Saturday

[ksmith]

I should stop posting plans.

Today I did exactly what I said I wouldn't. I committed Baseboard on one side of the dining room, including mitering my first corner ever. The verdict? It's ok. Not perfect. The quarter round came out better than the baseboard itself. Wood workers out there will probably roll their eyes when I say the corner itself isn't even, but it's not. If I try to tuck the wallpaper border into the corner and make the turn, I soon find that the paper angle is veering down toward the floor--I need to cut the paper at the bend and do a little creative overlapping. But you can't do creative overlapping with a baseboard. Which is why they make colored wood putty.

I also put up the new wallpaper border on one side of the room. It looks really, really good. Laser levels are the bomb.

Overall, the room looks heaps better. Amazing what strips of patterned paper and wood will do. If I plan to do much more of this, though, I need a worktable with vises and such.

Books have arrived--more on Rudolph II and Illinois history. Also Pterry's Wintersmith, which I'm looking forward to muchly.

Comments

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

Whoa! I'm impressed. I consider myself a genius when a repainted my downstairs rooms. LOL

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Well, now I'm second-guessing myself. Wondering if I should have called Sears to see whether they still install the brand of flooring and whether they would do the baseboards. It would have cost $$, probably, but I'd have had a guarantee and a warranty and all that.

It still looks nice. But for better or worse, I'm still a believer in professional installation.

The new vent and register covers are another matter. Don't mind staining them and putting those in myself...even though I have a nasty feeling that some things Won't Quite Fit. I will have to Make Then Fit.

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

By the way, did you read "The Wee Free Men" and "A Hat Full of Sky"? If so, do you feel they are essential to understanding/enjoying "Wintersmith"? I've seen mixed reviews on them and fantastic reviews on the latest so I'm just wondering...

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I have. Enjoyed the former (the first one) more than the latter. Since I haven't yet read Wintersmith, I don't know whether it will make a big difference. Given that Pratchett seems good at writing series books that stand on their own, I would be willing to take the chance and start with WS. I will say, though, that the others are worth the time.