Post #648295 by littlegiles on Tue, Aug 14, 2012 7:02 PM

Here are a few updates on my space. I am having a hard time deciding something and maybe y'all can help me out. I originally painted the window frame and the door frames that "Dried Chamomile" color because I didn't want the room too dark as it isn't a bar, but a place where I will be doing some crafting. however, after putting up some other trim and some shelves, I'm thinking that the trim would look better painted the dark color of the shelves. Thoughts?

To start things off, I removed the old white (painted many times) louvered bi-fold doors and replaced them with some nice wooden ones that used to belong to a closet in the den that I'm turning into a built-in wet bar. The wood looks much better and I don't have to paint it. YEA!

The original plan was to add shelving all the way around the room, but I wanted to break it up and I can always add extra if needed. This first shelf was originally part of a large shelf (12" deep) that ran the entire length of the living room. I cleaned it up, repainted it and hung it up. The paint color is called "Clove" and I'm really liking it. It seems to change from a really dark green to a deep chocolate brown depending on where the sun is coming from.

On the opposite side of the room I ran a small 6" deep shelf all the way across the room and bent it around the corner. In that corner will be a fishtank. The shelf is just deep enough to accomodate mugs and some other fun things. I couldn't resist putting a couple things up there to see how it looked.

Finally, I bought some "strapping" from Home Depot and painted it the same Clove color. This became my baseboard and will hopefully soon have either bamboo or reed fencing resting on top. It is hard to beat $.89/8 foot board, especially when it doesn't have to look fancy. There is some small bits of white that isn't covered by the new base, but it will be covered eventually.

Taking pictures is really hard in this room as the outside wall has a large window and I don't have any covering for that window yet. Hopefully this week I'll have a bamboo shade to block some of the light so I can take a decent picture.

I have not decided yet on a ceiling treatment. Was going to do faux Tapa, but I'm not getting that vibe in this space now. Will have to keep thinking.