A Cityscape Nook, Where the Window
and Bookcase Intertwine Revamping a
dull window into something
extraordinary. Initially, my idea was
to install trim around the
window.
It seems most
builders in Texas, at least around
here, missed the memo and neglect
this very important detail. Adding trim can
completely
transform any space… I’m actually
glad they left it bare, it gave me the
ability to reinvent the space and turn it into a
Castle of my own! One in which I’m sure I lived in a
previous life!
I failed to account for the crown molding. Why? Because, honestly, I had no clue what I was doing with that yet. Look, I figured it’s my house, I had a few pictures that inspired what I was looking for. I’d figure it out at some point.
And is, my vision taking shape… sort of… In my head I viualized 10-inches on either side of the window. I soon realized that that wasn’t the imagine in my head. When I told my husband it was now too wide, I thought he was gonna kill me! Well not really but if I tried to work with it I know I wouldn’t have been happy. We toned it down a notch. Turns out, I do know a thing or two.
I was on a mission to turn my
room into a true
book lover’s paradise. Step one…
Make this bookcase look like it was always
there. Goodbye windowsill, I
had a better plan anyways…
I’m a molding lover. If I could, I’d mold
everything in sight. But for now,
I’ll settle for molding my
house into a masterpiece, one corner
at a time! Here are some pictures
of my progress. I had this
grand vision. In the beginning
it’s prety hard to tell!
I think you should always start
with a base and shape. In my head
that’s how it goes anyways.
This is where having some sort of
base for the crown molding
would have been helpful. I
wasn’t crazy about the corbels
but was eager to start so I settled!
(Don’t do that, I’ll explain in a
bit)
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