Building A Design Wall Part Three

 

Here we are again with the third and final

post about building my Design Wall....

Pictured below are the necessary bits and

 pieces for the completion of my project...

I decided to make the silver side of the insulation boards

 the front and first step was to fold the wadding over the top

 edge of the board and run a row of staples

 along to hold it and firmly in place....

I also ran a length of packing tape along the edge of the

wadding for added strength and to hold the staples in place....

Because of the size and lack of space inside my Studio and the

fact that I decided to use spray adhesive, I asked Miss Molly to

help me move the board outside so I had plenty of room

to work. The glare from the insulation boards and the cream

wadding was quite blinding because it was in full sun...

 I recommend this be done in the shade if possible but of cause

 I couldn't wait so it was on with the sunglasses and straw hat.

I also changed the brown packing tape to clear on this side
of the insulation boards to avoid the brown tape line being
visible through the wadding once it was up on the wall. I
 gave the whole thing a good covering with spray adhesive....

Bit by bit I rolled stretched and smoothed the wadding onto the

 board spraying more adhesive as I went, I used up the whole

can and am really happy with how it stuck down....

I then called on the help of Miss Molly to help me move it

inside because as I said the glare was really blinding me....

 We placed it face down on my kitchen table and I then turned

 the other three sides over to the back and stapled and

 taped until it was all firm and nice and secure....

At this stage I could have just leant it up against the wall and it

would have been ready to go but I wanted it in a frame....

We carried it back out to the studio and slid the right hand side

 snugly behind the outer frame, I then nailed the top of the outer

 frame up to hold the top of the board securely into place....

It all fits together perfectly so by this stage I was getting really

excited about just how well it was looking....

Insert Happy Dance....LOL!

This pic shows the top corner on the left hand side....

See how it sits in behind the outer frame....

I then nailed the left hand side frame up and surprisingly it was

 the straightest bit of timber and required no real effort in the

 bending and pushing department....

Then I had a WOOPS moment and cut the bottom piece

of timber too short!!!! Duh!
I can assure you that Woops was definitely not the word
 I used but this is a family blog after all..

I think fatigue was setting in or too much excitement and lack

 of concentration....One or the other...LOL!

So a little patch up job was in order, luckily I had a piece left

over from the sides so I cut it to fit and nailed it on....

Putty Time! Almost there....Yay!

This putty was really easy to work with, I just pushed

it into the holes and joins with my finger and wiped

 off the excess with a damp cloth.....

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I then went over the whole frame with a light

layer of stain to tie it all together....

I am so glad that I stained all the timber before putting it up

 on the wall, it made it so much easier once it was up....

Final step was to give the frame a really good wax with this...
This stuff smells amazing....

It was as simple as wax on with a piece

of cheesecloth all the way around...

And then a good buffing with another piece of cheesecloth....

The wax finished the timber off perfectly and has just the right
amount of sheen, it was the first time I have waxed anything
 and I am sure it won't be the last....

Here it is the finished product....

It turned out just how I wanted and far better

 than I had imagined it would....

Just goes to show if we set our minds to something then anything

 is possible with a bit of effort and determination....

All ready for some designing or creating!!!! Yay!

Can't wait to see "Natures Journey" up there....

I have cut the leftover piece of insulation board in two

and will cover those another time to make

 some portable mini design walls....

Maybe one that I can lie on its side and pop against the

 wall behind my sewing machine....

This corner of the Studio will be my next project....

I will be building a corner bench here with drawers at either

end for storage, I have the two white counter tops and am taking

 a day trip to Ikea tomorrow with my non sewing friend

 Annalisa(She is a great shopping friend though) to find some

 chests of drawers and maybe some type of

 shelving unit for overhead storage....

Watch this space.....

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have enjoyed the

 process as much as I have, and just remember anything

 is possible if you set your mind to it....

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate