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I love the use of warm natural wood in this hallway... |
| This project involved redecorating a hall, stairs and landing area. There was no banister in place, so this was sourced, erected, stained and varnised. The existing surrounding woodwork was stained and varnished to match. The radiator in the hall was replaced, as were the skirting boards and architrave on the landing. All the walls and ceilings were painted, and three matching mirrors were put up as a finising touch to add a feeling of extra light and space. | ||
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Left: Bespoke storage unit for DVDs, DVD player, bass speaker, etc. Right: Bespoke under-stairs storage for baskets containing shoes, gloves, scarves, school bags, etc. |
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Bespoke under-stairs storage. "Work in progress" (left) and completed (right). |
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Interesting Bespoke Shelving Project Step 1 - Attach batons to the three sides of the recess using special dry wall fixings. Step 2 - Cut the "top layer" of each shelf to size, and screw more batons to the underside of each. Step 3 - Cut and fit "bottom layer" and front face strip for each shelf, and attach to above to form a "sandwich". Step 4 - Stain, varnish or paint all visible faces to desired colour. Step 5 - Slide each "sandwich" onto its wall-mounted batons, and secure using small screws from underneath. |
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| I was challenged by a customer to design some "floating shelves". He wanted them 2 inches thick, stained a dark colour to match other furniture in the room, fitted neatly into a recess between a wall and a chimney breast (which meant each shelf was a slightly different shape and size), and capable of holding up a reasonable weight. Oh, and the walls had been dry lined, so fixing them to the wall added a further challenge. Above is my solution... | |||
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Various laminate flooring projects. |
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