcW_nBeQdQTVvHKVk1BaZoI48En_vdfKqI8x-Ai7OKuGdo78JolJHd_lKQmgy_9c9njgptO9yNsowz0ldHQMYdGa3vS_eQK0/s700/keyhole%20bracket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="adding keyhole brackets to back side" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbf54Xb8813Wb-unOs7S5r4jRsGAAuC8sbvSROdGfAZcxWfXmMdcOVGsklk7MLCn6MnAMUTunikalOS2qXd9mGi8EwQ8lcW_nBeQdQTVvHKVk1BaZoI48En_vdfKqI8x-Ai7OKuGdo78JolJHd_lKQmgy_9c9njgptO9yNsowz0ldHQMYdGa3vS_eQK0/s16000/keyhole%20bracket.jpg" title="keyhole" /></a></div></div><div>Note on those monster grippy paddle bits, whooooo doggie, once they catch and dig into the wood, hold on <i>tight</i> because they want to <i><b>go go go</b></i>. Be careful!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdNuGvR-VUdkJfcBE6ItWIBZJ_doTj86JuexSWdXUVLXSyGtSq9FOZswcN8VOlweyAyD9NCeNxz4NROeSJqZes8p0ggE2lDB9lqsUZ0mnb0kGbMIrvoUnzm1pyiklkvLh2oXMEMzV2RtJDZjLb5lu-k0QWi7hvfMGYXJs1P_Dr91D05c1kd9XIY0nRqI/s700/paddle%20bits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="paddle bits" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdNuGvR-VUdkJfcBE6ItWIBZJ_doTj86JuexSWdXUVLXSyGtSq9FOZswcN8VOlweyAyD9NCeNxz4NROeSJqZes8p0ggE2lDB9lqsUZ0mnb0kGbMIrvoUnzm1pyiklkvLh2oXMEMzV2RtJDZjLb5lu-k0QWi7hvfMGYXJs1P_Dr91D05c1kd9XIY0nRqI/s16000/paddle%20bits.jpg" title="bits" /></a></div></div><div>And in the exact same way as hanging my <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/my-99-cent-shelf.html">99 Cent Shelf</a>, I stretched <a href="https://sovrn.co/2akh191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">painters tape</a>* tightly across the brackets, marked where the holes were, and stuck the tape on the wall to drill out the wall holes. Make sure to mark the top side of the tape to avoid befuddlement!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jGiX6xaoZEPomBElpMb9MMFNML50oi8S1sKkAFyTW3-t6hTb-gPjvVT5AOvmrukprW8QOtzP__JBVsZr_rfKTbWbKRBnWtEX9G3OeUAO0denNE_Aed79RVxgKmB1sS_qlQUQs4rDiVfrBfuPSn_p3EuOhJSkdiFpwTXcy55-mbst47SXF2QTXXQcVNY/s799/picture%20hang%20painters%20tape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="using painters tape to mark wall for keyhole brackets" border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="799" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jGiX6xaoZEPomBElpMb9MMFNML50oi8S1sKkAFyTW3-t6hTb-gPjvVT5AOvmrukprW8QOtzP__JBVsZr_rfKTbWbKRBnWtEX9G3OeUAO0denNE_Aed79RVxgKmB1sS_qlQUQs4rDiVfrBfuPSn_p3EuOhJSkdiFpwTXcy55-mbst47SXF2QTXXQcVNY/s16000/picture%20hang%20painters%20tape.jpg" title="tape" /></a></div></div><div>Found a stud and also used a screw-in wall anchor, er, <a href="https://amzn.to/4667c2H" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">self-drilling wall anchor</a>* on the other side, sank some drywall screws, and hung this puppy up.</div><div><br /></div><div>It appears the wood was oh so mildly, unnoticeably twisty so I used some <a href="https://amzn.to/3sw7Vwc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clear grippy double sided tape</a>* to tack the bottom in place. I'll pay for that judgment call later.</div><div><br /></div><div>Voilá!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM2HCD-gQmXjVfbpi5ejQbDRTFqovdw2r7PBJPXQGXta-TYPe5HovgrOKzvCIUxMutEV_f_2NPDy2gJAvofxWfazgHjiE6-pEYPl04tF2qdz4rGYOuYBomgR70BmvaSy3ySj7WlYsIp1j8u9sTfDcBRRYwuV0hQCrtuxhyphenhyphenWxc7NjtcEanHNDcjpjC3yM/s700/finished%20mirror%20frame%20clips%20vert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new DIY wall mounted mirror with clips frame with scrap wood installed" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM2HCD-gQmXjVfbpi5ejQbDRTFqovdw2r7PBJPXQGXta-TYPe5HovgrOKzvCIUxMutEV_f_2NPDy2gJAvofxWfazgHjiE6-pEYPl04tF2qdz4rGYOuYBomgR70BmvaSy3ySj7WlYsIp1j8u9sTfDcBRRYwuV0hQCrtuxhyphenhyphenWxc7NjtcEanHNDcjpjC3yM/s16000/finished%20mirror%20frame%20clips%20vert.jpg" title="installed" /></a></div></div><div>I did opt to leave the mirror frame as bare wood for now but this of course could be painted or stained, or charred, or pretty much whatever your heart desires.</div><div><br /></div><div>So there we have it my friends, another wall mounted mirror (with clips) frame. <i>Tada!</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0YFMUT-JMHozhpASEIQEKv9Twmy-JG9mil_HZzQM4cFaR2fFPRF6u2OnDu0gJ4e0Pjk7wutgEzlQSjuB2n5Fa-y47sEtTqhG3Ot-2AQkwkDaVSnqIwzbUX03mlSM0EJ7pACb5hgdg_I0fSvj3lxoqSrin-IjNhkdOzuN-Iip5KGL7El5lDKxhLXLe38/s700/finished%20frame%20close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="close up of DIY scrap wood wall mounted mirror with clips frame" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0YFMUT-JMHozhpASEIQEKv9Twmy-JG9mil_HZzQM4cFaR2fFPRF6u2OnDu0gJ4e0Pjk7wutgEzlQSjuB2n5Fa-y47sEtTqhG3Ot-2AQkwkDaVSnqIwzbUX03mlSM0EJ7pACb5hgdg_I0fSvj3lxoqSrin-IjNhkdOzuN-Iip5KGL7El5lDKxhLXLe38/s16000/finished%20frame%20close.jpg" title="close" /></a></div></i></div><div>What do you think? Has this inspired you to get at your stash of DIY supplies lying around? Hit that scrap wood pile? Yes? I hope so!</div><div><br /></div><div>No? Dang it. If not, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">peruse around</a>, hopefully something will spark!</div><div><br /></div><div>Honestly though? Once it was up and I took a few steps back, I was rather proud and excited about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqum-tRGtLhCDZ2Vwho9aVr_8al9mtQZPcg32szevVXkadUTnMntsAB-dSfNgaIEiu8cY0dQwpgekgPfCSuNAA-xG_H-CR48zCedWS4Uz42Ni3xgkU4EVMuGUFoEoZPMaL2OCOhNSliExoT_6o4eOYRUBE-UdCqnlWBsp6r56bLnIYkf6OosNduuPtWes/s700/finished%20mirror%20frame%20clips%20horiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="another view of wall mounted mirror with clips scrap wood frame" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqum-tRGtLhCDZ2Vwho9aVr_8al9mtQZPcg32szevVXkadUTnMntsAB-dSfNgaIEiu8cY0dQwpgekgPfCSuNAA-xG_H-CR48zCedWS4Uz42Ni3xgkU4EVMuGUFoEoZPMaL2OCOhNSliExoT_6o4eOYRUBE-UdCqnlWBsp6r56bLnIYkf6OosNduuPtWes/s16000/finished%20mirror%20frame%20clips%20horiz.jpg" title="finished" /></a></div></div><div>Update on the Big Boy <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn">Finn</a>. As I sit here tip-typing away, I'm comprehensively drained. Last week we had some, um, rear-end issues that were supremely stressful with scary possibilities but are now resolved with no bad news. It's chemo pill week this week and he's also on an antibiotic, all of which is probably a lot for his delicate system. <i>Sigh</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, he's good. Every day has a stress though, a million questions with few answers, feelings of being at sea. It's a tough go for me, and for Mike, with near zero project-me-time but we're trying to do our very very best for him. </div><div><br /></div><div>Every night after dinner, <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dessert</a>, Mike and I zoned out on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/02/updates-to-updates-joybird-and-interior.html">the couch</a>, Finn’s new thing is to lay across <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/02/how-to-diy-tufted-floor-cushions.html">the cushions</a> next to me for soft, sweet love pets. Exactly as he did his very first few days with us. .....I know.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cancer is a nightmare.</div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Bora Lumber Storage Rack, PC Universal Glue, keyhole brackets, self-drilling wall anchors, and heavy duty double sided tape are Amazon affiliate links. The clamps, palm routers, and paddle bits are Home Depot affiliate links. The painters tape is a Lowes affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-3218024351977541592023-10-28T05:00:00.097-05:002023-10-28T05:00:00.149-05:00How to: Repair a Wall.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fbOapnX-2pVV26CtvfBuy4yG4PkfSx4xW8QPHWpZ_JQIEDTIekbPlP_yXLGZ-AoWil5a-rIaw48CdwwGUTKJPajCAfucBJPfslKpfRxVIMhIg2PwL0ebzLocsb6kxqjhtZpfNmqA7XyrMTv-38XomZStZD5MAX4aApKU92wF8HRChraWSVOp6VFZ_Uw/s1297/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="repairing wall with cork panels" border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fbOapnX-2pVV26CtvfBuy4yG4PkfSx4xW8QPHWpZ_JQIEDTIekbPlP_yXLGZ-AoWil5a-rIaw48CdwwGUTKJPajCAfucBJPfslKpfRxVIMhIg2PwL0ebzLocsb6kxqjhtZpfNmqA7XyrMTv-38XomZStZD5MAX4aApKU92wF8HRChraWSVOp6VFZ_Uw/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="repair" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>There are a zillion tutorials out there on how to repair a wall, for sure. What makes this one different?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well. Heh. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back there in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20closet">our now-fancy closet</a>, after putting up <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/07/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iii.html">that beautiful WE Cork wall</a> and then putting the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html">newly extended shelves</a> back in, and then putting clothes on said shelves, two shelves totally refused to stay up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now normally this wouldn't be a major issue, well, if the gorgeous cork weren't gracing our walls. Right? Of course. Easy repair.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, sort of. The shelf brackets are aligned with each other going up the wall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But because that glorious cork is glued onto the drywall, the failing shelves were shredding the cork on top of tearing apart the half inch drywall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As such, yeah, I was hugely stressing over what to do, how to fix this....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I mean, I knew what needed to be done. I was simply totally tweaky about actually completing these repairs so it took me, yikes, I think a pair of weeks to gird myself, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">measure a million times cut once</a> multiple times in my head to formulate the plan, get in there, and truly do it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beeeccaaause, obviously. This was scary. Right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cutting was involved. Required. Cutting cork. Cutting drywall. Not panicking. Shoring things up. Not panicking. Replacing everything. Panic-free.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, from the initial installation, I knew how easy peasy it was to trim the cork with a <a href="https://amzn.to/3rXOFaW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">utility knife</a>.* Super easy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The cork panels are made up of individual brick shaped pieces attached to a full backing panel of cork, the latter much like the rolled cork I used on the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/05/fancy-scrap-plywood-closet-shelves.html">Fancy Scrap Plywood Closet Shelves</a>. Albeit thicker. So it's two layers of cork all together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And thankfully I had leftover cork around which is absolute case in point for definitively ordering more materials than your project requires.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so for the cork, what I needed to do was trim out individual bricks and peel them off to access the wall. Scary. .....Scary.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right so then how to repair the wall because it was shredded badly in one spot. The shelf bracket needed to go back in that exact spot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That meant cutting a big hole in the drywall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, wait, let's just get to this How to Repair a Wall business and I'll explain as I go with photos. You'll see why I was in such a tizzy. Looks like I jumped the gun on the repairs and didn't get true before shots, apologies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwvxvkbr-FH74_x_f8p27jyqcf4DbfQUUml1-8Uy6WexSm7lb83iU9WIib5hz96XCUPv9rxUtpQoCOjXD3hqrpXXuf_NZTW8tYVsCrYNVLRDUJkU33OFyoIkk78R4ZJsovzO68WpDRiZ8JocoAu2w04u40XuCMQWHNuOkODSdVYRlEtaN4Oy-Be7C_CU/s700/before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="starting cork and drywall repair in closet" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwvxvkbr-FH74_x_f8p27jyqcf4DbfQUUml1-8Uy6WexSm7lb83iU9WIib5hz96XCUPv9rxUtpQoCOjXD3hqrpXXuf_NZTW8tYVsCrYNVLRDUJkU33OFyoIkk78R4ZJsovzO68WpDRiZ8JocoAu2w04u40XuCMQWHNuOkODSdVYRlEtaN4Oy-Be7C_CU/s16000/before.jpg" title="start" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you squint, you can see where the yellow arrow is pointing, damaged cork. The spot to the right where I already removed cork was way worse.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I said, first I had to remove individual brick rectangles of the cork. Because they were individual bricks, there were seams so I followed the seams.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cut carefully and then pry off the wall. Key to cutting anything by hand with a knife is to not go whole hog, dive deep, try for one swipe. It's taking several passes at slicing so a. your knife doesn't slip and damage you or anything around it, and b. you get safer, clean cuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjLxqwZFfP968ZOsBrgBpEZPAGuqwYOJ-5cwxIZIkH9MMytT2DpcZJx4nrjY8mDUGiqWdA1xkBJPOI260Mu1X33uBmnIhGUrf4X-DQ0BrxbBZ3MPvehkpt9IWQC5NTZq5Eh0-mUAxKi-CDnC16U_I3z1QgwP9Sb4BTVZq5v36qmMwZkTFOTS6mbNU984/s700/cork%20removed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="removing cork from wall for repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjLxqwZFfP968ZOsBrgBpEZPAGuqwYOJ-5cwxIZIkH9MMytT2DpcZJx4nrjY8mDUGiqWdA1xkBJPOI260Mu1X33uBmnIhGUrf4X-DQ0BrxbBZ3MPvehkpt9IWQC5NTZq5Eh0-mUAxKi-CDnC16U_I3z1QgwP9Sb4BTVZq5v36qmMwZkTFOTS6mbNU984/s16000/cork%20removed.jpg" title="remove" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, initially I tried patching the destroyed drywall but my soul knew this was not the correct fix. On the left in the picture above, the stud is where the green <a href="https://sovrn.co/2akh191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">painters tape</a>* is; I had missed it initially so all I needed to do there was patch, re-find the stud, and screw directly into it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The right side was the disaster side.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLkmYzOMjsqx4JYSHo6gGkpH0VM6-gjkLWUgUC7Koz8E8WoU0tgA90ZLuY_Y4SZ8uFtNvANyWHUoVJK6JISOXFrcV3DrEoolmep5CVCD1XyaThilFLkIIILb-Uira1PuQfP_O97DV-yafVBKAtuXghDeoYyjmj6ZV1BaXQU-C5QTQsKKxHprh0F2MoJI/s700/damaged%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="removing more cork from wall for drywall repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLkmYzOMjsqx4JYSHo6gGkpH0VM6-gjkLWUgUC7Koz8E8WoU0tgA90ZLuY_Y4SZ8uFtNvANyWHUoVJK6JISOXFrcV3DrEoolmep5CVCD1XyaThilFLkIIILb-Uira1PuQfP_O97DV-yafVBKAtuXghDeoYyjmj6ZV1BaXQU-C5QTQsKKxHprh0F2MoJI/s16000/damaged%20wall.jpg" title="analysis" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploded wall disaster.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Ok. So what I did here....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhe_z-wgiZ2um6eXOP8Qo3vFuuSpTkV2AcGgOlWX_o_vCkCL-M22F_pKu5L6GoOVr2NWUYHC3vbIR3uoUHLqRqGrUHBZ0H0msZxevZsjIkGXtaqwzwzzvG4lE8kO4rDLaFWtAfEg2H1QrKE5eAXqUG3B5SeOaVTDUlAxEqr00P66hqMnav5aO6-7lhtI/s700/2x4%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2x4 for drywall repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhe_z-wgiZ2um6eXOP8Qo3vFuuSpTkV2AcGgOlWX_o_vCkCL-M22F_pKu5L6GoOVr2NWUYHC3vbIR3uoUHLqRqGrUHBZ0H0msZxevZsjIkGXtaqwzwzzvG4lE8kO4rDLaFWtAfEg2H1QrKE5eAXqUG3B5SeOaVTDUlAxEqr00P66hqMnav5aO6-7lhtI/s16000/2x4%20wall.jpg" title="wood" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">....was grab a piece of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap</a> 2x4, traced it around the ruined drywall. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next? Time to cut the drywall which I did with my handy dandy <a href="https://amzn.to/46IS9gy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drywall jab saw</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CWB2TFhxmU88otbqj1uMujYNcGSzKsAleW-B5DV_Oye-Nswz5Z6nmmzj8cJCvlML7NSJNc1rWkyI97U-VlH8HiiDOePnyaMxu8CF_jdZyBhpETFewZHHLQvjhMkg3Ri9hnSz0v5yyhmPJJYbsa-0giWV7mOVZNjrx3fCFsgZTmfFRlO9J04MPFM8-Jc/s700/wall%20hole.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="hole cut in drywall for repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CWB2TFhxmU88otbqj1uMujYNcGSzKsAleW-B5DV_Oye-Nswz5Z6nmmzj8cJCvlML7NSJNc1rWkyI97U-VlH8HiiDOePnyaMxu8CF_jdZyBhpETFewZHHLQvjhMkg3Ri9hnSz0v5yyhmPJJYbsa-0giWV7mOVZNjrx3fCFsgZTmfFRlO9J04MPFM8-Jc/s16000/wall%20hole.jpg" title="hole" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh by the way, now I definitely know why this wall is utterly freezing in winter: it's five inches deep of empty space in there. Yes, five inches deep of nothing but air between the drywall and the exterior brick wall. Five. Nothing. Brrrr.....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, I was scared. Yes, head down, plow ahead, I did it. Now, note, the hole is smaller than the piece of wood which is important because you need surface to screw the wood to the drywall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How do you get the wood in there?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86nV53kNt26LZuYtiEyZYsvaFPmP8dbdfoDtmmYh9-aRRevHkaRu6mYn41nuVMzuIbNlHLU21P-uWD9Too8O6SJgIzHBL_EFQ1enRhcUVKYgIJp5nPF-AvdgPwe57OALXWjabXkOobZsc1_vD-VKGB1Ti3nkpLDWUk2ZoZPddmlD4RlLzMWZnHp9_HRs/s700/screw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="placing wood inside wall behind drywall for repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86nV53kNt26LZuYtiEyZYsvaFPmP8dbdfoDtmmYh9-aRRevHkaRu6mYn41nuVMzuIbNlHLU21P-uWD9Too8O6SJgIzHBL_EFQ1enRhcUVKYgIJp5nPF-AvdgPwe57OALXWjabXkOobZsc1_vD-VKGB1Ti3nkpLDWUk2ZoZPddmlD4RlLzMWZnHp9_HRs/s16000/screw.jpg" title="screw" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sovrn.co/ydor0vd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sink a screw</a>* into the piece of wood to act as a handle, tip the wood in there while holding the screw, and pull it tight to the wall.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfkaMDSmglk7IgHohpsZPMQMN22-0IKPhrh2_AdqNZCf2Uc2oIJ9RwI2ss7-sxe0zyKZmpzFpcqXmpnFNxzcdZ33WkB7u9HN7NWZQ8y_CVOTLgni6R6vYyWyBVk2COVt3Dqr8h6fjienO9AVRiYpSViSJ1seRUmUe54vVSN7kYYX_TxmDsMKtsRRMcYM/s700/2x4%20wall%20patch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="attaching 2x4 to drywall for wall repair" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfkaMDSmglk7IgHohpsZPMQMN22-0IKPhrh2_AdqNZCf2Uc2oIJ9RwI2ss7-sxe0zyKZmpzFpcqXmpnFNxzcdZ33WkB7u9HN7NWZQ8y_CVOTLgni6R6vYyWyBVk2COVt3Dqr8h6fjienO9AVRiYpSViSJ1seRUmUe54vVSN7kYYX_TxmDsMKtsRRMcYM/s16000/2x4%20wall%20patch.jpg" title="screws" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then with your other hand, yes, you become quite the juggler here, screw through the drywall into the wood to attach.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At this point I exhaled a heavy heavy sigh of anxiety-relieving <i>ok, gonna get this, thank the heck goodness</i>. How to repair a wall nearly wrapped.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5EOmZnJWyb2KpcUsSYXAzVyq7YIWhp27vchOlApiXXTOU9xRhA2Rfkx3S4U16rp8eiwKpxp2fqcP2N5QbJXyFcsbeiz-49OL-TDeHRLQ9eddBRkJ_cHPmQxeR__g5gOvt9VK4zHy7g70TnAVS_IiKlFCoeYb9C5Fgb9aKliT7j_dxoxodFcpUqQN3mY/s700/patching%20drywall%20images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="patching hole with scrap drywall" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5EOmZnJWyb2KpcUsSYXAzVyq7YIWhp27vchOlApiXXTOU9xRhA2Rfkx3S4U16rp8eiwKpxp2fqcP2N5QbJXyFcsbeiz-49OL-TDeHRLQ9eddBRkJ_cHPmQxeR__g5gOvt9VK4zHy7g70TnAVS_IiKlFCoeYb9C5Fgb9aKliT7j_dxoxodFcpUqQN3mY/s16000/patching%20drywall%20images.jpg" title="patch" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then just screw on some scrap drywall and <a href="https://sovrn.co/1bs1ocw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patch</a>.* It didn't have to be pretty, thank goodness again, because I was refilling these spots with leftover cork bricks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, to repair the shelf below this spot which wasn't nearly as bad off, I overcompensated with some <a href="https://amzn.to/46KDh10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one hundred pound toggles</a>.* Not messing around. Wanted to not revisit this ever again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDyQ5o9gfKN7umuQ-adRmGVOqT-fCvxMJUgaBJnuA69DyQg6pNNCG2f8tYDqf8EGE1QaPDG-II49fcR89AtDKBlkIHCAwyu3N1DrN21rdYtYq0RDdIDY-fpUlGgtAUunRj0Qlqowo6qZ7A_ZcX9csZQviOhafXvfBl2QCePDVWu4LSmLAMLNlQnj3tfA/s700/toggle%20repair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="toggle wall anchor shelf repair" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDyQ5o9gfKN7umuQ-adRmGVOqT-fCvxMJUgaBJnuA69DyQg6pNNCG2f8tYDqf8EGE1QaPDG-II49fcR89AtDKBlkIHCAwyu3N1DrN21rdYtYq0RDdIDY-fpUlGgtAUunRj0Qlqowo6qZ7A_ZcX9csZQviOhafXvfBl2QCePDVWu4LSmLAMLNlQnj3tfA/s16000/toggle%20repair.jpg" title="toggle" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cut my replacement cork bricks, slathered on more <a href="https://amzn.to/3Xe3C3L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3M Fastbond 30-NF</a>,* squished my bricks in.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC64-KlpcQ5Zt5AreekS242XHe9eT-5qV7DNo8fOfZ-Dd2HkCVrORzJ75qvpkksdsGA6kxPz7ItMBKDEIBMidRw5r5hC20KTnZkc7YvBYDxkzEypEUx_-OEcAByZVVtbLLWMLnLhEr1RuEYUN0emj_pDLIgvJCA8CEowkOJAPX6WO5zakZqI8dYziCBVg/s700/cork%20replaced.jpg"><img alt="repaired drywall and cork panels on wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC64-KlpcQ5Zt5AreekS242XHe9eT-5qV7DNo8fOfZ-Dd2HkCVrORzJ75qvpkksdsGA6kxPz7ItMBKDEIBMidRw5r5hC20KTnZkc7YvBYDxkzEypEUx_-OEcAByZVVtbLLWMLnLhEr1RuEYUN0emj_pDLIgvJCA8CEowkOJAPX6WO5zakZqI8dYziCBVg/s16000/cork%20replaced.jpg" title="repaired" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aaaaand voilá, omg, I did it. I think I did a bend over, heavier deep sigh at this juncture. How to repair a wall, <i>tada</i>! Now I can sleep.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All that was left was to reinstall/reattach the shelves which was way way way easier and holy heckin' secure with the wood in there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You got a hole? No problem! Now you know how to repair a wall. <i>Curtsy</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-OV0xkirAJg_8x65yW61InlDZuRiKmm_biBMlwBnsyRIRiUE_cjA4K0L42SmvPRDLMlXDZt7HME2MPcgUedVyRw-vubzvh0Z2A8xnewu7WRVulvuvgJRl65V-acaI3MWzBiBDrGduGbge-Ks6eNfVfnfpP4RBJkrTP4bNQXH7QRaHRYaJijTpOQD42w/s700/shelves%20reinstalled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="repaired cork panel, drywall, and shelves in closet" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-OV0xkirAJg_8x65yW61InlDZuRiKmm_biBMlwBnsyRIRiUE_cjA4K0L42SmvPRDLMlXDZt7HME2MPcgUedVyRw-vubzvh0Z2A8xnewu7WRVulvuvgJRl65V-acaI3MWzBiBDrGduGbge-Ks6eNfVfnfpP4RBJkrTP4bNQXH7QRaHRYaJijTpOQD42w/s16000/shelves%20reinstalled.jpg" title="finished" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh hey, by the way, really cool? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm assembling awesome eBooks of fun stuff, all packaged conveniently together for instant download easy reference at your leisure! <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/ebooks.html">Find details here</a>! So if you're into making <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/shop/diy-wood-dowel-projects/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dowel projects</a> or <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/shop/dollar-store-diy-decor-ebook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar Store decor</a>, I've got those ready for you. More are coming so <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/store/humboldtartdept/category/digital-download/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check back</a>! There will be <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">baking recipes</a> too, yum!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, they are for purchase but your purchase helps me help you with loads more fabulous projects. Thank you!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/10/dollar-store-diy-decor-beaded-towel-ring.html">Finn</a> is doing all right. The stress is unrelenting, we're incessantly worried, trying to fix his uh, um, up and down intestinal issues, we're trying to keep it together, some days are better than others but in most ways, you'd never know Finny Boy's got the nasty C. Truly, your warm wishes are so enormously appreciated, thank you. xo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The utility knives, drywall jab saws, toggle wall anchors, and 3M Fastbond 30-NF are Amazon affiliate links. The cordless drills are a Home Depot affiliate link. The painters tape and drywall patching products are Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-89250091317793531602023-10-14T05:30:00.103-05:002023-10-17T14:50:32.300-05:00Dollar Store DIY Decor: Beaded Towel Ring.<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span><a name='more'></a></span>Ah ha, another in a series of
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dollar+decor+diy"
>Dollar Store DIY Decor</a
>! Today it's a beaded towel ring, or towel holder, or towel
thingie...ya know, it holds a hand towel. That thing. Yeah.
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Sometimes it's shocking how such simple materials can turn into something
really kinda cool, hip, boho-ish, and spiffy, such as a ring of beads, a piece
of leather, and a nub of dowel.
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I admit, I did
<a
href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/07/paint-can-planter-with-dowels.html"
>see something</a
>, some things, similar
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/web%20trip"
>around the interwebs</a
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recently and thought
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>holy heck, that's so easy to make, let's make one and share the how-to with
the world.</i
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Because. Out of nowhere, I randomly decided to take the towel ring off
the wall in
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn's</a>
bathtime bathroom. It was one of those moments again where
<a
href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/05/the-day-of-unintended-projects-basement.html"
>I saw my hand reach out </a
>and before I knew it....the cheap a** flimsy thing is off the wall.
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It was where that patch is in the mirror reflection. And yes,
that is a new light fixture as the other was of course awful.
</td>
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</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Ah me.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Well, so it was. I didn't like it. It was only a matter of time.
Surprised it took me years to do it.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
We don't ever use hand towels when we're in here because, well, we're rarely
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/house-plan.html">in here</a>.
It's pretty much
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/the-diy-library-rug.html"
>Finn's</a
>
bathtime bathroom and that calls for large towels for our very large boy.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
But. As I saw this beaded towel ring, I had to make it and this was the
spot it was going to go.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
I had painted this room with a water-resistant type
<a href="https://sovrn.co/1csuody" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>porch paint</a
>.* Yes, I know, it's not precisely meant for this scenario but have you
seen
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/04/back.html"
>the size of our big boy</a
>?
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
When he's soppy wet and does his big post-bath shake-offs, the walls and floor
and us are as wet as, well, let's just say it's like a fire hydrant blew its
cap in there. Finn is exactly why
<a
href="https://www.thisoldhouse.com/bathrooms/89229/how-to-design-a-bathroom-wet-room"
rel="nofollow"
target="_blank"
>wet rooms </a
>exist.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Point being, this room is generally devoid of items except related to
wet-everything bathtime. Or acts as temporary storage for say,
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/07/a-diyers-shopping-guide.html"
>my shop vac</a
>.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
As I tend to drive home though, every room, every space including
<a
href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html"
>closets</a
>
or especially
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/02/the-coat-closet-is-done.html"
>small closets</a
>, nooks, what-have-yous, they all deserve design love and attention. It
makes for cohesion, for a full design experience, little moments of design
joy. It's totes worth it.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
So why not, why not put a little beaded towel ring in this otherwise desolate,
untouched bathroom. I should really dress up this whole space for Finn,
truthfully. He deserves it.
</div>
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alt="dollar store decor diy beaded towel ring"
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data-original-height="700"
data-original-width="467"
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title="ring"
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<div style="text-align: left;">
I'm designing in my head now....ok, wait, project at hand, project at hand.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Sooo, at the ol' dollar store, you can find a plethora of handy little things
to make other things and last I was there, they had these metal rings with
wood beads so I bought some.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Side note to self, I have too many "so I bought some" things laying around in
need of use, stop.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Anyway, Dollar Store DIY Decor: Beaded Towel Ring time.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Very easy.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">What you need?</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>
one
<a href="https://shrsl.com/49dq0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>ring of wood beads</a
>*
</li>
<li>wood dowel such as 1 1/4" diameter or larger</li>
<li>
<a href="https://sovrn.co/267jzae" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>dowel screw</a
>*
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://sovrn.co/1410mia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>wall anchor</a
>*
</li>
<li>scrap piece of leather belt</li>
<li>
one dressy screw, like a
<a href="https://sovrn.co/lej2q80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>pole barn screw</a
>*
</li>
<li>
paint or sealer such as
<a href="https://sovrn.co/8pw0v3i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>tung oil</a
>*
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">And that's it. Simple.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"
><img
alt="supplies for dollar store decor diy beaded towel ring"
border="0"
data-original-height="467"
data-original-width="700"
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title="supplies"
/></a>
</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
If you can't find the pre-made ring of beads, no worries, just get some
<a href="https://amzn.to/3FbQ5RZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood beads</a
>* in whatever diameter pleases you and some stiff
<a href="https://sovrn.co/3klhhrh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wire</a>.*
The lower the wire gauge number, the thicker the wire; just make sure
it'll go through the bead holes.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">Righty-o, let's go.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
First, start by undoing the ring of beads with a pair of
<a href="https://sovrn.co/vt6f17u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pliers</a>*
or whatever works and take a few of the beads off to make the ring smaller and
more stable. I decided size randomly, a total guestimation.
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style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"
><img
alt="wire loops of beaded wreath ring"
border="0"
data-original-height="467"
data-original-width="700"
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title="loop"
/></a>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Pull the wire through the closed loop, pull tight, fold it over, pinch it
tight, and trim the excess with a
<a href="https://amzn.to/46MVjiG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
>wire cutter</a
>.*
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"
><img
alt="smaller ring with loose beads cut wire and tung oil"
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data-original-height="467"
data-original-width="700"
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title="oil"
/></a>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Now is a good time to seal up or stain or seal up the beads so they can dry.
Do as you please, my friends! I myself went with tung oil to
preserve the natural wood color and provide some watertightness.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Mmk, now to the
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dowel">dowel</a> nub.
I had a
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap</a>
piece of 1 1/4" diameter and eyeballed on the wall for a depth of 1 1/2".
Trim and done. Go deep enough to hold the hardware but not too
deep it catches on people. Safety first!
</div>
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style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"
><img
alt="dowel piece with dowel screw"
border="0"
data-original-height="467"
data-original-width="700"
src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVNnp0ujD1TOCXnHahp1RBUCNNY5GomG5Lt6ACo3wQ3sUeOysBQJHxthAqBajT9WV8eh5UI_ZE60e1GRJnYYBDMS5q_PSNn84D0R4FXLT3LtXgPT7zAHtGfV9DVqabPRqCzLfZDjlQSIw25EOLDrLVfQ0pEv0Psdj5ZMrQWJknoWyLeXfSmo3sYLZh44/s16000/dowel%20screw.jpg"
title="screw"
/></a>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
You're making a sort of knob exactly like
<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html"
>the wood dowel hooks</a
>
here, so swing by that post if you need extra guidance.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Drill a small pilot hole on center on one end and twist the dowel screw in.
Or, wait, drill a pilot hole on the other side for the dressy screw then
twist in the dowel screw. I made the mistake of not doing the latter but
no biggie if you're like me.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Ok, now onto the leather. Fold a piece around the beaded ring and decide
on a length, then trim. It can be snug or roomier, up to you, but IMO,
snugger is better.
</div>
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><img
alt="piece of leather and pole barn screw"
border="0"
data-original-height="467"
data-original-width="700"
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title="leather"
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</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
With the leather folded in half, pilot drill a hole for your dressy screw.
Trust me, do this to avoid a struggle when assembling.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
And ok, let's install this dollar store DIY decor beaded towel ring!
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Head over to your about-to-be-fancy wall and if you can't find a stud, drill
out a hole for your wall anchor and pound that sucker in. Twist in your
cute little prepped dowel nub. Woot, this is cool, yeah?
</div>
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title="wall"
/></a>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
Then lastly, fold the leather around the ring hiding the looped connection,
place your dressy screw through your leather holes, then twist the dressy
screw into your dowel nub.
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Aaaannnd, voilá! It's a beaded towel ring! A shining moment for
dollar store DIY decor!
</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">Spiffy, right?!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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alt="dollar store decor diy beaded towel ring with towel"
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title="towel"
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</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Even spiffier, here's a little video of the process too!
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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allowfullscreen=""
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height="528"
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<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Aw, ain't it sweet?! <a
href=" https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn"
>Finn</a
>
is so lucky to have me as his mom!
</div>
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plan which, for a lot of reasons, wasn't good so we stopped that and are
trying a different type. Unfortunately neither will or can cure him; the
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Needless to say, it's been crushingly stressful and crushingly distressing
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Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-20540184652155937082023-09-29T05:30:00.377-05:002023-09-29T05:30:00.141-05:00How to: Install a Kitchen Faucet and Replace a Garbage Disposal.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VgF9TAjaPw8GE0re7DMux33mDaCI7rK5ZpebggzYXvxCzil7WV3sF504dpVHeU2KV1U3JJf089RLN5hEvhkxND-j1wIXzfZ7jcC7WGWbWHmz6kSik5dkX7Isph7bom6qwVK_q8a08YInuvpYARXsHBN5_JwppkMuXKiUvf2jbPYW9L3TS_cz0f7MTzg/s1497/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new kitchen faucet in a box" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VgF9TAjaPw8GE0re7DMux33mDaCI7rK5ZpebggzYXvxCzil7WV3sF504dpVHeU2KV1U3JJf089RLN5hEvhkxND-j1wIXzfZ7jcC7WGWbWHmz6kSik5dkX7Isph7bom6qwVK_q8a08YInuvpYARXsHBN5_JwppkMuXKiUvf2jbPYW9L3TS_cz0f7MTzg/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="box" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ugh I tell ya...Why does everything break at once?! Ya know?! I'm not necessarily a believer in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/mercury-retrograde.html">Mercury Retrograde</a> but seriously, lately?, I might change my tune. So today, it's how to install a kitchen faucet and replace a garbage disposal.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Heh. Yes. Both.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/what-people-have-taught-me.html">our kitchen faucet</a> started leaking in a weird spot, up where the flexible hose met the tall stem. And ah boy, was I oh so super sad. I love this faucet. It's simple, uncomplicated, modern, tall, and yeah, simple. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgA02Ok2y7HktHOpGyVcRZGdRkgGETk-e15AVxM5-iXKOfI0s-wUQc5L6Y9ZDyRXGHPDHziWTKCW79EyyLlNiK82ettUPvqrOET3htc-0g45SMcrxx97Q8Q6wTModupsYATcM1U60VO75_pT5Xo6V56n0Mucp96gnDVFbuMgS_3I-DNTs-n63FNYHiB8o/s700/before%20faucet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="old kitchen faucet before" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgA02Ok2y7HktHOpGyVcRZGdRkgGETk-e15AVxM5-iXKOfI0s-wUQc5L6Y9ZDyRXGHPDHziWTKCW79EyyLlNiK82ettUPvqrOET3htc-0g45SMcrxx97Q8Q6wTModupsYATcM1U60VO75_pT5Xo6V56n0Mucp96gnDVFbuMgS_3I-DNTs-n63FNYHiB8o/s16000/before%20faucet.jpg" title="before" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course my first inclination was to fix it but a fix wasn't apparent so ugh, I was sadder. Thinking back, I spent sooo long searching for a swanky yet affordable <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> faucet, I was not excited to search anew.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But. I was hosed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, I can still make a pun though. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Only thing about that kitchen faucet was that it was sprayer-less. So, setting out, I hoped to fulfill that spraying desire, wishing said sprayer would assuage my sadness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goodness, faucets have changed! I sought something similar but lo, I was sadder yet to not find it. Or, I should say, one that was similar but wasn't all plastic parts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pressed, because after all this is our kitchen, I presented Mike with about three or four or five options and he picked <a href="https://ebay.us/1YHoNM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">similar to this</a>,* a sort of commercial sprayer type as surely it appealed to his restaurant days of yore. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IhYlFzY_m01O7x2RQheW4VhvVYZqng1dPUAIsM6G-qz_xPLsOWwHuCnwStXIrX4WVfuqs6H5jvR14xBtyo406ktc4mXjTkybA73Ux1mSMnmd_wIw4rtHoDy20kS34zvefkXeFWHHR0dzXfnOfTWNQllb5-thH1YMZYDeiLIHkLNaFNloP0N9i86J9Eg/s700/boxed%20faucet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new faucet in box" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IhYlFzY_m01O7x2RQheW4VhvVYZqng1dPUAIsM6G-qz_xPLsOWwHuCnwStXIrX4WVfuqs6H5jvR14xBtyo406ktc4mXjTkybA73Ux1mSMnmd_wIw4rtHoDy20kS34zvefkXeFWHHR0dzXfnOfTWNQllb5-thH1YMZYDeiLIHkLNaFNloP0N9i86J9Eg/s16000/boxed%20faucet.jpg" title="box" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">It arrived, I showed it to him and after a pause, he said, "Oh. It's busy." And yeah, it is quite busy. Busier than I expected. Personally, too, I find LED's in faucets terribly cheeseball and ridiculous, but that's just me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, to install, it's really quite straightforward and, I'm not trying to put plumbers out of business or raise their hackles, but honestly, it is such an easy DIY. The hardest part is rooting around in a tight, dark space.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First, gotta remove the leaky one. Aww man. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Turn off the water supply lines at their little knobs under the sink then test the faucet juuust to make sure it's thoroughly off.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Grab a little bucket, a rag, and possibly a set of <a href="https://sovrn.co/vt6f17u" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pliers</a>* or a <a href="https://sovrn.co/13m9ims" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrench</a>* and unscrew the hose lines from the water supply. They might be pretty tight, FYI. Be careful in general as you don't want to go breaking more things.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! With those off, merely unscrew whatever contraption is holding your faucet to your counter underneath. In my case, it was a spiffy tall black plastic part so it was extremely easy. In hindsight, wish I had kept that part, dammit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2j2BOKfOkMrZYePoDS6YkXOBCWd0XPP12aoEkj-KXbWLtOU_oS3VTO3YxpSpGArFPnT150VIchu9pxFihoQmXthIMtFsYUbSi-JvWI-4COAH_bPpbWmHNNYnBrmoJgP34LykZUAYC4dA26UP0cJjI0UHncHYrtZSDacpkigSCOVdd0cWqcey8w5DrLM/s700/plastic%20nut%20old.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="kitchen faucet large plastic nut handle" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2j2BOKfOkMrZYePoDS6YkXOBCWd0XPP12aoEkj-KXbWLtOU_oS3VTO3YxpSpGArFPnT150VIchu9pxFihoQmXthIMtFsYUbSi-JvWI-4COAH_bPpbWmHNNYnBrmoJgP34LykZUAYC4dA26UP0cJjI0UHncHYrtZSDacpkigSCOVdd0cWqcey8w5DrLM/s16000/plastic%20nut%20old.jpg" title="nut" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*Every* kitchen faucet should have this type of nut on it to make installation a cake walk. Just twist.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">If it's a thin brass nut, you might need a bigger <a href="https://sovrn.co/1qkrfht" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrench</a>.* Or smaller, depending on what's in your way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And voilá, grab the tissues, the old one is out! Ahh <i>man</i>! <i>*sniffle*</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNa_suAWHCPxBr5GG8dgIBHhd0BMU8KbfYzNxsFms--3IYsWpL-CbkrFFoivy6vw8r9DSMv656UTK0TAjiOk9tbg8x5zwp4Dnn_ZJ0if5sAkX6GYpp_dupI7Vb2t-9CdeUjQ4l7b7NwO9NC_D9Pa8RoY9ThmEpJ8__FlH_HwA_lHM_Cce4TQocD4Hd2D8/s700/removing%20old%20faucet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="removing old leaky kitchen faucet" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNa_suAWHCPxBr5GG8dgIBHhd0BMU8KbfYzNxsFms--3IYsWpL-CbkrFFoivy6vw8r9DSMv656UTK0TAjiOk9tbg8x5zwp4Dnn_ZJ0if5sAkX6GYpp_dupI7Vb2t-9CdeUjQ4l7b7NwO9NC_D9Pa8RoY9ThmEpJ8__FlH_HwA_lHM_Cce4TQocD4Hd2D8/s16000/removing%20old%20faucet.jpg" title="old" /></a></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">You probably won't need the directions that came with the new one but it's never a bad idea to peek. Essentially you're doing everything in reverse to install the new. How uncomplicated, right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXkNvmy9Sf8EelzIxLd5S3UCinlN78no98-37fLEQssmecXA_W0EeLbU6a5uuBSQVvwA2hUDknPpO06U230z6uj24cShDpSlrRBANN8TRgQzmkc91IbbABqYl2pX9J6l_HUZpI1ps1RhumoRyXpQiUnL8fogJcDdquUJjmbnNGqJaz625p_bYXO-yC1w/s700/faucet%20instructions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new faucet instructions" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXkNvmy9Sf8EelzIxLd5S3UCinlN78no98-37fLEQssmecXA_W0EeLbU6a5uuBSQVvwA2hUDknPpO06U230z6uj24cShDpSlrRBANN8TRgQzmkc91IbbABqYl2pX9J6l_HUZpI1ps1RhumoRyXpQiUnL8fogJcDdquUJjmbnNGqJaz625p_bYXO-yC1w/s16000/faucet%20instructions.jpg" title="instructions" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">One thing you might run into, which I did so check very ahead of removing anything because I learn the hard way, is that the water supply lines that came with the faucet were ohh way too short. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And weirdly no big box stores carry this type which is super confusing to me so I ordered from Amazon. The type with <a href="https://amzn.to/47XAfYw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one male end</a>.* </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With those now in my hot lil' hands, it was go time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Clean up around the hole in the counter all nice first, replacing caulk in the area as necessary as I did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, twist the water supply hoses into the faucet bottom then feed them through the counter hole and try to, if you're doing this alone, set the faucet in the position you want, and grab the hoses from below to pull somewhat tight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoGOWkJilyAnU4I8qHZhwQPdG9-pq84ycfqemeAute9nlgokMvHGMiBLsKivdkXe41KpY_7wJzgCDZlundy7HXqlHVJh3SPOxeCsZ4KnhsLn4XiitGu0wl_qME1hJRMDNQz-HjqQnYtuDD5aBRbBv5ZBVcXAJdBfS7BWwQUtt5lSBR2vBkk_F-TeRJJA/s700/new%20faucet%20assembly.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="water supply hoses and faucet attachment prep" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoGOWkJilyAnU4I8qHZhwQPdG9-pq84ycfqemeAute9nlgokMvHGMiBLsKivdkXe41KpY_7wJzgCDZlundy7HXqlHVJh3SPOxeCsZ4KnhsLn4XiitGu0wl_qME1hJRMDNQz-HjqQnYtuDD5aBRbBv5ZBVcXAJdBfS7BWwQUtt5lSBR2vBkk_F-TeRJJA/s16000/new%20faucet%20assembly.jpg" title="prep" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right, take that nut off before putting the faucet through the hole.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Feed on the part that screws the faucet to the counter and tighten the faucet down. Again, dark cramped annoying space with a thin brass nut is, um, a wee tricky, but determination will get you there. And a small <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/tools-tools-tools.html">channel lock</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3h9iez4A9reRFTdnw9nKo9Gn_jwO0bO33FKPCxZtMXlQLWtuarrJBJu9wOXMCKc8fFuvmSnMdRbsLF2qnODd3pTTt3ueCa0u4PyOXkhJNNOJqlZcLtbg2STlhaR9zrNiOdgwVBZAoRIgqVbnCQdwz_GBt34HFE4JuN1e2rZT_2DFf7ttv-PQtWpCZHI/s700/new%20faucet%20nut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new faucet nut tightened" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3h9iez4A9reRFTdnw9nKo9Gn_jwO0bO33FKPCxZtMXlQLWtuarrJBJu9wOXMCKc8fFuvmSnMdRbsLF2qnODd3pTTt3ueCa0u4PyOXkhJNNOJqlZcLtbg2STlhaR9zrNiOdgwVBZAoRIgqVbnCQdwz_GBt34HFE4JuN1e2rZT_2DFf7ttv-PQtWpCZHI/s16000/new%20faucet%20nut.jpg" title="new" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Twist the water hose nuts onto the water lines, tighten but don't be excessive, and slowly turn the water back on. Check the whole shebang for leaks and you should be good to go!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaoEENnt9gCKwxoAvrHBsXlwrI3DJxtu8KePIHgStnEPf34CFbvZ7kGu24dTab2sk5yEYHdotTDkN9c7_R_4UvV5rlV5K6wbE_UCv5BmRtWAZd_04lKjrTAvnypS-1oprMpCW-ORicFq_zYG-qqi-TUmLvYGocCX7baDniUVspaO8UwVy6p_DhU2gxm8/s700/new%20hoses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new water line hoses" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaoEENnt9gCKwxoAvrHBsXlwrI3DJxtu8KePIHgStnEPf34CFbvZ7kGu24dTab2sk5yEYHdotTDkN9c7_R_4UvV5rlV5K6wbE_UCv5BmRtWAZd_04lKjrTAvnypS-1oprMpCW-ORicFq_zYG-qqi-TUmLvYGocCX7baDniUVspaO8UwVy6p_DhU2gxm8/s16000/new%20hoses.jpg" title="hoses" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">For added anti-leak assurance, you can wrap that <a href="https://amzn.to/452JXG8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plumber's silicone pipe tape</a>* at connections.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And voilá, <a href="https://amzn.to/45X31a6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new faucet</a>* in twenty minutes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eMMwS_6vbzUsagMHUjvD0TDY1Jed_PzGsUNkDb9RTBS22qH79bGrMuyw7-mI9pKbWPyjFri6J7cIl4-gmQ5e8NbrmAyHGc4O-cEQLYX5vlzrbfEfEqyrKZIfpG4AApdIr4ePtao5UObIUJhMZGVFC8VJukXzg-Qz2aRwDxHp2Zdu7LrlON5jtLrLvkI/s700/new%20kitchen%20faucet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="new kitchen faucet installed" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0eMMwS_6vbzUsagMHUjvD0TDY1Jed_PzGsUNkDb9RTBS22qH79bGrMuyw7-mI9pKbWPyjFri6J7cIl4-gmQ5e8NbrmAyHGc4O-cEQLYX5vlzrbfEfEqyrKZIfpG4AApdIr4ePtao5UObIUJhMZGVFC8VJukXzg-Qz2aRwDxHp2Zdu7LrlON5jtLrLvkI/s16000/new%20kitchen%20faucet.jpg" title="new" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, a bit busy with a spout, sprayer, coil, flared stem, stuff, junk but...faucet.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know, I make it sound so easy because it is that easy. Don't live with that icky faucet you hate a second longer! You can do this!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then a week later, aw man, what the....what's all this water under the sink? The new faucet? No. The garbage disposal rusted through the bottom. Crap. Drip. Drip. Drip. <i>Sigh.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpud-ifX4SKlSEprHoHyFmYufet5U6D8n0Ws0jAYnyTmnxtHs9g9qHplFHtzYOSKg-Xonudd7EUVt4IncOc5CMWfataQFH3BdfelYcPhqlv4TcN0Dieaim_N4dQG_anDMEe21lM2tkfGMyyGHNvmID2e1cThijpSgMAHFWvdcQ9KQ1HrzXN2R9SefT-s/s700/leaky%20disposal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="old leaking garbage disposal under sink" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpud-ifX4SKlSEprHoHyFmYufet5U6D8n0Ws0jAYnyTmnxtHs9g9qHplFHtzYOSKg-Xonudd7EUVt4IncOc5CMWfataQFH3BdfelYcPhqlv4TcN0Dieaim_N4dQG_anDMEe21lM2tkfGMyyGHNvmID2e1cThijpSgMAHFWvdcQ9KQ1HrzXN2R9SefT-s/s16000/leaky%20disposal.jpg" title="leak" /></a></div></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mike ordered us up a new one and thankfully, oh my goodness thankfully, he magically, accidentally got us the same <a href="https://sovrn.co/1jjifqh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brand</a>,* same <a href="https://sovrn.co/18xlcij" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">model</a>* as that shrank the twenty seven, yes <i>twenty seven</i> steps, by a lot.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0znJS6YKAxHhwoOzA1M57SZwqF4-RsR_IGL2msRvUCxOJW4cC2CDJezZJXaVzrNQBSFzPKa9TCScvDNTijGKEi4klN-NOR26ZbWxu55Q33JQIXgDYfdinhp_3pClDOHSR0BEkZyQ-BBZYhrFR8ESaBOR-t4PhMgSmvAKzcnu1v4sdnXW5deAK7PkPAk/s700/disposal%20box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new InSinkErator garbage disposal in box" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0znJS6YKAxHhwoOzA1M57SZwqF4-RsR_IGL2msRvUCxOJW4cC2CDJezZJXaVzrNQBSFzPKa9TCScvDNTijGKEi4klN-NOR26ZbWxu55Q33JQIXgDYfdinhp_3pClDOHSR0BEkZyQ-BBZYhrFR8ESaBOR-t4PhMgSmvAKzcnu1v4sdnXW5deAK7PkPAk/s16000/disposal%20box.jpg" title="boxed" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHd94B5H8eSmHXl1D8bcMlctqyqaHyjCBNyWokESiyDKryaVk9HX996_BTP66bE7l5LZocMIrkeKVTxlh07lXc3vn6gFqoqCtcpJL0Uu37xrSZqDPKFzqURUWHJiZDdKbAB0G8HHgGANfn8RDM2JJrMnAtkuo6ecycFZGo6-cQY8skSFH903rACSuXXs/s700/disposal%20instructions.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="instructions for garbage disposal installation" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHd94B5H8eSmHXl1D8bcMlctqyqaHyjCBNyWokESiyDKryaVk9HX996_BTP66bE7l5LZocMIrkeKVTxlh07lXc3vn6gFqoqCtcpJL0Uu37xrSZqDPKFzqURUWHJiZDdKbAB0G8HHgGANfn8RDM2JJrMnAtkuo6ecycFZGo6-cQY8skSFH903rACSuXXs/s16000/disposal%20instructions.jpg" title="directions" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About passed out seeing this unfurled.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to say, I was intimidated by replacing this thing but thankfully, for once, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/08/its-wheelbarrow-hoist.html">the instructions</a> were good. And though it took some time as I was taking my time because of aforementioned intimidation, I got it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was mostly twist the old off (turn off the power at the breaker!!**), undo a little bit of wiring, then much like the faucet, redo everything in reverse to install so in the end, it was much easier than I feared. If I can do it, you can do it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9diKn2WOLb1YKDHvZHP9vX6uLN1e_7nL2Tkjd-uxrpV4o36bb-v_gJ3UT6AFUMeErk1-nyu90vr6jkZx6KfrtccrD-r0uhK7vaJvTWNY-iXVp8ggL-54M8jsDofDtfwYAAH7Gb_W90UcFpCcjmly47hqIt8wK_z1HY5_TnEctT3GKmj_BwSkrmlChMs/s700/old%20disposal%20removal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="removing old leaky garbage disposal" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9diKn2WOLb1YKDHvZHP9vX6uLN1e_7nL2Tkjd-uxrpV4o36bb-v_gJ3UT6AFUMeErk1-nyu90vr6jkZx6KfrtccrD-r0uhK7vaJvTWNY-iXVp8ggL-54M8jsDofDtfwYAAH7Gb_W90UcFpCcjmly47hqIt8wK_z1HY5_TnEctT3GKmj_BwSkrmlChMs/s16000/old%20disposal%20removal.jpg" title="remove" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left, twist off. Top right, undoing wires. Bottom right, pulling wire out.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyVY3eETCA_YNZgql1klU7M1JwIvoQGDSC_CMEIp1sERlVS0vM_LJ9JMmYOD0T9UvKOCelJfc1ZXHJpUmTspGMNMu6aV1_H03CZdKsYkwsBl-1HSVt8ae_3w-faLwqje_Rsxxot1AFCODxQeO2Lac9UsOlY872qERlrYqHFEi8vnhSXn1yGWUpGtgoXw/s700/new%20disposal%20wiring.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="installing and wiring new garbage disposal" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyVY3eETCA_YNZgql1klU7M1JwIvoQGDSC_CMEIp1sERlVS0vM_LJ9JMmYOD0T9UvKOCelJfc1ZXHJpUmTspGMNMu6aV1_H03CZdKsYkwsBl-1HSVt8ae_3w-faLwqje_Rsxxot1AFCODxQeO2Lac9UsOlY872qERlrYqHFEi8vnhSXn1yGWUpGtgoXw/s16000/new%20disposal%20wiring.jpg" title="new" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top left, opening the new covers to wire. Bottom left, pulling wire through and connecting. <span style="text-align: left;">I used </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3LAy6Iq" rel="nofollow" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">outdoor wire nuts</a><span style="text-align: left;">* because, hey, water in the vicinity, why not. Right, all done wiring!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">One thing you should not do? Be on the phone with your charming husband, distracted while skimming the directions and knock out a part that can't be replaced: the dishwasher drain line cap.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Panic!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">No worries if you do though because thankfully all you need is a cheap <a href="https://amzn.to/453SpEY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#2 sized rubber stopper</a>.* Cram that sucker in, gently bonk it with a hammer to jam it all the way in, and you're golden. <i>dusts off hands</i>, whew!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5eEF46errug5qRJpbxcPchNV-WxhaiEQTUJLkQpUZjed48gOYZthtDmCU4J4UqT6XvjyB_applWQqTGrBfR4lyKnUekeZOr6dNJYv4lARcVDAp1JJfhruTclm2spN-q-yyiUgq97Q9qHdaSGpLb-9AiGZCUlBnVkEiZVOBOlLcAyLDn9YWWkSXX9Uic/s700/%232%20stopper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="#2 rubber stopper for garbage disposal dishwasher drain line cap hole" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5eEF46errug5qRJpbxcPchNV-WxhaiEQTUJLkQpUZjed48gOYZthtDmCU4J4UqT6XvjyB_applWQqTGrBfR4lyKnUekeZOr6dNJYv4lARcVDAp1JJfhruTclm2spN-q-yyiUgq97Q9qHdaSGpLb-9AiGZCUlBnVkEiZVOBOlLcAyLDn9YWWkSXX9Uic/s16000/%232%20stopper.jpg" title="stopper" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1oFzCq3vLiTlNU2QpeVumS2hXoL_kgNjtOzc_1bZvNWZnA132o1OK5k1E1C7OFY7iJUp6Si7CXyFZ9c3QdeYFSyVYS-vc9ZTsZ8KxJTmuroHBN6JgC3rxIQrQkIYUOETRLadF8bvRdH35-XWFeQ8XKZ1wGDyaudZurZKZ0QRJ5VpBuEMlfbgRtnFaSU/s700/new%20disposal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="new garbage disposal installed and finished" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1oFzCq3vLiTlNU2QpeVumS2hXoL_kgNjtOzc_1bZvNWZnA132o1OK5k1E1C7OFY7iJUp6Si7CXyFZ9c3QdeYFSyVYS-vc9ZTsZ8KxJTmuroHBN6JgC3rxIQrQkIYUOETRLadF8bvRdH35-XWFeQ8XKZ1wGDyaudZurZKZ0QRJ5VpBuEMlfbgRtnFaSU/s16000/new%20disposal.jpg" title="installed" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's in! Woot!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">But. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/light-me-up.html">It's me.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The faucet base started twisting all around and in a further effort to tighten that challenging little nut, I bought a <a href="https://sovrn.co/1izb7c6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">basin wrench</a>* which, nuh uh, who invented that difficult tool? So I got <a href="https://sovrn.co/e1czqd5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this tool</a>* but it was the incorrect tool for this particular nut. Nuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOJJQWKBPb-7v2FvQCgh5jzBBvWVmmOd7oWmuO6EazwKTjbtktv0PtklKE1dFjxqtRxPWGWyV3LcGnjRHEqDV8PO0QWSbUL6pdtiTK41F2myFykFveYZ_JLAgSA1kOauL6qjXSQ614CdnmnjLNNfENjOiskaLAQ0TlOPtYY19GMSy0vhxh2mWofG4sTQ/s700/wrenches.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="plumbing and basin wrenches" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOJJQWKBPb-7v2FvQCgh5jzBBvWVmmOd7oWmuO6EazwKTjbtktv0PtklKE1dFjxqtRxPWGWyV3LcGnjRHEqDV8PO0QWSbUL6pdtiTK41F2myFykFveYZ_JLAgSA1kOauL6qjXSQ614CdnmnjLNNfENjOiskaLAQ0TlOPtYY19GMSy0vhxh2mWofG4sTQ/s16000/wrenches.jpg" title="wrench" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nope. And nope.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then the hot water hose line was dripping at the faucet. Then the cold water hose gave out, spraying everywhere at the water connection. I took everything off and out, ordered new hoses, reinstalled, and fingers crossed we're good now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So it's all easy, how to install a kitchen faucet and replace a garbage disposal. It might take a hot minute or two but it's absolutely DIY doable.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But then....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Guess what else broke? Because everything comes in threes, right? Our <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/the-roofer-visit.html">air conditioning</a> went out on the very hottest day of the year, 109°, one week after the above two chumps tapped out. Three weeks, three brokens. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yep. That was neat. Thankfully we didn't kill each other in crabby heat rage. At least we had water and could dispose of parts if needed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All jokes aside, stay tuned for more fun soon!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm6po0kwnB_HH1dF8RCiHlyfJewB_dcl1t_I8iJ0OChnmL4aUIprhP4fXq_tp3ggMnPJ7lQFa2unae_YYT3yG2xLzVlU-NwX7jVJkuYfwA28nIp8fwYstvJQ4xL8XOkXPpN5ZdydpPXmHM8nGosefewC0tG7Y7A41_Vuwsz-DG2982KjFcrQJz5InJLY/s700/faucet%20led.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="water running out of new installed kitchen faucet" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm6po0kwnB_HH1dF8RCiHlyfJewB_dcl1t_I8iJ0OChnmL4aUIprhP4fXq_tp3ggMnPJ7lQFa2unae_YYT3yG2xLzVlU-NwX7jVJkuYfwA28nIp8fwYstvJQ4xL8XOkXPpN5ZdydpPXmHM8nGosefewC0tG7Y7A41_Vuwsz-DG2982KjFcrQJz5InJLY/s16000/faucet%20led.jpg" title="water" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheeseball LED, amiright?!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a> update: his cancer is back. We are thrown for a complete and utter total loop as we were given the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/its-web-tripping-time.html">all-clear a month ago</a>. We don't know what's ahead. We're devastated.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "\"times\"", "\"times new roman\"", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**Disclaimer:</span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Electricity is dangerous. It can hurt you. It can kill you. Bad wiring can burn your house down. It's best to hire a qualified, licensed electrician if you don't know how to wire things. Do not attempt to wire anything without the proper knowledge. Do not <b>ever</b> take wiring advice from me. And do not blow your house up. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The similar kitchen faucets are an eBay affiliate link. The kitchen faucet water line hoses, plumber's tape, new faucets, outdoor wire nuts, and rubber stoppers are Amazon affiliate links. The pliers, wrenches, plumbing wrench tool, and disposals are a Home Depot affiliate links. The wrenches and basin wrenches are Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-72100384197245339332023-09-16T05:30:00.002-05:002023-12-09T11:37:14.811-06:00Actual Trip: Scotland, Week One.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgtoeQV0pjk9oHSEurCPNPZvbUMtMY-wA-huPBS12W-Q6dUfVlkx30oGZ_mjNMxpU5AAW7ZZ1pkn_wkT1AnUc8AOGuvE6o4-UX5H7TNo8pQGnAO8eUcwv-2nNzbgfBgo6hbbB8riPkDkK0JFd6bjAESghIXGEBJvrUiauvL358SzevSsS3ZlQr3E6op0/s1497/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="red door at Glenfarclas Distillery" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgtoeQV0pjk9oHSEurCPNPZvbUMtMY-wA-huPBS12W-Q6dUfVlkx30oGZ_mjNMxpU5AAW7ZZ1pkn_wkT1AnUc8AOGuvE6o4-UX5H7TNo8pQGnAO8eUcwv-2nNzbgfBgo6hbbB8riPkDkK0JFd6bjAESghIXGEBJvrUiauvL358SzevSsS3ZlQr3E6op0/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="door" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>So I know this isn't DIY or home improvement or project related or even a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/web%20trip">Web Trip</a> but I did promise I'd share more about my actual trip, my Scotland travels. And since it's been a year to date, this seems a very overdue yet fitting time. Here's week one, Scotland!<div><br /></div><div>Whooo, it took a year to get to this, jeez louise my goodness, yikes!<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/08/the-pantry-floor-is-done-done-done.html">My cool woodworking friend Scott</a> and I also made a brief jaunt over to the <a href="https://visitfaroeislands.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faroe Islands</a> because, well, it's close and utterly stunning. I'm hardly going to scratch the surface of the trip but I'll do three posts: week one, week two Scotland, and then Faroe Islands with tips we learned there.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have over 1200 photos FYI, so count yourselves lucky for this barely-scratch-the-surface overview. It was <i><u><b>very</b></u></i> hard to pick so few for you.</div><div><br /></div><div>What's my biggest tip when traveling though? At the end of every day, write down where you went, what you did, what you saw, where you ate, what you ate if it matters to you, as little or as much about your day as you want (but lean more). Trust me, you will be so thankful for the notes later.</div><div><br /></div><div>So yeah! Let's kick our feet up and do some real travel with my Scotland September 2022 trip! I feel horribly bad sharing in a sense, it hurts my heart, as Mike didn't get to go (someone had to stay for hates-everyone <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a> despite multiple attempts to find him a sitter). (Sorry, babe.) </div><div><br /></div><div>Someday Mike and I will be there. Or move there.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnMqdCJeVNSu8Iw-QwDUp75OVaX1sAIMKvABgqWqHrKeABEJO8HMICDdXFWcwvg5DPp4YvnLBjbj8MrteSyCy0G54UzB96b11ZNVu_z1hEyKwOnO0ZiTMnCjjPDn6TvllJzO2Uyne2N0H8N6JZOo4lJS_NBmZB9HZgJ3dfgIMpK9NUy6NoOGfIpTWNhU/s700/scotland-road-trip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="map of route traveled through Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnMqdCJeVNSu8Iw-QwDUp75OVaX1sAIMKvABgqWqHrKeABEJO8HMICDdXFWcwvg5DPp4YvnLBjbj8MrteSyCy0G54UzB96b11ZNVu_z1hEyKwOnO0ZiTMnCjjPDn6TvllJzO2Uyne2N0H8N6JZOo4lJS_NBmZB9HZgJ3dfgIMpK9NUy6NoOGfIpTWNhU/s16000/scotland-road-trip.jpg" title="map" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map is trimmed and adapted from <a href="https://ontheworldmap.com/uk/scotland/detailed-map-of-scotland.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OnTheWorldMap</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Yes, this map is our Scotland tour. Yes. Right?! </div><div><br /></div><div>How do I know this? Travel tip two: a mileage tracker app on my phone. I use <a href="https://www.driversnote.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DriversNote</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>We saw a lot. A<i> lot</i>. Scott and I casually walked over eighty miles these two weeks. How do I know this? Travel tip three: the step counter in the Health app on my phone. Over 177,000 steps.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you read my <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html">DIY Wood Dowel Hooks</a> post, you'll know the reason for this once-in-a-lifetime, tremendous trip. Airfare and week one were courtesy of John Grant and <a href="https://glenfarclas.com/our-home/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenfarclas Distillery</a>. Yes you read that right and as such, buy all the <a href="https://sovrn.co/12nzobd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenfarclas Whisky</a>.*</div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuc7XWLhrg91F-KjNLvAED2D4ts_m_qnESP7a8dWmq8Ykb2_wfWdgOo9ZLlSH4JwAEocR5VO2prJ09GvspLaeiUFUqnuJS2ZCr6aOfIakHV3CNthSwK7x7siuPudnXSyS-e8tGKm1Hpvz7d43NF_NG47LeiMOTA9GZwVU2lQ_EVe6KGxN3ZaUbOIdU3aw/s8256/JHP_8241.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="antique Glenfarclas whisky bottle unpacked" border="0" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuc7XWLhrg91F-KjNLvAED2D4ts_m_qnESP7a8dWmq8Ykb2_wfWdgOo9ZLlSH4JwAEocR5VO2prJ09GvspLaeiUFUqnuJS2ZCr6aOfIakHV3CNthSwK7x7siuPudnXSyS-e8tGKm1Hpvz7d43NF_NG47LeiMOTA9GZwVU2lQ_EVe6KGxN3ZaUbOIdU3aw/w640-h427/JHP_8241.jpg" title="unpacked" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I stressed for months on how to pack this 1930's-ish bottle to travel 3000 miles in two cargo holds. Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.johnpaul.photography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Paul Photography</a> and shared with permission.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>John himself personally picked us up at Edinburgh Airport and off we set on our incredible journey. </div><div><br /></div><div>First on the agenda was driving along <a href="https://hiddenscotland.co/the-coastal-villages-of-fife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Fife coast</a> up to <a href="https://standrews.com/homepage/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Andrew's</a>. Having grown up with a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/01/eeerrrttttttttpotty-break.html">Dad</a> who golfed, I saw this course on the television set annually, so it was quite special to see it in person for him. Then actually walk on the 18th fairway too. Iiii know.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsUk3omnvk0KYYwwIdVxQYaOIEhnjCq-jjK2YSCVw1_nwCvxC4sP5P7YivKzpP0xxCqaJjh_EafLkGG30knLiiTCUcoDez85gDo2SmK1OLv-7ved03pOGBoxy1pItNRLFVzZ10bG-3g-PYXzRcBn9XhOS9TAQnqAZnYOyntaobuCk4tDA5o-gADZPFdY/s700/st%20andrews.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="me standing on bridge at 18th fairway of St. Andrew's" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsUk3omnvk0KYYwwIdVxQYaOIEhnjCq-jjK2YSCVw1_nwCvxC4sP5P7YivKzpP0xxCqaJjh_EafLkGG30knLiiTCUcoDez85gDo2SmK1OLv-7ved03pOGBoxy1pItNRLFVzZ10bG-3g-PYXzRcBn9XhOS9TAQnqAZnYOyntaobuCk4tDA5o-gADZPFdY/s16000/st%20andrews.jpg" title="golf" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running on fumes, Coca Cola, and excitement after having not slept on the plane, here I am on the bridge at St. Andrew's.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>We next drove north through Dundee then west through Perth. No stopping, we were on our way to our first of two nights' stay in <a href="https://www.pitlochry.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pitlochry</a> at the <a href="https://www.theoldmillpitlochry.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Old Mill Inn</a>. Highly <i>highly</i> recommend both Pitlochry and the Old Mill Inn.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB975xvThhKZY4bJimWgrH4Bk7idlT-0K9uBrjgXy-Rr1bUk9YmRup9iqWQb-iOQwN32TEgoYrNP6i_YcDTtbsy2DTZD9AdgSavZmtfn7DPGcMGg1FZw4cxnezE_MGTLmm-U-XO91Qwv9EqVS5C062L1eQ-FuX3TZZPr2T4viP9vGQ5gLSleVL-_ThOPU/s700/pitlochry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="street in Pitlochry, Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB975xvThhKZY4bJimWgrH4Bk7idlT-0K9uBrjgXy-Rr1bUk9YmRup9iqWQb-iOQwN32TEgoYrNP6i_YcDTtbsy2DTZD9AdgSavZmtfn7DPGcMGg1FZw4cxnezE_MGTLmm-U-XO91Qwv9EqVS5C062L1eQ-FuX3TZZPr2T4viP9vGQ5gLSleVL-_ThOPU/s16000/pitlochry.jpg" title="Pitlochry" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pitlochry</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Next day, up and at 'em, and after a nice warm bowl of <a href="https://amzn.to/42559uf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scottish porridge</a>* (oh my <i>Word</i>, infinitely better than meh American oats) (someone please send me bushels of Scottish oats), we were off.</div><div><br /></div><div>On tap: <a href="https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/tay-forest-park/queens-view-visitor-centre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queen's View</a> then <a href="https://atholl-estates.co.uk/blair-castle/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blair Castle</a>, back down to <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/dunkeld-p241961" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dunkeld</a> and the <a href="https://highlandchocolatier.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">best hot chocolate</a> ever, through the <a href="https://www.houseofbruar.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House of Bruar</a>, and <a href="https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/the-hermitage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hermitage</a>. Maybe not in that particular order but that was our day with a few stops between. Out-freaking-standing. Had a can of <a href="https://amzn.to/3LmdJi3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Irn Bru</a>* and I liked it, whatever the flavor may be.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3lOXU1Ms3VWNqgj9DS0QXDzkcxfuWXmovcLWr9MXj2LZHoN-AcsP_8aKSS0fQWBhqKQlFJUPq5l9BYQp51XEHzpPF1i1BKZDUYIlKpRNZ7aq5Abw8RTj3KVa3OHkM92LXU2JmcTfk3TF4blhhaDHhB3iRl1bCi9p8F2J__wNNAx9swKAwHobIZCAvyQ/s700/DSCF6251.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Queen's View in Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3lOXU1Ms3VWNqgj9DS0QXDzkcxfuWXmovcLWr9MXj2LZHoN-AcsP_8aKSS0fQWBhqKQlFJUPq5l9BYQp51XEHzpPF1i1BKZDUYIlKpRNZ7aq5Abw8RTj3KVa3OHkM92LXU2JmcTfk3TF4blhhaDHhB3iRl1bCi9p8F2J__wNNAx9swKAwHobIZCAvyQ/s16000/DSCF6251.JPG" title="view" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen's View</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVf9Sjsro30x_zVR5qMFe5qVQCo_ra8pxb4xSTJTY2LSg5vqpE3OVOMQE_viMdnf_dMnDSvYIM3aA4Ry5CCen21g-NhUU5ekBo00BPIFxTxoS5cYe4_eObWU97RLB8-04bOzYJ3-RyM3v1aqRXLVyYFxMDc6vlS9kTSxI9XkM16qMRKlNia8P8FNniuA/s700/DSCF6262.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Blair Castle, Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVf9Sjsro30x_zVR5qMFe5qVQCo_ra8pxb4xSTJTY2LSg5vqpE3OVOMQE_viMdnf_dMnDSvYIM3aA4Ry5CCen21g-NhUU5ekBo00BPIFxTxoS5cYe4_eObWU97RLB8-04bOzYJ3-RyM3v1aqRXLVyYFxMDc6vlS9kTSxI9XkM16qMRKlNia8P8FNniuA/s16000/DSCF6262.JPG" title="castle" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blair Castle with John and Scott.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb36hUfKjxLoq8KqbgtqO4EysWcFnB9Pk35A0ms4YNjeBadxNZDhe6f-BP5HzykDljB7W-MvHKZYcNv2zzaqTyCPi6YHN3KT7tnImz8iF1BHRQpmaaSjHjvDv7sqTMt_NJ87MiMaNxHgSztAriGpbQ9WeBtDv7n-K5X9qtKb5MdlhyJNtCB-ROtkEKSlw/s700/hermitage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Hermitage, Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb36hUfKjxLoq8KqbgtqO4EysWcFnB9Pk35A0ms4YNjeBadxNZDhe6f-BP5HzykDljB7W-MvHKZYcNv2zzaqTyCPi6YHN3KT7tnImz8iF1BHRQpmaaSjHjvDv7sqTMt_NJ87MiMaNxHgSztAriGpbQ9WeBtDv7n-K5X9qtKb5MdlhyJNtCB-ROtkEKSlw/s16000/hermitage.jpg" title="nature" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hermitage</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>The next day it was off to the Highlands and <a href="https://glenfarclas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenfarclas</a> with a quick stop at John's antique auto repair shop and the gate at <a href="https://www.balmoralcastle.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Balmoral</a>. The Queen had died two days before our flight over. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmniRbJRSytxXgNn2n77XJkaO6Boffn_g46VtNeku-SeMQo9EMKavbcAg5VQEi6J4ldL2PsWagwIGc_xM6Bqh5Ipy3SWvBgIrjaOASdHqwNI2xsFsCZLvdMNVFXY2fxsFEq5qBhKN7TvrCIIKncmlnYuiUtgAkRYjPg2unVzCwxyCPyZyY4iMWpkQSvI/s700/balmoral.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="flowers at Balmoral" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmniRbJRSytxXgNn2n77XJkaO6Boffn_g46VtNeku-SeMQo9EMKavbcAg5VQEi6J4ldL2PsWagwIGc_xM6Bqh5Ipy3SWvBgIrjaOASdHqwNI2xsFsCZLvdMNVFXY2fxsFEq5qBhKN7TvrCIIKncmlnYuiUtgAkRYjPg2unVzCwxyCPyZyY4iMWpkQSvI/s16000/balmoral.jpg" title="flowers" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers piling up at Balmoral.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>We checked into <a href="https://www.dowanshotel.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dowans Hotel</a> (holy omg). With no time to gussy up to not look jet-fried, we were whisked off to a three-hour, four-course personal chef champagne, wine, and whisky lunch with John, his delightful wife Ishbel, Managing Director Douglas, Distillery Manager Callum, and International Sales Executive Debs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes. Wow is an understatement.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQHPuH_ukWV2V8B3CpxoPCBJcMFFJ_7DYqXUNTleoe3VnjwcXkZPuOP3QjZcIPBmO4A50IkcYqQ3CNJ-BvV8IZhGLYPw10wwiXFbYZnfYIFin5Igrqx6InMSRRpDXYuPDJpr4Ut6NNEWNxG1N1C1ZkV6o8v6DHBb3unhypfLABuL0GgXN_Kk4tXInVYQ/s700/dowans.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Dowans Hotel, Scotland" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQHPuH_ukWV2V8B3CpxoPCBJcMFFJ_7DYqXUNTleoe3VnjwcXkZPuOP3QjZcIPBmO4A50IkcYqQ3CNJ-BvV8IZhGLYPw10wwiXFbYZnfYIFin5Igrqx6InMSRRpDXYuPDJpr4Ut6NNEWNxG1N1C1ZkV6o8v6DHBb3unhypfLABuL0GgXN_Kk4tXInVYQ/s16000/dowans.jpg" title="Iowans" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dowans Hotel. Holy heck, right?!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Not before a photo shoot with John, me, and the bottle though. Then lunch. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrlabhKXodx3IZYIUsbMNceq5vGNB2eB6HqcfVYapbO7o9-eKwq5sIhPV0JWNdYZPPpYCyu9SJ6hqllu_b9om8CiXhnopZ8Pp4GtMSaqRyJF8UsdsPkmrRDrKN9NGDYyFon4o9LQjkIsowTGa_vmC-e8mXqnWU-GdCXBQajvDBPoamlxDdnGpyNBVwYg/s700/photo%20shoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="photo of photo shoot at Glenfarclas" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrlabhKXodx3IZYIUsbMNceq5vGNB2eB6HqcfVYapbO7o9-eKwq5sIhPV0JWNdYZPPpYCyu9SJ6hqllu_b9om8CiXhnopZ8Pp4GtMSaqRyJF8UsdsPkmrRDrKN9NGDYyFon4o9LQjkIsowTGa_vmC-e8mXqnWU-GdCXBQajvDBPoamlxDdnGpyNBVwYg/s16000/photo%20shoot.jpg" title="photo" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks, Scott, for the photo! Left to right: me, John, John Paul, and Debs in the still room.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Oh my heavens. Oh. My. Heavens. What a day. <i>What a day!</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>I tasted whisky as old as me. My jaw discreetly (I hope) on the floor the Whole Entire Time. Was this all real?! I cannot even begin to describe the experience, especially as I had no idea any of it was coming.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYwzmBjf5zgwp0wb5WEybty7dmZR3at9-gvYso1K6PB3hQPIeBywyTsetUI9lTXTKf2-17LQkzbHn0CiAutteV-pB9k5eIFv4oqCVZA9YfHlq9DnHGtmhFT_JxdqGUcpi4I0oaE0JXIc4aNSF_q8J91YV-CvPuX0TZooAn8bAj4OE3Rx6l55ZHZXLTfg/s700/DSCF6333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Glenfarclas Distillery" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYwzmBjf5zgwp0wb5WEybty7dmZR3at9-gvYso1K6PB3hQPIeBywyTsetUI9lTXTKf2-17LQkzbHn0CiAutteV-pB9k5eIFv4oqCVZA9YfHlq9DnHGtmhFT_JxdqGUcpi4I0oaE0JXIc4aNSF_q8J91YV-CvPuX0TZooAn8bAj4OE3Rx6l55ZHZXLTfg/s16000/DSCF6333.JPG" title="distillery" /></a></div></div><div>Debs told us later that the afternoon-long lunches with John and Ishbel are exclusive and <i>legendary</i>. What an honor to have been at one. Wow..... Right?! I'm still speechless.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next two days we spent with hilariously fun Debs starting with a personal tour of the distillery. Hopped in the van for a stock-up at <a href="http://www.walkersshortbread.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walker's</a> factory store, <a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/over-bridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telford Bridge</a>, then off to <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/elgin-p237701" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elgin</a> for lunch at <a href="https://discover.johnstonsofelgin.com/visit-us/weavers-restaurant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnstons </a>(by the way, the Scottish are huge fans of mac and cheese), over to <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/lossiemouth-p244121" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lossiemouth</a> and the North Sea, through <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/forres-p237691" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forres</a>, then back down to The Dowans for the night.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHosUlPMhkhsdBUqETZPLuxwh_3Juu6hztiB1nDvBKUVmglx8VcOgO8HMpiEGJjY9Wbc2AovIfi11SiE32h2xsgCLswspR2ug0jXvc_E08oO2AreHmUNmExjqloBdS931affX7trrAsX6ZbMxiek3eIfdvQMy4wGpyaqRSGtbbdBB3at58s6wpJvuOngE/s700/north%20sea.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="view of the North Sea from Lossiemouth" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHosUlPMhkhsdBUqETZPLuxwh_3Juu6hztiB1nDvBKUVmglx8VcOgO8HMpiEGJjY9Wbc2AovIfi11SiE32h2xsgCLswspR2ug0jXvc_E08oO2AreHmUNmExjqloBdS931affX7trrAsX6ZbMxiek3eIfdvQMy4wGpyaqRSGtbbdBB3at58s6wpJvuOngE/s16000/north%20sea.jpg" title="north" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow does that look cold. And wow, I could stare at this photo all day.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>Debs picked us up the next day to take us to <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/places-to-go/fort-william" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fort William</a> but took us a diverted route through <a href="https://www.scotland.com/regions/highlands/inverness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Inverness</a> then down along Loch Ness. We lunched at <a href="https://www.fiddledrum.co.uk">Fiddler's</a> and then yes, found the Loch Ness monster. Didn't you see the news report?!</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="484" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KTFIdDkUaw4" width="583" youtube-src-id="KTFIdDkUaw4"></iframe></div><br /></div><div>The next morning was our <a href="https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/steam-train-trip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacobite Steam Train</a> trip despite not being Harry Potter fans but, fans of great scenery. <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/mallaig-p236601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mallaig</a> was incredible. So were the baked goods at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/oldquaybakehouse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bakehouse</a>. You must hit up every local bakery, by the way. And you must drink your weight in proper hot chocolate. Trust me.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvssCTiAUjPT74IvDqAXOgAPG6Z0y11LZsMMNxw93wJmI8K9m9DjrkAQdGEkJGmG8rDiNFyYvgJu5sr-ltEm0BEGKplqvn3AnfFQ0ndYhOQDekEpmg1LJ1R4FDVqv-TKFCMmkYqfVi_zBy7j4EGVWI5LjNbshzUUYzH-tojV6vvBfyRH44tQTIiuoEO8/s700/malliag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="boats in Mallaig" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvssCTiAUjPT74IvDqAXOgAPG6Z0y11LZsMMNxw93wJmI8K9m9DjrkAQdGEkJGmG8rDiNFyYvgJu5sr-ltEm0BEGKplqvn3AnfFQ0ndYhOQDekEpmg1LJ1R4FDVqv-TKFCMmkYqfVi_zBy7j4EGVWI5LjNbshzUUYzH-tojV6vvBfyRH44tQTIiuoEO8/s16000/malliag.jpg" title="boats" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFfQce7MPJB3EwIszu46iLaSSsw7GjTOrQmI0UzdI2OycZvfVbDsEMEUe5kg-1HDXc4JxWVsHLH0BsjVhFLq2ZIDnBA1yHKIzOUg373wQkcQ9SvmyX1naCWN2BwVzZe9HC5NIjpBC8Tk4R3M71uGimTeoGCmgHml4JcSEHyH0MIl5BXbvSwLxnzUBIQ8/s700/bakehouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="baked goods at The Bakehouse in Mallaig" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFfQce7MPJB3EwIszu46iLaSSsw7GjTOrQmI0UzdI2OycZvfVbDsEMEUe5kg-1HDXc4JxWVsHLH0BsjVhFLq2ZIDnBA1yHKIzOUg373wQkcQ9SvmyX1naCWN2BwVzZe9HC5NIjpBC8Tk4R3M71uGimTeoGCmgHml4JcSEHyH0MIl5BXbvSwLxnzUBIQ8/s16000/bakehouse.jpg" title="baked" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of each please.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>The Grants picked us up at the station back in Fort William and took us to <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/port-appin-p235681" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Port Appin</a> where we stayed and dined at <a href="https://pierhousehotel.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pierhouse</a>. Nothing short of downright mind-blowing. And here is where I could no longer escape John's insistence that I try haggis. Um, let's just say I might not be making it at home.</div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV95YTyjto-i1OXFBU3bJa3eG30MP8UCZVbaAhJgO-PdoYPgLe1hjSnAjOMzr3X4G8nVfyEHLOYKDqlalq_BjG79dAPZLVRsFSX2V7WsFTogbH6S_g_3lgye-1qTuaO4oxaMQgmFJvBht88j68f0cE2RcXl1fxyjbLZMkoctuHC1X_0FbYE0Q9CgQRgg/s700/port%20appin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="view from The Pierhouse in Port Appin" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV95YTyjto-i1OXFBU3bJa3eG30MP8UCZVbaAhJgO-PdoYPgLe1hjSnAjOMzr3X4G8nVfyEHLOYKDqlalq_BjG79dAPZLVRsFSX2V7WsFTogbH6S_g_3lgye-1qTuaO4oxaMQgmFJvBht88j68f0cE2RcXl1fxyjbLZMkoctuHC1X_0FbYE0Q9CgQRgg/s16000/port%20appin.jpg" title="view" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holy cats and dogs, the view from The Pierhouse.....</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Off we were the next day for a driving tour, first through <a href="https://www.oban.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oban</a> and now I know how to correctly pronounce it along with many other names. Drove along <a href="https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loch Lomond</a> and over to <a href="https://www.stirlingcastle.scot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stirling Castle</a> where I got to stand beneath a statue of my Great times-multiple-generations Uncle (or something) <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-the-Bruce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert the Bruce</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bt6qZXYJRxnRuwvOY-2Kbo8EbZWpIpdpRHiqZKEVaBFWGBME9D9SYaGnF9uZVT0H8pfAq_UaWotAXCrqKGNDsKfShz1T8HHn28L9GE4-tRH9gZvs1Zq_z9dWLvVpBuI1S3Bf53ZgazpHMia7gHWM9xn9QpQ5SimaVQnQYKVk8ac5nDDqhNMNjIWecwc/s700/robert%20the%20bruce.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="statue of Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bt6qZXYJRxnRuwvOY-2Kbo8EbZWpIpdpRHiqZKEVaBFWGBME9D9SYaGnF9uZVT0H8pfAq_UaWotAXCrqKGNDsKfShz1T8HHn28L9GE4-tRH9gZvs1Zq_z9dWLvVpBuI1S3Bf53ZgazpHMia7gHWM9xn9QpQ5SimaVQnQYKVk8ac5nDDqhNMNjIWecwc/s16000/robert%20the%20bruce.jpg" title="Robert" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the resemblance?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>I read, FYI, that it does irk some Scots if you mention your very long and deep line of Scottish roots but live elsewhere so I kept mum. But, turns out John could have arranged a dinner with other Robert the Bruce relatives and seemed more irked that I hadn't mentioned it until too late. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, John knows everyone. He went to school with the now King.</div><div><br /></div><div>We next headed to <a href="https://www.secret-scotland.com/place/falkirk-wheel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Falkirk Wheel</a>, then the <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/the-helix-home-of-the-kelpies-p889261" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelpies</a>, then to <a href="https://www.champany.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Champany Inn</a>, John's most favorite place in the country where we dined like royalty and soundly slept.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C_4WuD_R3F2QIfCee1RHAZWmY_oXbbP6kwxI74zcWd5lCo15A8cv9kQ1C-ZfoOaaGiw7Kw8zafFdMVJymAdWALuIucLjEKVy-pW3e6bCi1n19tDPmZiPUmZCHw4pRUUMGzgJwTB1wzMEuRcVjQM04h1HhINsVnfEhG_sByQgv3xOZt5PnoSIu1S5rh4/s700/DSCF6677.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="view of Falkirk Wheel" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C_4WuD_R3F2QIfCee1RHAZWmY_oXbbP6kwxI74zcWd5lCo15A8cv9kQ1C-ZfoOaaGiw7Kw8zafFdMVJymAdWALuIucLjEKVy-pW3e6bCi1n19tDPmZiPUmZCHw4pRUUMGzgJwTB1wzMEuRcVjQM04h1HhINsVnfEhG_sByQgv3xOZt5PnoSIu1S5rh4/s16000/DSCF6677.JPG" title="Falkirk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Falkirk Wheel</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX8C7DAoDTGM9g2TuN9UG4-lebSfnTvVTX6tDIdgzxKKLusTfTm0Udo2qXj7LLhLUXy0NEYC9CmqFcvZc_MZ2qKghOM0dKY6WEQW8NMNna6uTLPdiOoQ9G1Nga4Cyno9R-zSx-_9Lxux23ozIFCbbcWElqfRERifJu9h5gTIqHegy0GHSaC1-gsGGVFQ/s700/DSCF6682.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Kelpies" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX8C7DAoDTGM9g2TuN9UG4-lebSfnTvVTX6tDIdgzxKKLusTfTm0Udo2qXj7LLhLUXy0NEYC9CmqFcvZc_MZ2qKghOM0dKY6WEQW8NMNna6uTLPdiOoQ9G1Nga4Cyno9R-zSx-_9Lxux23ozIFCbbcWElqfRERifJu9h5gTIqHegy0GHSaC1-gsGGVFQ/s16000/DSCF6682.JPG" title="kelpies" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kelpies</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mmruF57l385hl0_FlS12sq62hUNLCeXp8pvi0IPwevntxpKG1bDVZelzDntlkVJxLUoujPN7bmkgZF429vOgJ1cLEtsCug-R3ydNp_uIIaAPSKFv7T5Zoq2q6_f6nL5qXN-dkcP34rT9Gp9RhkPgtQuBwuSIJJ8fvSAtJfJYry7LNl-Jv2pAXxiEi3M/s700/champany.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Champany Inn" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mmruF57l385hl0_FlS12sq62hUNLCeXp8pvi0IPwevntxpKG1bDVZelzDntlkVJxLUoujPN7bmkgZF429vOgJ1cLEtsCug-R3ydNp_uIIaAPSKFv7T5Zoq2q6_f6nL5qXN-dkcP34rT9Gp9RhkPgtQuBwuSIJJ8fvSAtJfJYry7LNl-Jv2pAXxiEi3M/s16000/champany.jpg" title="Champany" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Champany Inn</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>The next day John and Ishbel dropped us off in Edinburgh for the start of our second week's adventures. I got a little teary, it was a bit embarrassing, but I couldn't help myself. I was so overwhelmed but in the good way.</div><div><br /></div><div>I never foresaw being shown, via all back roads even, Scotland personally by the chairman of an award-winning, highly-regarded the <i>world</i> over company. I mean, didn't he have better things to do than tote my butt around his country? </div><div><br /></div><div>One of the most interesting facets of <a href="https://www.visitscotland.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scotland</a> is that it's like a small town. Outside of the major cities, it's like a tight-knit community. Everyone seems to know everyone else and it feels so warm and welcoming. </div><div><br /></div><div>John's, and everyone at Glenfarclas' generosity continues to blow my mind daily. I honestly cannot thank them enough and I tend to become speechless when it comes to John and Ishbel.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is pretty damn cool to know that my family's old Glenfarclas bottle is on display in their visitor center too, back home where it belongs. Be sure to drop by and say hi to it for me, would ya? Debs wrote up the nifty byline for the display.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Siiiiigh</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>So there's Actual Trip, Scotland Week One! So soul-filling for me to relive it by typing this up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks, Uncle Wes; thanks, person who gave my Uncle Wes that bottle. Thanks, Mom and Dad for keeping it for decades. Thanks, John, Ishbel, Debs, Douglas, Callum, and all of <a href="https://glenfarclas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenfarclas</a>. <a href="http://www.johnpaul.photography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> John Paul Photography</a>, too, thank you. Thank you, Scott. Sorry, Mike, for the gut punch but thank you for holding down the fort.</div><div><br /></div><div>Scotland is an exceptional country. Truly truly remarkable. I can't get back there soon enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>And hopefully it will not take me a year to get to the rest of these actual trip posts. Stay tuned! <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/12/actual-travel-scotland-week-two.html">Jump to week two here</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Glenfarclas Whisky link is a Drizzly affiliate link. The Scottish porridge oats and Irn Bru are Amazon affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info. </span></div></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-30136791119969002522023-09-02T06:30:00.003-05:002023-09-02T09:12:27.379-05:00Light and Paint it Up: How to Have a Fun Bathroom.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtUaDEvly5nnlvUfgKRzmuw05hv6hDSQ7BWw0U81eM4M8l09qJoRwcHdEYqtKYKBXhc64zWyIGDaG7o9srjmcmBPpn6jBlAr_NZyk1MilDAtT_uiWWJQdRhemCFOF9mmD0YO3QDOUpUh28mWsf93Bsf1J-M3yn_weU7-yhoErzFw6EvrJFqbGoob5NNQ/s1560/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painted wall close up" border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtUaDEvly5nnlvUfgKRzmuw05hv6hDSQ7BWw0U81eM4M8l09qJoRwcHdEYqtKYKBXhc64zWyIGDaG7o9srjmcmBPpn6jBlAr_NZyk1MilDAtT_uiWWJQdRhemCFOF9mmD0YO3QDOUpUh28mWsf93Bsf1J-M3yn_weU7-yhoErzFw6EvrJFqbGoob5NNQ/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="close" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Sometimes you realize you're heading in the wrong direction design-wise. And that is a-okay. Both the realization and the wrong direction. So today, let's light and paint it up with how to have a fun bathroom!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See, everything that can be done can be undone. And, as we've discussed many times, <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/museum-of-failure/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a mistake</a> is not a mistake; it's <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/its-web-tripping-time.html">an opportunity to learn</a> and a chance to do it again. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't freak -- I didn't dismantle any of the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/12/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">jet tub cover-up</a>! I merely made a paint mistake. Which, now corrected, Mike has proclaimed, "it's your best paint yet."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To say I was beaming is an understatement. Ahhh, beaming, a pun, you'll see.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See, I had picked up a metallic paint in an effort to create a cool sort of faux finish for <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/12/how-to-diy-frame-wall-mounted-mirror.html">the mirror</a> wall but it wasn't panning out the way I envisioned.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu288P3I1iFghbxJhf5h_JcVZBTsWwx6nqYX4wKpAS8pwA3OoSpThTvxBWE1ABXhHhPasFB45dfNG2F9M_ppG6Q2Y8GbYHwoj2mCm4igNFwcFQDxbuRf2AN7D9nUaci7m5ssiSfh289uSnn4ZJrrdRB5UKcAttQ1aZ_tDW0VH7EZwZReBvW_QvFRmn5A/s700/before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="primed wall ready for paint" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu288P3I1iFghbxJhf5h_JcVZBTsWwx6nqYX4wKpAS8pwA3OoSpThTvxBWE1ABXhHhPasFB45dfNG2F9M_ppG6Q2Y8GbYHwoj2mCm4igNFwcFQDxbuRf2AN7D9nUaci7m5ssiSfh289uSnn4ZJrrdRB5UKcAttQ1aZ_tDW0VH7EZwZReBvW_QvFRmn5A/s16000/before.jpg" title="primed" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I primed over the metallic so here's a new before.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">You know how when you open a can of metallic paint and the top is swirly and mottled? That's what I wanted large scale on the wall. And, after smearing on the color, I lost interest in the steps it would have taken.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plus too, despite hoping it'd be a refined, sophisticated, upscale finish, that metallic paint, I realized heh, it wasn't me. I mean, I am those things but I lost sight of fun. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fun is what I want this house to be about.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fun, happy, cheerful, uplifting, colorful, and joyous. Hence now, light and paint it up, how to have a fun bathroom.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I must mention that my painted wall is part of a <a href="https://www.hometalk.com/member/358596/1132h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hometalk</a> shoppable tutorial with <a href="https://www.feit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feit Electric</a> and while this post is sponsored and I did receive Feit lighting products, these opinions are mine oh mine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So! On <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flippingtheflip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Instagrams</a> I spotted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdRI_SvLZj/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a> which pounded the fun realization home that I had lost my way. I required a version of <i>that</i> in our bathroom instead. You'll even see my comment there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that's what I did.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First though, because I was spending loads of time in said bathroom on said paint project: a pair of <a href="https://www.feit.com/products/60-watt-equivalent-a19-light-bulb-with-speaker-btom60830ledi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feit Speaker Bulbs</a>. Have you seen these? Oh my, they are way super cool. They are LED light bulbs that have speakers in them and you need to get some, stat.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Where? Easy! Pick them up at my second home <a href="https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/light-bulbs/led-light-bulbs/feit-electric-reg-60-watt-equivalent-a19-led-light-bulb-with-speaker/btom60830ledi/p-3149259783586868-c-7482.htm?tid=83df8c39-dbef-4e0e-b39a-9e41772b30af&ipos=1&exp=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Menards</a>, or order them for speedy delivery from <a href="https://amzn.to/3EfpaEB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>* or drop by <a href="https://sovrn.co/x2znukr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ace Hardware</a>* or swing through <a href="https://sovrn.co/10wxeor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walmart</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabeCj51sZWVhXYXEgCWlJcSax_54653rDvys6ttMO2MdCE1DWggarRQlmjXUzWCtLk7PoMNqasPaVvQ1AKkn0R6nOE_UkQM3uc9VvRyDzR1GdEJKATLG--SZVeADqz3BUjIjo3SUtMUmxQu99eONZUmyrEow-o0rZe_G8Wwl9MDX_z-NjMpxQxJrLzCI/s700/feit%20speaker%20bulbs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Feit Electric speaker bulbs" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabeCj51sZWVhXYXEgCWlJcSax_54653rDvys6ttMO2MdCE1DWggarRQlmjXUzWCtLk7PoMNqasPaVvQ1AKkn0R6nOE_UkQM3uc9VvRyDzR1GdEJKATLG--SZVeADqz3BUjIjo3SUtMUmxQu99eONZUmyrEow-o0rZe_G8Wwl9MDX_z-NjMpxQxJrLzCI/s16000/feit%20speaker%20bulbs.jpg" title="speaker" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">No hub, no wires, just pair your phone to them via Bluetooth, open your music app, and atmosphere amplified by one hundred percent. Pair two together for a stereo effect! You can use them in lamps plus they have a thirty foot range, too! A major bonus is that you won't have a clunky speaker hogging valuable space.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's the details that improve your life, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/04/the-details-are-not-details.html">"the details are not the details,"</a> and this detail does it. You'll seriously wonder how you lived without them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Your bathroom, your <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/kitchen">kitchen</a> (ooOOhhh!), your office, anywhere in the house, these Speaker Bulbs rock. Ahh, pun! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7G3hUvr0y0-BdBcUQWfSplZ8wYZppwCMSF_cj63eGbmXaaIfE-9ueEwfxWHyid0MdSsS3kLeu2K_yfY5k8VKVq_vVVAvjvxPCRUOmOjHXMBk49kF3nVPl-YJEx9CrvZrD6UedVCdQOcHf5_Wk7ALlZ-_0v7Fv99ibfik92GuFCBlrzbNNILDpXSyyLE/s700/speaker%20bulb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="installing Feit speaker bulb and pairing to phone" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7G3hUvr0y0-BdBcUQWfSplZ8wYZppwCMSF_cj63eGbmXaaIfE-9ueEwfxWHyid0MdSsS3kLeu2K_yfY5k8VKVq_vVVAvjvxPCRUOmOjHXMBk49kF3nVPl-YJEx9CrvZrD6UedVCdQOcHf5_Wk7ALlZ-_0v7Fv99ibfik92GuFCBlrzbNNILDpXSyyLE/s16000/speaker%20bulb.jpg" title="Feit" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Feit Speaker Bulbs change the atmosphere of the whole room instantly -- a giant enhancement of our daily life. Just twist, flip the switch, and pair.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">For me, some moments were <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/jazz-in-1965/pl.ca7735176b9940af9f3d0678aa9a205f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jazz in 1965</a> or my friend's <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/orourkes/pl.9add7a308df841349c1ca062adcd98df" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">O'Rourke's list</a>. Other times it was <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/80s-hits-essentials/pl.af4d982795c6472ea48579eb147cd726" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the 80"s</a> haha or <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/janes-addiction-essentials/pl.1bd53c761e244d50bfb541da9f9abd16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane's</a> or <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/led-zeppelin-essentials/pl.90bb985dc4b84de19245f98bb0ba254b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Led Zepplin</a>, and sometimes it was <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pure-calm/pl.ffc344338c3d4ff394ddcf94d766c143" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pure Calm</a> if Finn was lying in the doorway because damn <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/07/paint-can-planter-with-dowels.html">fireworks</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was exactly what I needed. Fun life improvement check mark number one!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/paint">paint</a>! Definitely not complicated.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After measuring the wall, I drew it all in <a href="https://sovrn.co/11wbxbg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AutoCAD</a>* (paper and a ruler by hand easily work too) then scaled up the proportions large. Key to interior design is proportion, balancing small and large, and in a small space, large proportions visually enlarge a room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lkQZfluJQX8nQz_cmTn8b_QlD9YRgyX4RxZPRKVdNJGERglf6shsj81EXqTEQSmtPTB5oFJ39DOIyig6_es-G4ixnIB2m3pyGafrQgsqosVRO7c7qONi_a_HsYUAr-XpUhd86VwCGV3VbMg-mA84m6Lu0FIc0XYfSWUvuYBORO_s1apWsQOdABOLPhE/s700/paint.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wall drawing with grid and colors mapped out" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lkQZfluJQX8nQz_cmTn8b_QlD9YRgyX4RxZPRKVdNJGERglf6shsj81EXqTEQSmtPTB5oFJ39DOIyig6_es-G4ixnIB2m3pyGafrQgsqosVRO7c7qONi_a_HsYUAr-XpUhd86VwCGV3VbMg-mA84m6Lu0FIc0XYfSWUvuYBORO_s1apWsQOdABOLPhE/s16000/paint.jpg" title="wall" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">With my rectangles and colors mapped out and after priming the wall, I transferred the design using <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/07/buy-new-level-cut-walls-open.html">my spiffy level</a>, a <a href="https://amzn.to/45lIlbE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">long ruler</a>* and <a href="https://sovrn.co/u8eaimc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tape measure</a>,* and a simple pencil. And an <a href="https://amzn.to/3YNH3DC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eraser</a>* of course because I am not perfect.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to <a href="https://sovrn.co/2akh191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tape</a>.* </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkS-YQvG74ycQ3wlzyLvIY2QHcRsFRJbg-jZ5ZtpHsZVB26KfYvE8oimgA7MPnAjwwA2PAFJWTahYbb0ZMmz_3ghxn4oKqyULFqbpzBqtRDeBkvEDf11o1BFlgbQW586BGUz3YFGXnWFabEcbY0Viw8IAa-vmPOteYMBUTKTaWeBJntmOth3XLIsoVe0/s700/taping%20start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="starting to tape walls for paint" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkS-YQvG74ycQ3wlzyLvIY2QHcRsFRJbg-jZ5ZtpHsZVB26KfYvE8oimgA7MPnAjwwA2PAFJWTahYbb0ZMmz_3ghxn4oKqyULFqbpzBqtRDeBkvEDf11o1BFlgbQW586BGUz3YFGXnWFabEcbY0Viw8IAa-vmPOteYMBUTKTaWeBJntmOth3XLIsoVe0/s16000/taping%20start.jpg" title="tape" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Following the pencil lines exactly, I tried to do as many same-color-spots as I could but discovered very rapidly an error of my ways....not spacing the colors enough for efficiency. Doh. Eh, no biggie, I had the Speaker Bulbs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Personally, I smooth the tape exceptionally tight to the wall and have at it. If you paint away from the tape not into it and you're careful enough, you won't have paint bleed. You can, I hear, prime the tape edges with the base color and let dry then paint to ensure very crisp lines.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My paint needed two coats as most higher-saturation colors do. Do let everything dry overnight thoroughly before moving ahead with new tape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFTtSYz-TKudRgNK9phBLkheMiOjTqEa4-VyYC1vN1RP_stnx7g6ZpQw0Ckk76vcgVqUQ3gznCpo-KSW3k6_1024cHHvHUSe4fRfCnmQYuNxBTuElwOniHrK5n4XeFclArwTGFi0ad35IuVa2j_BRZ6Y0a6_WP1GuTYlozeKC8qYvZ0cUvlGs7aDnvA/s700/paint%20start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="starting to fill in taped areas with paint" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFTtSYz-TKudRgNK9phBLkheMiOjTqEa4-VyYC1vN1RP_stnx7g6ZpQw0Ckk76vcgVqUQ3gznCpo-KSW3k6_1024cHHvHUSe4fRfCnmQYuNxBTuElwOniHrK5n4XeFclArwTGFi0ad35IuVa2j_BRZ6Y0a6_WP1GuTYlozeKC8qYvZ0cUvlGs7aDnvA/s16000/paint%20start.jpg" title="paint" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh right, I marked each rectangle with a wee speck of tape noting the colors so I wouldn't get confused and mess up a. the taping and b. the color pattern I hadn't entirely thought through.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgLuIZe-TBuS2UlHZ5-_xfbXF01QNsA-yImbk48vBsD8UwihHCia7wZt-KlWpkqj-cJlcwS5jZzkOgTegegr4vwhRJxk52hn_xAGX_4AepItWv1qROYtaXQGH3cxqAeB6G_bkQituwTVWjpC82iJrYo5oK06bQw4rB9AgXnUNETW2Ah77GnrgIMeUACc/s700/baseboards.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="painting the baseboards to match" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgLuIZe-TBuS2UlHZ5-_xfbXF01QNsA-yImbk48vBsD8UwihHCia7wZt-KlWpkqj-cJlcwS5jZzkOgTegegr4vwhRJxk52hn_xAGX_4AepItWv1qROYtaXQGH3cxqAeB6G_bkQituwTVWjpC82iJrYo5oK06bQw4rB9AgXnUNETW2Ah77GnrgIMeUACc/s16000/baseboards.jpg" title="baseboard" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the way I decided to do the baseboards too to further visually heighten the room.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh and right, here are my colors: Spashed Blue, <a href="https://www.myperfectcolor.com/paint/517556-dutch-boy-136-7db-splashed-blue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">136-7DB</a> from Dutch Boy; Big Sky Country, <a href="https://hextoral.com/hex-color/6bb6d0/dutch-boy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">136-4DB</a> from Dutch Boy; plus for a little sheen-y shine, <a href="https://sovrn.co/fio3opw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krylon's Brilliant Metallic in Pearlescent</a>*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfxyhefNeHUppsUvBqMeWStZ-zCGHvJq9J6OFqC0-i2Zu2tmdFH2FG9BAtJSsilMr2TUmMX-tQLGFrmlssL2y4VnVNFZDqxH1Rg4U8LTO9xj-BM170c3BqUGnDxQTgWXrGHJkn_W9RyZj5V0kUdVbdryS2U4I_xdN1RfLXwSFXMre_oMiZVp3XlNEOfI/s700/paint%20and%20tape.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="more painting and taping of pattern" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfxyhefNeHUppsUvBqMeWStZ-zCGHvJq9J6OFqC0-i2Zu2tmdFH2FG9BAtJSsilMr2TUmMX-tQLGFrmlssL2y4VnVNFZDqxH1Rg4U8LTO9xj-BM170c3BqUGnDxQTgWXrGHJkn_W9RyZj5V0kUdVbdryS2U4I_xdN1RfLXwSFXMre_oMiZVp3XlNEOfI/s16000/paint%20and%20tape.jpg" title="pattern" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">All right, then just keep going! <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/painting-shades-of-gray.html">Paint, remove tape</a>, dry dry dry, tape along the edges of the open spots, paint. And dance to your music.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wHtyFYI3SbDqBZ_ZMBywbLiSaBQAnwqz-6C6F0dZuxRnmmd2LjLLu4dCjGAoQcb36SS5rqZ6XvoNV8sgrnI-zQP3rPHPqeUByczpgQYiqZN00Q0ljyFMrQbuyiB905YxD8yrPZ4mm4CpJXcyM3jiYkOtFgDIVdpzkPBdVQmzGu5TG5rxwKSCURKzjEs/s700/paint%20tape%20continue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="continuing to paint and tape" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wHtyFYI3SbDqBZ_ZMBywbLiSaBQAnwqz-6C6F0dZuxRnmmd2LjLLu4dCjGAoQcb36SS5rqZ6XvoNV8sgrnI-zQP3rPHPqeUByczpgQYiqZN00Q0ljyFMrQbuyiB905YxD8yrPZ4mm4CpJXcyM3jiYkOtFgDIVdpzkPBdVQmzGu5TG5rxwKSCURKzjEs/s16000/paint%20tape%20continue.jpg" title="continue" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ3U2kubRj43efEp4ORpXN4-B1zWRXcdmqOgmcPuQ7KdpbVYiQCTnRcPICXW_cBG1sO5DIVdfjaIOxzgQCq-R695enEph6Uq6mdPa2q9X2Q066XQbUba9EDXxqr9gQnUYmpb_96DchoPX2cLpXg8zMFQNq34sHF29nPedHSdhSmWrGaTSXczzycGaxz0/s700/paint%20tape%20more.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="yet more taping and painting of wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ3U2kubRj43efEp4ORpXN4-B1zWRXcdmqOgmcPuQ7KdpbVYiQCTnRcPICXW_cBG1sO5DIVdfjaIOxzgQCq-R695enEph6Uq6mdPa2q9X2Q066XQbUba9EDXxqr9gQnUYmpb_96DchoPX2cLpXg8zMFQNq34sHF29nPedHSdhSmWrGaTSXczzycGaxz0/s16000/paint%20tape%20more.jpg" title="more" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once everything was said and done, tape peeled, a gigantic deep sigh of satisfaction, several <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html">butt wiggles</a>, it was time for the icing on the cake: <a href="https://www.feit.com/products/3-8w-40w-equivalent-soft-white-2700k-globe-shape-e26-base-exposed-white-filament-led-bulb-3-pack-g2540927cawfil-3?variant=43364713169059" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feit's While Filament LED bulbs</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDl6DBF5QxBhjHYTbL5VLdZKfl62SEh1EDg1KdHOk5WUUtzni6byy1OykggqttN065zHjiCRMpmtcBjT5o-gFOlEVGR0ri6Z0zRFPH5wECPpxiro8IBFwFXAhENjhYgPIo-5ABVadIi5Obx8ysh4MzbQrHVwQCz1fvFTx26m4erTVOGljXg0WSiKg6AM/s700/feit%20white%20filament%20bulbs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Feit Electric White Filament bulbs in box" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDl6DBF5QxBhjHYTbL5VLdZKfl62SEh1EDg1KdHOk5WUUtzni6byy1OykggqttN065zHjiCRMpmtcBjT5o-gFOlEVGR0ri6Z0zRFPH5wECPpxiro8IBFwFXAhENjhYgPIo-5ABVadIi5Obx8ysh4MzbQrHVwQCz1fvFTx26m4erTVOGljXg0WSiKg6AM/s16000/feit%20white%20filament%20bulbs.jpg" title="bulbs" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Why go to all this effort if you don't have flawless lighting, right?! I mean, we're enhancing our lives here, this detail brings it full tilt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTIgm401j4km8T90CV6FyjvAHVxqX3F0hJPn8R-k6JEP4v2GrnHOgttUCjt6AG4IemR_XoudaKaHIi0RS3-Y-tqVo5shnCJCgpgh3uMixD8eznFPwsBCGhT9uTPnRW0n3HUOhpBULlxaa0B2yWrCRXC8ez22Pe7-6KmPIJSEmPeNIz4WupxmBxTLLc4c/s700/white%20filament%20bulbs%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new Feit Electric White Filament bulbs in vanity fixture" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTIgm401j4km8T90CV6FyjvAHVxqX3F0hJPn8R-k6JEP4v2GrnHOgttUCjt6AG4IemR_XoudaKaHIi0RS3-Y-tqVo5shnCJCgpgh3uMixD8eznFPwsBCGhT9uTPnRW0n3HUOhpBULlxaa0B2yWrCRXC8ez22Pe7-6KmPIJSEmPeNIz4WupxmBxTLLc4c/s16000/white%20filament%20bulbs%20done.jpg" title="new" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The White Filaments, I have to say, are unbelievable. Seriously the best light I have ever experienced. It is so crisp, so clean, so true, and holy cow do they make the wall colors pop exactly the way they should which in turn makes me feel so good every time I'm in this room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-AJkAMwVmmhcARewCqxfqYaslLA8wNhTcel1PAd9M_SHDY--tHIOt_p0Pd46aYRQ_f6vyx5mmkgQeCJEdszj-DBjRXRBgxlnDHTq0YaXMaxWTCLdSN8RlqdIsedpR48Q2opdG_c-BaARguVVQZlYf2meabop0y1pulWpFY30adIUgh2h5ingOHxgyAE/s700/White%20fillament%20on%20off.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Feit White Filament bulbs on and off" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-AJkAMwVmmhcARewCqxfqYaslLA8wNhTcel1PAd9M_SHDY--tHIOt_p0Pd46aYRQ_f6vyx5mmkgQeCJEdszj-DBjRXRBgxlnDHTq0YaXMaxWTCLdSN8RlqdIsedpR48Q2opdG_c-BaARguVVQZlYf2meabop0y1pulWpFY30adIUgh2h5ingOHxgyAE/s16000/White%20fillament%20on%20off.jpg" title="white" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See? Beautiful on and off!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">A major key standout is that the filaments are white, blending into every single decor no matter what your style is, unlike yellow filaments. That means these bulbs are beautiful whether they are on or off and that they are!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbRlK3pDrTrPsAi-kFC6fw7UZ0IZkZpaZqFyzgzuhVwHJUNzbtiRnl1fCNZxTjua_CjacMStszqPUVHm6x8OyyEZ_2_JZa7v9fRNk97dJmn_CU7bA_P5k0OmzNzvBr1uOx8tOV1iziYYCL2oxem0R3yLY39ZMCO4j-L3EopuzYDPKKiFQshIWANxjPM/s700/white%20filament%20bulbs%20done%20vert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished painted wall pattern" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbRlK3pDrTrPsAi-kFC6fw7UZ0IZkZpaZqFyzgzuhVwHJUNzbtiRnl1fCNZxTjua_CjacMStszqPUVHm6x8OyyEZ_2_JZa7v9fRNk97dJmn_CU7bA_P5k0OmzNzvBr1uOx8tOV1iziYYCL2oxem0R3yLY39ZMCO4j-L3EopuzYDPKKiFQshIWANxjPM/s16000/white%20filament%20bulbs%20done%20vert.jpg" title="done" /></a></div>That's what we all want, right?! After the effort for this painted wall, after any effort to make a space happy and fun, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/modern-concrete-outdoor-solar-light-hack.html">lighting is the jewelry of the room</a>. Seemingly such a small thing, easy to forget, but it makes or breaks any design.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am absolutely putting these White Filaments in our kitchen. And everywhere. They're dimmable, incredibly efficient, look great, and <i>*chef's kiss,*</i> that light....wow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaqo000mx2NIALiANwbp3CCaWsr3DQ41_NCk-uCkwfaVTan49KKut59pqocM2_vY8bRD2sqbd4h0wxwqvijbU2_P_S7HXZXMLzDJNOwPBpvNSJP50Aj2MIdFUkFn2l8-HtuDaN9TklUsvYNVwdcdC41nqZd-kbLc-plq-jjnhAO2iHh5Upi0C9CX73AM/s700/finished%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="view of painted patterned wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaqo000mx2NIALiANwbp3CCaWsr3DQ41_NCk-uCkwfaVTan49KKut59pqocM2_vY8bRD2sqbd4h0wxwqvijbU2_P_S7HXZXMLzDJNOwPBpvNSJP50Aj2MIdFUkFn2l8-HtuDaN9TklUsvYNVwdcdC41nqZd-kbLc-plq-jjnhAO2iHh5Upi0C9CX73AM/s16000/finished%20wall.jpg" title="view" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">So when you get the <a href="https://sovrn.co/x2znukr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Speaker Bulbs</a>,* stock yourself up on <a href="https://sovrn.co/4ywghpb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Filaments at Home Depot</a>* or from <a href="https://sovrn.co/7os29xn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ace Hardware</a>* because they are jaw-droppingly amazing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq9Snx-7ZxaopSk6qlhGoLBQbQNfi6MztDDKNyAOka_KOD0g2Z8qjXOvH0bsmEhjERjY_VruOqaq8VWZuYJMOLG34OtYSxVmWvZiDl8O0GtnowqdzNw-wOhed3XN6bBX_dKHHHFYZsQT0Pn5K-xFGvtoBPHrfP0-fkqekkh_OgpX6r6XoYxgJRYqxXkY/s700/finished%20wall%20vert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="painted bathroom wall in grid pattern in blues" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq9Snx-7ZxaopSk6qlhGoLBQbQNfi6MztDDKNyAOka_KOD0g2Z8qjXOvH0bsmEhjERjY_VruOqaq8VWZuYJMOLG34OtYSxVmWvZiDl8O0GtnowqdzNw-wOhed3XN6bBX_dKHHHFYZsQT0Pn5K-xFGvtoBPHrfP0-fkqekkh_OgpX6r6XoYxgJRYqxXkY/s16000/finished%20wall%20vert.jpg" title="bathroom" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to say, between the fun new paint, the Feit Speaker Bulbs, and their White Filament bulbs, the way we experience this room improves our daily existence to the max. Fun, happy, cheerful, uplifting, colorful, and joyous.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="398" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pqEtuadAjVQ" width="479" youtube-src-id="pqEtuadAjVQ"></iframe></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There we have it my friends, light and paint it up, how to have a fun bathroom. Or any room! You deserve it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Speaker Bulbs are Amazon, Ace Hardware, and Walmart affiliate links. The erasers are an Amazon affiliate link. The AutoCAD link is an AutoDesk affiliate link. The long rulers are a Joann Fabrics affiliate link. The tape measures are a Home Depot affiliate link. The White Filament bulbs are Home Depot and Ace Hardware affiliate links. The painters tape and Krylon paint are Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-57320550231280237902023-08-19T06:30:00.110-05:002023-08-19T06:30:00.138-05:00It’s Web Tripping Time!<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPauREqhG4h43zGTZ9ltCMrGw-cKoVLF-t7YzTz5c27h1iAohAA0DeDoJO_PrTWd0hUvbMChTDBJt6D6B3WGSJCGO1cHflGvUJLoJIKaYOGD4buTUhLndnSSVMGJsPFfezOSjRIuPioocIII-ZE4CHnw51ZK6qfC3xW23W_5l3b6knLV1RmNUUnVRjK6o/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="web tripping clip art" border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPauREqhG4h43zGTZ9ltCMrGw-cKoVLF-t7YzTz5c27h1iAohAA0DeDoJO_PrTWd0hUvbMChTDBJt6D6B3WGSJCGO1cHflGvUJLoJIKaYOGD4buTUhLndnSSVMGJsPFfezOSjRIuPioocIII-ZE4CHnw51ZK6qfC3xW23W_5l3b6knLV1RmNUUnVRjK6o/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="clip" /></a></div></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Whew, whooo doggie, it's been <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20closet">a flurry of activity</a> around these parts of late, eh? I may be pooped but my head is a’-whirl with a zillion projects while some are languishing (ugh) or mid-point…or, just not presentable here yet, so it’s web tripping time!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/web%20trip">Web trips</a> are fun! As always, I stockpiled a cool and interesting collection of random or whatever nifty stuff from around the internet for you. And as usual, I see I have quite a collection so it'll be tough to narrow things down for today's web trip!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's bake up some <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com/2023/07/cinnamon-rolls.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cinnamon Rolls</a> and cozy in! Or jeez, <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bake up anything</a> and cozy in!</div><div><br /></div><div>Should we start with color? Yes, let's start with color!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaZNqD-8VOtcEyGv5hUuhupMWsv2ndNPIjXILtNF_2g08n_9cfB_9i2c26LFiKiGmu5FiVu0noEi2JxE2Vnqj8dwslJeSOqRs4FujRMckzNDE_GLxG4_D9FO-CbOFTEQ9mleemjMJJDXDTEXUwXqAkpr278-Q053EQHy9F8GEu9Owy3vkw-eFipZwIjI/s700/coneflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="garden coneflowers with bee and butterfly" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaZNqD-8VOtcEyGv5hUuhupMWsv2ndNPIjXILtNF_2g08n_9cfB_9i2c26LFiKiGmu5FiVu0noEi2JxE2Vnqj8dwslJeSOqRs4FujRMckzNDE_GLxG4_D9FO-CbOFTEQ9mleemjMJJDXDTEXUwXqAkpr278-Q053EQHy9F8GEu9Owy3vkw-eFipZwIjI/s16000/coneflowers.jpg" title="coneflower" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go Mike with the fantastic bee, butterfly, coneflower photo in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/outdoors">our backyard</a>!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Because, I'm realizing, or really I should say remembering, I am a joyous fan of big bold color, think it should be used everywhere and often, and it's important to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/12/the-laundry-room-makeover-shelves-and.html">live colorfully</a>. It's happy. Color is happy. </div><div><br /></div><div>And thank goodness Mike is a fan of bold color too, whew! I knew I loved him for a reason (well, many reasons!).</div><div><br /></div><div>It's not that I forgot per se, but ya know, sometimes we all get a little tunnel vision and things slip through the cracks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dwell has a delightful little tour, <a href="https://www.dwell.com/article/barbie-movie-homes-that-arent-pink-868ffaff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">9 Homes in a Range of Hues that are Anything But Barbie Pink</a>. Fun! Super fun. Love all the bright happy copious amounts of color.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up, Apartment Therapy has this brief ditty, a before and after: <a href=" https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/bold-multicolor-retro-bathroom-redo-37277341" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">B&A: A Gutted Bathroom Gets a Candy-Colored Redo Full of Clever Ideas</a>. Not many pictures of this space which was a bit of a disappointment, for me anyway, but what is shown is exciting and inspiring.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes, again for me anyway, all it takes is a small snippet of something to get hyper-inspired and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/diy-dowel-decor-recessed-can-light.html">take that in my own direction</a>. Keep your eyes and mind open!</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking to sell? Or just paint in general? Entrepreneur has this: <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/want-a-higher-offer-on-your-home-use-this-paint-color/454533" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">These Paint Colors Up Your Chances of a Higher Offer Price on Your Home, According to a New Zillow Study</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Seems they could have tightened up that title to just say, hey, use darker colors, make more money. Either way, I wholeheartedly agree about using <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/02/surfing-web-fantastic.html">darker colors</a> because they're awesome and about living life boldly. Do it even if you aren't selling!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9FqmplMtSfZmPJnxmy5PLBukq6iYgKeeT8rb8gRT_uyn-JlLYiuiL8FA8awXFC98mqJSiDMnNsN31KmRsKUfqqsCj9kU1e0pZLwklshHfIGi_quTf94A9sWFjXwomiCGtp7Ob94cAG4wC_b33JVV-hCBO-dWw_tTy1PYmvfIdSG4vqxvid2zwnNyTII/s700/black%20eyed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="black eyed susans in the garden" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9FqmplMtSfZmPJnxmy5PLBukq6iYgKeeT8rb8gRT_uyn-JlLYiuiL8FA8awXFC98mqJSiDMnNsN31KmRsKUfqqsCj9kU1e0pZLwklshHfIGi_quTf94A9sWFjXwomiCGtp7Ob94cAG4wC_b33JVV-hCBO-dWw_tTy1PYmvfIdSG4vqxvid2zwnNyTII/s16000/black%20eyed.jpg" title="flower" /></a></div></div><div>The Family Handyman has a tip with <a href="https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/amazon-paint-finder/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon's Paint Finder Makes it Easy to Pick the Right Color</a>. While I have not tried this tool or other similar <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=color+picking+app&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">color picking apps,</a> hopefully it's a great suggestion that works for you!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully too that little color tour has encouraged you to whip out the paint roller and get at it with some happy happiness in your space!</div><div><br /></div><div>All right, what else do I have for our web tripping time today....</div><div><br /></div><div>This, now don't get offended, was an engaging read. Part amusing and part <i>oh well yeah that's true and makes sense and I can't disagree</i>. After all, they are trying to appeal to as many viewers as possible: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/07/07/hgtv-makes-homes-boring-sad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HGTV is Making Our Homes Boring and Us Sad, One Study Says</a>, from The Washington Post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well here, House & Garden knows me: <a href="https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/slow-renovating-benefits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why You Should Accept That Your House Will Probably Never Be Finished</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I mean. That's me. My house will never ever be finished. Especially since <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/11/hall-bathroom-revisited.html">it's an ongoing experiment</a>. As it should be. It keeps things interesting and lively among a myriad of other great motivations, hahaha.</div><div><br /></div><div>No but really, there are a variety of very valid reasons for this so don't ever feel bad if your house is not "finished."</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu0Ahv1kgP5SNxYN8-pA89wlKILSkgFlj_Kx2lIuF5Hdzry3u0JEnJBKHV2lI8enW4468crdTMiHujVGbGpRItW-YwWUtt6MGqyHURv-oy0Eqerfei2yayfdWvyCA11sqz1wXS40onjJ-u4YxJWXeIix61Yp_zjgNbwXL75TgRgZS6r0tiwMgb3B5yPU/s700/ranunculus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ranunculus in the garden" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu0Ahv1kgP5SNxYN8-pA89wlKILSkgFlj_Kx2lIuF5Hdzry3u0JEnJBKHV2lI8enW4468crdTMiHujVGbGpRItW-YwWUtt6MGqyHURv-oy0Eqerfei2yayfdWvyCA11sqz1wXS40onjJ-u4YxJWXeIix61Yp_zjgNbwXL75TgRgZS6r0tiwMgb3B5yPU/s16000/ranunculus.jpg" title="flowers" /></a></div></div><div>This kind of rolls into Museum of Failure's <a href="https://www.popsci.com/technology/museum-of-failure/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Museum of Failure Challenges How We Think About Mistakes</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>First, I never knew there was a Museum of Failure. Huh. Second, spot-on article given my opinion that <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/09/sometimes-things-dont-pan-out-light.html">mistakes are not mistakes, they're learning</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>All right, let's wrap this web tripping time up with some humor.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is funny but mostly heartwarming and sweet so it should bring a smile to your face: <a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/frog-house-tiktok-37229400?utm_source=pocket_saves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This TikToker Built the Most Elaborate House and Pool on His Fence for a Frog</a> by Apartment Therapy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used to rescue frogs out of my parent's deep window well all the time so this was extra touching for me.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8wQmsNaqVKrVQgDSxbPQ8CBujhWA6-aB_TLlz9RqZDy7sDkM5FjGrh2VjDoH6II1JgofJ4rrpsAbQ6CSiEXHRtTbO1u14WGm_Wjx3RW5IuMWZkpBSWg8y7uTjZCe6S71VXptDd93x1Fi8xuZlCs_Y3eQR8o1pzDYMEgJMGpqh-kwTV2k4sSyfTvEgPM/s700/purples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="purple flowers in the garden" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8wQmsNaqVKrVQgDSxbPQ8CBujhWA6-aB_TLlz9RqZDy7sDkM5FjGrh2VjDoH6II1JgofJ4rrpsAbQ6CSiEXHRtTbO1u14WGm_Wjx3RW5IuMWZkpBSWg8y7uTjZCe6S71VXptDd93x1Fi8xuZlCs_Y3eQR8o1pzDYMEgJMGpqh-kwTV2k4sSyfTvEgPM/s16000/purples.jpg" title="purple" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our yard really blew up nicely this year despite the drought earlier in the season.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Buzzfeed comes through with yet another listicle, <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/viral-home-improvement-fails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">13 People Who Tried to Improve Their Home and Failed So, So, So, So, So Miserably</a>. They used more "so"'s than I do but they're so right.</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly but definitely not least-ly, an update on the big goofy boy <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">Finn</a>! </div><div><br /></div><div>Chemo visit number four (of five) was a nerve-wracking appointment. It was ultrasound and x-ray day with a smidge of twilight before his dose which also meant an early morning drop-off, all of which sucks for all of us. Thankfully the vet hurried and we got the most fantastic phone call from the doctor: no cancer spread!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQ4ydKvCcVqap59eqYqk1qBpDQyfknw7PXFhOIGAef6UhRTI3iC_YkCPvaEK3gYxmC8dEtnPjqbJ2iGk0IPrHlaiOgIXEtTjx2N8Y0akSAKAW3BjvnPLz8go1XfY8mU4CZBcxVLVP1zMBzDJYQYO-_m_fdp6ccAU9zg5YqLXTWG9Zoz5UEvjvjFQmP0/s700/Finn%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo collage of big boy Finn" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jQ4ydKvCcVqap59eqYqk1qBpDQyfknw7PXFhOIGAef6UhRTI3iC_YkCPvaEK3gYxmC8dEtnPjqbJ2iGk0IPrHlaiOgIXEtTjx2N8Y0akSAKAW3BjvnPLz8go1XfY8mU4CZBcxVLVP1zMBzDJYQYO-_m_fdp6ccAU9zg5YqLXTWG9Zoz5UEvjvjFQmP0/s16000/Finn%20collage.jpg" title="Finn" /></a></div></div><div>Oh man. What a relief. What a huge huge huge relief. Huge.</div><div><br /></div><div>Post-appointment has not been fun, poor guy is a bit messed up from the twilight but hopefully things will clear up ASAP.</div><div><br /></div><div>Otherwise, fabulous news, right?! Iiiii know. What a good boy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok! Catch you real soon with an incredibly cool project! Meantime, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com">dig around </a>for lots of cool projects!</div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-41536422177907595922023-08-05T06:30:00.253-05:002023-12-22T17:56:05.763-06:00Spring Cleaning: Master Closet Part IV: How to Deepen and Extend Shelves.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy80S8cALiE7fPpBLnOV3XJ4EKKeFbhF61Kf5potXRZNc2kDf79prJ1VxHlGY3-qh-mFq-7B3YE1WmKcsdUfk9MRcia-iHmLE9-EFm0SEBn4nklnB_DplbMUvwWpTVZPmMgXuPHXQBQ0iKS8J6KbEIfa95MaR8wOrZIvZDkAoTWc3exCPxVUcrw9OUqIU/s1497/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="shelves made deeper with pine lumber" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy80S8cALiE7fPpBLnOV3XJ4EKKeFbhF61Kf5potXRZNc2kDf79prJ1VxHlGY3-qh-mFq-7B3YE1WmKcsdUfk9MRcia-iHmLE9-EFm0SEBn4nklnB_DplbMUvwWpTVZPmMgXuPHXQBQ0iKS8J6KbEIfa95MaR8wOrZIvZDkAoTWc3exCPxVUcrw9OUqIU/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="deep" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>So to be quite frank, this was the project that originally kicked off the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=spring+cleaning">master closet Spring Cleaning design rabbit hole</a> in my wee brain: how to deepen and extend shelves. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Specifically, obviously, the main ones in our closet where the stunning <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/07/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iii.html">WE Cork wall</a> is now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because. Heh. Because, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/05/spring-cleaning-master-closet-redo-part.html">back when I put these up</a>, I cheaped out on the extra couple bucks for deeper shelves. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dumb. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have kicked myself ever since. Near daily. And near daily, I'd been pondering how to remedy the error of my cheap a** ways.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because. Folded clothes droop over the edge of standard depth shelves and it makes me batty. It’s sloppy, it’s messy, it’s terrible. Bat. Tee.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So! I guess thanks to my past cheap a** self for being a bonehead, I now have this excellent opportunity to deepen and extend them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And really, this is way better than deeper, plain all white boring store-bought laminate shelves. Especially given this swanky lux spring cleaning design upgrade!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bonus? This is reuse; nothing was trashed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before all the shelves came down, I did some measuring and found I had a little less than three inches of depth to work with, of add-on shelf space, given the trim around the closet window. No problem. It's exactly all I needed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Off to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/03/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">my second home Menards</a> I scrambled, selecting some one by three finer grade pine, six pieces. They were maybe four bucks a piece? Super cheap. Way way way waaayyy cheaper than buying all new, pre-made deeper shelves at eighteen bucks per.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">$24 > $108. Absolutely.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIr5sdcq0lk5DNu65A3vO10BFRPVZh1QJ6IB8ecH0Ds6y_ftgkCRm57WSlGPo7l8e7ec8mAgofd6tJIrvs4bzSeeh8sn8QeFG716ljYM-URtDfQv8JkzwJNXXrgdfG0wQ0PXRH_MxV9m2RjBTdaLB1ZQ8n1pm7Z4nSp1-ELJCZogX1Y8P7wULKZOgOgE4/s700/shelf%20and%20wood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="existing shelf and new pine lumber" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIr5sdcq0lk5DNu65A3vO10BFRPVZh1QJ6IB8ecH0Ds6y_ftgkCRm57WSlGPo7l8e7ec8mAgofd6tJIrvs4bzSeeh8sn8QeFG716ljYM-URtDfQv8JkzwJNXXrgdfG0wQ0PXRH_MxV9m2RjBTdaLB1ZQ8n1pm7Z4nSp1-ELJCZogX1Y8P7wULKZOgOgE4/s16000/shelf%20and%20wood.jpg" title="supplies" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right?! Quite proud of my cost-efficient self there. Further proud later because this turned out spiffier than I envisioned! Hang on, patting myself on the back.......</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok. So, what was my supply list to deepen and extend these shelves?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>6 pieces of 1x3x8' nicer grade pine lumber</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/svbc7zl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood glue</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1fmlxsh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pocket hole jig</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/7r61vkm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pocket hole screws</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3QlDaDN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pocket hole plugs</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/ab2mhs3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clamps</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3KoaO87" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sanding blocks</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1g96f01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wood patch</a>,* optional</li><li>WeatherWash Aging Wood Stain, <a href="https://amzn.to/3TIE3rA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">walnut*</a></li><li>WeatherWash <a href="https://amzn.to/3vbMt0z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dead Flat Varnish*</a></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Now, wait what the heck is WeatherWash and where did that come from?</i>, you're wondering. I had some left from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CsmnwBgAIfu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a wildly cool project</a> that I'll elaborate on soon. <a href="https://www.weatherwashcoatings.com/how-to-apply-weatherwash-stains.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WeatherWash</a> is an exceptionally nifty water-based stain that ages wood as it dries. <i>*Pew*</i> mind blown, right?! It is fun, very very fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All righty! Let's continue spring cleaning the master closet and deepen them darn shelves already!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So easy, I almost feel weird making a whole giant post about it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Grab a shelf, lay one of the sticks of lumber on top then trace underneath the overhang where you need to cut with a pencil. My shelves are in the neighborhood of six feet long.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/how-to-diy-wood-block-headboard.html">my spiffy miter saw</a>, a quick zip and the lumber is cut to length. If you don't have a spiffy miter saw, you can use a <a href="https://amzn.to/3qfuX9w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hand saw and miter box</a>.* I weirdly seem to be short a few photos, my apologies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, the pine wasn't the exact thickness of the shelf, it was a hair shy so I tried to ensure whichever side was facing up aligned.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My goal was to strategically hide pocket holes as best as possible so about three or so shelves, the pocket holes faced up while on the other shelves, they faced down. Based on my short stature and eye level. Yours will vary.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Spread an even line of wood glue along the edge of the pine, smear it even so it coats the whole plane then clamp everything tightly together making sure the top facing sides align.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl8a-CoIN-e4mvNGWmJ2O3f2TSM5yjY3mWi036zC6sWcJwFkj4Yqxj4pNMKEYx7v0oUO-61iXwxATwbVFGK63-oxvpSfRLo6mtIE_cNPFzFVf9ZhKk_GZO5wQnnPo5HL-q6qAeuuOQMmfP4rW9RAYSon7kbOnNyBSsgU2YUv_1-8zITwa8OY4Zqr8weE/s700/gluing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="gluing edges to connect" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl8a-CoIN-e4mvNGWmJ2O3f2TSM5yjY3mWi036zC6sWcJwFkj4Yqxj4pNMKEYx7v0oUO-61iXwxATwbVFGK63-oxvpSfRLo6mtIE_cNPFzFVf9ZhKk_GZO5wQnnPo5HL-q6qAeuuOQMmfP4rW9RAYSon7kbOnNyBSsgU2YUv_1-8zITwa8OY4Zqr8weE/s16000/gluing.jpg" title="glue" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Run a bead of glue along that short 3/4" edge.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">With the pocket hole jig, I drilled out holes of random placement and quantity then darted in screws. Blob some glue into those pocket holes and slip in the plugs. Then, let everything marry up for the night or so.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8Xv-wPi3-oD9W1FLAXX7qcSrATjeo4gsx4BnvFD1V_HeFnlXNhoxo1jDqz78k9PyEFaRDPEAPIJpEih3J8sPS0EK_HCKJu7NmdAZ2kH47qPe8J0bLahAymonNxCME7SaOgEB-DVqPpWtvNtGPtZUQp5BUBXQx4rTomM3blBcihWfD48Nc4AXgzPBGVg/s700/pocket%20hole%20jig.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="creating pocket holes in pine lumber" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8Xv-wPi3-oD9W1FLAXX7qcSrATjeo4gsx4BnvFD1V_HeFnlXNhoxo1jDqz78k9PyEFaRDPEAPIJpEih3J8sPS0EK_HCKJu7NmdAZ2kH47qPe8J0bLahAymonNxCME7SaOgEB-DVqPpWtvNtGPtZUQp5BUBXQx4rTomM3blBcihWfD48Nc4AXgzPBGVg/s16000/pocket%20hole%20jig.jpg" title="pocket" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJNLydbBzNR7ovO6ilEzHBi7t_9jNQ_nSJLzPZVnm_tLVsG-zCQlQwZ4wmXU64ihMYdfQw_kOCVANWhgB8PUENRk54WpQkkJXzGDx4s_9IQx4mYN9QRgi56oP2AFy7FRlXz17gahO6SBWlDyOKZ1ck25gVo9UF6Rqbydv7tBWfYldPd4MGzf2i5VFyVk/s700/clamping.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="clamping pine and shelf together" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJNLydbBzNR7ovO6ilEzHBi7t_9jNQ_nSJLzPZVnm_tLVsG-zCQlQwZ4wmXU64ihMYdfQw_kOCVANWhgB8PUENRk54WpQkkJXzGDx4s_9IQx4mYN9QRgi56oP2AFy7FRlXz17gahO6SBWlDyOKZ1ck25gVo9UF6Rqbydv7tBWfYldPd4MGzf2i5VFyVk/s16000/clamping.jpg" title="clamp" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelf sandwich.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next day, pop the clamps off and voilá! Deeper shelves! I cannot begin to tell you how delighted I was about this. Something so dang simple yet will make such a giant difference in my daily life.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Given I still haven't mastered the ol' pocket hole jig and plug business, I had some areas to patch with wood filler. No problem.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKT-LpkkjS6es9R9Z3a9ljzTIghkIiY1DI_EuE5jUQR4sscaSJ9utFBPcWO2mEKQTetjo1zNF-TKssPNkcNJutZzg3iEVC4W9xA6eKU-XrCB3uMWAX2hXQs1ULDD_sUs_4BOJ9AaFiUGD1HGZxL4dwS-FIffo2vxEG6D1wIrYJuWTfM97Ghutlckf_bM/s700/pocket%20hole%20plugs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="pocket hole plugs in pine" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKT-LpkkjS6es9R9Z3a9ljzTIghkIiY1DI_EuE5jUQR4sscaSJ9utFBPcWO2mEKQTetjo1zNF-TKssPNkcNJutZzg3iEVC4W9xA6eKU-XrCB3uMWAX2hXQs1ULDD_sUs_4BOJ9AaFiUGD1HGZxL4dwS-FIffo2vxEG6D1wIrYJuWTfM97Ghutlckf_bM/s16000/pocket%20hole%20plugs.jpg" title="plug" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the very top shelf so eh, no big deal that this wasn't perfect.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once everything was dry, a sanding of the patches, surfaces of the pine, and the corners and edges to make them less severe was in order.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finishing time! Here you can do whatever works for you and whatever you've got going on. Paint, stain, leave the wood as-is and seal it up, whatever look and finish you want.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On went my WeatherWash stain, a couple heavy coats as the more you lay on and soak the wood, the richer the color. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejmdPGZFQ653GcveTKBcdEyQqJA2dkoIoGF0G0beSMyJ_gA2c3PBALjvcI1BtVj5wJAUAUJjMHgl2GHz78SRiOvkOetbFDyeDYr_Axa96Uh8mTOjBc35Xe948Qj8ec54CBq9VLGue90dnB5M3taajxJ1Utz3nYefsYgbfKDi5OcBslJL4IlV8MkSCEto/s700/weatherwash%20walnut%20stain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WeatherWash walnut stain on pine lumber" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejmdPGZFQ653GcveTKBcdEyQqJA2dkoIoGF0G0beSMyJ_gA2c3PBALjvcI1BtVj5wJAUAUJjMHgl2GHz78SRiOvkOetbFDyeDYr_Axa96Uh8mTOjBc35Xe948Qj8ec54CBq9VLGue90dnB5M3taajxJ1Utz3nYefsYgbfKDi5OcBslJL4IlV8MkSCEto/s16000/weatherwash%20walnut%20stain.jpg" title="stain" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">No need to wipe the stain either, merely let it dry. Seriously, no wiping! Stand there and watch it age! Cool, right?! It dries super fast too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once it was dry, time to seal up my deepened shelf extensions with the varnish. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6s5m5AXjHnMXZNiflr8W3wkLZ_ZeL_JyKpI7QSCVl80muBYBQXQdA_bgAiwqrQYscJpK-Js9ih4grAgrBj22WLCj9yOxjCmAiwUhwTO63eMyHbz_2c0qKRBH-CgcPjwcjNBPRvZEGE-XNY26h2q7NzJ9x3TBj3zLaRWa6mbBiB6o9_O5sFfi0O04VrjU/s700/weatherwash%20dead%20flat%20varnish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="applying WeatherWash Dead Flat varnish" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6s5m5AXjHnMXZNiflr8W3wkLZ_ZeL_JyKpI7QSCVl80muBYBQXQdA_bgAiwqrQYscJpK-Js9ih4grAgrBj22WLCj9yOxjCmAiwUhwTO63eMyHbz_2c0qKRBH-CgcPjwcjNBPRvZEGE-XNY26h2q7NzJ9x3TBj3zLaRWa6mbBiB6o9_O5sFfi0O04VrjU/s16000/weatherwash%20dead%20flat%20varnish.jpg" title="varnish" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, the scary part: reinstalling the shelves atop the cork. Omg, big stressing out through several days of reinstallation contemplation as I did not want to damage the brand new, gorgeous cork in any way. But, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtsQ3aCs5fD/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I desperately needed those dang shelves back on the wall</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxdcQV4nrqBvscvwTJcn_SStB4nX387pHxodDGhCP9_3m25xB0D2fbbXJdH75Jfz8hRsK8TxLkzSbnhmwtzXNMlgYruI75gtK5yyQ0z-SYbZHCOvMtK2Icsa3yncKSITQEcnZaVjmOVAsXq22V-Ih9krsVMAQOleaUa0w39fIeoEzL7JnkS6uubf8b1c/s700/t%20pin%20anchor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="finding wall anchors behind cork panels" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxdcQV4nrqBvscvwTJcn_SStB4nX387pHxodDGhCP9_3m25xB0D2fbbXJdH75Jfz8hRsK8TxLkzSbnhmwtzXNMlgYruI75gtK5yyQ0z-SYbZHCOvMtK2Icsa3yncKSITQEcnZaVjmOVAsXq22V-Ih9krsVMAQOleaUa0w39fIeoEzL7JnkS6uubf8b1c/s16000/t%20pin%20anchor.jpg" title="pin" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had mapped out, I thought, all of the existing wall anchors before adhering the cork panels but only found the first two. I used <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/05/cheap-and-easy-diy-how-to-oversized.html">dots of painters tape</a> to mark them, a t-pin found them inside the wall and wow, I was hella impressed with myself until I realized I didn't map the rest well at all.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">My math was off, things are a smidge awry, the shelves aren't in the same spots as they were but, alas, it's close enough and we have shelves again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Msol-Dri7e9E2ybkyGi2fIdEYjTJaVRWsuIjxnJcTJLB3abs-RxVQaAmLjhzBrG-f_Zt7Y-fdGuE-gDjLtHuY-ZiHgEb85k_K-jUbrUGa7-loN9cShhMJfG4pYNHNBhfOq9MNf37h5M4Wm4Uv5VE_OP9_p5_K0yQf1oKDXvP37qEEDUN7ENIAW8cWbY/s700/shelf%20deepen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="deepened shelf re-installed" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Msol-Dri7e9E2ybkyGi2fIdEYjTJaVRWsuIjxnJcTJLB3abs-RxVQaAmLjhzBrG-f_Zt7Y-fdGuE-gDjLtHuY-ZiHgEb85k_K-jUbrUGa7-loN9cShhMJfG4pYNHNBhfOq9MNf37h5M4Wm4Uv5VE_OP9_p5_K0yQf1oKDXvP37qEEDUN7ENIAW8cWbY/s16000/shelf%20deepen.jpg" title="install" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One down, five to go! Waaayyy swanky, yah?</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">But now, nicer, deeper, fancier shelves!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And guess what? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing hangs over the edge! Everything lays flat! It's not a mess! No flopping, droopy, sloppy stacks of visually chaotic clothes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwDvI2DlQfrTw-wGR-7XkhJbyrAQZpO4_mAhUOJSvo_mPAQiNGufc0Quw4tdFztKlcvCTawNax6QTohzNChOyVOan5wmBBfueeOZz-n1-0BNciKRO5Iq5GNm_TJAPffW1hGHrPFgp_31P4ks-nPhRg9QQsY4Z7DvBeHtaCT2LvVZUA87mkNkrtAdHQn8/s700/finished%20deepen%20shelves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="deepen and extend shelves diy complete" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwDvI2DlQfrTw-wGR-7XkhJbyrAQZpO4_mAhUOJSvo_mPAQiNGufc0Quw4tdFztKlcvCTawNax6QTohzNChOyVOan5wmBBfueeOZz-n1-0BNciKRO5Iq5GNm_TJAPffW1hGHrPFgp_31P4ks-nPhRg9QQsY4Z7DvBeHtaCT2LvVZUA87mkNkrtAdHQn8/s16000/finished%20deepen%20shelves.jpg" title="finished" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Myyyyy goodness I am so over-the-moon overjoyed about this. Holy cow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnDLFYm7y-0J6kZo8dtA4gMn1uYdchacSAFtzDnC22Qdbq9UxFueERQdye-s7HqeNgHmBbrCUxPWZ3iwhvbAKe0vzU8nm44fkF_tojQpAO9lTiwaLOQZBMeIEBAONmFwVTp58yd99xFCJxDmAHO3o7k8pCTBumPXmIzM96esrvNo_uQgf6upSla9yh7s/s700/shelf%20deepen%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="closer view of deeper shelf extensions" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnDLFYm7y-0J6kZo8dtA4gMn1uYdchacSAFtzDnC22Qdbq9UxFueERQdye-s7HqeNgHmBbrCUxPWZ3iwhvbAKe0vzU8nm44fkF_tojQpAO9lTiwaLOQZBMeIEBAONmFwVTp58yd99xFCJxDmAHO3o7k8pCTBumPXmIzM96esrvNo_uQgf6upSla9yh7s/s16000/shelf%20deepen%20close.jpg" title="extend" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Seriously, I know, I know, it's a just simple simple project but it has such an enormous impact. And the stain is <i>perfect</i> with the cork. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's right, you know I did a <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/10/threes-charm-diy-foyer-light-fixture.html">butt wiggle dance</a> or four.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoHgK1rx7XcyrG0kW9l5rD10O6Ki6vRMKJOzu8PfkswcoJo2Cs6p3n4MYrBFSmLMUb4ZJosyWAzk1UCBkgunEvrBB5J8SNgZ42bwgcpczG2TW90_t6s8ZFd8PUo7jESfdGIiJOnNxe6MDieMzsQU2ysNvnFhKp079_4EU2uiXpeleEXk3sKrUEOh4Z2s/s700/extend%20deepen%20shelves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="master closet spring cleaning how to deepen and extend shelves close up" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoHgK1rx7XcyrG0kW9l5rD10O6Ki6vRMKJOzu8PfkswcoJo2Cs6p3n4MYrBFSmLMUb4ZJosyWAzk1UCBkgunEvrBB5J8SNgZ42bwgcpczG2TW90_t6s8ZFd8PUo7jESfdGIiJOnNxe6MDieMzsQU2ysNvnFhKp079_4EU2uiXpeleEXk3sKrUEOh4Z2s/s16000/extend%20deepen%20shelves.jpg" title="close" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">So there ya have it! How to deepen and extend shelves while spring cleaning your master closet!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here, a little video might fill in some of my photo gaps....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="503" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a8DhP0g9-uk" width="604" youtube-src-id="a8DhP0g9-uk"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">What's next now that <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=spring+cleaning">my four main projects</a> in this closet have been accomplished? Whooo, slow-pat myself on the back and nap, that's what.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But yeah. Suddenly my project list feels empty. Ooohh ho ho, we both know it's not though haha! A lingering one or two left in this here closet but let's get <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/03/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">back to the bathroom</a>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The wood glue and pocket hole jigs are Lowes affiliate links. The pocket hole screws, clamps, and wood patch/fillers are Home Depot affiliate links. The pocket hole plugs, sanding blocks, miter boxes, and WeatherWash products are Amazon affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-80673763345428684112023-07-22T06:30:00.111-05:002023-07-22T11:36:28.719-05:00Paint Can Planter with Dowels.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSN2AFNm2E2sNy2t276ZnE1bNUDr8eZmhicWTdCVygTg0CVXDEnlwrZxbKHAYOWGH8CO_yvqfR10oO2kyLQs8frNskngbTU-koRhyflkTeUKscizFTzOA8DF1Fxrxg8nuAbpzF-7V_zSiLFOe7ChPmAyx5Bm9qviwnOZ94rh3LeS80si2OnKZ6X-d2LM/s1600/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="paint can planter with dowels" border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSN2AFNm2E2sNy2t276ZnE1bNUDr8eZmhicWTdCVygTg0CVXDEnlwrZxbKHAYOWGH8CO_yvqfR10oO2kyLQs8frNskngbTU-koRhyflkTeUKscizFTzOA8DF1Fxrxg8nuAbpzF-7V_zSiLFOe7ChPmAyx5Bm9qviwnOZ94rh3LeS80si2OnKZ6X-d2LM/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="planter" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Back at it with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dowel">more dowels</a>, fun! Today I've got this nifty little paint can planter with dowels and it is oh-so-adorbs super cute! A home decor project that comes together in minutes!<div><br /></div><div>Mike has a propensity for buying me flowers and little plants which I love. He always has and hopefully he always will because it warms my heart and brings me smiles.</div><div><br /></div><div>Recently we escaped the city around the July 4 holiday because <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn">Finn</a>, our sweet boy, my Trusty Furry Assistant, is <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/03/how-to-diy-beeswax-wraps-weighted-dog.html">utterly terrified of fireworks</a>. It's bad. </div><div><br /></div><div>The fireworks are excessively, obscenely ridiculous around us. And by excessively obscenely ridiculous, know that the fireworks start around two in the afternoon on the 4th and go punishingly, unceasingly, incessantly, until five or so in the morning. The neighborhood is a thick blanket of smoke. It's horrendous.</div><div><br /></div><div>Every year, for weeks leading up to the holiday too, it's an absolute nightmare for Finn.</div><div><br /></div><div>We do everything we can to keep him calm but very little does. We've tried the <a href="https://amzn.to/3rrCVfY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thundershirt</a>* which is a big fat nope. That didn't help <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">Hailey</a> either, actually. We reached the point of Trazodone. Sigh.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, I always worried the pills made things worse for him. It makes him dopey but that's it; I could see in his big sweet brown eyes he was still a wreck. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pills also take planning too but given our area, ya just never know when some bozo is going to shoot one off in the alley, or remote distance even, and ruin Finn's day. We have <a href="https://amzn.to/3OjA69T" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rescue Remedy for Dogs</a>* in those instances and that does take some edge off.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ6gmM6gaMuhqQUT4kzgHPHr1P71ZdovMG0D_57r8NNF97c-9iWFqhUvZwcXPuFZf5DT_mloE-F1rpBxP4dx_T7ZW_DyXk8VwRXoTTKrF_z9UvTIBoOvoE33Q3o4BmDLmBMkZeVFR9lU2X3LZqKUKbrGTo2THN_ivRs0uqATinOcgZcXPWiYux2btgYs/s700/Finn%20TFA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn being my assistant" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ6gmM6gaMuhqQUT4kzgHPHr1P71ZdovMG0D_57r8NNF97c-9iWFqhUvZwcXPuFZf5DT_mloE-F1rpBxP4dx_T7ZW_DyXk8VwRXoTTKrF_z9UvTIBoOvoE33Q3o4BmDLmBMkZeVFR9lU2X3LZqKUKbrGTo2THN_ivRs0uqATinOcgZcXPWiYux2btgYs/s16000/Finn%20TFA.jpg" title="Finn" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awww, he came <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/basement">downstairs</a> to resume Assistant duties for this project! He looks sad and skinny in this photo but he's completely neither. He's doing really well actually, thank the heck goodness.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>The last time I gave Trazodone to him was disturbing. I don't know if something changed in his system after <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/03/taking-brief-break.html">his surgery</a> and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">resultant illness</a> but things were different. He had brief shivers which has never happened before and when I looked it up, yeah, let's just say <a href="https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=7756524#:~:text=The%20most%20serious%20potential%20side,be%20signs%20of%20serotonin%20syndrome." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">that was a terrifying read</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Into the trash the pills went. Never again.</div><div><br /></div><div>He didn't have any other symptoms that warranted an emergency vet visit but let's just say I watched him like a wide-eyed hawk until the pill was spent.</div><div><br /></div><div>I found these <a href="https://amzn.to/3XZTITu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">calming chews</a>* which, in my opinion, seem to work way better than Trazodone. Combined with the Rescue Remedy, he's pretty good, or good-ish, or at least not a total mess nor doped out but still panicked.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is all to say, we took Finn out of town for the holiday. We did so the year before and decided to again, this time heading to Wisconsin, aka Land of Cheese, which is a new travel destination for us. And we are not complaining about our <a href="https://www.marscheese.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fridge filled with cheese</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway! Long long roundabout way to say Mike bought me this cute little begonia plant on one of his grocery runs.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPRX-UfNCtg4ANM1ze6fg7DmWRa1shpBvygOpwWpe7ME45vS7m7RN7hlk-ju-IDSKENEuAaC4M037KmLSQgOYcSpcCxELaxwuixDZe6ZfFseOEqF5V_4T5xQD9kmaxj-ibLOmqAVI2YbLlZ81M0CwZzYKffh5vMsyN3O0sRz42rd4cGUFVdCv2gHqkbo/s700/begonia%20plant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="begonia before" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPRX-UfNCtg4ANM1ze6fg7DmWRa1shpBvygOpwWpe7ME45vS7m7RN7hlk-ju-IDSKENEuAaC4M037KmLSQgOYcSpcCxELaxwuixDZe6ZfFseOEqF5V_4T5xQD9kmaxj-ibLOmqAVI2YbLlZ81M0CwZzYKffh5vMsyN3O0sRz42rd4cGUFVdCv2gHqkbo/s16000/begonia%20plant.jpg" title="before" /></a></div></div><div>I know it's mostly an outdoor plant but I'm keeping it indoors because it's cute and pretty.</div><div><br /></div><div>The wrapping though <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/11/lets-makea-wall-organizer.html">yellow</a>? Ehhh, not so much. Hence this Paint Can Planter with Dowels to make it cuter!</div><div><br /></div><div>I spotted this project on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/flippingtheflip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> a while back, to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4pAXlFcpt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">give credit where credit is due</a>, but lo, no instructions so I've set out to set that right.</div><div><br /></div><div>What do we need for this project?</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>a <a href="https://sovrn.co/1lr0cyn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quart paint can</a>*</li><li>spray paint, if desired</li><li>seven 3/8" square <a href="https://sovrn.co/c23pjqb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dowels</a>*</li><li><a href="https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100259855-14079089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hot glue sticks</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3OlOEpF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hot glue gun</a>*</li><li>stain or paint, if desired</li></ul></div><div>Short, inexpensive supply list, eh?! Yeah! Love it!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1IZePtv0-edk0oxVB_1YQF6IiWva7U8wner06FqkcvPzihGiGoh0fNp7aFOPyNonqkKQJY8cvkBY6UGuXXO6Qv5AY0ejdZrmxp95Z52mBig7l1Yh97WzH8VdfqjlZJ6sEG4LD8_louF8Gq79bUugQPJekEN9XcXEi8ywaqYhRlwGD7-ttos9lgmNK7E/s700/supplies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="paint can planter supplies" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1IZePtv0-edk0oxVB_1YQF6IiWva7U8wner06FqkcvPzihGiGoh0fNp7aFOPyNonqkKQJY8cvkBY6UGuXXO6Qv5AY0ejdZrmxp95Z52mBig7l1Yh97WzH8VdfqjlZJ6sEG4LD8_louF8Gq79bUugQPJekEN9XcXEi8ywaqYhRlwGD7-ttos9lgmNK7E/s16000/supplies.jpg" title="supplies" /></a></div></div><div>Ok, let's make a Paint Can Planter with Dowels then. Seriously, this comes together in a jiff so you can make oodles of them!</div><div><br /></div><div>The hardest part of this project of course was <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=math">math</a>. Oooohh <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/09/dip-dyed-string-curtain.html">math</a>. Yeah. It was circumference, pi, division, multiplication, fractions...oy, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/a-water-bowl-stand-for-pooch.html">math</a>. Yikes. But I handled it for you so dive right the heck in.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, I spray painted the quart paint can with some flat black spray paint. You can do this, skip it, or pick a fun color though note, very little will be seen except maybe the top.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0Y3TCnJGejJX2vkDHfqR_8S8ky0NfL13QSgSl0ukuaw6BEqmY4VOK91hGmG_xVby7qO4FsolfHxRicvY8vz65b2dx2d74KWOE2uprb1EfYPyUhWclj0jrQeBBo-gtq9zKOH635fsluO9oAdwsSHfFV5z71Y1yajrz9cIc_3G1yqFRktDjXjGn-JgKDU/s700/can%20black%20spray%20paint.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="flat matte black spray paint and quart paint can" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0Y3TCnJGejJX2vkDHfqR_8S8ky0NfL13QSgSl0ukuaw6BEqmY4VOK91hGmG_xVby7qO4FsolfHxRicvY8vz65b2dx2d74KWOE2uprb1EfYPyUhWclj0jrQeBBo-gtq9zKOH635fsluO9oAdwsSHfFV5z71Y1yajrz9cIc_3G1yqFRktDjXjGn-JgKDU/s16000/can%20black%20spray%20paint.jpg" title="spray" /></a></div></div><div>Second, cut the dowels. </div><div><br /></div><div>This paint can is 4 7/8" tall so I cut twenty six pieces at 5" long. This gave me an eighth of an inch overhang which I planned for the top.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3gt9_7sFbEd2OIvR00nLQHQfdFidzZ-PLkGLRxM7_MvpMhg7_iq00Nd1sd-Rrp2xEHO-EZ0U8JPCD75bXvRwUZIINR8nGlFJXn7t7i7FXJWuehxIsFTVa_mTORqMhkc2lwLK6l08OSfNIu05TnI5CnGWgv26cPpA1kgt16yMbK8AKWjEImJ80PZYGOg/s700/miter%20stop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="creating stop on miter saw" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3gt9_7sFbEd2OIvR00nLQHQfdFidzZ-PLkGLRxM7_MvpMhg7_iq00Nd1sd-Rrp2xEHO-EZ0U8JPCD75bXvRwUZIINR8nGlFJXn7t7i7FXJWuehxIsFTVa_mTORqMhkc2lwLK6l08OSfNIu05TnI5CnGWgv26cPpA1kgt16yMbK8AKWjEImJ80PZYGOg/s16000/miter%20stop.jpg" title="stop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Created a stop on the ol' <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/09/what-to-do-results-part-2.html">miter saw</a> so that all twenty six pieces would be exactly the same.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Decide how many you want for the taller footed parts and cut those to length. I went with 6 1/4" tall and a total of nine pieces of those, three for each leg/foot/whatever.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you don't have a powered miter saw, a <a href="https://sovrn.co/7cyuwq5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hand saw and miter box</a>* handle the task easy peasy. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next, give any ragged edges a quick sanding. Yesss, sanding is boring but necessary. <i>Sigh</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO56ZLvjfWqcwyMTLrCkkJq1wVS0Gvl1QFMB0O3Nld-vSQBRcLZwNuTDMEWedvilpKJqlnGlFEmo47AsF0nh4Xj8PUC1CEO2RnZ5nOLSrrlDshho8gK4RNDoaPmx_cAimM7oNJlsa0wqDYhSjy3tZ5yp9WOYGOKpOqXPPd80CQN_RdBoF-tETQl2dxas/s700/sanding%20dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sanding the ends" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYO56ZLvjfWqcwyMTLrCkkJq1wVS0Gvl1QFMB0O3Nld-vSQBRcLZwNuTDMEWedvilpKJqlnGlFEmo47AsF0nh4Xj8PUC1CEO2RnZ5nOLSrrlDshho8gK4RNDoaPmx_cAimM7oNJlsa0wqDYhSjy3tZ5yp9WOYGOKpOqXPPd80CQN_RdBoF-tETQl2dxas/s16000/sanding%20dowels.jpg" title="sanding" /></a></div></div><div>Now next, to make my life easier and to eliminate any possible chance of confusion or mistakes, I laid out the whole thing flat first.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK37D3GlovLax2gNwGZBZ96PyocDxz1IQ5FcJOrvWr-tDlU7GOhijU3zjzLuchQOMeflvvKJRFotrjDdVizbwCfzQbHjQgfjSsvwSYgXi5pUNEypPC-XDwBEMYqxJUD3AfQBi5f-gxVFFAKvuIh9WnkYSJ-W1F4I5Qk0hZTC1npv7sMY3XiO_vvCJMDk/s700/dowel%20layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="laying out dowels on table" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK37D3GlovLax2gNwGZBZ96PyocDxz1IQ5FcJOrvWr-tDlU7GOhijU3zjzLuchQOMeflvvKJRFotrjDdVizbwCfzQbHjQgfjSsvwSYgXi5pUNEypPC-XDwBEMYqxJUD3AfQBi5f-gxVFFAKvuIh9WnkYSJ-W1F4I5Qk0hZTC1npv7sMY3XiO_vvCJMDk/s16000/dowel%20layout.jpg" title="layout" /></a></div></div><div>This way, I knew where the legs were going to be. The math wasn't perfect so there are nine shorter pieces in two sections and eight in the third but you'll never know when it's done. Trust me.</div><div><br /></div><div>All you gotta do next is power up that hot glue gun and start sticking on your dowels. Could not be any damn more effortless.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1yDHPUnS6hAfZMCTcAfcvS1vz8qYwCox0SJ365p7aRl1CCJJrMumYUpPT7DkX4gy35Tg4E4Uv0pIv6DZgypQu9RAggdT_YPxGmOLubrxXNHQ6UpY6mZNtPvKSSDkBH65IBYY2qqIyV9Q7s0eoEvFGolkDNuEmRsh0L71mhhzP226KZkw_BK5pBuSEVk/s700/gluing%20dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="hot gluing dowels onto paint can" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1yDHPUnS6hAfZMCTcAfcvS1vz8qYwCox0SJ365p7aRl1CCJJrMumYUpPT7DkX4gy35Tg4E4Uv0pIv6DZgypQu9RAggdT_YPxGmOLubrxXNHQ6UpY6mZNtPvKSSDkBH65IBYY2qqIyV9Q7s0eoEvFGolkDNuEmRsh0L71mhhzP226KZkw_BK5pBuSEVk/s16000/gluing%20dowels.jpg" title="glue" /></a></div></div><div>Before you know it, you're done.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5a3jEeay2pbIO2KPQFaHzw-ZPntC5f0YEokP2BRjr0uRMF8jxTdUh_fGlUcjS3JTzYNHIlH9G3cFctj0czJts7QleYRrUY2tKzZ_pA4vG1nOZmLboYqtfMJdfNIfFdzGLBjqHI0j0Ohap-02PDph_Oe8juFiMQaUiO7JueoVKngunRmi6mNsyjOR3FA/s700/finished%20planter%20horiz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished paint can planter with dowels" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5a3jEeay2pbIO2KPQFaHzw-ZPntC5f0YEokP2BRjr0uRMF8jxTdUh_fGlUcjS3JTzYNHIlH9G3cFctj0czJts7QleYRrUY2tKzZ_pA4vG1nOZmLboYqtfMJdfNIfFdzGLBjqHI0j0Ohap-02PDph_Oe8juFiMQaUiO7JueoVKngunRmi6mNsyjOR3FA/s16000/finished%20planter%20horiz.jpg" title="planter" /></a></div></div><div>Gah! A Paint Can Planter with Dowels! Cute, right?! Omg, so cute! High-end style for cheap! Applause all around!</div><div><br /></div><div>You can stain or paint your dowels any which way you please, or just seal up them up as-is and leave the wood bare.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC0tHVzLOuz5OLjBt55bOG_dAvx_QrR9BkOkAgXLBblyN4_RrcCpXRSW8z4H4Lw3UUDD2W_gd2dYHtKZAC78bpSiJ4U6DzczKiB11N6PNd-AvfFKAUOqVHtA-JhEq--pLFIQn9oFYFVLlDT0GjGvm1OJUalXP4NXrKZcEccFbxTbELtZFvqpGsOwVmdI/s700/planter%20horiz.jpg"><img alt="paint can planter with dowels and plant" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC0tHVzLOuz5OLjBt55bOG_dAvx_QrR9BkOkAgXLBblyN4_RrcCpXRSW8z4H4Lw3UUDD2W_gd2dYHtKZAC78bpSiJ4U6DzczKiB11N6PNd-AvfFKAUOqVHtA-JhEq--pLFIQn9oFYFVLlDT0GjGvm1OJUalXP4NXrKZcEccFbxTbELtZFvqpGsOwVmdI/s16000/planter%20horiz.jpg" title="planted" /></a></div></div><div>Lastly, plop your plant in your spiffy new Paint Can Planter with Dowels and bring your home decor to new heights.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfodcEW-6KjUlg9qS5YS-_TiikL44snelJqhCczMOb0liMZHMCve4STPAapi4PAzC2PgYvBR6VUFQPwyMgG7sZoEc1M2b8jTcMQHCam0lfHcFDh0U8IZBsgmCzRpOJixuu-hH-38tSL4ppN8Af4vKIa6t7jBZ0C8TKXdff5nD54rWUQSOzG5ODoBHaF6I/s700/paint%20can%20planter%20horizontal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="paint can planter using quart can and square dowels" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfodcEW-6KjUlg9qS5YS-_TiikL44snelJqhCczMOb0liMZHMCve4STPAapi4PAzC2PgYvBR6VUFQPwyMgG7sZoEc1M2b8jTcMQHCam0lfHcFDh0U8IZBsgmCzRpOJixuu-hH-38tSL4ppN8Af4vKIa6t7jBZ0C8TKXdff5nD54rWUQSOzG5ODoBHaF6I/s16000/paint%20can%20planter%20horizontal.jpg" title="dowels" /></a></div></div><div>Super adorable, right?! Seriously, you'd pay way more for this in a fancy schmancy home decor store.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWXPSm1aceioJKcyeQYMkXmXV9IAOV0aczmg9m9rmu1cRVFJNJOtPZKOyvOTTcH2RrZ-yKoUXV7eDX0cvp6sK1yL6d6c7Z10Ihrk_CjUtuEB6hKOIA2gQquUCbcComb2-2t-QPX4cvP2ea0knVcs5Qz7C_LK1KkTQ4wBP9icUQdf9SAGu8y3-RCQ7wA/s700/planter%20stereo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="paint can planter with square dowels" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWXPSm1aceioJKcyeQYMkXmXV9IAOV0aczmg9m9rmu1cRVFJNJOtPZKOyvOTTcH2RrZ-yKoUXV7eDX0cvp6sK1yL6d6c7Z10Ihrk_CjUtuEB6hKOIA2gQquUCbcComb2-2t-QPX4cvP2ea0knVcs5Qz7C_LK1KkTQ4wBP9icUQdf9SAGu8y3-RCQ7wA/s16000/planter%20stereo.jpg" title="finished" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/01/dollar-store-diy-decor-wood-dowel-vases.html">little dollar store dowel vases</a> are hiding behind heh, yet another dowel project!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>So cute it went on a parade around <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/house-plan.html">the first floor</a> with streamers, fanfare, and cheering!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTWs1X55a4JqzqHqRIa8VREk9zuuXxL_CFg32Y92PDGx_AHupVK_yzRyQsqMMNOJYbHf9FEbEAj1WjUuywpguWkL_HadhtKowSUcC1FkTDlsGR7UWon-T8j-g1mHonzwLQoaip59XiJDvOV0O5NghWOzYF3FhDrI2uiv8URV6eGlxdgH6rZQye8KgKY0/s700/paint%20can%20planter%20dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished paint can planter with dowels" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTWs1X55a4JqzqHqRIa8VREk9zuuXxL_CFg32Y92PDGx_AHupVK_yzRyQsqMMNOJYbHf9FEbEAj1WjUuywpguWkL_HadhtKowSUcC1FkTDlsGR7UWon-T8j-g1mHonzwLQoaip59XiJDvOV0O5NghWOzYF3FhDrI2uiv8URV6eGlxdgH6rZQye8KgKY0/s16000/paint%20can%20planter%20dowels.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div>I love it! Hope you do too!</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="449" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QJarPnPnlns" width="540" youtube-src-id="QJarPnPnlns"></iframe></div>Hey! Want to make one but don't want to shop and cut and sand? No problem! <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/shop/paint-can-planter-diy-kit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Purchase the DIY kit</a> direct to your front porch from me! Fun! <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/shop/paint-can-planter-diy-kit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See it here</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Thundershirt, Rescue Remedy for Dogs, the calming chews, are Amazon affiliate links. The quart paint can is a Home Depot affiliate link. The hot glue sticks is a general Michaels affiliate link. The dowels and hand saws with miter boxes are a Lowes affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-69782921256383632412023-07-08T06:30:00.023-05:002023-10-17T09:30:27.832-05:00Spring Cleaning: Master Closet Part III, A WE Cork Wall.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qu-3SU5GFKcHqLD1Rdu4OGOVmQ-Ogu5xukzW7KmSOZfTCBHtQgX1d6yAsTMVEhCG1WVQOW2msyY6_hOGOxssqpLfHCQPNwsTQl_pt3onuvt-erqqiIxuZYkEGxHMqOjky4-Weg9HG2IlaKiUBcFyVDfIaDzTFw0mFDWO4nSG2gnTm9Aj-3YHFM570MM/s1248/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WE Cork bark wall panel close up" border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qu-3SU5GFKcHqLD1Rdu4OGOVmQ-Ogu5xukzW7KmSOZfTCBHtQgX1d6yAsTMVEhCG1WVQOW2msyY6_hOGOxssqpLfHCQPNwsTQl_pt3onuvt-erqqiIxuZYkEGxHMqOjky4-Weg9HG2IlaKiUBcFyVDfIaDzTFw0mFDWO4nSG2gnTm9Aj-3YHFM570MM/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="close" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>More spring cleaning in the master closet with part III and today I bring you a <a href="https://www.wecork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork</a> wall. And holy moly my goodness, oh my word, it is glorious. <i>Glorious</i>.<div><br /></div><div>Yes. That's right. A wall of <a href="https://www.wecork.com/products/wall-coverings/bark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork bark panels</a>. So yes, I took down all of the shelves because I am a loon but it was so worth it. So. Wow.</div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdfbebjvuStq2H8PY-Z1Q1iqefdnX_JKYPq7euT4BzbhfhspKw3jKOug2KMbYP09ic7oBwVEwf4WTE6dULxDZWVFIOX6cnY1XUSfoQvCDrRpL_A4ZrMXuOALavrruiTsb2BNVCL7PukzrGSFRvxJY2gedbsUvZb9UQZpeuS8t39ri0Zl_3Ki0Ya2CcDM/s700/before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="closet shelf wall before" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdfbebjvuStq2H8PY-Z1Q1iqefdnX_JKYPq7euT4BzbhfhspKw3jKOug2KMbYP09ic7oBwVEwf4WTE6dULxDZWVFIOX6cnY1XUSfoQvCDrRpL_A4ZrMXuOALavrruiTsb2BNVCL7PukzrGSFRvxJY2gedbsUvZb9UQZpeuS8t39ri0Zl_3Ki0Ya2CcDM/s16000/before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, all this came down.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>As I've mentioned before, I am a fan of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/05/fancy-scrap-plywood-closet-shelves.html">cork</a>. A huge fan, in fact. Ok, I'm big on materials in general but cork is stupendous, especially these cork bark panels, and I'll tell you why momentarily.</div><div><br /></div><div>I must mention that my WE Cork wall is part of a Hometalk shoppable tutorial and while this post is sponsored and I did receive the panels as part of it, I would breathlessly cover the whole house in them. Please note, these opinions are all my own.</div><div><br /></div><div>To backtrack and catch up a second, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/05/spring-cleaning-master-closet-redo-part.html">here is spring cleaning master closet part I with the Photowall mural</a> and part II with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/06/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-ii.html">the Stikwood ceiling</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>So cork, right? It's truly an exceptional gift from nature. And I love it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i856xNfYPvKE1ehmfiFUAPMRA66KnvI_YzlNVraZnA974pTPUSRtVuGLcu2bTd6D32H4Mcoa7hzmtzKiveUPSOVUDkq8rjLqC93CpKp4tJ--dcYUP48ZzbMkqg7g9Zu2l1BFLZYcTb4KREzmlVgMRswxdw1Pb8sCYOywvDdTciO3TD-PcNlsa7q9ge4/s700/we%20cork%20bark%20panel%20close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WE Cork bark wall panel close" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i856xNfYPvKE1ehmfiFUAPMRA66KnvI_YzlNVraZnA974pTPUSRtVuGLcu2bTd6D32H4Mcoa7hzmtzKiveUPSOVUDkq8rjLqC93CpKp4tJ--dcYUP48ZzbMkqg7g9Zu2l1BFLZYcTb4KREzmlVgMRswxdw1Pb8sCYOywvDdTciO3TD-PcNlsa7q9ge4/s16000/we%20cork%20bark%20panel%20close%20up.jpg" title="close" /></a></div></div><div>Not only do I love the way cork looks, as a uh <i>ahem</i>, child of the 70's or ok let's go with lover of 70's design, cork wins every race. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't get me wrong here though. There is absolutely nothing dated about cork in the least. It's unquestionably a modern material, ripe for a zillion modern applications, and as it's sustainable, it fits the times now more than ever. </div><div><br /></div><div>As such, I am here to sing its praises from the rooftops.</div><div><br /></div><div>Go, check out <a href="https://www.wecork.com/products/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork's website</a>, you'll see how cork can be used from flooring to walls to even bags. I want all of those bags.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wecork.com/benefits-of-cork/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cork</a> is, as I said, sustainable, but it's also renewable; it's environmentally responsible. It provides excellent sound and acoustic benefits, it's soft, comfortable, hypoallergenic, anti-fungal, stable, moisture-resistant, resilient, lightweight, easy to work with, and a major plus for me in the case of our closet, it's insulating.</div><div><br /></div><div>Every single box is checked in the positives column.</div><div><br /></div><div>See, given <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/06/bad-flipper-bad.html">this flipper</a> was brutally neglectful in his <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/08/insulation-day.html">insulating</a> duties, this particular shelved wall exemplifies his neglect the most of any wall in our house.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is downright freezing in the winter and in the summer, you can practically cook an egg on it. Ok, the latter is a bit dramatic but you catch my drift. As a perma-cold human, nothing like grabbing a shirt in winter, moving it to another room, and shaking the cold out of it for five minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can tell where I'm going now, right? My goal with this wall, as part of the whole spring cleaning master closet, was to not only make it the best wall in the house but also to insulate without having to open up the wall in any way.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://samples.wecork.com/collections/wall-coverings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork's bark panels</a> to the rescue. Check and check. And check for I looove it too.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8qZ5UyDQm1pTj8dOr4vnBW9yRmbNRbXp58HS3p5VL81hnd5ut8wWLzUsEETvJ2XGUT8n7BA-vvVXSR1hSDrWbryKZBkzXjUJN50T_H3FYIKOntetZYaDW-q9Ephb3aCLb-dvBmu0V552S3VB0mzEvR0VsfrgZfhJV9G6GsrCnWxvu2L3UEXi55ZqAw8/s700/we%20cork%20bark%20panel%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="another close up view of WE Cork bark wall panel" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8qZ5UyDQm1pTj8dOr4vnBW9yRmbNRbXp58HS3p5VL81hnd5ut8wWLzUsEETvJ2XGUT8n7BA-vvVXSR1hSDrWbryKZBkzXjUJN50T_H3FYIKOntetZYaDW-q9Ephb3aCLb-dvBmu0V552S3VB0mzEvR0VsfrgZfhJV9G6GsrCnWxvu2L3UEXi55ZqAw8/s16000/we%20cork%20bark%20panel%20close.jpg" title="bark" /></a></div></div><div>Why order from WE Cork? They are super nice people, oh my gosh. <a href="https://www.wecork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork</a> is a family-run business out east in New Hampshire and just the coolest folks. I probably scared them with my uncontrollable cork enthusiasm but thankfully they trusted me despite my weirdness!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok! First, measure measure measure <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/02/the-master-bath-pocket-door-adventure.html">measure</a>. I was looking at about sixty square feet for this wall.</div><div><br /></div><div>The box of ten panels, about sixty three square feet, arrived on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/11/new-front-porch.html">our porch</a> along with a quart of WE Cork's recommended contact adhesive, <a href="https://amzn.to/3Xe3C3L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3M's Fastbond 30-NF</a>* and I was out-of-my-skin excited.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, I've used many a contact adhesive in my time, but never the Fastbond so I will admit, I was anxious. Kind of a bit extra more so having watched a demo of the product on YouTube, but, contact adhesive is contact adhesive. Right? This is just stickier.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok! Let's install! So easy!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wecork.com/products/wall-coverings/bark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork's cork bark panels</a> are wonderfully large at two foot by three foot so they cover a lot of surface in one panel. I started at the top left with a full panel. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuU3WZ5TUzehOifx8lA9w4Z3TK1PXvNGC79p-aqxh1uGz5_Slf8_cw57zWJx7kVVTAEeXZGiSs2S2wp5jOm8UegnpuJAWrYoPdL2yP5y4wkZS3VCvUOtN-zmnSek84eCcSQPhlubSC_TW0ZIat5VssAIEzRepH2fn-C5Wh98Z4qijTlJgr8Ut37tMfq_w/s700/mapping%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="starting cork bark panel installation" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuU3WZ5TUzehOifx8lA9w4Z3TK1PXvNGC79p-aqxh1uGz5_Slf8_cw57zWJx7kVVTAEeXZGiSs2S2wp5jOm8UegnpuJAWrYoPdL2yP5y4wkZS3VCvUOtN-zmnSek84eCcSQPhlubSC_TW0ZIat5VssAIEzRepH2fn-C5Wh98Z4qijTlJgr8Ut37tMfq_w/s16000/mapping%20wall.jpg" title="start" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I outlined the panel on the wall with a pencil for contact adhesive spreading guidance, that's what the arrow is pointing at.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>With a <a href="https://amzn.to/46sEwSQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chip brush</a>,* I cut in the Fastbond, leaving a bit at the top and side un-glued to make it easy for positioning. That video did have me mildly paranoid about the stickiness level. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BJVc2MfZ_lXym0c7ANk7aNao3Z_1WmaT5vuRRDQio6dDlWk6LjONfS3akGTXsOgV0OxPAMgSoGRAXUXcpOLOmcYQQp7HrGnln4vhl6GIHttBw_nGXEPfutBvWNezIi2PGKfnToKrxX7u0tp1iOwxTUeYEDEwoFzmrcWji818LdOrnlkVwYU3e6wHWFE/s700/3m%20fastbond%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rolling contact adhesive on wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BJVc2MfZ_lXym0c7ANk7aNao3Z_1WmaT5vuRRDQio6dDlWk6LjONfS3akGTXsOgV0OxPAMgSoGRAXUXcpOLOmcYQQp7HrGnln4vhl6GIHttBw_nGXEPfutBvWNezIi2PGKfnToKrxX7u0tp1iOwxTUeYEDEwoFzmrcWji818LdOrnlkVwYU3e6wHWFE/s16000/3m%20fastbond%20close.jpg" title="wall" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, with a little <a href="https://amzn.to/3JEE6iC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sponge roller,</a>* roll the contact adhesive on the wall then on the backside of the cork bark panel. And now we wait. The Fastbond is good to go at about thirty minutes and you have up to four hours of open time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3U5A1xYMNvu0ol5fRsW6mKj1lJrvcTbSV3Z9LFPW0LVFxBpKS6TbccYp4u6XymaZwirqYiJ3gzhUXCG6l5X0vnqNklal5y4Rf7uOrz5rFIzzB5FYJqI_F66SWfo60CCUhAhz0UU-5qcY76tlBWMYmf4J5J0qBNBhw7VMfDixjw8mQ80FJ1UECAQqTbg/s700/applying%203m%20fastbond%20cork.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="rolling Fastbond contact adhesive on cork panel" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3U5A1xYMNvu0ol5fRsW6mKj1lJrvcTbSV3Z9LFPW0LVFxBpKS6TbccYp4u6XymaZwirqYiJ3gzhUXCG6l5X0vnqNklal5y4Rf7uOrz5rFIzzB5FYJqI_F66SWfo60CCUhAhz0UU-5qcY76tlBWMYmf4J5J0qBNBhw7VMfDixjw8mQ80FJ1UECAQqTbg/s16000/applying%203m%20fastbond%20cork.jpg" title="adhesive" /></a></div><br /></div><div>When it's ready to go, do a little positioning and then merely push the panel onto the wall. That is it. Could not be easier, I swear. </div><div><br /></div><div>Grab yourself a rubber roller, like the <a href="https://amzn.to/3NDPlKi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laminate roller type</a>,* and firmly but not aggressively, no need for the latter, roll the panel to ensure a nice grip. Voilá!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4t2EtrsdHaLmhsL_Y1slELDMj5ej6zjBGblXxK6LRWwDX7Cq1d9vBq04wshb6x392XziD39bSlXrQZ3-1lTuUu8w1ab0MQ20VFzBnfjDArhKySXktmblceYrB05U10tapg8kLVapkoIj0gfEBAJkZ1Aplf3EDRE5GyBHqzb6vy_ezo5nujQOF5_yrtQ/s700/roller.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="laminate rubber roller on cork bark panel on wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4t2EtrsdHaLmhsL_Y1slELDMj5ej6zjBGblXxK6LRWwDX7Cq1d9vBq04wshb6x392XziD39bSlXrQZ3-1lTuUu8w1ab0MQ20VFzBnfjDArhKySXktmblceYrB05U10tapg8kLVapkoIj0gfEBAJkZ1Aplf3EDRE5GyBHqzb6vy_ezo5nujQOF5_yrtQ/s16000/roller.jpg" title="roller" /></a></div><br /></div><div>To cut a panel, which might seem scary but it's completely not, measure measure measure, then map it out on the backside. Here's a hot tip that helped my temporary forgetfulness: place a little piece of painters tape at the top of the panel. This way you won't get mixed up about which end is up, which direction everything goes.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFJ1DI7FNKz1rnriOk9FlV0CQAPNELlX2W_kJBItUeHBRzhjvnNbuuRpO72tNQOdUn7P7_3G-yAswmdHIX-t5El1GUQIqUrIxXKIOSwxJvXFBfUjm-Rqc3XG0nAoAJm8yaEBx3ADPwAQYDB5Jy09-XGEu3-zkE0I3Mg_ygpmPHm-0c09U9I9nQsbiyQ0/s700/label%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="labeling top of cork panel with painters tape" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFJ1DI7FNKz1rnriOk9FlV0CQAPNELlX2W_kJBItUeHBRzhjvnNbuuRpO72tNQOdUn7P7_3G-yAswmdHIX-t5El1GUQIqUrIxXKIOSwxJvXFBfUjm-Rqc3XG0nAoAJm8yaEBx3ADPwAQYDB5Jy09-XGEu3-zkE0I3Mg_ygpmPHm-0c09U9I9nQsbiyQ0/s16000/label%20top.jpg" title="label" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Grab a <a href="https://amzn.to/3pjV7Yw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cork-backed straight edge</a>* heh more cork and with a very sharp <a href="https://amzn.to/3JEOx5I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">utility knife</a>* (even the cheapy ones are fine) start slicing. Go slow and do not go through in one pass. Do multiple slices until it separates. Too, make sure the cutoff end is on the outside in case the knife slips.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwmehFix_LD5S8HCg6a5o0tulXFkwlg5oGrst0gZq3wYtvAA5OwrqECMIbXt8JhbrjL6Y-IuBvKjzzLlt01Y_FxIBdMVflQYuNUconxuVmu91l4_lmv3cE7IimtaM6TyWt-JUIt0AWX0pZbrsgtNpxJjzeAwe7e6TJkBF-bQvA86bMFJwnbpm9RM7AUw/s700/trimming.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="trimming cork bark panel" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwmehFix_LD5S8HCg6a5o0tulXFkwlg5oGrst0gZq3wYtvAA5OwrqECMIbXt8JhbrjL6Y-IuBvKjzzLlt01Y_FxIBdMVflQYuNUconxuVmu91l4_lmv3cE7IimtaM6TyWt-JUIt0AWX0pZbrsgtNpxJjzeAwe7e6TJkBF-bQvA86bMFJwnbpm9RM7AUw/s16000/trimming.jpg" title="trim" /></a></div></div><div>Test fit your cut piece, then apply the contact adhesive, and keep going!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgAGgUpD4FLFA1caZSTsDdL78yF9v-Yw9xFqxB8mtJ4osoXf0dKnR1ITx_qoujQ4ELAyYoLxSbfyPNWaKt_2n-ukByLAc-0Z5nk6cHTd0_jR02ZIuY-SVVaDv6ozCrlpJfBErU7U48X6bAayXJ0x5Eios73JeDa_FE1y1mFSVwfZ-cDTSXcchOsuN1ks/s700/cork%20wall%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="WE Cork bark wall panel progress" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgAGgUpD4FLFA1caZSTsDdL78yF9v-Yw9xFqxB8mtJ4osoXf0dKnR1ITx_qoujQ4ELAyYoLxSbfyPNWaKt_2n-ukByLAc-0Z5nk6cHTd0_jR02ZIuY-SVVaDv6ozCrlpJfBErU7U48X6bAayXJ0x5Eios73JeDa_FE1y1mFSVwfZ-cDTSXcchOsuN1ks/s16000/cork%20wall%20progress.jpg" title="progress" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Watching this come together, I was seriously weak in the knees bursting.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrOqK68AIlifpySLtK2tZXDiQF8Q1oZE9itMXI5IeoptiGAxtvf9kV63w_1t6dzIE_y1IEwp3IZc5ecjJaW6nDSXbybpG-IMx7mktmDg_LJWHj8ctN0lQFh3dRcwrv2JaGKqxUOTu22qd3hSbS81QzXDHNoqr0Wcj511zBmoX4Kc4g80a52Z9mklPmjY/s700/we%20cork%20wall%20progress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="more cork bark wall panel progress" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrOqK68AIlifpySLtK2tZXDiQF8Q1oZE9itMXI5IeoptiGAxtvf9kV63w_1t6dzIE_y1IEwp3IZc5ecjJaW6nDSXbybpG-IMx7mktmDg_LJWHj8ctN0lQFh3dRcwrv2JaGKqxUOTu22qd3hSbS81QzXDHNoqr0Wcj511zBmoX4Kc4g80a52Z9mklPmjY/s16000/we%20cork%20wall%20progress.jpg" title="more" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Isn't it outstanding? I swear, it's the best wall in the house now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Already I've noticed that our bedroom is quieter at night which is incredible. I was expecting a quiet, peaceful closet despite our crappy windows but <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20bed">the whole room</a> is now more peaceful. I mean, jaw-heckin'-drop.</div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WfiOTxkCcaubSbwxRQwu5ggyrbrPPAak-K8ob5_QB32M1gHXxs902qtwCeyUYOtU8dHPneGOd11nKEnNPzXOMRVdjluJmrkCbfxo1JbY1M7a4VAlngapMV_0LNP5JGoukzGNrAYxLEWLXZFx3DDbJtpO5Xhwh1b-n1y7bSgQObyXc_Zs__1UQ1Qt63c/s700/finished%20we%20cork%20panel%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="finished wall covered with WE Cork bark panels" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WfiOTxkCcaubSbwxRQwu5ggyrbrPPAak-K8ob5_QB32M1gHXxs902qtwCeyUYOtU8dHPneGOd11nKEnNPzXOMRVdjluJmrkCbfxo1JbY1M7a4VAlngapMV_0LNP5JGoukzGNrAYxLEWLXZFx3DDbJtpO5Xhwh1b-n1y7bSgQObyXc_Zs__1UQ1Qt63c/s16000/finished%20we%20cork%20panel%20wall.jpg" title="finished" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>drool....</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>I can't say I am looking forward to winter in any way, shape, or form as a spring/summer lover, but I have to say, bring it and our no longer frozen attire.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most of all, I am going to exist permanently in this little closet now. The <a href="https://samples.wecork.com/collections/wall-coverings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork bark panels </a>are so luxurious, they're exquisite, stunning, just stunning. The coup de gras of my closet design, absolutely.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you, Chad, Tina, and <a href="https://www.wecork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WE Cork</a>, thank you. *<i>curtsy.</i>*</div><div><br /></div><div>There are a few more projects left in here, notably the shelves as they get a makeover next so be sure to come back for that! ETA: <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/08/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-iv.html">Here are the shelves!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The 3M Fastbond 30-NF contact adhesive, laminate roller, chip brushes, sponge rollers, cork-bakced straight edge, and utility knives are Amazon affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info. </span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-13740685628830743702023-06-24T06:30:00.131-05:002023-08-14T19:04:36.915-05:00Spring Cleaning: Master Closet Part II, A Stikwood Ceiling.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbEfELU1jnkCd0XG8fzUMGg6qf5ZKALLoCv9VuRTym-GiYH8P7ZY0e2p7QSnNhBSWHPngaGl2M6EMefbavnZcBwrWpUYZFEYT5bMlXbxGmX_zwWq2bRppAdXKau7NDrg5pddOjW9hwz7DM8qRzxGqYv_j2a1DY_kfp28k9NUoBVku7u-H-_H26RSF/s2434/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood Minimalist Fir Wood Planks ceiling" border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbEfELU1jnkCd0XG8fzUMGg6qf5ZKALLoCv9VuRTym-GiYH8P7ZY0e2p7QSnNhBSWHPngaGl2M6EMefbavnZcBwrWpUYZFEYT5bMlXbxGmX_zwWq2bRppAdXKau7NDrg5pddOjW9hwz7DM8qRzxGqYv_j2a1DY_kfp28k9NUoBVku7u-H-_H26RSF/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="stikwood" /></a></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>You guys. We have the coolest closet ceiling, ever. Ever. We're pressing on (ah the pun) with the spring cleaning, master closet part II, and I am here with a Stikwood ceiling.<div><br /></div><div>And again, it is The Coolest. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I first envisioned <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/05/spring-cleaning-master-closet-redo-part.html">this spring cleaning closet redo</a>, as I wave my hands about, the whole look hit me all at once (thank the heck goodness, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">unlike the bathroom</a>) so when Stikwood was with me, I about passed out in elation.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stikwood.com/blog/how-stikwood-is-made" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What's Stikwood?</a> It is the most impressive and easiest-to-install product I have used in a good long while, maybe ever, that's what. It's peel-and-stick wood planks. Yes, real wood. Real actual wood that's peel and stick and it's <i>gorgeous</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCcyxmrScjFzzgPXYXyfEg_LJv9gYyrlNOUacTI0WBWiE41fpdcHWM1ZHd_xAfARk9kt3-onTE_hXFvz3Gnuaa0FryQZcaWPnbgsp24DVs6r_ev5Cf13X85GubaDbYDaXstbJHe_boJWJertRishMZUjmg7wDv2Obg_NoqpC6EiuPWl0DUhg18Lsr/s700/stikwood%20wallpaper%20vert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood Minimalist Fir wood wall planks and Photowall mural" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCcyxmrScjFzzgPXYXyfEg_LJv9gYyrlNOUacTI0WBWiE41fpdcHWM1ZHd_xAfARk9kt3-onTE_hXFvz3Gnuaa0FryQZcaWPnbgsp24DVs6r_ev5Cf13X85GubaDbYDaXstbJHe_boJWJertRishMZUjmg7wDv2Obg_NoqpC6EiuPWl0DUhg18Lsr/s16000/stikwood%20wallpaper%20vert.jpg" title="materials" /></a></div></div><div><div>Nature-made art for your walls.</div><div><br /></div><div>I must mention that my Stikwood ceiling is part of a Hometalk shoppable tutorial and while this post is sponsored and I did receive free peel-and-stick wood planks, I would buy them out of stock if I could. Do note, these opinions are all my own.</div><div><br /></div><div>But yes, Stikwood. Holy cats and dogs. It is an outstanding wall decor product and I am shouting from <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/the-roofer-visit.html">my rooftop</a>, if I could get up there, but you get my metaphorical point.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Just <a href="https://www.stikwood.com/collections/stikwood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">look at Stikwood's site</a> and see, I'll wait. ....Right!?</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few facts about <a href="https://www.stikwood.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stikwood</a> for you:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>it is real wood, as I mentioned, real reclaimed, authentic lumber</li><li>the adhesive is strong and guaranteed for ten years</li><li>change your room in less than a day with fast, easy installation</li><li>it's safe for the whole family with no VOC emissions</li><li>the wood is stable; butt the joints right together</li><li>Stikwood is certified sustainable</li><li>the quality wood is sourced and milled in a virtually waste-free manner in Grand Rapids, Michigan</li><li>you buy straight from the manufacturer, shipped directly to you </li></ul></div><div>Where can you use Stikwood? Well obviously if you're spring cleaning your master closet, there. Nearly anywhere actually, even in a bathroom!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's get to this because I'm over-the-moon breathless about this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stikwooddesign/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stikwood</a> ceiling project, I can barely stand it.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs1509UV9hk8z66gxI_nWthlfK7Ki69Q5dmTglGf4mekewcfO0XRXEHop9JGSskW1kKdBjRgKmlecc_pEk5leH8f_t4oh_3b3fLNdMxPocgbBTHC9IC5DytWjWj-OohK1v9r2VS-YbdW9gXiA7IuEyFASLku3FDkWCN2A4JGLkDAMqmfC3osFwNDP/s700/closet%20ceiling%20before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="closet ceiling before" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs1509UV9hk8z66gxI_nWthlfK7Ki69Q5dmTglGf4mekewcfO0XRXEHop9JGSskW1kKdBjRgKmlecc_pEk5leH8f_t4oh_3b3fLNdMxPocgbBTHC9IC5DytWjWj-OohK1v9r2VS-YbdW9gXiA7IuEyFASLku3FDkWCN2A4JGLkDAMqmfC3osFwNDP/s16000/closet%20ceiling%20before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceiling before, yawn.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>For this project, I chose <a href="https://www.stikwood.com/products/minimalist-fir?variant=5_Inch_Wide_%2F_1_to_4_Foot_Random_Lengths_%2F_No_Treatment">Minimalist Fir</a> which is stunning in the photos but wow, knock-your-socks-off even more so when in your hot little hands. <a href=" https://www.stikwood.com/influencer-questionnaire " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fill out this form</a>, get yourself two free samples and by golly, you absolutely should because they have a slew of terrific finishes.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanKM9yuLNS0RVxk93rMl9OTtRmf5Izik5B0k-ObP4BQGxAbGN10SzewJDR1ilOY2nbM7-pf_sqFCQT8zdJCIZcJ8JEtLLEhVPxK1JMWn2Swrq4XpF80XuBztKLCuKcMStzLnS-cuLPYq6mJ-zO24E_SGucCb7efEa_jILaiuPGDqoQ_GQUDRH_TBc/s700/minimalist%20fir%20stikwood%20planks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood Minimalist Fir real wood planks in box" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanKM9yuLNS0RVxk93rMl9OTtRmf5Izik5B0k-ObP4BQGxAbGN10SzewJDR1ilOY2nbM7-pf_sqFCQT8zdJCIZcJ8JEtLLEhVPxK1JMWn2Swrq4XpF80XuBztKLCuKcMStzLnS-cuLPYq6mJ-zO24E_SGucCb7efEa_jILaiuPGDqoQ_GQUDRH_TBc/s16000/minimalist%20fir%20stikwood%20planks.jpg" title="box" /></a></div></div><div>Now. Vertically challenged as I am, ceilings and being on/working on my lil' five foot ladder are not, let's say, my favorite activity. But. Ceilings are the fifth wall, beg for inclusion, they <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/01/bathroom-update.html">deserve a design touch</a>, and can be the linchpin of a room's whole design.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, I waited for more wall materials to arrive (<i>omg</i> come back for that upcoming post very soon) to start as I'm a stickler for how materials meet, align, adjoin, and layer.</div><div><br /></div><div>Based on that blow-me-out-of-the-water material (I'm into hyphens today it seems), I traced a quick line on the ceiling to note where it will be then with my <a href="https://sovrn.co/645wvru" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">laser measure</a>,* found center of the ceiling. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's not necessary to do it this way; Stikwood's site has <a href="https://www.stikwood.com/workbench?category=how-to" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lots of incredibly helpful tutorials</a> on how to apply the wood planks. Scan the box's QR code for on-the-go details. Nice.</div><div><br /></div><div>The wood planks, they're what some people might incorrectly frown upon as thin; at 1/8" thick, I think they're perfect. That combined with how lightweight they are makes them jaw-droppingly simple to manage, maneuver, cut, and have flexibility for wanky walls like ours.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBkdDoOOsQ-k8ADzCEf7TVqrgaAYmT8LVTWMup1GQ95bZHCB_hlcGL9tewnvk8LfUq3NjnJ-MrvF-wsyhWTDWgVgWs6RyLYEC-rUmY6fxde8enEfP1X_FWXmzwQ91cN8vBfDjhYBkPY8lNKBn-WSWlkCDgzIj-Z_jolq2Aw27wfASILLEzVipiqPU/s700/stikwood%20thickness.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood Minimalist Fir real wood wall planks thickness" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBkdDoOOsQ-k8ADzCEf7TVqrgaAYmT8LVTWMup1GQ95bZHCB_hlcGL9tewnvk8LfUq3NjnJ-MrvF-wsyhWTDWgVgWs6RyLYEC-rUmY6fxde8enEfP1X_FWXmzwQ91cN8vBfDjhYBkPY8lNKBn-WSWlkCDgzIj-Z_jolq2Aw27wfASILLEzVipiqPU/s16000/stikwood%20thickness.jpg" title="thick" /></a></div></div><div>Therefore, unlike maybe other wall planks, the thickness also doesn't invade into the precious square footage of your room. Win win.</div><div><br /></div><div>To get going, I measured the length of a plank, exactly four feet, and aligned a full plank on center then seriously, so easy, peel the paper strips and stick it on. Yeah. Ha. That's it! Peel and stick at its utter finest, my friends.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw7Xvf8fMgJqch0fBzx_wzoPMHMbTzvDtY5BBmqv8g9Ngo-UmBQtOeY2LmVVyi5MaIb0m15Nl6s63Xk9K4B8C96HUDsB-bE8GMNSdkt58-R-cM1MRh4pLqC-ITEzjvB9plkxybYOT-JFU0Ruj1dWDUU99ovrztku4dwKDf4FjOK9cxE2pvw219x6x/s700/stikwood%20beginning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="installation beginnings of Stikwood Minimalist Fir authentic wood wall planks" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw7Xvf8fMgJqch0fBzx_wzoPMHMbTzvDtY5BBmqv8g9Ngo-UmBQtOeY2LmVVyi5MaIb0m15Nl6s63Xk9K4B8C96HUDsB-bE8GMNSdkt58-R-cM1MRh4pLqC-ITEzjvB9plkxybYOT-JFU0Ruj1dWDUU99ovrztku4dwKDf4FjOK9cxE2pvw219x6x/s16000/stikwood%20beginning.jpg" title="start" /></a></div></div><div>Stikwood advises using a <a href="https://amzn.to/3WYNNOc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">little roller, like the kind you'd use for wallpaper</a>* to give the adhesive an extra little grippy push onto the surface.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, you can cut the wood with a sharp <a href="https://amzn.to/3X2U3o3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">utility knife</a>* which I tried and obtained raggedy edges definitely due to user error so instead I went up and down the stairs, up and down up and down, I was ridiculous but <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">need the exercise</a>, and used <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/03/how-to-diy-wood-block-headboard.html">my miter saw </a>with its insanely fabulous <a href="https://sovrn.co/ldk8byo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diablo blade</a>* for instant, super clean cuts.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can use a <a href="https://sovrn.co/7cyuwq5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">miter box</a>* and <a href="https://sovrn.co/1myv80f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hand saw</a>* with zero issues for sure too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cutting, I should mention as <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/workbench">my workbench area</a> smells like a densely woody Fir forest, mmm mm. Real, authentic, natural products, huge thumbs up.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAnj-h-_hyzw8rA-ZQBqM76GvmnJ8vLHsHEwOL4h0bh22wmZG-nwE0WDIpw6Emrx4qmLpQUMOePoSsEMLlfE-lAZ2RnqtPAecI3bvCaS9npa5NrjOJ1iK96IaKHE2fvCoJVh2egXy4-oslpaODBysz_E4nQAtQePITUBQNrlbGvol5zszH2LYZvVW/s700/more%20peel%20and%20stick%20wood%20planks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="installing more Stikwood peel and stick wall planks" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAnj-h-_hyzw8rA-ZQBqM76GvmnJ8vLHsHEwOL4h0bh22wmZG-nwE0WDIpw6Emrx4qmLpQUMOePoSsEMLlfE-lAZ2RnqtPAecI3bvCaS9npa5NrjOJ1iK96IaKHE2fvCoJVh2egXy4-oslpaODBysz_E4nQAtQePITUBQNrlbGvol5zszH2LYZvVW/s16000/more%20peel%20and%20stick%20wood%20planks.jpg" title="peel" /></a></div></div><div>The cool thing about cutting the planks is ultimately you can get to zero waste. Use your cutoffs. Going this route gives you a more spontaneous (<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/09/dip-dyed-string-curtain.html">or ouch</a>, mathematical) layout which I am on board with.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do note, the adhesive on these Stikwood peel and stick wood planks is migh-tee sticky, very very sticky! Align the edges without touching the wall surface with the adhesive, then press into place. Easy-damn-peasy, no joke.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgLiV-os0AAy3vQJTMoXS6hgd_KhGAVHUAA118inQe80f9Lt9Z58M-KhBqGZo9To60s6yUdWouk0mxzLeWnbDipSx0v6NL-5-0p-ZZo-IRWDkE84jc-o2OSlsMQFg9w1gBxykG3ap5SW3vEMY-9wNMEuaI1yT3epU0Bm9GDwouVw1IZekouC2p8jz/s700/stikwood%20adhesive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood Minimalist Fir reclaimed wood plank adhesive" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgLiV-os0AAy3vQJTMoXS6hgd_KhGAVHUAA118inQe80f9Lt9Z58M-KhBqGZo9To60s6yUdWouk0mxzLeWnbDipSx0v6NL-5-0p-ZZo-IRWDkE84jc-o2OSlsMQFg9w1gBxykG3ap5SW3vEMY-9wNMEuaI1yT3epU0Bm9GDwouVw1IZekouC2p8jz/s16000/stikwood%20adhesive.jpg" title="adhesive" /></a></div></div><div>Eventually I got to the anxiety-riddled tricky parts: the ceiling light and the pathetic vent cover, the latter of which was hanging on by a thread. Where, who...every one of our ceiling vent covers is screwed into drywall and how does one not know that this does not work? I don't get it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxlQC_AORiS6u9FtLI005x-Jv0vKmunc57QzQpwjVlgcZyP3qC-I0tbF9TEGNV88iXiLiwYGAsUYuMBJ93ymxAgUPogA7VKaUE2qN8qKF9ZvBhElhYfu8VZw1z9E_Jfk6hcE728laLleQQpf8NxKOgknb8RFEFu6ebGd_WSkA3taG4qB8CkDVckJ9/s700/vent%20and%20light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ceiling vent cover and light fixture" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxlQC_AORiS6u9FtLI005x-Jv0vKmunc57QzQpwjVlgcZyP3qC-I0tbF9TEGNV88iXiLiwYGAsUYuMBJ93ymxAgUPogA7VKaUE2qN8qKF9ZvBhElhYfu8VZw1z9E_Jfk6hcE728laLleQQpf8NxKOgknb8RFEFu6ebGd_WSkA3taG4qB8CkDVckJ9/s16000/vent%20and%20light.jpg" title="fixtures" /></a></div></div><div>Anywhoo, remembering that the ceiling light gave me grief putting it up, thank goodness I have this rockin' blog and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/12/lets-get-moody-aka-goals-met.html">can re-read what went down</a> in order to come at it with intention this time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Power off, undo the light a bit, trim the Stikwood around these openings with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/08/wanna-make-charcuterie-boards.html">my band saw</a> and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/07/a-diyers-shopping-guide.html">my jigsaw</a>, then <i>*smush,*</i> onward! Anxiety disbanded.</div><div><br /></div><div>Note, that though I shockingly did not muck up a single cut thereby not wasting a single plank, truly a first for me, just like purchasing tile, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/11/i-am-crazy-aka-kitchen-wallpaper-design.html">wallpaper</a>, or the like, add an overage percentage such as ten to your order to ensure extras in case of error or <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/a-water-bowl-stand-for-pooch.html">bad math</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cannot believe I nailed every cut. Probably because these Stikwood planks are so darn easy to work with.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRYJP_1nfb3HUmjRFviFcbUAmoW-99sp90IyiumW0QVXnHcUoMmZqLyvjvA6DI7osqQWN4HSIYTlTh5JUjPZCVQhCBYW_T-fzs-HiRIkJNF5VN0DB71mstyRCX-ZAruHsZKxlgJ0pxNJLAgjdZU6tdhPGygt6I6-3TFH7AhHejE_NtJBoBN-qnfMK/s700/junction%20box%20extender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="junction box extender for ceiling light fixture" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRYJP_1nfb3HUmjRFviFcbUAmoW-99sp90IyiumW0QVXnHcUoMmZqLyvjvA6DI7osqQWN4HSIYTlTh5JUjPZCVQhCBYW_T-fzs-HiRIkJNF5VN0DB71mstyRCX-ZAruHsZKxlgJ0pxNJLAgjdZU6tdhPGygt6I6-3TFH7AhHejE_NtJBoBN-qnfMK/s16000/junction%20box%20extender.jpg" title="extender" /></a></div></div><div>After losing an hour of my life I'll never get back putting in a <a href="https://sovrn.co/rxbn6mo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">junction box extender</a>* for the light and then getting everything reattached, it was walk-off home run time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ERWcgJT3Nv4-EUZvaZJy7vOnIjgYK7hPdoxejZm3TEzQSDX9y-J0AbnizJeCHEAIwshgBFTu1dYt74J_YC-S4tuNsGeInK4oQe4qmY6CXu4QzXukZBgI_N96YrfWRRLUBMqeEgi09osNnmJuxhBQbpw217vdAi6EYj9VH1dh0iRRBsG8xGgnvdWP/s700/beyond%20fixtures.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="beyond ceiling fixtures with peel and stick wall planks" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ERWcgJT3Nv4-EUZvaZJy7vOnIjgYK7hPdoxejZm3TEzQSDX9y-J0AbnizJeCHEAIwshgBFTu1dYt74J_YC-S4tuNsGeInK4oQe4qmY6CXu4QzXukZBgI_N96YrfWRRLUBMqeEgi09osNnmJuxhBQbpw217vdAi6EYj9VH1dh0iRRBsG8xGgnvdWP/s16000/beyond%20fixtures.jpg" title="continuing" /></a></div></div><div>Due to ya know life popping up here and there, I did this over two days but in compressed time, dropping out that light fixture quarrel and my personal choice to leave the miter saw in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/basement">the basement</a>, it took maybe two hours at best to accomplish this. Fast. Lightning fast. </div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfixDFUFYjXkU4QuiBCnpD3FFI2ggsCkPI2M6gzBakRQgB5yyyoKG042U3aZjNNHFRP1E6dCB5NWHWDtTlkWPDr1Lugt8CMRsfxoSkkEiMzlRTbFORGwtQ5ctpZspmIqbCneu8m62B36LaccNAuBDhdW-Bt2QHUrRyQGp-_J4xpybhbzHnwzifzEoC/s700/stikwood%20minimalist%20fir%20ceiling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood peel and stick real wood wall planks on ceiling complete" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfixDFUFYjXkU4QuiBCnpD3FFI2ggsCkPI2M6gzBakRQgB5yyyoKG042U3aZjNNHFRP1E6dCB5NWHWDtTlkWPDr1Lugt8CMRsfxoSkkEiMzlRTbFORGwtQ5ctpZspmIqbCneu8m62B36LaccNAuBDhdW-Bt2QHUrRyQGp-_J4xpybhbzHnwzifzEoC/s16000/stikwood%20minimalist%20fir%20ceiling.jpg" title="finished" /></a></div></div><div>Change your room in mere hours. Yeah. As I guffaw in astonishment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Extra bonus for us here? This closet is freeeezing in the winter, so this additional layer of real wood planks on the ceiling, even though<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/08/insulation-day.html"> it was insulated</a>, adds just that much more distance between us and cold.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrhpR1yu0yEETgPRV232rx3vfdDLpBeGCPFRP90D3_iveiIVIXBF0vUTb4FxTWEdjlt24FQC45wMKx3brTAysmjSZjhgqaG43bHE_4DBDuVXzbu0u4sp_X8q4FSqvp8rOIwBo6R-BziNEmvDEsTV7HB8ulciiJLvDdt1ZeC_XHanmfk0IwmjTLENX/s700/stikwood%20minimalist%20fir%20corner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood peel and stick reclaimed lumber wood wall planks" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrhpR1yu0yEETgPRV232rx3vfdDLpBeGCPFRP90D3_iveiIVIXBF0vUTb4FxTWEdjlt24FQC45wMKx3brTAysmjSZjhgqaG43bHE_4DBDuVXzbu0u4sp_X8q4FSqvp8rOIwBo6R-BziNEmvDEsTV7HB8ulciiJLvDdt1ZeC_XHanmfk0IwmjTLENX/s16000/stikwood%20minimalist%20fir%20corner.jpg" title="corner" /></a></div></div><div>Spring cleaning at its finest, wouldn't you say? A <a href="https://www.stikwood.com/collections/stikwood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stikwood</a> ceiling, my friends! Oh my, I am taking a bow for myself and sending air kisses to Stikwood. What a phenomenal product, my goodness, thank you.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AQ7i4tsSyy-pajKDB0gB_Vwrze4PR5M7TqTCs5Fi6TMQTB4-4gDEob_SWFHBPq3VJxYZQkOYYCK4-A4Z_uQuAZaIlwbiECCe49oR_Kra3d2f4yAlDBUjaHRyeSlsHVPmua-vlLWNJejW53Kht91NAg4CRPkCC5ovSBBIOq6PQ_NyuKAmbU0MnpaO/s700/stikwood%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stikwood peel and stick wood wall planks corner" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7AQ7i4tsSyy-pajKDB0gB_Vwrze4PR5M7TqTCs5Fi6TMQTB4-4gDEob_SWFHBPq3VJxYZQkOYYCK4-A4Z_uQuAZaIlwbiECCe49oR_Kra3d2f4yAlDBUjaHRyeSlsHVPmua-vlLWNJejW53Kht91NAg4CRPkCC5ovSBBIOq6PQ_NyuKAmbU0MnpaO/s16000/stikwood%20wall.jpg" title="corner" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Now <a href="https://www.stikwood.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hurry yourself over to their site</a> because for a limited time if you buy now, you can get ten percent off your order with the code FLIPPING10 and buy them out before I get there first!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvjfmUI36lZQbGd-oJqNp_nP8ta9AjDWGulz9DyeDwAW8GRzDIbj6MRz_uOUOwbKkaI1Lrs55lRN3PnAurabGO9FywuTgTv3AjJfKaZ3VpZxW6iUj5KvF9hIlOqEMvFmub_o5sjFKRwzwABUS-MytZpbbLNQCXSaehgN29EWfYscEWIwjNxyDVyLf/s700/stikwood%20peel%20and%20stick%20ceiling.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stikwood real wood peel and stick planks installed on ceiling" border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvjfmUI36lZQbGd-oJqNp_nP8ta9AjDWGulz9DyeDwAW8GRzDIbj6MRz_uOUOwbKkaI1Lrs55lRN3PnAurabGO9FywuTgTv3AjJfKaZ3VpZxW6iUj5KvF9hIlOqEMvFmub_o5sjFKRwzwABUS-MytZpbbLNQCXSaehgN29EWfYscEWIwjNxyDVyLf/s16000/stikwood%20peel%20and%20stick%20ceiling.jpg" title="ceiling" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love Love Love it, don't you?!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="548" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3FKZ3WNCbc4" width="660" youtube-src-id="3FKZ3WNCbc4"></iframe></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The seam rollers, utility knives are an Amazon affiliate link. The Diablo blades, hand saws, laser measures, and junction box extenders are Home Depot affiliate links. The miter boxes are a Lowes affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info. </span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-49259693891012174382023-06-10T06:30:00.037-05:002023-08-14T19:04:52.895-05:00A Variety Pack.<div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGlX2EEGArradtSG6tDza8KyzFQA8a7k6HrSBJt36ac8Ot9WqjpnnxniyHgY-9ovIiRhX6qmj54W3IaGy6yIv85vn4Nfh7jCQBmVKngxPHU1DD-wSbm15TJR2AIIxIagOZa6bJZIHop3x-xWvnu91XZKepGJ1mEUZMBYU-Z06SJ1ynP6PbP34IXfn/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="outside a closet rod with copper pipe" border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGlX2EEGArradtSG6tDza8KyzFQA8a7k6HrSBJt36ac8Ot9WqjpnnxniyHgY-9ovIiRhX6qmj54W3IaGy6yIv85vn4Nfh7jCQBmVKngxPHU1DD-wSbm15TJR2AIIxIagOZa6bJZIHop3x-xWvnu91XZKepGJ1mEUZMBYU-Z06SJ1ynP6PbP34IXfn/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="rod" /></a></div></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span>A Variety Pack! Yay! <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/12/ciao-to-2022-variety-pack.html">It's been a while</a>! Boy, I'm getting spotty with my <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/variety">Variety Packs</a>, yikes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well I'm back with another one then!</div><div><br /></div><div>Which is great because I've got hot tips for you, cool ideas, and this post will contain two, yes two, recipes!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's hop to it! Variety Pack!</div><div><br /></div><div>First, an oh duh moment. A problem that needled me daily but as soon as I'd walk away, I'd forget to do something about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrMH_6FPYSm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I shared this hot tip over on the ol' Instagrams</a> and it's truly one of those why did I not think of that before's: adding little <a href="https://amzn.to/40iLJkm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">motion-activated puck lights</a>* in dark cabinets. (Or really, anywhere that's light-deficient with no available wiring.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Yeah! Right?! Duh! I had one of those push-to-turn-on-and-off ones in the abhorrent corner cabinet and switching to a motion-activated one, total boon. Flips on when I reach in, shuts off on its own. I tell ya, sometimes it's the little things for the win!</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWG2MyBdhkiccQNW7V0oqG_wIDNIQFc9-MCCds2exp_giLgQauCO95rKOAaokxtYtwsfoCIKZGpL5IgX7Uloxlmdlhp5Y0S3qrHqiQ_tHTZ4GnoyzM8iJnw60Hjt2_IeEBl5whOgJ4lmzUZIqWHHY3YqRncTlxqvqzBESA7uDpz0vZ7eNldNYSwKF/s700/cabinet%20light.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="motion light inside kitchen cabinet" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWG2MyBdhkiccQNW7V0oqG_wIDNIQFc9-MCCds2exp_giLgQauCO95rKOAaokxtYtwsfoCIKZGpL5IgX7Uloxlmdlhp5Y0S3qrHqiQ_tHTZ4GnoyzM8iJnw60Hjt2_IeEBl5whOgJ4lmzUZIqWHHY3YqRncTlxqvqzBESA7uDpz0vZ7eNldNYSwKF/s16000/cabinet%20light.jpg" title="motion" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loathe this cabinet. Loathe. Someday, I've gotta hit upon a resolution for this.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>And it's bright! Well, definitely much brighter than the push on push off one.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://amzn.to/42iKAeG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ones I ordered from Amazon</a>* are a thumbs up. But. The magnet and sticker suuuuck. As we found out recently in the middle of the night, of course, as two fell off the wall in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/a-diy-stair-project-part-three-risers.html">the stair</a>, banging down the wood treads, and it took three hours to peel me off the ceiling.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the instance of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/09/kitchen-cabinets-black.html">the kitchen cabinet</a>, I used this <a href="https://amzn.to/3lnEucg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">heavy-duty removable tape</a>* to stick it instead. This tape <i>rocks</i> by the way, total win. It's what's holding those <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/03/diy-dowel-decor-recessed-can-light.html">DIY Dowel Decor Recessed Can Light Shades</a> up and still going strong.</div><div><br /></div><div>So are my little <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/06/15-minute-diy-pot-lid-storage-rack-how.html">15-minute DIY Pot Lid Racks</a> in there. Yep! Three cheers for <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap wood</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>Whooo, that was a lot of info already!</div><div><br /></div><div>All righty, let's keep going. Variety Pack!</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, yes, I finally got to installing another <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/outside-closet-rod.html">outside a closet rod</a>, this time in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20bed">the bedroom</a> above my hanging clothes closet.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YSvjVm7dmUvnJbA4JpeB8vQY8WlTUYP4_NuInalgwzp1vAuTg3APGLxKhbVOMOoPRk8A_JgRTe3vkEdNQwLElNhi9Do0GgkOYeul1Xy2n-iPt5i6vSdDs7AW9ppDgu1ILlSvyLVWq1sVarfkpvG9kSQqOwWHPMs_5WA2DIyuP2ng_QIZlqwobk38/s700/closet%20rod%20before%20after.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="outside bedroom closet before and after" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YSvjVm7dmUvnJbA4JpeB8vQY8WlTUYP4_NuInalgwzp1vAuTg3APGLxKhbVOMOoPRk8A_JgRTe3vkEdNQwLElNhi9Do0GgkOYeul1Xy2n-iPt5i6vSdDs7AW9ppDgu1ILlSvyLVWq1sVarfkpvG9kSQqOwWHPMs_5WA2DIyuP2ng_QIZlqwobk38/s16000/closet%20rod%20before%20after.jpg" title="rod" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left, before. Right, yay!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Yes, ok, yes, we each have our own hanging clothes closets. I mean, when you've got extra bedrooms and it's just us, you spread out a little. Hey, what can I say. I need to do some <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/05/spring-cleaning-master-closet-redo-part.html">spring cleaning</a> in this one too, hmph.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'd been itching to get to this second rod, <i>itching</i> and when that one time I really wanted it there and it wasn't hit, I'd had enough of pokey myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Up it went in exactly the same fashion, manner, and materials, hence buying a four-pack of brackets. Only difference here was I left the brackets white as matching<a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/09/cool-as-trim.html"> the wall color</a> with spray paint would have been a headache-inducer.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFN6OOgv52EFkicQYmosYkdB9O24xvPhxa8SVaQ1cEOxA3FJLc-df1YxKSf0uUzyebRmQJL6Wk0e4vxDomL2wqY-UcoXfwdCk3wU5UiRY4GFf0sa1G6TZv5gyXCJcXkc41RJU70DyL4lY6tIoHtJp0qLWXowPmQbEysyhx8MNm1fIDi7ybAqNtM-a/s700/closet%20rod%20collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="outside a closet rod before and after" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFN6OOgv52EFkicQYmosYkdB9O24xvPhxa8SVaQ1cEOxA3FJLc-df1YxKSf0uUzyebRmQJL6Wk0e4vxDomL2wqY-UcoXfwdCk3wU5UiRY4GFf0sa1G6TZv5gyXCJcXkc41RJU70DyL4lY6tIoHtJp0qLWXowPmQbEysyhx8MNm1fIDi7ybAqNtM-a/s16000/closet%20rod%20collage.jpg" title="closet" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yep, there are <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/10/diy-wood-dowel-hooks.html">the dowel hooks</a>! The murder of crows is by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnwfesken/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John W. Fesken</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>By the way, <a href="https://amzn.to/45WlRyH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bar Keeper's Friend</a>* cleans copper like a champ. A bit of the powder and a <a href="https://amzn.to/3J1OK2x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">scrubby pad</a>,* I was able to get that fingerprint smudgied humble plumbing pipe back to a sparkly, shiny clean.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2toV0cOBBCBtf9LNMAS1AexIlbVRg4dNWilwJhyVcHP4UT9R5459QsWBI6NJ8kpTvckFMX8EPF54553kircBPnEKye5Ck7vk9x14G7i4YibY9mawk79u8TIzLf04NQnmSDJJwF97sSWay9rRjHBvyAN36RlZLvwEam6P4OLyGBqLWiLR0eH0bpNjn/s700/closet%20rod%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="outside a closet rod copper pipe cleaned up" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2toV0cOBBCBtf9LNMAS1AexIlbVRg4dNWilwJhyVcHP4UT9R5459QsWBI6NJ8kpTvckFMX8EPF54553kircBPnEKye5Ck7vk9x14G7i4YibY9mawk79u8TIzLf04NQnmSDJJwF97sSWay9rRjHBvyAN36RlZLvwEam6P4OLyGBqLWiLR0eH0bpNjn/s16000/closet%20rod%205.jpg" title="clean" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiny!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Have I tried the curtain rod out? hahaha, no not yet but I will next week! I'm sure it'll be awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mmk, what else do I have on my Variety Pack list?</div><div><br /></div><div>Ahh, yes. Cracked concrete.</div><div><br /></div><div>I happenstance noticed late last fall that the concrete around one of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/08/holy-cow-its-deck.html">our deck</a> posts ugly cracked in three places. Yikes. I was displeased. Big gaps. Water. Getting into the post foundation. No no no!</div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, as is <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/02/light-me-up.html">my Murphy's Law life</a>, the weather was already too cold to address it. Soo, I spent the whole entire winter stressing over it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally with warmer, concrete setting weather upon us, I went right at it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dashed downstairs for my bag of <a href="https://humboldtartdept.com/shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">concrete patch</a> and poured a pile into a <a href="https://amzn.to/3CiYfXf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zipper bag</a>.* This will make sense.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back outside I drizzled some water into the bag, zipped it shut, squished it all around to mix. </div><div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMo3_lrL7jbUSIHJgMT5S7EWZViih18dO60DlULg8rmfcArfrmZ1ke2YCHbIYfKRHrb3kaFDX1r_moW3rVkVgTNZfC7Aop6_CIMC5lxLs66DUOCaXG-cHW3EDEitAvmSSSPYw5c3svPb9rVlXe1Uh34nUMzJX-5XFdJSkXXYjW1nl2OsUQMkVIjGS/s700/deck%20post.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="patching cracked concrete pier deck foundation post" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMo3_lrL7jbUSIHJgMT5S7EWZViih18dO60DlULg8rmfcArfrmZ1ke2YCHbIYfKRHrb3kaFDX1r_moW3rVkVgTNZfC7Aop6_CIMC5lxLs66DUOCaXG-cHW3EDEitAvmSSSPYw5c3svPb9rVlXe1Uh34nUMzJX-5XFdJSkXXYjW1nl2OsUQMkVIjGS/s16000/deck%20post.jpg" title="patch" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zig zag -- top left, before. Top right, prep. Bottom left, mixed concrete patch in a zipper bag. Bottom right, all patched!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Yep, just like a <a href="https://amzn.to/43sJnRX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">piping bag</a>!* Snipped off a corner, squeezed the concrete into the offending cracks, and voilá, patched and water-collection-free! Whew, now I can sleep!</div><div><br /></div><div>Then obviously, clean up is simple: there is no clean up -- just wait for the bag contents to harden and dispose. Maybe not the most eco-friendly but it's easy, mess-free, a controlled application, simple, and stress-free. I patted myself on the back for that one.</div><div><br /></div><div>What else on my Variety Pack list for you...</div><div><br /></div><div>Back inside, ah, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/02/master-bathroom-part-nine-in-series.html">the shower glass</a>. While I absolutely love our spiffy glass shower doors, man, do they get dirty fast. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/tips.html">Here's what I clean them with</a> and then I <a href="https://amzn.to/3Ch4UkM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RainX</a>* but still, the time between cleanings is oh-so brief and aggravating. I've got sh*t to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we know, those <a href="https://amzn.to/42tkwMQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">daily shower sprays</a>* are pricey, the bottle empties way too fast so I did the research for you on a DIY version. Having run into too many "try this!" or "this works!" or "this is the best!" and they're all untruths, <a href="https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/how-to-make-your-own-powerful-tub-and-shower-cleaners/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here's a daily shower spray</a> that actually truly honestly works:</div><div><br /></div><div>Saving Grace Daily Shower Spray:</div><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>1/2 cup (118 ml) hydrogen peroxide</li><li>1/2 cup (118 ml) rubbing alcohol</li><li>1 teaspoon liquid dish soap</li><li>1 tablespoon <a href="https://amzn.to/3Nlv5NI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dishwasher rinse aid</a>*</li><li>2 cups (473 ml) water</li></ul></div></div><div>Shake everything lightly in a <a href="https://amzn.to/3P2CAu1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spray bottle</a>* of choice, <a href="https://amzn.to/42rS79L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">squeegee</a>* post shower, spray that glass with this no wipe, no rinse, no residue, no harsh chemical schnizz, walk away and get the heck on with your life! </div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of cleaning, have you guys tried <a href="https://amzn.to/3NjylJn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zote Soap</a>*? Omg, where has this been all my life? Mike strew a bunch of chili across one of his dress shirts recently. The wince on his face when he came home...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQb3W3-SiYQwiG_18gR4kbdmO1Qy9HAO06O6vSztik5u4b3QBBR8DCVRdSfh2S1kj5T0C7zkHWVegdxCAmOQTAIh7yfJN98TBWmHxCU-Qs7FBzkRUoWsrslO1qtK4iCpKEGQY3HgmZNzUc3Ul7snyHRebfkFFKxx5BzMCMXWhcdu7JdKaUd9c5WsG/s700/zote%20soap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Zote soap" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQb3W3-SiYQwiG_18gR4kbdmO1Qy9HAO06O6vSztik5u4b3QBBR8DCVRdSfh2S1kj5T0C7zkHWVegdxCAmOQTAIh7yfJN98TBWmHxCU-Qs7FBzkRUoWsrslO1qtK4iCpKEGQY3HgmZNzUc3Ul7snyHRebfkFFKxx5BzMCMXWhcdu7JdKaUd9c5WsG/s16000/zote%20soap.jpg" title="Zote" /></a></div></div><div>I opted to test a bar, see if the praises people sang of it were true. Holy cats and dogs people, it got that dried chili out of his shirt in one go. It's a white shirt too and there is zero trace that he made a monster mess of himself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Zote Soap, 10/10, highly recommend. There are two types, white and pink and in looking into the difference, there doesn't appear to be much of one so if you find one or the other, either way, you'll be spot-free.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chili. Amazing. I know, right?!</div><div><br /></div><div>Okey doke, it's not a Variety Pack post without a tasty recipe! Of course, everything baking is over at <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bake Dept</a> so head there immediately. Lemme dig through my way-too-big stash...</div><div><br /></div><div>Mmmmm how about <a href="https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fresh-pasta-107835" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fresh Pasta</a>! Love love <i>love</i> this recipe for ravioli. I know, it calls for <a href="https://amzn.to/3P2Pmst">cake flour</a>* which seems bizarre but trust me, this pasta is delicate, light, and so so so good. If you've hit the site's paywall, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/contact.html">email me</a>. Or,<a href="https://www.subscribepage.com/a9h6i8_copy_copy2_copy2_copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> if you're new here, subscribe and it's yours!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>An update on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">the Finn-meister</a> by the way: he's been feeling <b><i>so</i></b> fantastic, he's <b><i>so</i></b> happy, gained weight, is super playful, loving, his surgery shave is growing in, he needs a bath, and then in unnerving news, had his first chemo dose this week.</div><div><br /></div><div>To say <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/07/back-at-pantry-floor-and-life-itsi-dont.html">I'm freaked out</a> is an understatement. I cried most of that morning. So, hoping it doesn't hit him like a ton of bricks. <i>siiiighhhh</i></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndksNIjcOXJyz47HwpkyA9zjyWnH-PEuukwCKBJ8RiA7qYzhvl_B-SP3jUIdRKAp66C84YiTIY2h0Ro4jPfgQs0wvBiY9MyZ-oSsNR1jpABhg6IS6A4C7FXJ4BNi21XLJPPATMmJwiORg37Jv-jossytgFlzEwc-kB-kgstlD8grEtlh4YcObP2vw/s700/Finn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn on deck couch" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndksNIjcOXJyz47HwpkyA9zjyWnH-PEuukwCKBJ8RiA7qYzhvl_B-SP3jUIdRKAp66C84YiTIY2h0Ro4jPfgQs0wvBiY9MyZ-oSsNR1jpABhg6IS6A4C7FXJ4BNi21XLJPPATMmJwiORg37Jv-jossytgFlzEwc-kB-kgstlD8grEtlh4YcObP2vw/s16000/Finn.jpg" title="Finn" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finn enjoying his <a href="https://amzn.to/42snBfX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deck couch</a>* recently. Sweetie boy, so handsome. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/08/how-to-cedar-window-frames-with.html">Cedar window frames with floating planters</a>, freshly planted for summer!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>Please donate to the <a href="https://wearethecure.org/donations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Canine Cancer Foundation</a> if you're able. I'd be so thankful.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok! That's it for today's Variety Pack! </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The motion-activated puck lights, heavy-duty removable tape, Bar Keeper's Friend, scrub pads, zipper bags, piping bags, RainX, daily shower sprays, dishwasher rinse aid, spray bottles, shower squeegees, Zote soap, cake flour, and outdoor sectionals in wicker are Amazon affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-54848338787328514932023-05-27T06:30:00.144-05:002023-05-27T09:39:48.096-05:00Modern Dowel Curtain Rod.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFlk63tELvNNf6BFZZxYhSxjTZUZmRMDm_4lSXpxDQ7I3WgwRCIt3ED9DjKvqNknIyyO1xNpCr-GCJBCWrg_GxaOQTFwW9L2sLczylRhry-Nk_B4kwpHjeMnNz6H-HgkesbC5d-q9EvKCLGrpMQN09VM05j6dpWk8IVnoswy2WcWn705o4maYJ5Gb/s1320/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern dowel curtain rod" border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFlk63tELvNNf6BFZZxYhSxjTZUZmRMDm_4lSXpxDQ7I3WgwRCIt3ED9DjKvqNknIyyO1xNpCr-GCJBCWrg_GxaOQTFwW9L2sLczylRhry-Nk_B4kwpHjeMnNz6H-HgkesbC5d-q9EvKCLGrpMQN09VM05j6dpWk8IVnoswy2WcWn705o4maYJ5Gb/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="rod" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Look, I admit there's nothin' revolutionary about making a curtain rod out of a dowel, for sure. Making a modern version? Mmm, maybe? So that's what I'm here with today, a modern dowel curtain rod.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Creating a curtain rod with dowels is super easy to do, especially as dowels are affordable, coming in oodles of diameters and lengths. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">FYI, when you're at the ol' home improvement store, you may have to wander to find the longer than four foot ones. No biggie; you can envision more projects while there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But I know. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=dowel" rel="" target="">Dowels</a>. Hey, they are darn cool, uber versatile, and little sticks of fun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A0gMj2ezjMh7CkJHL8Sh9Enp754AQi1az0PCPkJhvNN-3fW-06yS7cG7Is1HbStMjvMy9F3qh44p5t--m4tRNsCa5deN6b5CaLvIUe6bJ1XFRZRwHaFKvJCZyZizaQbAB6aqDN4ZRsQwEDrSjpQJqXrwcqa6Y9_wljvsRBtPpbRAKq3Prxz7WGgL/s700/dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wood dowels for curtain rod" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8A0gMj2ezjMh7CkJHL8Sh9Enp754AQi1az0PCPkJhvNN-3fW-06yS7cG7Is1HbStMjvMy9F3qh44p5t--m4tRNsCa5deN6b5CaLvIUe6bJ1XFRZRwHaFKvJCZyZizaQbAB6aqDN4ZRsQwEDrSjpQJqXrwcqa6Y9_wljvsRBtPpbRAKq3Prxz7WGgL/s16000/dowels.jpg" title="dowel" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">This curtain rod I assembled is for a narrower, single window on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/11/a-diy-stair-project-part-three-risers.html" rel="" target="">our stair</a> landing. The landing, ahhh yes, I must finish that project sometime in my lifetime then do a big fancy <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/09/a-diy-stair-project-part-one.html">stair</a> reveal.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Close. I'm close.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Y2_fviHbyUtOCjCBvqMDvUInUQ2jRq-F_SCyCpF1DR7ZQr4g9bTy_yxGtKLTjiWnQncfsXJAQIiBkvzqqBTJtsA-PHkdvGfUVSYSTZlLS99IeU9paI9fmKv3s2caUXhvSOyAs7lD-6dVF_sdIml2aBOD49gLRrFktvL-lU3c_wSbzU3yY3L3YHR/s700/stair%20window%20before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="stair window before" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Y2_fviHbyUtOCjCBvqMDvUInUQ2jRq-F_SCyCpF1DR7ZQr4g9bTy_yxGtKLTjiWnQncfsXJAQIiBkvzqqBTJtsA-PHkdvGfUVSYSTZlLS99IeU9paI9fmKv3s2caUXhvSOyAs7lD-6dVF_sdIml2aBOD49gLRrFktvL-lU3c_wSbzU3yY3L3YHR/s16000/stair%20window%20before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aw, my sweet <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/08/lets-makepaint-by-numbers-ish-dog.html">Hailey</a> there. <i>*sniffle*</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">See, in general, I'm not a big window-covering person, as in, covering windows over. I like the light and seeing out. But ya know, I get it, privacy is kinda important sometimes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Too, despite everything you've seen <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com">in this house to date</a> to the contrary, I'm a minimalist at heart. And have a rampant <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/01/dollar-store-diy-decor-wood-dowel-vases.html">dust allergy</a>. Thank goodness for allergy shots. Sooo, more things that collect dust are not high on my priority list.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know, I know, decorative, layers, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/11/the-grand-gigantic-curtain-experiment.html">texture</a>, finishing touches, frames windows, yep, gotcha. Still. Not really a curtain person. Except maybe <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/04/keep-sewing-basement-curtains.html">in the basement to contain visual clutter.</a> Still.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What prompted this lil' project though?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well. Our neighbors to the west moved out but have kept the building as a rental. New neighbors have moved in which of course is not an issue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What is? Well. Both floors of new neighbors leave their bathroom lights on twenty four/seven. Yep. Both. 24/7. And those bathroom windows face our house.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">During the day, eh, who cares, other than wasting massive amounts of electricity but at night, that's where the issue is for me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I like to sleep, when I can, in full darkness. Hence of course <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/04/diy-blackout-curtains.html">those blackout curtains</a> I made once. And <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/06/variety-pack-day.html">the second round</a> too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Any tiny itty bitty seemingly insignificant light on some electronic gizmo or anywhere is too much for me to bear. If I can, I tape over those lights with electrical tape. Yeah, what can I say.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So if we have <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/house-plan.html">the bedroom</a> door open at night which we are wont to do when it's toasty out, get those cross breezes going, let <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn">Finn</a> wander off to his bed in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=mike%27s+office">Mike's office</a>, this new light comes streaaamming through the window on the landing and straight into my brain.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3RiNrdre4RqPBYUIGFlApRDsbv_TISfg5s31KTUgHwtm8ea4qKx_5bNLvNmukcr0ZjMav1dzONgXPt9FJn5Xv5O670byJ0ERcev82SnTj9mDG3HKeBSJj-GSy6b3UxKRMGOmKRwvOYI2jRA9J3_e21ruFZcPc-O2K2zLbjcYU0Ag0hK6qmnH11T/s700/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20supplies.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="parts and supplies for modern dowel curtain rod" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3RiNrdre4RqPBYUIGFlApRDsbv_TISfg5s31KTUgHwtm8ea4qKx_5bNLvNmukcr0ZjMav1dzONgXPt9FJn5Xv5O670byJ0ERcev82SnTj9mDG3HKeBSJj-GSy6b3UxKRMGOmKRwvOYI2jRA9J3_e21ruFZcPc-O2K2zLbjcYU0Ag0hK6qmnH11T/s16000/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20supplies.jpg" title="parts" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parts and supplies to save my brain.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">In perusing the ol’ interwebs for inspiration, I came across quite a few cool ones on <a href="https://tidd.ly/3MwIC3c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.* </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ya know, Etsy is great, you can find a tremendous amount of really really cool stuff which is fantastic. What gets me on occasion? Pricing. I get it, obviously of course handmade but, I mean….crazy easy things to DIY for excessive prices? …yeah, no. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So <a href="https://tidd.ly/3IJHk3F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the idea I ran with</a>,* they’re asking about a hundred and twenty. Sorry. Can't. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Instead, I saved about a hundred and thirteen, built my own. Yeah. For seven bucks:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>one 1” x 4’ poplar <a href="https://sovrn.co/c23pjqb">dowel</a>*</li><li>pair #8 <a href="https://sovrn.co/wu70njy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hanger bolts</a>*</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">On hand, I had a hunk of inch and a quarter diameter dowel which I used for the off-the-wall posts. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So first, easy peasy, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/06/a-diy-stair-project-part-two-treads.html">measure a million times, cut once</a>. Solid rule. And I designed from there. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went with four inch long pieces for the posts and cut the rod piece at thirty two and a half. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next was drilling the itty holes in the post ends. First, find center of the post dowel with a <a href="https://amzn.to/3C34PRq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">straight edge</a>,* measuring across the full diameter width in two places and drawing a handy X. Marks the spot!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I tried to be all carpenter-y and make my life easier as drilling straight holes here is kinda key. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Took a piece of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/scrap%20wood">scrap wood</a>, screwed it to my table, and with a <a href="https://sovrn.co/155nwq4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forstner bit</a>,* drilled out an inch and a quarter hole using my <a href="https://sovrn.co/18h0v4f" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">portable drill guide</a>.*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUffh2UAvkCmYjwa-n0ABzYzNy5wL7nNkJS8NYVv_V9ks6Gw3pczqLPUCFD8h_vJNZQ0Isi2uQ2xkP-L_b51oYvnyOM_msYI9YWcI7zL1EbqlPHGqkyaxY7Vrvs_37T8hadXP6t8XKOrZIT7lmb9ANgdSJBuL5_V9RD3xbDzJN8TPM0IT_2LFBB8qu/s700/dowel%20holder.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="dowel holder for drill guide" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUffh2UAvkCmYjwa-n0ABzYzNy5wL7nNkJS8NYVv_V9ks6Gw3pczqLPUCFD8h_vJNZQ0Isi2uQ2xkP-L_b51oYvnyOM_msYI9YWcI7zL1EbqlPHGqkyaxY7Vrvs_37T8hadXP6t8XKOrZIT7lmb9ANgdSJBuL5_V9RD3xbDzJN8TPM0IT_2LFBB8qu/s16000/dowel%20holder.jpg" title="holder" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me trying to be clever.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">This allowed me to plop one of the posts in there while I balanced the drill guide over it. Yes, use larger scrap next time, now I know.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With a <a href="https://sovrn.co/1pojw21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drill bit</a>,* zip zip holes. Were they straight and center? Ehhh quite close enough. Time to save for a drill press!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tighten those hanger bolts into the holes and I was on a roll. Ah...roll...dowel pun.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv5SaLek8T16AGXYa8AFveQjBuztBxZjV5Ske-QsKKby_H6IH3e8o__fwnED8nfaLrzQZ7dvsjOqURBi0l1WjCN9nflXjXZa2r_ObrqdIEACT91GfUlFBkqIHJn50pHbeDGgBl1RFaiGqJnQZ9393uNtaqfAxzMiKFuUtX8qef7wr01Qt9SEp0WNL/s700/hanger%20bolt%20dowel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tightening in hanger bolt" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv5SaLek8T16AGXYa8AFveQjBuztBxZjV5Ske-QsKKby_H6IH3e8o__fwnED8nfaLrzQZ7dvsjOqURBi0l1WjCN9nflXjXZa2r_ObrqdIEACT91GfUlFBkqIHJn50pHbeDGgBl1RFaiGqJnQZ9393uNtaqfAxzMiKFuUtX8qef7wr01Qt9SEp0WNL/s16000/hanger%20bolt%20dowel.jpg" title="bolt" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until, math. Ahhh <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/09/dip-dyed-string-curtain.html">math</a>. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/a-water-bowl-stand-for-pooch.html">Maaaaath</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I spent a good several minutes standing at the workbench staring blankly. As we had our <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">chemo consult for Finn</a> earlier in the day (who is doing soooo much better now, thank you!), I was not at my best. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Turning to trusty <a href="https://sovrn.co/11wbxbg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AutoCAD</a>,* I drew the wall placement which determined this whole modern dowel curtain rod’s assembly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See, I used CAD to dimension everything for me, no guessing, no muss, no fuss, no unreliable brain-powered math needed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Armed with information, I aligned the dowel rod piece over a post piece, measured measured measured then poking around, found some 1/4” dowel remnants to use as connecting pins so a 1/4” <a href="https://amzn.to/3N0IRFk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forstner bit</a>* it was. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trouble with dowels, heh, ya know, they're round, they roll, so I <a href="https://amzn.to/3BY0aQT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">clamped</a>* as best I could. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bptP5pE23KnN_YV4cs_o23dmIozS-M5QNoG98uPGSWD5zW48dp_mBA6YSIFLBcFMIfa-M3i8TSxZezlDpwKX8UXGGInTshNdDGOangoywdrjsNm0o42kCgOSWvcuimCj2_oiU28VgBUfwnzBlBPTm4C2UUQ0F7lrhSZwr2HvWMshjSG7PXuKECbN/s700/clamping.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="clamping everything to the table to drill" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bptP5pE23KnN_YV4cs_o23dmIozS-M5QNoG98uPGSWD5zW48dp_mBA6YSIFLBcFMIfa-M3i8TSxZezlDpwKX8UXGGInTshNdDGOangoywdrjsNm0o42kCgOSWvcuimCj2_oiU28VgBUfwnzBlBPTm4C2UUQ0F7lrhSZwr2HvWMshjSG7PXuKECbN/s16000/clamping.jpg" title="clamp" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sovrn.co/ydor0vd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drilled</a>* through the curtain rod piece into the post piece, did a big wipe-my-brow whew, it worked, then did the second one. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIy4tmrvJhT15gcCA6E19XMn1uyG1DcF78gan9HojqIXJwXyZAYIcmiMTG4Gz7-K2rPbQ1IhnFGzD2PjOvEkFuq2g9QYtkw2q0nk-gsK74afmqw5-gWjN4CtQCklzUavDQulPkG7bfJxW92RjVT1w7Zb9li8ulGSMIXIGj659PAAVIWPLfILeS3Lq/s700/pinning%20dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="drilling and pinning pieces together" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIy4tmrvJhT15gcCA6E19XMn1uyG1DcF78gan9HojqIXJwXyZAYIcmiMTG4Gz7-K2rPbQ1IhnFGzD2PjOvEkFuq2g9QYtkw2q0nk-gsK74afmqw5-gWjN4CtQCklzUavDQulPkG7bfJxW92RjVT1w7Zb9li8ulGSMIXIGj659PAAVIWPLfILeS3Lq/s16000/pinning%20dowels.jpg" title="drill" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Temporarily pinned it all together and hot damn, I was proud of myself!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyDJOGbJZ_iSCUQoOooJTyqV3C1-voDRXxAkcNpd-HNWXpoJsKIer4K3NLAJ9E7Lhki2vO43yhD_HF8BwqmDevDI6KkitPAV9dwYnh4tsUenIBoWmOkUL1wJMzVqNle8eJV6-ebeAfZYq8-R837t969J0MV8X6PXsxe6df7BGY1zT55Y2aNy6Uqpm/s700/pinned%20dowels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ends pinned together" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyDJOGbJZ_iSCUQoOooJTyqV3C1-voDRXxAkcNpd-HNWXpoJsKIer4K3NLAJ9E7Lhki2vO43yhD_HF8BwqmDevDI6KkitPAV9dwYnh4tsUenIBoWmOkUL1wJMzVqNle8eJV6-ebeAfZYq8-R837t969J0MV8X6PXsxe6df7BGY1zT55Y2aNy6Uqpm/s16000/pinned%20dowels.jpg" title="pin" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEgzCRJIEHpPFnK7kwohY1epQutxWRkYKa0T7Xq55jqL9s6B4jZTopAoZYaE2WIZo7abhqqAV4fjorMv73N6V-cVt6i7HkziJZe3pzWu9UbrO_PHOxxKymd7d3rHu5njUNiLh4sD6ihj6DpAcpPXiFcmsTnJISgv2RmiAh31O43FWr1jqSmI6GYxS/s700/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished modern dowel curtain rod ready for installation" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEgzCRJIEHpPFnK7kwohY1epQutxWRkYKa0T7Xq55jqL9s6B4jZTopAoZYaE2WIZo7abhqqAV4fjorMv73N6V-cVt6i7HkziJZe3pzWu9UbrO_PHOxxKymd7d3rHu5njUNiLh4sD6ihj6DpAcpPXiFcmsTnJISgv2RmiAh31O43FWr1jqSmI6GYxS/s16000/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20done.jpg" title="ready" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, time to install this modern dowel curtain rod!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A little freaky standing on a ladder with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/09/a-diy-stair-project-part-one.html">the entire stair</a> trailing down to my left, but, focus focus. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Holding the modern dowel curtain rod up on the wall, eyeballing for level (though I did check for real), I smacked the hanger bolts into the wall to make hole-drilling dents.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqePiddCGmMPHo1ec_X2-KHr_PHG94EXfIAQB_hDrQY0s9F1Dhg78O_WGZnswhBIEXck0ar7VQFdumD47H7KMnmD5sc6sSbkxfXpKsBU0nB-amqttAVk8EI9rgdOcEzSfCU1q64JEu_17maKwfi3eVd2rm6MLkUcULtWUAjG86IuByL1-pgbOi25P-/s700/rod%20placement.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="checking placement on wall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqePiddCGmMPHo1ec_X2-KHr_PHG94EXfIAQB_hDrQY0s9F1Dhg78O_WGZnswhBIEXck0ar7VQFdumD47H7KMnmD5sc6sSbkxfXpKsBU0nB-amqttAVk8EI9rgdOcEzSfCU1q64JEu_17maKwfi3eVd2rm6MLkUcULtWUAjG86IuByL1-pgbOi25P-/s16000/rod%20placement.jpg" title="place" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">One into a stud and one into a <a href="https://amzn.to/3N0JgYm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">metal screw-in wall anchor</a>* after some minor trial and error, the posts are twisted in, the rod laid across the top, the dowel pins <a href="https://sovrn.co/bl60xww" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pounded in</a>,* and wow, I did it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUglQtynYK1-jlAw8VlOkK2vx7xK_40k1vmPVlXeaFwruIP9X52_yc-HkQzJeligz3x3w3bMVPt8FMj37zbglGSALamtOprfg8G_jkw2Ws__eKBq_g3B2B4ZCb85LrcNbaGdjtMwuakS87oJUi5oY4vCrZKwzrwvyKqSY6UtH7oblrwXYd4q4rXpS/s700/underneath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern dowel curtain rod installed" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUglQtynYK1-jlAw8VlOkK2vx7xK_40k1vmPVlXeaFwruIP9X52_yc-HkQzJeligz3x3w3bMVPt8FMj37zbglGSALamtOprfg8G_jkw2Ws__eKBq_g3B2B4ZCb85LrcNbaGdjtMwuakS87oJUi5oY4vCrZKwzrwvyKqSY6UtH7oblrwXYd4q4rXpS/s16000/underneath.jpg" title="installed" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had picked up two curtains from the thrift store, one that shockingly matches <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/07/how-to-paint-half-round-shape-on-wall.html">the wall color,</a> layered them together and with some wired jute from the <a href="https://sovrn.co/57ensma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar Tree,</a>* up they went. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I0VDlvJx4c6AiKld2VeP2DPwXHYxsmqd05O9lPyV_krPGqfy4xw51e1Cx6KM1ZgXnKVuoVmgedjpuI7soEY3gST-F-iTtNlDb91qrtTaMLUlFSuVh3EEVShKJkNcAva29XwodKz2d2qxORzn6DceP3PrLrALJVrEN1HBdUa-_KCElxqSK56odShe/s700/wired%20jute%20string.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="wired jute cord" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I0VDlvJx4c6AiKld2VeP2DPwXHYxsmqd05O9lPyV_krPGqfy4xw51e1Cx6KM1ZgXnKVuoVmgedjpuI7soEY3gST-F-iTtNlDb91qrtTaMLUlFSuVh3EEVShKJkNcAva29XwodKz2d2qxORzn6DceP3PrLrALJVrEN1HBdUa-_KCElxqSK56odShe/s16000/wired%20jute%20string.jpg" title="jute" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The green one is short which isn't horrible to me (yet) and the natural color one is very very long which also isn't horrible (yet) but we'll see how this works out when I get the landing done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHWaTntgmysIHenyuUv4SYoqR7Bo_50oY0-bNZ1qDyRMpRh_guCYj4zle3gFuXMWsi_WRNOxyrgl4b6tKg1N7cVuQCwWt0ch8DVYvgrpcy5zMH-0SFwwgiwTxsVVASeoRVsXTqnH793ItFrqhhnShMFe0mjInys0Nddbn4kWtppccTNQ1BbNpHGQ1/s700/curtains%20closed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="finished modern dowel curtain rod DIY" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHWaTntgmysIHenyuUv4SYoqR7Bo_50oY0-bNZ1qDyRMpRh_guCYj4zle3gFuXMWsi_WRNOxyrgl4b6tKg1N7cVuQCwWt0ch8DVYvgrpcy5zMH-0SFwwgiwTxsVVASeoRVsXTqnH793ItFrqhhnShMFe0mjInys0Nddbn4kWtppccTNQ1BbNpHGQ1/s16000/curtains%20closed.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! There we have it! A modern dowel curtain rod! Sure, it's not total blackout but drawn, it is darker so I’m gonna go sleep now!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-34un_bD-TpONISPcG3LUTNeKGa2EtneJHSUQTePTLuMXZuff4N3gHEu2CNVyH1ZGwVgiDevnAEYpk46h7JXhg8WR3KaBvn7xoxdz6RNTd84jDi_58LzUtwS-jnYZDDwpObVu5WMUvfKTA0Ka1iYdmHbG6L5mWTN10RzPmabYV35BNayD7HMs8r9H/s700/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20closed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern dowel curtain rod closer up" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-34un_bD-TpONISPcG3LUTNeKGa2EtneJHSUQTePTLuMXZuff4N3gHEu2CNVyH1ZGwVgiDevnAEYpk46h7JXhg8WR3KaBvn7xoxdz6RNTd84jDi_58LzUtwS-jnYZDDwpObVu5WMUvfKTA0Ka1iYdmHbG6L5mWTN10RzPmabYV35BNayD7HMs8r9H/s16000/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20closed.jpg" title="closer" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdY5F5VoC8tIv8hzzXPcLmP_IM3bfEoN_c_GIPWFtsKZl6lbwgS4J1t1xemCHw1HgthW1nxtNQhlpphjPSIBO3i7ayZoV-aNXfyej4TWvsnFLAg4XQcScriPN9hQwHbzYMICz5TrC8hlMUcSFCnTO-twjA39Er9Hkpc_5BY7dX91dBg1kO5BKpt1-/s700/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20closer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern dowel curtain rod complete" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdY5F5VoC8tIv8hzzXPcLmP_IM3bfEoN_c_GIPWFtsKZl6lbwgS4J1t1xemCHw1HgthW1nxtNQhlpphjPSIBO3i7ayZoV-aNXfyej4TWvsnFLAg4XQcScriPN9hQwHbzYMICz5TrC8hlMUcSFCnTO-twjA39Er9Hkpc_5BY7dX91dBg1kO5BKpt1-/s16000/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20closer.jpg" title="complete" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">ETA: Figures. This goes up and they finally turn the lights off! Regardless, this actually made a bigger difference than anticipated so yay darker sleep!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_r3vaHu73rYi8wSUNz-7TRA1pk9QJnpb4RPvmTytIpZ6Hwbo0I7lAfVaMl_rzA8U8fZRoFszh3cD6n4tLBubJan3xw5x8GD37wBK-6dK6DCUkrHzGVXPQVcA_qIAibnGRxvddHFncFnJHMFMe-o0A52XbL5cawWGo1HSfs98hnoYgBgqAkE4sO_-q/s700/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20detail%20right.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="modern dowel curtain rod detail view" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_r3vaHu73rYi8wSUNz-7TRA1pk9QJnpb4RPvmTytIpZ6Hwbo0I7lAfVaMl_rzA8U8fZRoFszh3cD6n4tLBubJan3xw5x8GD37wBK-6dK6DCUkrHzGVXPQVcA_qIAibnGRxvddHFncFnJHMFMe-o0A52XbL5cawWGo1HSfs98hnoYgBgqAkE4sO_-q/s16000/modern%20dowel%20curtain%20rod%20detail%20right.jpg" title="detail" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Etsy links are Etsy affiliate links. The dowels, drill bits, and mallets are Lowes affiliate links. The hanger bolts, Forstner bits, portable drill guides, and cordless drills are Home Depot affiliate links. The straight edges, Forstner bits, clamps, and metal screw-in wall anchors are Amazon affiliate links. The AutoCAD link is an AutoDesk affiliate link. The Dollar Tree link is an affiliate link for Dollar Tree. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-12274040431254399552023-05-13T06:30:00.090-05:002023-08-14T19:05:03.053-05:00Spring Cleaning! Master Closet Redo Part I: Tips for Wallpaper.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u42YEW4ta5Zox8SmnfxRULUe2vMK9ZdEDFtxxWbJdjVk0hJteE-w-hkBKjHlCatOh_pBtGuRJaAk821aBZanJqKjz5nmKmEBl4IyNqfhwcK2WFmlA6FBekc2setB-UJxDMCS-L7drqiG0mUUcKWD1n_PjpkTpAbaApip9Uw1ZPDOhxBkXf1lYXG9/s1447/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Photowall Weaving Wood White wallpaper mural" border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="1447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3u42YEW4ta5Zox8SmnfxRULUe2vMK9ZdEDFtxxWbJdjVk0hJteE-w-hkBKjHlCatOh_pBtGuRJaAk821aBZanJqKjz5nmKmEBl4IyNqfhwcK2WFmlA6FBekc2setB-UJxDMCS-L7drqiG0mUUcKWD1n_PjpkTpAbaApip9Uw1ZPDOhxBkXf1lYXG9/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="done" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ah ok, see, heh, this is what happens, SMDH. I walk into our master closet and ugh it's flipping a wreck. <i>I should really do some spring cleaning and.....</i>(pause) (slo-mo)<i> oh but what if....what if...</i>(wave of hands)<i> redo!, ooOhh <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search?q=wallpaper">wallpaper</a>!, and this and that and that too </i>and kapow<i>,</i> I've redesigned the closet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I spy something, it morphs out of control, even if I've already done it once, twice, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/06/hand-painted-wall-mural_9.html">five times</a>, and off my brain redesigns. <i>Pew</i>, gone. Then it has to happen. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br /></div><div>This isn't entirely a redo I should say, more of a do. All because spring cleaning.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NkLpbm4zxOTLGFPygp6f0P8p0Mrapi790sVU38vrRXLubaialU98ZtdAfvdwP1R8s26XDrbcd6fWifQFQVX68gA0nxj3IuY8ycyBeMYODM0JHI25jQoRhd0C1pKhdzCZAs8Ri13vYC8Gmo0IyW3fDIBUuH7cPWbRKtYjQ8cvN1SsOHf8b34l79nC/s700/before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="messy closet before" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NkLpbm4zxOTLGFPygp6f0P8p0Mrapi790sVU38vrRXLubaialU98ZtdAfvdwP1R8s26XDrbcd6fWifQFQVX68gA0nxj3IuY8ycyBeMYODM0JHI25jQoRhd0C1pKhdzCZAs8Ri13vYC8Gmo0IyW3fDIBUuH7cPWbRKtYjQ8cvN1SsOHf8b34l79nC/s16000/before.jpg" title="before" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holy heck this is so embarrassing. So. <i><b>Sooo</b></i>. But, as are before's. Hey, bottom left, the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/02/variety-pack-day.html">hoodie racks</a>!</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I must be pretty you-know-what crazy because just after we moved in, I installed shelves up the wall. And then installed <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2017/02/variety-pack-day.html">more shelves</a>, then <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2019/09/a-bedrooms-new-life.html">a couple more</a>. So two walls are fully shelved, wipes hands, done.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So therefore, anything wall.........yeah. The shelves have to come down. And then go back up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s16Od98MmlwgdgTWWOrEurKrtxtH7FZ25R5lqVljFHXw561oRRFv4URDleU4pJxZciQGdbJr0-BiVY370AMyeRPB3asdpctXF0dnmECcQXclcg9X9U2JSeBrO6t-vyeL0T-Ty14FWGJ2Gy_8qoDBj4CqEjA3I1_FpNCe_bu-dEjItV3wGpqh3NLc/s700/labeling%20shelves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="labeling shelves and screws for later re-install" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s16Od98MmlwgdgTWWOrEurKrtxtH7FZ25R5lqVljFHXw561oRRFv4URDleU4pJxZciQGdbJr0-BiVY370AMyeRPB3asdpctXF0dnmECcQXclcg9X9U2JSeBrO6t-vyeL0T-Ty14FWGJ2Gy_8qoDBj4CqEjA3I1_FpNCe_bu-dEjItV3wGpqh3NLc/s16000/labeling%20shelves.jpg" title="label" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Labeling everything you take down will make putting it back up much easier!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bat.tee. I am batty.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When all is said and done, this thirty six square foot space will be a divine design knockout, as in I may move into this lil' room and never come out. I am that giddy excited. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Though, it might be a hot competition between this closet and <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20bath">that bathroom</a>, once I finish repainting it for the eighth time. Either way, man, it's gonna be a helluva Sweet <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20bed">Suite</a> with capital S's.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This master closet spring cleaning event kicks off large with <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>* and a super swanky wallpaper wall mural on three walls. Yeah! I ain’t messin’ around!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t0kc7syaBTfj5uMPLtwiSfaER0lskzAke2H0qc8tfUDiJCFMN9ZveCWTN0SCfQlpOP4O4l_MsuANefGc5O7lHwJAKL173-xmxmvaK56m-rEK7djiktYMedcNwrSqxSpqJpe3pkJClDENMxmO9jYTh5g2Xyv5VjLpSXXdPrl2yqvAqaSF3G1jUZlU/s700/photowall%20boxes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photowall mural in shipping boxes" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t0kc7syaBTfj5uMPLtwiSfaER0lskzAke2H0qc8tfUDiJCFMN9ZveCWTN0SCfQlpOP4O4l_MsuANefGc5O7lHwJAKL173-xmxmvaK56m-rEK7djiktYMedcNwrSqxSpqJpe3pkJClDENMxmO9jYTh5g2Xyv5VjLpSXXdPrl2yqvAqaSF3G1jUZlU/s16000/photowall%20boxes.jpg" title="boxes" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny boxes! Tremendous impact!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you remember, <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>* so graciously sent me <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2020/10/a-photowall-mural.html">a huge, fancy pants wall mural previously</a>. And guess what, they did it again. I need to mention while I was not paid for this post, <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>* did generously send this wallpaper mural at no charge. Opinions are solely mine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I'm not going to blather on about how to wallpaper as, I mean, this is the internet, there are a bazillion zillion tutorials online. What I am going to do here is share tips for wallpaper that will lead you to success.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because wallpaper seems fiercely intimidating. While I can't say it's the easiest thing to do on the planet, it really is not as terrifying as it may seem. Patience, that's my first and probably biggest tip, have lots of patience.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wallpaper though. Love love <b>love</b> it, how it immensely elevates a room, your house, you. <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/12/the-laundry-room-makeover-shelves-and.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Color, pattern, texture, and if you're lucky, shine</a>. Wallpaper is delightful, exhilarating, fun, and happy, everything your home should be.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the case of our previously yawns-ville ol’ master closet here, given it is (ridiculously) packed with clothes, I stuck with subtlety, whites, grays, background pattern otherwise it we’d have a visual cacophony.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Little did I know until the paper arrived that the grays in my <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/6eko7m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Weaving Wood White</a>* mural were actually a checkerboard of cute little animals. Ha! Pretty sweet!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUFY5FAHO-Q8yh23y6OuguE7TiusnxgwoAwSkjfT1U_fXUcEVloWeEZCNEdrff1nBLR69Jcq5mjgO_q7aOjQIJ4pfQ87cN2V-28q0PNkj991yoSm-shpv5BrvrnOptFHw-KL9iCblggOELTWM0kndyb3U_YkWCbkgN4On9cFDGbLsn51r5Ev928lP/s700/close%20up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="close up of wallpaper mural from Photowall" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUFY5FAHO-Q8yh23y6OuguE7TiusnxgwoAwSkjfT1U_fXUcEVloWeEZCNEdrff1nBLR69Jcq5mjgO_q7aOjQIJ4pfQ87cN2V-28q0PNkj991yoSm-shpv5BrvrnOptFHw-KL9iCblggOELTWM0kndyb3U_YkWCbkgN4On9cFDGbLsn51r5Ev928lP/s16000/close%20up.jpg" title="close" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, next tip, get yourself set up right for frustration-free installation by collecting every single thing you need upfront to have on immediate hand so you’re relaxed, no frantic searching for anything:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/1dhkzpe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ladder</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/17qmnaa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plastic tarp</a>*</li><li>bucket for mixing and storing the included paste</li><li>mixing stick</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3MeGIW6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kitchen scale</a>* if you’re not mixing the entire bag of paste</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/42KMTq9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">measuring cup</a>*</li><li><a href="https://www.menards.com/main/flooring-rugs/vinyl-flooring/vinyl-installation-maintenance/sentinel-formula-811-multi-surface-adhesive-primer-1-gallon/spi8114-1/p-1444441773961-c-6616.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adhesive primer</a></li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/pc1ollj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">roller and roller cover</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Mg7XiO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chip</a>* or any non-fancy paintbrush</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/14978no" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">X-acto knife</a>* and lots of <a href="https://sovrn.co/w3rdra0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blades</a>* or similar </li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/42Ghoy9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cork backed metal ruler</a>*</li><li>lightly damp towel (I prefer <a href="https://sovrn.co/m6mygjd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">microfiber</a>*)</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/78etytt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">level</a>*</li><li>pencil</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3nLblJo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trim guide</a>*</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! We're set! There are oodles of <a href="https://amzn.to/3LRiUWR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">other tools</a>* you can get for this task but I personally find my hands are my best tools. Find what works for you though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's do this! Spring cleaning!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First, and I'm always going to strongly encourage this, a coat or two of adhesive primer on the walls. This helps in case there's a day you want to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/04/new-kitchen-shelves-holes-in-wallpaper.html">remove</a> said wallpaper, making the process way way easier. Let that dry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXNUMje_V8rCu6T-2BZdVTqEUmSESNhaY8ynj21bKSpmZD_0Wy59FjkwLd2oNp1UQmIEel0dIAiOOL1vgDVB7rCBgtwBhBLci4AgILvmJYyAjZ8yqmXO9sR3Hjd2QHbpP7lnFKW5ovx2S5tCvNwNjMsAVJ6Sfg32sg8Nsr8K_eWD7KvtUvwr0vOgA/s700/adhesive%20primer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="bottle of Sentinel adhesive primer" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXNUMje_V8rCu6T-2BZdVTqEUmSESNhaY8ynj21bKSpmZD_0Wy59FjkwLd2oNp1UQmIEel0dIAiOOL1vgDVB7rCBgtwBhBLci4AgILvmJYyAjZ8yqmXO9sR3Hjd2QHbpP7lnFKW5ovx2S5tCvNwNjMsAVJ6Sfg32sg8Nsr8K_eWD7KvtUvwr0vOgA/s16000/adhesive%20primer.jpg" title="primer" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the case of the <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>* wallpaper mural, as I mentioned, the paste is included which you apply to the wall. While the goo stays wet for several days in the bucket, mix up only what you need. In my case, I needed only half of one bag so weighing the powder paste with the kitchen scale nails the right ratio.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsD7lpnGJNyyoQ7Rq2cfPgKwA-YQ1iMpMdPdlrHIuMP0pVFF_KrbIqvQx5COzGucKd1WVbHuQ0Up3NVSkwhyNZBZLqbixr-WArUqBowo2IK6tNV-bFjOt97_dq2nBAJTZgUCTabEiat3e7vkmVoxrpch-8YlMB9diFyU1N7j4xCrSBaoOC_hmQizF/s700/wallpaper%20mural%20paste.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="mixing up wallpaper mural paste and tools" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsD7lpnGJNyyoQ7Rq2cfPgKwA-YQ1iMpMdPdlrHIuMP0pVFF_KrbIqvQx5COzGucKd1WVbHuQ0Up3NVSkwhyNZBZLqbixr-WArUqBowo2IK6tNV-bFjOt97_dq2nBAJTZgUCTabEiat3e7vkmVoxrpch-8YlMB9diFyU1N7j4xCrSBaoOC_hmQizF/s16000/wallpaper%20mural%20paste.jpg" title="tools" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top, mixing up the paste. Bottom, getting prepped with tools to prepare for any scenario.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok! Key to success is the first panel. Measure the width of the panel, mark that dimension on the wall, and draw a full floor-to-ceiling straight, plumb line using the level and pencil. If you start crooked, you end up in wallpaper hell. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjbOOesM_qv1IoShHsycbbOIc6AKeDhRrxEJ_6rotRGSf3QTl_qDbI5w6bBhV7H0fo3hyab1njkVK4FiV5VMSVQOS2shdnIP9i_bIvbaHYPUgsjUKreWqEIpB7i0oQFOWiXgUyE0ADbVY8G-q_CVVMLfL5fOl-_ae1gaESkB_uf54YqmVZi3DccAo/s700/start.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="drawing plumb line and installing first panel" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjbOOesM_qv1IoShHsycbbOIc6AKeDhRrxEJ_6rotRGSf3QTl_qDbI5w6bBhV7H0fo3hyab1njkVK4FiV5VMSVQOS2shdnIP9i_bIvbaHYPUgsjUKreWqEIpB7i0oQFOWiXgUyE0ADbVY8G-q_CVVMLfL5fOl-_ae1gaESkB_uf54YqmVZi3DccAo/s16000/start.jpg" title="straight" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't really see the line I drew with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/07/buy-new-level-cut-walls-open.html">spiffy level</a> but it's there. And then, woot, first panel up! How exciting!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">My next tip? Make sure you skootch the top edge of paper up past your highest point to start. Meaning, if you’re starting at the juncture of ceiling and vertical wall, push the paper an inch or two above that meeting point. This covers your rear if walls aren’t true, straight, square, or plumb, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/03/kitchen-cabinet-uppers-shelf-topper.html">like ours</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The tip means if you’re ordering a mural from <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>* which you should because they're terrific, the paper is top-notch quality, and their designs are outstanding, order it a few extra inches tall. Which I did, but forgot my own tip and sorta screwed myself.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpW1tEVzwlAq_wowq09R4BhNol7e1LXjQ-U-hr6GheJyFPjAK6KVjw7nfZ2jC9nJruMX5HD-XADKfzJt1yOq5rZB7DACY5tc7O2bJ5GDIISuV5fSJ7aJAatxSqV3-Y0uPHP9uVGnFT01HI38VQzfnw87NikXmbhbpD1b2FwlfS5AYdEIJzrxXowxK/s700/staging%20panel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="staging next panel on door" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpW1tEVzwlAq_wowq09R4BhNol7e1LXjQ-U-hr6GheJyFPjAK6KVjw7nfZ2jC9nJruMX5HD-XADKfzJt1yOq5rZB7DACY5tc7O2bJ5GDIISuV5fSJ7aJAatxSqV3-Y0uPHP9uVGnFT01HI38VQzfnw87NikXmbhbpD1b2FwlfS5AYdEIJzrxXowxK/s16000/staging%20panel.jpg" title="stage" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another tip? Stage your next panel with the top easily reachable. Here I draped it over the door.</td></tr></tbody></table>Aligning the seams as you go is the next key to success. Align the pattern then the seams, smush them snugly together, don't overlap. As you smush the paper to the wall, use the lightly damp towel to push the bubbles out the other side, up and out, down and out. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then just keep going! You're doing it! Look at you!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaj-yf8gH6Sii8T6fdtjmAWQ6Cdd3QXqBFnvvqcTkzaqds5lLXT2WzBHd_-Xvr-7p9RXmoQe9l_07TEkmWd7o1ZL52I2qqU1lq6xFJFxQpTgYf8oFWIG0HrVsoMEnO3TNzTtdD62hpob03auwgexR0dxtZa1Ei0L0oH_OkLFy7Jr-bf7l4SrJAjHI/s700/brushing%20paste.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="using chip brush to spread wallpaper paste next to panel" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaj-yf8gH6Sii8T6fdtjmAWQ6Cdd3QXqBFnvvqcTkzaqds5lLXT2WzBHd_-Xvr-7p9RXmoQe9l_07TEkmWd7o1ZL52I2qqU1lq6xFJFxQpTgYf8oFWIG0HrVsoMEnO3TNzTtdD62hpob03auwgexR0dxtZa1Ei0L0oH_OkLFy7Jr-bf7l4SrJAjHI/s16000/brushing%20paste.jpg" title="chip" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use that cheap chip brush to spread the paste right up to the previous panel edge.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Doors and windows will be thorny. Change out your knife blades wastefully <i>constantly</i> to make sure they are brutally sharp and trim fat of any corner or turn then nip away until the paper is flat. Try not to stab yourself. I did. Of course.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb57eiU1OvS7oOUe-12dOtKONh4UhVrFxIc3se2Id_BAHTey_6sOAwxoJI3kk0Pj2vqhelyPvFRdAoaZIRnMEVCPHJ8wXPwXndTCyjN7xZ7xLeIWfOXwFjVg8DdXPs7D1MRBQbeR_HsrOBDHFJKFys5EVf_3TcqiF7c7gRs6RbRYV87NbT-0oOe2_/s700/under%20window.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="cut panel below window" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicb57eiU1OvS7oOUe-12dOtKONh4UhVrFxIc3se2Id_BAHTey_6sOAwxoJI3kk0Pj2vqhelyPvFRdAoaZIRnMEVCPHJ8wXPwXndTCyjN7xZ7xLeIWfOXwFjVg8DdXPs7D1MRBQbeR_HsrOBDHFJKFys5EVf_3TcqiF7c7gRs6RbRYV87NbT-0oOe2_/s16000/under%20window.jpg" title="window" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carefully cut the panels wide for above and below windows so you're sure to match the pattern.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Always always always trim on the opposite side of the good side. Yes, that entails crunching down low at the baseboard. When trimming, start in the middle and run the knife out to the edge. Starting at the end runs the risk of tearing, crumpling, and a ratty messy cut.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rzv23xULvlAOflTIV_iDkeiam7htmtXkcTdtdDRq5SmIANIoz1xqk3spMZeNWvuV2uuK_tfZupLtA5naJ7hbpYAx4S3NrJzmo2Z51bDy460j3URGspo2y85fnNIXIEd5pYL8zvHXDmOjoIARA8nbQqalTK9HZQeK36KCrYmveY9kbdYumpGnKNfL/s700/trimming.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="trimming wallpaper mural at corner and baseboard" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Rzv23xULvlAOflTIV_iDkeiam7htmtXkcTdtdDRq5SmIANIoz1xqk3spMZeNWvuV2uuK_tfZupLtA5naJ7hbpYAx4S3NrJzmo2Z51bDy460j3URGspo2y85fnNIXIEd5pYL8zvHXDmOjoIARA8nbQqalTK9HZQeK36KCrYmveY9kbdYumpGnKNfL/s16000/trimming.jpg" title="trim" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Take your time with corners and trims!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another important tip? Work cleanly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Clean up errant paste blobs, especially on that tarp you've laid out to catch those blobs. Clean up paper scraps right away, keep tools in the area of work limited to solely what you need so you're not tripping over them. Rinse out the towel often.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Schedule several hours for this, more than you'll need so you're not rushing, take deep breaths, don't panic as you're fine, peel and reposition as needed, go slow, re-wet with paste as needed, be methodical and patient, deep breaths, <i>take your time</i>, and don't give up because you can do this. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFn_V0MPo5jAxZlAhEqmYeGV9wwe40e6rqp6yKJzmuk7NhqcfFSSUmZ-s0WEZs4ZFVDuZY28X9vcoJJrzfFXysP66vKZc5xfEN9lX0PDf3RBkde90jY6jDjJa2ULbCLYjnVLDWDmEy0NhctvMorMP5DPQE9mJwOMtQLmvD5VZZuMIvyGNngouCwMK/s700/final%20corner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="last panel going around shelves" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFn_V0MPo5jAxZlAhEqmYeGV9wwe40e6rqp6yKJzmuk7NhqcfFSSUmZ-s0WEZs4ZFVDuZY28X9vcoJJrzfFXysP66vKZc5xfEN9lX0PDf3RBkde90jY6jDjJa2ULbCLYjnVLDWDmEy0NhctvMorMP5DPQE9mJwOMtQLmvD5VZZuMIvyGNngouCwMK/s16000/final%20corner.jpg" title="last" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothin' like leaving a tricky corner for last when you're pooped, whoo.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">And voilá, spring cleaning has begun in our master closet redo! Part I in the books! These tips for wallpaper will position you for the win, I promise.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYnfyfjZKjgldBG6lh8jVmkRhcNREQP_17RNP9kCEccLUsplOQHsslBImYdPfT-PB1JIZXGJ-k39DioCZtErKUBqFCDG-qTAX_BTOHgOgP4RxoFTi7teZHd1vrczJmQLYAICUwCpDnxBEtParTzwek9fzp1YlKqiT6J-u4CrdfDKifG2RY57GdzQP/s700/mirror%20wall%20done.jpg"><img alt="mirror wall with Photowall mural finished" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYnfyfjZKjgldBG6lh8jVmkRhcNREQP_17RNP9kCEccLUsplOQHsslBImYdPfT-PB1JIZXGJ-k39DioCZtErKUBqFCDG-qTAX_BTOHgOgP4RxoFTi7teZHd1vrczJmQLYAICUwCpDnxBEtParTzwek9fzp1YlKqiT6J-u4CrdfDKifG2RY57GdzQP/s16000/mirror%20wall%20done.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're still super nervous to try wallpapering, order some extra or get an inexpensive roll and practice on a piece of scrap something before giving the wall itself a go.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgj94kd3On_K9IQutlkf3Z1xcVXf1EgZ-W3kwfDr8FDHVkNLssARgbSREPLvghhtm6qoJUaIYDf105ryb7X1e8pqsMYS82E2ECVuP8y9AH_CEWsSZrfyeKd2bVT3DwK09MRc_fMTkFky_80v7XbeTMNYMayi0sWkx3AOv16Hr9yo-rJMk0lrKtHLg/s700/hoodie%20corner%20done.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="hoodie wall with Weaving Wood White mural" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgj94kd3On_K9IQutlkf3Z1xcVXf1EgZ-W3kwfDr8FDHVkNLssARgbSREPLvghhtm6qoJUaIYDf105ryb7X1e8pqsMYS82E2ECVuP8y9AH_CEWsSZrfyeKd2bVT3DwK09MRc_fMTkFky_80v7XbeTMNYMayi0sWkx3AOv16Hr9yo-rJMk0lrKtHLg/s16000/hoodie%20corner%20done.jpg" title="hoodie" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">This closet is rockstar cool already, right?! Sooo eye-popping excited. Thank you so much, <a href="http://photowall.sjv.io/ORGYPK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photowall</a>!*</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6P0jewsC4Vv1P0HopJSyy_0SnRKNdK57N_wj2ezYjA_hlCpdzfIvkUvkXVXmiPIG1E7xuOf4Tx3O0KienIipkNEhySlzS8_4M2jIrIWsrD3nDFVsjJ0Yo1o3ATwJc17zia77t3xWuKds2WXZKc0GLjDDLC9F33yDKRfAJKAKBgYVsXKnC5v17Ma4/s700/window%20wall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Weaving Wood White wallpaper mural from Photowall" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6P0jewsC4Vv1P0HopJSyy_0SnRKNdK57N_wj2ezYjA_hlCpdzfIvkUvkXVXmiPIG1E7xuOf4Tx3O0KienIipkNEhySlzS8_4M2jIrIWsrD3nDFVsjJ0Yo1o3ATwJc17zia77t3xWuKds2WXZKc0GLjDDLC9F33yDKRfAJKAKBgYVsXKnC5v17Ma4/s16000/window%20wall.jpg" title="photowall" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cropped out the messy clothes piles, that's why you can't see the corner.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and Mike? He was away when I did this, he didn't know it was happening. He came home, went upstairs, I waited, waited waited waited, nothing. No response, no nothing. Nothing!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoR2DJL45X9l_8KxsKkWq6yhMI5N-CaWPGcCsOGaUcMA4NeycM7yjFDpWOvB2ln6gJyWAHiA6uG5lCxeYyCn4XrdD7wtwzMalyNddsux_cy5MaBelBFCXQTIpP_mQH8fX01DNlzszzAMc5oVrbw1Td_nSAnUOZ-EDcc8SVuyQm448aPxAgeuGTu2Z/s700/photowall%20mural%20shelves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="staged shelves with Photowall wallpaper mural" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoR2DJL45X9l_8KxsKkWq6yhMI5N-CaWPGcCsOGaUcMA4NeycM7yjFDpWOvB2ln6gJyWAHiA6uG5lCxeYyCn4XrdD7wtwzMalyNddsux_cy5MaBelBFCXQTIpP_mQH8fX01DNlzszzAMc5oVrbw1Td_nSAnUOZ-EDcc8SVuyQm448aPxAgeuGTu2Z/s16000/photowall%20mural%20shelves.jpg" title="staged" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hours later, I couldn't take it. "Hey babe, what about the closet?" "Oh, the closet?," he said. Pause. "Yeah. Looks good." </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That was it! ?!?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Omg. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That guy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="538" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uDITGt6vO1M" width="648" youtube-src-id="uDITGt6vO1M"></iframe></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think it rocks. Woot, go spring cleaning with tips for wallpaper!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/06/spring-cleaning-master-closet-part-ii.html">Jump to the ceiling</a> next!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Photowall links are Photowall affiliate links. The ladders and levels are Home Depot affiliate links. The plastic tarps, rollers and covers, and microfiber cloths, are Lowes affiliate links. The X-acto knives and blades are Michaels affiliate links. The kitchen scales, measuring cups, chip brushes, corked back metal rulers, trim guides, and wallpaper tools are Amazon affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-11493179836551671052023-04-29T06:30:00.103-05:002023-04-29T06:30:00.149-05:00Outside a Closet Rod.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tvZ5s0qTdvM6Zzo1TH_tfiC8pO22omhs9e-ry7RNJ-HFM-G_ouEr8hH3GSNjzoKrZQT27NE826T9UQpOCnmb_bh7Trge7pRwj1sx3SFeRJAGUiOLcL-rE-NV3Sw_ja9ieUjzXpovsqdka8KcbagWvIYI0d6T0f6E_t19avHFTbZqhcRYfj__dR8C/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="copper pipe outside a closet rod" border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tvZ5s0qTdvM6Zzo1TH_tfiC8pO22omhs9e-ry7RNJ-HFM-G_ouEr8hH3GSNjzoKrZQT27NE826T9UQpOCnmb_bh7Trge7pRwj1sx3SFeRJAGUiOLcL-rE-NV3Sw_ja9ieUjzXpovsqdka8KcbagWvIYI0d6T0f6E_t19avHFTbZqhcRYfj__dR8C/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="cap" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Ok, this surely sounds confusing and bizarre, an outside a closet rod, but hear me out. And once you do, you’ll want one, or several, too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Generally speaking, this is similar in concept to say, a valet rod, but given our bifold closet doors or, in the case of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/02/mike-office.html">Mike’s office</a>, above the room’s door itself, a valet rod wouldn’t work. Or, I guess it would there but it wouldn't as he'd hit his head incessantly and break the darn thing within a day or two.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Regardless, those valet rods are best installed in roomier closets or ones with a swinging door, or some such, neither of which we really have.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so what prompted this seemingly whack-a-doo outside a closet rod idea? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmCEStMHjRDeSS-7bG5xGtg8dhppQyDVNYKhoBbuuEZTAGBt-0ndAGtQVn-2IyLjaLQDjV4DgNRvirofNEcOhj-2_4fkwXJ0dq-XgJt1I4sA_sh3VYTSI_-3b_jA17dApMDTYsWbqemtQeVVxpDDRFQtq6-OFrnjT22JQFAYH2CeFmbsOYYq17stU/s700/outside%20a%20closet%20rod%20horiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="copper pipe outside a closet rod over doorway" border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmCEStMHjRDeSS-7bG5xGtg8dhppQyDVNYKhoBbuuEZTAGBt-0ndAGtQVn-2IyLjaLQDjV4DgNRvirofNEcOhj-2_4fkwXJ0dq-XgJt1I4sA_sh3VYTSI_-3b_jA17dApMDTYsWbqemtQeVVxpDDRFQtq6-OFrnjT22JQFAYH2CeFmbsOYYq17stU/s16000/outside%20a%20closet%20rod%20horiz.jpg" title="door" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well. I saw something online somewhere briefly, very similar though I don’t remember where or who or how or what, and ugh mistakenly didn’t save it because <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/04/about-finn.html">I was tired and not thinking</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Too, every day Mike irons a dress shirt for work and hangs it off a door, or <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/05/variety-pack-fixes-and-re-dos-and-wrap.html">door trim</a>, any convenient spot. He twists the <a href="https://amzn.to/3nhUihw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hanger</a>* hook which invariably breaks the hanger. And, I love him, but he leaves the hangers, and parts, everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then in pondering this idea a bit further, I realized <i>oh, how many times have I pulled something from the closet I intended to wear but had nowhere to stage it</i>, if you will. Huh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this solves a multitude of aggravations, probably not the hangers everywhere matter though. And, however you want it achieved, this wee project can run the gamut of super affordable to as expensive as you can handle. All in about a half hour's time! Sweet!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OfqJHP76ccWov28RKt21opUbXmHWbMqHKdh1BwmfNDyMVMD6eCUcStOoDWsd2B7nbaGyRbNXz61yMp09Q1Snkv62-_ksjS7tNfGUPnP0CUEibCgp4syvIXWOsXEyU3HLY1OWFb67sT8yBrPkPcgSyFSRRfWQbhnzNrxlMuV6Q5XFhEfHzgcLuIx-/s700/door%20before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="door before" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OfqJHP76ccWov28RKt21opUbXmHWbMqHKdh1BwmfNDyMVMD6eCUcStOoDWsd2B7nbaGyRbNXz61yMp09Q1Snkv62-_ksjS7tNfGUPnP0CUEibCgp4syvIXWOsXEyU3HLY1OWFb67sT8yBrPkPcgSyFSRRfWQbhnzNrxlMuV6Q5XFhEfHzgcLuIx-/s16000/door%20before.jpg" title="before" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">In pondering how to accomplish this little DIY outside a closet rod, given I didn’t save what I saw and don’t remember how that was done, I realized how crazy easy this is to do <i>and</i> there are so many flippin' options at hand.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Heh so first was narrowing down those options based on functionality as well as appearances and I went with...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3n1nycA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deep curtain rod brackets</a>*</li><li>one piece of 3/4" <a href="https://sovrn.co/g6iyrb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">copper pipe</a>*</li><li><a href="https://sovrn.co/13u4d4k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">copper pipe caps</a>*</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/40LYdRx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">metal screw-in wall anchors</a>*</li><li>spray paint</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;">Why the deep <a href="https://amzn.to/3VfnrXo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">curtain rod brackets</a>*? So that I could clear the trim around the door handily and shirts or whatever can hang freely. Too, I picked ones that have those itty screws that tighten up onto the pipe, keep the pipe from slipping out. Because I know Mike.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr-XpitqrWog2YIHiVIz0XvUHCC9EnLi0stiC8BlkqYCv8MNhecCV69YQUFLkgIdorH-na_7bEq3oIfum_WAPtIhBZ98dJOGCitMJzP4ft9cXRTPpNFumzjUtyvVi88x73GS3rL71tG-YT1VzJ2SU-DAJcP0aESNenbNwNsTfFbuAw5jyPr8f82nf/s700/tape%20screws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="taping screws together to not lose them" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr-XpitqrWog2YIHiVIz0XvUHCC9EnLi0stiC8BlkqYCv8MNhecCV69YQUFLkgIdorH-na_7bEq3oIfum_WAPtIhBZ98dJOGCitMJzP4ft9cXRTPpNFumzjUtyvVi88x73GS3rL71tG-YT1VzJ2SU-DAJcP0aESNenbNwNsTfFbuAw5jyPr8f82nf/s16000/tape%20screws.jpg" title="tape" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot tip: tape the little screws together so you don't lose them as these are key!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Why the copper pipe? Because I intend also to put one a' these up in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/master%20bed">our bedroom</a> and it will match the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/11/the-grand-gigantic-curtain-experiment.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">other copper pipe</a> I've already got going on. This is a trial-run in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/04/office-papers-part-2-peel-and-stick.html">Mike's office</a>. Lucky guy!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjStQoeEeRE6HQQeB-f_eLVjvEDyWadXYSYdjXY78B4Gu04rKKuAjahygzbz1q7GdJcqfzXP0eqv2RKT9qDCEzuNeB-BngKFqXAJGLS4CX9_jSJlwRMUFVnAduzd_xsw_EHy47-ftR1WuCPoeXgZ9wOO2pnHF-aYB5Ics9F9JmuRhVMVl_aEYlnmy/s700/supplies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="supplies for outside a closet rod valet type rod" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjStQoeEeRE6HQQeB-f_eLVjvEDyWadXYSYdjXY78B4Gu04rKKuAjahygzbz1q7GdJcqfzXP0eqv2RKT9qDCEzuNeB-BngKFqXAJGLS4CX9_jSJlwRMUFVnAduzd_xsw_EHy47-ftR1WuCPoeXgZ9wOO2pnHF-aYB5Ics9F9JmuRhVMVl_aEYlnmy/s16000/supplies.jpg" title="valet" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plus, metal, no painting required and no touching up paint as it wears from hangers sliding. Plus too, I like the look of the copper. But, feel free to <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/paint">paint</a> away as desired.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Easily a wood dowel will work, galvanized pipe, PVC pipe, and if you don't plan to slide hangers across, a stick or a piece of rebar will also do the trick. You get it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How much did this project cost me? Fifteen for the copper pipe, about four bucks or so for the pipe caps, and eight dollars for one set of brackets. Quick <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/03/kitchen-cabinet-uppers-shelf-topper.html">math</a>...twenty seven bucks. Not too bad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All righty, first step in my process, and you may or may not need or want to do this, was spray painting the curtain rod brackets which I did so with the very last dying gasps of my can of dark blue with a bum sprayer top. That was a panic moment; can't buy spray paint in the city.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko8qDFMvU39set8aHslWBY1t92xzoEpLsaH08W6hE8pfzCIUEfBsSteifq3qvB0jYrybU0aS4sATU8yypKKjZsbJwv1e3Ui2qU6O3KP7yZ8rPsK08nNwwYzuz8GBuB1EVpKrghukcNyNX06O-4DwiWBuomT6FQMOTG1Lk4AcDjPjZlOg-yPNtCHzS/s700/spray%20painted%20brackets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="spray painted curtain brackets in dark blue" border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko8qDFMvU39set8aHslWBY1t92xzoEpLsaH08W6hE8pfzCIUEfBsSteifq3qvB0jYrybU0aS4sATU8yypKKjZsbJwv1e3Ui2qU6O3KP7yZ8rPsK08nNwwYzuz8GBuB1EVpKrghukcNyNX06O-4DwiWBuomT6FQMOTG1Lk4AcDjPjZlOg-yPNtCHzS/s16000/spray%20painted%20brackets.jpg" title="bracket" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to tell these aren't <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/black%20paint">black</a>, heh, but actually dark blue.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, ok, sprayed and dried and ready.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next was determining where around the door in Mike's office I wanted this sweet little outside a closet rod to sit. He's taller than me, longer arm reach, but I also wanted to make sure shirts and sh*t swung freely and easily.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mike, again, I love him, but he has zero patience in the world for less than easy-peasy functionality. If it don't work, he ain't usin' it, and this wonderful helpful thing I'm doing for him would all be for naught.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Right. So ok, time for some figuring, some head tilts, measuring, lining things up, <a href="https://sovrn.co/ts7bcpv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">finding studs*</a> as necessary though I had a vague sense of <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/02/the-master-bath-pocket-door-adventure.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the door construction</a>. Though, ya know, who knows with this <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/06/bad-flipper-bad.html">dumb flipper</a>, right?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAN6NatsJIdaELzewTqKUYX58yD_a38_mJC9-vBGZ8FSWPDTwxzzXCI8QDI_lRzgQ7njk8phQf3L6OvgMZeXDjhPcctEANN4Js6fC3yBQ1eABAWQYUNoMFcFx_qC_9xVIkdUI9CUy2NHzc0DwoK-LFlYOG5rNCzQZe5lrlY-85_Snm6Rspyabtj3t/s700/placing%20curtain%20bracket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="placing curtain rod bracket outside door trim" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAN6NatsJIdaELzewTqKUYX58yD_a38_mJC9-vBGZ8FSWPDTwxzzXCI8QDI_lRzgQ7njk8phQf3L6OvgMZeXDjhPcctEANN4Js6fC3yBQ1eABAWQYUNoMFcFx_qC_9xVIkdUI9CUy2NHzc0DwoK-LFlYOG5rNCzQZe5lrlY-85_Snm6Rspyabtj3t/s16000/placing%20curtain%20bracket.jpg" title="place" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aligning things so that the pipe lined up with the door jamb, the top of the door frame, or, in overexplaining, the bottom of the horizontal trim.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Zip zip, up went the brackets.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wSB-hhpBsSfElP540rC01TKOGfOAScctYZfITgEr1U4lb5V6llhdmfwY4NPhFzjOsdpY33wVz8FP_5kDBibf0cB6bVMme2BPs0Z8sfKRyZwh8e4CoRnDsuE6M0dc6QojiOsibwkAw7cn-oc4PoKpIvr_4ikwMD8AvCYXHUClo_B9jW1Sbd1ReX7K/s700/curtain%20brackets%20installed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="curtain brackets installed" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wSB-hhpBsSfElP540rC01TKOGfOAScctYZfITgEr1U4lb5V6llhdmfwY4NPhFzjOsdpY33wVz8FP_5kDBibf0cB6bVMme2BPs0Z8sfKRyZwh8e4CoRnDsuE6M0dc6QojiOsibwkAw7cn-oc4PoKpIvr_4ikwMD8AvCYXHUClo_B9jW1Sbd1ReX7K/s16000/curtain%20brackets%20installed.jpg" title="installed" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Measuring the length for the copper pipe was next. I wanted it to overhang the brackets a bit and since my piece of pipe was five feet long, I had plenty of wiggle room to work with.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtKLfIU_C7RtQTgCyQ9LGw66c04RklALCfVSV3ey7p8WTD_FyH-cvqUtMnE8AlkF3W8NCzjSpItQCrlMlI7xIXv4cgjWQClVdJDMwYFnHtgALUiMLNljb85E35jTXaIn9ovAd9PMYIMGtUwX1ELYPGv8qFKW6ZdwXblcJwQEbNDGzZz2Z9pNMn-1f/s700/measuring%20pipe%20overhang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="measuring pipe overhang" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtKLfIU_C7RtQTgCyQ9LGw66c04RklALCfVSV3ey7p8WTD_FyH-cvqUtMnE8AlkF3W8NCzjSpItQCrlMlI7xIXv4cgjWQClVdJDMwYFnHtgALUiMLNljb85E35jTXaIn9ovAd9PMYIMGtUwX1ELYPGv8qFKW6ZdwXblcJwQEbNDGzZz2Z9pNMn-1f/s16000/measuring%20pipe%20overhang.jpg" title="measure" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Trimmed that up with my <a href="https://sovrn.co/95dxzg0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grinder</a>* and, for the <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/08/repairs-day-missions-accomplished.html">twelfth time of going up and down</a>, I was back <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2016/05/before-and-after-or-i-mean-current-part.html">upstairs</a> (holy cow how things have changed in seven years since that post).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Slid the pipe through the brackets and tightened down the little screws to hold the pipe in place.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmScYT8nqLEHrDHietR4Tla4W2jawouaCjRHOedPHaUho3dLrj-llRLlwu6djmsQ0R11eKpgLBkIe1qCQ2P6xRdRjH84T0jciSReMZMFYCHlXWAJu222PrD_E3t1c8jIP7IJAGkeDSMPQjzYhy7bCn_SlQzycPmB8309uz3-_kzl2_6cNTY4J-kNju/s700/screw%20tighten.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="tightening copper pipe in bracket" border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmScYT8nqLEHrDHietR4Tla4W2jawouaCjRHOedPHaUho3dLrj-llRLlwu6djmsQ0R11eKpgLBkIe1qCQ2P6xRdRjH84T0jciSReMZMFYCHlXWAJu222PrD_E3t1c8jIP7IJAGkeDSMPQjzYhy7bCn_SlQzycPmB8309uz3-_kzl2_6cNTY4J-kNju/s16000/screw%20tighten.jpg" title="tight" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make sure to orient the hole for these little screws so it faces up, that way you don't see it.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last but not least, slip the pipe caps on and voilá!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGyaJQHRk6_B_lQRGADiMsb8IqAS5HdYDr_8K0KXYLxMylJfJmAzU5RfKpjdFPh8vkPx8ASSopjattBlnDD8OwHJdZC3_vxdHOsyhh9Xg8LEYCHpUhvIa44DeeHwr1At3be7H-rULapriDZWH-Zv779iu2k4opBfHgweOgtaZzVFj9aNAGu7LvKVn/s700/pipe%20installed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="copper pipe outside a closet rod over door done" border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGyaJQHRk6_B_lQRGADiMsb8IqAS5HdYDr_8K0KXYLxMylJfJmAzU5RfKpjdFPh8vkPx8ASSopjattBlnDD8OwHJdZC3_vxdHOsyhh9Xg8LEYCHpUhvIa44DeeHwr1At3be7H-rULapriDZWH-Zv779iu2k4opBfHgweOgtaZzVFj9aNAGu7LvKVn/s16000/pipe%20installed.jpg" title="done" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Half hour later, it's an outside a closet rod!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi7qgBMk2Tg9xAZ1ZX_ZBuIiF_DidihNgTyR2CHz_7SqytWSpS8ikfy4pLhraKebaRl_szmmyqjxkOMTNnGehgImj1tQuGrdoaJLMvUzydRvtAaN_lM5pLtZe1y777tLa9nUBKTSdV3rCFqt1Yi78BVS80A_kUzG_QEZjhxF3k-agfLrUHvQS7xX7/s700/copper%20pipe%20doorway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="outside a closet rod over a doorway installed" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZi7qgBMk2Tg9xAZ1ZX_ZBuIiF_DidihNgTyR2CHz_7SqytWSpS8ikfy4pLhraKebaRl_szmmyqjxkOMTNnGehgImj1tQuGrdoaJLMvUzydRvtAaN_lM5pLtZe1y777tLa9nUBKTSdV3rCFqt1Yi78BVS80A_kUzG_QEZjhxF3k-agfLrUHvQS7xX7/s16000/copper%20pipe%20doorway.jpg" title="installed" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Super handy, right?! See, outside a closet rod, it's a thing! Have fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1FrJgfA0Cq3wzb60nj8VE-wLWlqP1mb2MeL5Yu1_Vk01LjaRV5gBPBFU8f81YePZ5EhHwkplKtZ2oMIL2MNgV9EFrJULOCYzMd6LdoaLCaAOSWMHJixF-HOTtMpR8NLbln8y-hJfZ8VSRzvnKFIwLfC9jG-mFxfO7suIGnuJQn-jToD9cQu_9yXk/s700/outside%20closet%20rod.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="shirt hanging from outside a closet rod" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1FrJgfA0Cq3wzb60nj8VE-wLWlqP1mb2MeL5Yu1_Vk01LjaRV5gBPBFU8f81YePZ5EhHwkplKtZ2oMIL2MNgV9EFrJULOCYzMd6LdoaLCaAOSWMHJixF-HOTtMpR8NLbln8y-hJfZ8VSRzvnKFIwLfC9jG-mFxfO7suIGnuJQn-jToD9cQu_9yXk/s16000/outside%20closet%20rod.jpg" title="shirt" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The velvet hangers, curtain rod brackets, and metal screw-in wall anchors are Amazon affiliate links. The copper pipe, pipe caps, Zircon stud finders, and grinders are Home Depot affiliate links. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-18708769156873659842023-04-15T06:30:00.063-05:002023-04-15T19:35:42.917-05:00About Finn.<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZjHraNGm4V_s_Y3M4gMmgXvOSQfO43BS3FZOj8NJlzZn1o83j-zNDxNENYnLdOPw5gcqWsYn0J-uK0jts_BTOwQu9melUhOxuQBNw4meuX7lcqd3kSjKSobcUgsFPjUxfZRDJs2IMk2TAbzywSb2qjiCitxTyAKy9voACQiAnxMM7Ks3Yp1X5QQ6/s2496/cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finn" border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="1872" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZjHraNGm4V_s_Y3M4gMmgXvOSQfO43BS3FZOj8NJlzZn1o83j-zNDxNENYnLdOPw5gcqWsYn0J-uK0jts_BTOwQu9melUhOxuQBNw4meuX7lcqd3kSjKSobcUgsFPjUxfZRDJs2IMk2TAbzywSb2qjiCitxTyAKy9voACQiAnxMM7Ks3Yp1X5QQ6/s16000/cover.jpg" style="display: none;" title="Finn" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>You may not be interested in dogs, or maybe dogs having surgery, but <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/03/taking-brief-break.html">Finn did recently</a>, as <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Hailey">Hailey</a> did several years ago though <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/03/mia-and-pantry.html">hers was different</a>. I wanted to chat about Finn here today.<br /><br />First and foremost, nothing can prepare you for when your beloved four-legged best friend, vigilant protector, your <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/06/the-diy-library-rug.html">Trusty Furry Assistant</a> aka TFA, and literal <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/_fEZumoIZw/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shadow</a> gets sick, like big sick. And then, the after part when they come home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtchYiQ1aJ8XlUDzBs4WzkUMXb2GuvXMfBb0PqOwT4c5CG3mVbI2fSxiNWCMxkrfV3SQKRLd18qwusImsA7UJEHy7aFu6UJswwN_kJ1l5ebt0kWHE-MZwVYxQaOgCT-RQpGrvdWie9kcheUvAB0-U43qqq2aIZOBbjY51qZdAwK3Bf_5WBr6vt8A6Z/s700/done%201.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn assisting on screen repair" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtchYiQ1aJ8XlUDzBs4WzkUMXb2GuvXMfBb0PqOwT4c5CG3mVbI2fSxiNWCMxkrfV3SQKRLd18qwusImsA7UJEHy7aFu6UJswwN_kJ1l5ebt0kWHE-MZwVYxQaOgCT-RQpGrvdWie9kcheUvAB0-U43qqq2aIZOBbjY51qZdAwK3Bf_5WBr6vt8A6Z/s16000/done%201.JPG" title="repair" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helpful as always, here with <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/05/where-are-you-so-its-mini-variety-pack.html">screen repair.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Of course coming home is an ecstatic moment but it’s also freakin’ terrifying. And anxiety-riddled, frustrating, hard, messy, filled with fear, yet more tears, and, well, just plain exhausting.<br /><br />You can be all big and tough and smart (and you are), but until you pile inside, try to settle in, look at their sweet sad face then start reading the doctor’s lengthy instructions, it hits you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTGdw-eUDty_POe_HYfU1J6YvSTLBc4FN4Hud-lMvbYxhHDpeR6MS5lWntZgQ4FLGArWFFIqrzk4Azn0paS9__FV8rfdOE--5piYDEeAxpzjmcUYFpZyKeMl5RF8IVKzOM8ch2zmsMCuJrOmtzvcXyJJlBQmtaCozwbeVoaaC6SoV-EM-Wp6demvr/s700/IMG_2441.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn adopting day photo" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTGdw-eUDty_POe_HYfU1J6YvSTLBc4FN4Hud-lMvbYxhHDpeR6MS5lWntZgQ4FLGArWFFIqrzk4Azn0paS9__FV8rfdOE--5piYDEeAxpzjmcUYFpZyKeMl5RF8IVKzOM8ch2zmsMCuJrOmtzvcXyJJlBQmtaCozwbeVoaaC6SoV-EM-Wp6demvr/s16000/IMG_2441.JPG" title="adopt" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finn on adoption day.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">You are not a vet, do not know what you’re doing, do not have any answers, things do not go as described, and any slight wind direction change sends you into a (internal) screaming panic…you find out fast how small, helpless, clueless, terrified, and terrible you can feel.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2014/10/the-vanity-is-coming-vanity-is-coming.html">Finn</a> came down with the Big C. Something was awry around the beginning of the year with a (sorry) runny rear and throwing up. We went to the vet a couple times, things cleared up but it kept coming back. X-rays and ultrasounds didn't lead us to answers.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IPN2rXbeCJTh5SQLCYOE_RQhpGhrCsL9lcqArTCn8tufnESUo3djmwqAhD1_mzFI2mQXIi9df0LJBMDlfKIETRznIJArnjZrlYfU8YJsNBuYmsSbY0kCeWD4LA_q6yvrfN_lg3EqN2dNg3nGdVBNnL2RA_urdIni1YjldoSWCboO0Y_uo2tw9D9L/s700/IMG_0559.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn looking at laptop screen" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IPN2rXbeCJTh5SQLCYOE_RQhpGhrCsL9lcqArTCn8tufnESUo3djmwqAhD1_mzFI2mQXIi9df0LJBMDlfKIETRznIJArnjZrlYfU8YJsNBuYmsSbY0kCeWD4LA_q6yvrfN_lg3EqN2dNg3nGdVBNnL2RA_urdIni1YjldoSWCboO0Y_uo2tw9D9L/s16000/IMG_0559.jpg" title="screen" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have what??</td></tr></tbody></table>We next went to the vet hospital, mainly because our regular vet felt he saw some kind of unknown blob near Finn's abdomen.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />More x-rays and another ultrasound later, the blob indeterminate, most likely his spleen folded over for some reason, but that's when they said we think he's got other issues, let's test.<br /><br />Test they did and cancer it was. Cancer in lymph nodes around his abdomen and in an (again, sorry) anal gland. His spleen was mottled but they felt it wasn't cancerous. Let's operate, they said. Distraught, upset, scared, we agreed to do so.<br /><br />The cancer surgery went smoothly, we were told. Did his parents handle it well? Hard to say but we managed somehow. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX43GgEdpAkhnUo4o0Vwey1VHCZcyTWNzgBREVI95dMTj7izNl2rlXGhaYg533CiJ3KzXxeYu-KQ04W8Ga7wOZJFbpFMrWH6Knc7toonAqBZ82FDhgO2i0pMLlRz-xc6Wo2YxekFgUDP4xK2ZI5CzTgGfHGM0hP2BrbYDfPN95LANFInYftiX6v-2V/s700/IMG_2973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finn on the front porch" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX43GgEdpAkhnUo4o0Vwey1VHCZcyTWNzgBREVI95dMTj7izNl2rlXGhaYg533CiJ3KzXxeYu-KQ04W8Ga7wOZJFbpFMrWH6Knc7toonAqBZ82FDhgO2i0pMLlRz-xc6Wo2YxekFgUDP4xK2ZI5CzTgGfHGM0hP2BrbYDfPN95LANFInYftiX6v-2V/s16000/IMG_2973.JPG" title="porch" /></a></div>He’s short a lymph node or more, that gland, and that non-cancerous spleen now. Bonus, he even got a slight tummy tuck so it wouldn't expand into the now-vacant spleen area and cause (be careful reading this upsetting link ahead but knowledge is power) <a href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/bloat-in-dogs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">life-threatening bloat</a>.<br /><br />Finn is not a normal dog. The post-op medications messed him up. He's a delicate flower in his daily existence already so this was hugely unsettling.<br /><br />As a parent, you're trying <i>so hard</i> to do everything right but life is not a straight line like that. The unyielding stress, fear, tension, and exhaustion you feel…like an aneurysm is imminent.<br /><br />But. Finn is here. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04miBzi6TrMr7tSIetLK_We2x7Z7sy_cXF0CXh0Bthbyg9abYilP7s1fTEAnrQyyQ1PA9HCvLaD49pCL6M2aveeFVlfb8lI9tFiOAgJolSokebqeYTjuY3v8RsetxBpyA2hj853u3MjtPjf_Jq_OeuGPiGJoVj03cL6iH2q4QqnvKyG21hzRMip6j/s700/IMG_4277.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn caught napping" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04miBzi6TrMr7tSIetLK_We2x7Z7sy_cXF0CXh0Bthbyg9abYilP7s1fTEAnrQyyQ1PA9HCvLaD49pCL6M2aveeFVlfb8lI9tFiOAgJolSokebqeYTjuY3v8RsetxBpyA2hj853u3MjtPjf_Jq_OeuGPiGJoVj03cL6iH2q4QqnvKyG21hzRMip6j/s16000/IMG_4277.JPG" title="nap" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-surgery several years ago napping on a floor vent.</td></tr></tbody></table>He gave us a few tail wags, a couple kissies, happy-to-see-you ear drops between the what-on-earth-did-you-do-to-me why-am-I-broken yet something-seems-better-but-I'm-not-happy-with-you looks. <br /><br />We corraled him into his corner in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/living%20room">the living room</a> with <a href="https://amzn.to/3KZmyi5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">air mattresses</a>* and slept (ha) surrounding him to be close, reassuring, comforting, and to keep an attentive eye on him. I spent 24/7 sitting next to him, tending to his every need for a week solid.<br /><br />Well, Finn was here, I should say.<br /><br />Things took a turn after that week was up and went downhill from there. We brought him back in because he was vomiting, not eating, blood present in places it should not be. We overheard that the surgeon was quite booked that day and they were short-staffed. Mike and I stared at each other with tense, distressed apprehension.<br /><br />Several hours later, Finn was released, sent home with some pills. Stop with the antibiotic, the surgeon said, and Finn's incisions were fine (that wasn't the issue). But he wasn't fine. That's why we were there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18n495ThlAWhimobIRpUEwSI5gvpB-8aQTZyo2b9KJRSDADYMq32EkiW1nUZqlnRJgV0q-p3zLzEwyH5tRdEDYdVsOd_ATk-iiD6Mr-j8h_Zj0sVgVoEXyO1kQp4BsVTK75HFRhxHKIa-8HbE2GLbjfCrJ56BYUMKntR2XvsNvgJphBSSwoW9eWWQ/s700/IMG_2151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn being his weird self on the couch" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18n495ThlAWhimobIRpUEwSI5gvpB-8aQTZyo2b9KJRSDADYMq32EkiW1nUZqlnRJgV0q-p3zLzEwyH5tRdEDYdVsOd_ATk-iiD6Mr-j8h_Zj0sVgVoEXyO1kQp4BsVTK75HFRhxHKIa-8HbE2GLbjfCrJ56BYUMKntR2XvsNvgJphBSSwoW9eWWQ/s16000/IMG_2151.jpg" title="couch" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is such a weird dog.</td></tr></tbody></table>Well. Things turned to sh*t directly. And by sh*t, I mean sheer hell.<br /><br />He stopped eating entirely and a laundry list of other concerning things was piling on. He's a pain in the a** to feed in general but this was not normal. His breathing was weird, he was lethargic, something wasn't right. What was missed on his drop-in visit?<br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5xpCt1JpHNzgmjgwZel5qCtsZ2o1OXe-2tOjjZZWXFVIgRjQffeM0E57o7WXVKB5LHwgxB0s5dM3LPHcjTCBvNZNf_561lSRjWMl1T-lh5vuC662shpHW4f2ZS0ggEk6r4lGA1aOk2AC_JOVd2d99kyDswDJUrM1BDcSUTqT_BhlmlKznRS2wOZA/s700/IMG_2015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn on the beach with Mike" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5xpCt1JpHNzgmjgwZel5qCtsZ2o1OXe-2tOjjZZWXFVIgRjQffeM0E57o7WXVKB5LHwgxB0s5dM3LPHcjTCBvNZNf_561lSRjWMl1T-lh5vuC662shpHW4f2ZS0ggEk6r4lGA1aOk2AC_JOVd2d99kyDswDJUrM1BDcSUTqT_BhlmlKznRS2wOZA/s16000/IMG_2015.jpg" title="beach" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finn and Mike on the shores of Lake Michigan.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">We didn't know if it was the new medicines causing his problems or what. Every living minute was harrowing. <i>We just didn't know</i>.<br /><br />When you're just a regular person, not a vet, you're <i><b>constantly second-guessing everything</b></i>, your grip on reality slips, feel like a rotten mom, drowning in fear, don't know which way is up. <br /><br />And yes, we could have gone right back over there but we thought if we waited out this medicine or that one, things would improve. And absolutely not that money > Finny, but this place is a wallet destroyer too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCerHtQb14en25XDGRVQQ0v7L10W_HPQ_17og8TcV62v0V3PPO4nYYJ4MAIOr2m06Dk4s7Q2wGBunnzTlRu6QeaYoBr4Q31GBHxt5Lu_CcOOsLYAxQlma5HFh8whX6Z3RHgpWs2YY-t111fDiWLGAbEnTqc6ekxstvs2WdmmxLk5Q7LQCRVQeM81j/s700/IMG_5766.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn at top of stairs" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCerHtQb14en25XDGRVQQ0v7L10W_HPQ_17og8TcV62v0V3PPO4nYYJ4MAIOr2m06Dk4s7Q2wGBunnzTlRu6QeaYoBr4Q31GBHxt5Lu_CcOOsLYAxQlma5HFh8whX6Z3RHgpWs2YY-t111fDiWLGAbEnTqc6ekxstvs2WdmmxLk5Q7LQCRVQeM81j/s16000/IMG_5766.JPG" title="stair" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How he was greeting me for a while there after I'd been out. Weirdo. And <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2015/11/lets-makea-wall-organizer.html">the wall organizer</a> too.</td></tr></tbody></table>By the weekend, he was sick. Very sick. Scary sick. His back legs stopped working, he was coughing, his breathing was awry...it was not the medicine.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look, we are well aware there are risks involved with surgery, absolutely. We're aware things may or may not happen, that Finn could fall into risk categories. He did. Rare ones.<br /><br />We brought him back in. He went directly into ICU.<br /><br />He had septic pneumonia. <br /><br />He spent a week in the ICU.<br /><br />......a week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-zwq1u9mAw1HVXYrU7lVq3Rx5WYH2XqRSXrTVUzwLZGAICA2xKy3mnafiwo-rbK6gqvlP0zIsRlFRGCXBl3Ybx3LhDSxhLXQgTYZs6Cw5rVnN-Pr-hu2Vw_a-5GGLzH9gAzF3Nd2O_sNHSGu-tXzz_dPwDxZwHPhJxzNU-Fag82-pUyhiynWGrwb/s700/IMG_3053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Big Finn on the bed" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-zwq1u9mAw1HVXYrU7lVq3Rx5WYH2XqRSXrTVUzwLZGAICA2xKy3mnafiwo-rbK6gqvlP0zIsRlFRGCXBl3Ybx3LhDSxhLXQgTYZs6Cw5rVnN-Pr-hu2Vw_a-5GGLzH9gAzF3Nd2O_sNHSGu-tXzz_dPwDxZwHPhJxzNU-Fag82-pUyhiynWGrwb/s16000/IMG_3053.JPG" title="bed" /></a></div>On oxygen then onto high flow oxygen, pumped full of antibiotics, a feeding tube, a myriad of tubes, fluids, drugs, things, stuff. Tests, x-rays, tests, I meannn....<br /><br />As in, we've got like fifteen pages of invoice stuff.<br /><br />Every day we thought we were going to lose him. Multiple times a day, in fact, we felt that crushing terror. <br /><br />We frequently called to check in, one or both of us visited him two, three times a day, the doctors and techs called us several times a day. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn">Finn</a> made progress at first then took a dip backward then finally, thank every deity that has ever existed, he made a big bounce forward.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOsrN2NzJT3PLFxSqHeWLfvme2qNCoUCWNYxazYERAbt03Lt3F6lT-CTUQO-B-lapH1c84GxIpuD9exeuyyPEjjeAYbPg4RT9W044huAUuF34DIu0lUwHttb9gFduPpWxL24YR3aQo-9o2sK542wkDlmPH9p5byVb4Vh2hJo75DVetihlQuwF9hgF/s700/IMG_4623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Keep your head up graffiti" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOsrN2NzJT3PLFxSqHeWLfvme2qNCoUCWNYxazYERAbt03Lt3F6lT-CTUQO-B-lapH1c84GxIpuD9exeuyyPEjjeAYbPg4RT9W044huAUuF34DIu0lUwHttb9gFduPpWxL24YR3aQo-9o2sK542wkDlmPH9p5byVb4Vh2hJo75DVetihlQuwF9hgF/s16000/IMG_4623.JPG" title="walk" /></a></div>There have been bright spots in this darkness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The critical care team was beyond exceptional. Beyond. There are zero appropriate adjectives to describe these astonishing people. They honestly cared, understood his weirdo-ness, and several of them even had goofy nicknames for him. They texted each other on their days off for updates. They were all pulling for him. Hard. <br /><br />As much as <a href="https://www.thebakedept.com/2021/06/pumpkin-peanut-butter-pupcakes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finn dislikes people</a>, he was a good boy for them and he won all their hearts.<br /><br />Our friends and relatives poured love, support, and good wishes Finn's way. We could not have gotten through without them. <br /><br />My pal Sabrina gave us a pile of towels and a handful of treats. Strangers on the internet in our local Buy Nothing Facebook group came through with more piles of towels. The <a href="https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100259855-13489155?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abt.com%2FLG-White-Front-Load-Steam-Washer-with-Gas-Dryer-Package-LGAPLAUNDRYPACK5%2Fp%2F148987.html&cjsku=148987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LG washer and dryer set</a>* down in <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2021/11/the-laundry-room-makeover-stencil.html">our spiffy laundry room</a> valiantly powered through three to five loads of said towels daily.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkryR3J6TYNN4XwIcn7HhtT6-7ldR8Sc6a_jyhUrHdviBrP4NpOcZXFIbLw0ogkAAX9TLOagd8FCwKJjWQp_wKndSX5yr8kutZ901F8awosVqyQ93qmPuMnMcaOGFdu3crLHnkdn_4iPaZpb-qAr7Bip0HTkWwiESY7ypOoXvFCkoqLSpBy93XEAa/s700/IMG_3384.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn and I in the park" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkryR3J6TYNN4XwIcn7HhtT6-7ldR8Sc6a_jyhUrHdviBrP4NpOcZXFIbLw0ogkAAX9TLOagd8FCwKJjWQp_wKndSX5yr8kutZ901F8awosVqyQ93qmPuMnMcaOGFdu3crLHnkdn_4iPaZpb-qAr7Bip0HTkWwiESY7ypOoXvFCkoqLSpBy93XEAa/s16000/IMG_3384.JPG" title="park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Finn's early years with us, hanging in the park. No, I'm not a Jager fan, just a fan of that hat, heh.</td></tr></tbody></table>Still though, I honestly don't think I've ever been so stressed in my life. <br /><br />Everything is a massive blur. What day what happened, what day it was even, what I even did in a day, days felt like years but also felt like thirty seconds long. <br /><br />I have gotten nothing done. My life went on hold. Frozen. Only in moments where I was feeling ok-ish enough about Finn's progress was I able to do something like start <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2022/12/a-controversial-master-bath-project-jet.html">repainting the bathroom</a> after I had just <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/paint">repainted</a> it two weeks prior.<br /><br />I have projects <i>languishing</i>, duh, of course. I'm now a Hometalk Ambassador which means I'm on the prowl for products for <a href="https://www.hometalk.com/posts/floors-ceilings/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-washable-rugs-44580349" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shoppable tutorials</a>. This means I have some hot damn super seriously cool projects percolating.<br /><br />But.<br /><br />This was brutal. I'm torched. Emotionally and physically destroyed. I probably don't realize how so given I have to keep going. A walking ball of knots. My hands are drier than the hottest, driest desert from washing them incessantly (<b><i>please </i></b>tell me your go-to curative hand lotion, please!!) but also relieved and optimistic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1S7blbYQK_9NBLrrvvZNAWsOrMvT2Kil8aEIqoznNPa1_7dey3mKcxnT4GMVzab9v_xHOQMpWcgK2rhqOowsCF2G17A5XaAFNM7TAhE0BE0I6Vicz8srQvn080vRLeYQbJTgvo6p0hFyPdwCFjNJiXAMvXkcs0-qkH4oBoLTxw6Y6nVhtT7D3v9Q/s700/IMG_6157.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn on the new Interior Define couch" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1S7blbYQK_9NBLrrvvZNAWsOrMvT2Kil8aEIqoznNPa1_7dey3mKcxnT4GMVzab9v_xHOQMpWcgK2rhqOowsCF2G17A5XaAFNM7TAhE0BE0I6Vicz8srQvn080vRLeYQbJTgvo6p0hFyPdwCFjNJiXAMvXkcs0-qkH4oBoLTxw6Y6nVhtT7D3v9Q/s16000/IMG_6157.jpg" title="couch" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just pre-surgery. With all the attitude of a regal king too, haha.</td></tr></tbody></table>Today he got on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2023/02/updates-to-updates-joybird-and-interior.html">the couch</a> by himself which is a very happy leap forward.<br /><br />He’s going to be ok. Well, the pneumonia part. The cancer is going to come back though, as the surgeon and ICU doctor no-holds-barred made upsettingly clear. <br /><br />I know, I was leading you toward a happy ending there but there won’t be. All we can do is our best, give Finn even more Best Life Ever, and love him like mad in every moment because we don’t know the future.<br /><br />In the meantime, I'm sedentary. Back on 24/7 Finn Duty. Keeping a keen, tight, and very watchful eye on him. Working on getting him back on his giant feeties, back to his independent, shadow-of-me, Trusty Furry Assistant self. I can't guarantee regular posts or any fun projects yet but I'll give it the ol' college try.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham9KFIv5rFkcDbJtxClyRV8UfjCOSEgn3_DYDymFfnwhBg8uwgn2bzR-Z-UKowQENQ8Dr8ObX7EmSYDSjirmiSiAYMpbeYRC937trlC4x0NlrwhrY_2ta-q1SIxTpG5KkVmCJl4uW_3Dt8Ryx6eY0BZpxvgO3qs-AvKgNT8z-6btX3Qav46mq6Cg7/s700/corner%206.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn trying to be helpful" border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEham9KFIv5rFkcDbJtxClyRV8UfjCOSEgn3_DYDymFfnwhBg8uwgn2bzR-Z-UKowQENQ8Dr8ObX7EmSYDSjirmiSiAYMpbeYRC937trlC4x0NlrwhrY_2ta-q1SIxTpG5KkVmCJl4uW_3Dt8Ryx6eY0BZpxvgO3qs-AvKgNT8z-6btX3Qav46mq6Cg7/s16000/corner%206.JPG" title="mad" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to help me paint <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/stair">the stair</a>, or, mad that he's not allowed to.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the meantime too, please delve into <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com">more posts</a>, rifle through the Flippin' Topics in the right sidebar there, hit up the search bar for specific topics, shop my links, <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/p/shop.html">shop my in-the-works revamped shop</a>, get inspired to make, do, fix, and create the life and home of your dreams. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMtsdRL5wHI593ZNXYpL_xWymyCLULyxZYV-WPx9McfWKYxntyOv0THhMLJ0JqcEasF8cizRl7rTrzw9o2m9WWtN_R8dCZNJ7WQ-Pc7GLQoljtsnbReDrjUEpIwynMnJI2oz8xP9W4J61eLwy2zC-S6WWb1IXzLN45ZSN2Py15xLehKdFojHK0saf/s700/IMG_6256.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Finn back home on his deck" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMtsdRL5wHI593ZNXYpL_xWymyCLULyxZYV-WPx9McfWKYxntyOv0THhMLJ0JqcEasF8cizRl7rTrzw9o2m9WWtN_R8dCZNJ7WQ-Pc7GLQoljtsnbReDrjUEpIwynMnJI2oz8xP9W4J61eLwy2zC-S6WWb1IXzLN45ZSN2Py15xLehKdFojHK0saf/s16000/IMG_6256.jpg" title="deck" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back home on <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/2018/08/the-deck-redux-part-i.html">his deck</a> earlier this week, breathing in all of the warm spring outside air.</td></tr></tbody></table>Most of all, slow down. Be like Finn and sniff the flowers then love on your furry ones with reckless abandon. xo<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The air mattresses are an Amazon affiliate link. LG laundry machines are an Abt affiliate link. Mwah, thanks! Please see the "boring stuff" tab for more info.</span><br /></div>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977598181264970040.post-63662701009402751872023-03-25T06:30:00.001-05:002023-03-25T06:30:00.180-05:00Taking a Brief Break.<div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick note to let you know I'm taking a brief break and hope to be back soon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our big boy <a href="https://www.flippingtheflip.com/search/label/Finn">Finn</a>, my Trusty Furry Assistant, has some spots of cancer and as I sit here writing this, Wednesday, March 22, he's having surgery.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It'll be a couple of weeks before he's healed up so I will be taking good care of him, smothering him in kisses, and getting him back on his big feeties.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the meantime, please poke around, fall down a rabbit hole of projects, shop with my links, make something cool that makes you happy, hug your furry ones, and I'll be back with more soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for your understanding. xo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxZKMK3clRyxub9_E74zxDrhMWyMXrPE1SF97KQsWZhJW8N941UXqon-fm3CKP1tUnEhex2NnapIVFPYkY4tkTTa3ZKQUIAPa4Rs0LzLO9CmIF5JcVmWX2bA3E9fQOcpeSYkWRJK0EieMLDsp5ET4-a2kQA8mt0X8yV28z-9wdFeBgUhV6Hy8ZKjo/s4032/IMG_1317.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Finn the GSD Trusty Furry Assistant" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxZKMK3clRyxub9_E74zxDrhMWyMXrPE1SF97KQsWZhJW8N941UXqon-fm3CKP1tUnEhex2NnapIVFPYkY4tkTTa3ZKQUIAPa4Rs0LzLO9CmIF5JcVmWX2bA3E9fQOcpeSYkWRJK0EieMLDsp5ET4-a2kQA8mt0X8yV28z-9wdFeBgUhV6Hy8ZKjo/w480-h640/IMG_1317.jpeg" title="good boy" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>Flipping the Fliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227745256321418042noreply@blogger.com14