Wow! It's been almost a month since I've updated you on the goings on in the construction of bootsy star! Things have been pretty slow for the month of January. I caught a cold, the weather was terribly cold, and poor James hasn't really had any time off in months. He works M-Th and then was working on my shop F, S and Sun. All work and no play is no good for anyone. So, we've been taking it a bit easy but are anxious to get bootsy star done and up and running!
We have been working on putting in the doors and starting to put in the electrical system. I had started to put in the insulation but then realized we needed to run the electrical wire, so have to wait to finish.
I am also getting started on the ceiling. I decided to make fabric tiles (like the ones I made for my laundry room (check the out here if you missed them).) I want to have big (4X4) tiles in burlap, with a white wooden frame. I think they will look pretty cool!
A rare glimpse of Hunter
west wall nearly done with inulation
Penny and James preparing to build threshold
starting to run the electrical wire
the electrical box will go where James is standing
the sun is sort of out!
Three wires going through here.....
means we need a bigger hole drilled
penny does not enjoy the sound of the drill
the south wall will have 5 outlets...at least
a good start on running the wire
putting in the outlet boxes
lets not get confused as to what wire is for what
look how tall this guy is
bootsy star will have 32 plug ins. and one switch
I picked up this little fake fireplace heater on sale at Home Depot. How cute is this thing?? I think because the whole space is 200 square feet, this little guy should be able to heat it up with no problem. Plus, I can store it elsewhere when I don't need it. Gotta be mindful of space. Wait till you see how many craft supplies I am going to cram into this shop!
bonus points if you can spot penny!
We got Schlage hardware and locks for the doors. Hells bells! These things cost nearly as much as the $150 we got the doors for! doh! I figured out how to change the code too. Don't be fooled, friends. There is no 9 in the new code. I was just showing you how it works.
the new code: 9999
I picked up these darling little firefly lights and this evening when it was getting a bit to dark to see in the shop I thought they could help light the way. Well.... no. they can't. But they are so cute!
bell jar + firefly lights= adorable
installing the slide bolt by camp light
slide bolt: activated!
We got the really thin plywood to make the ceiling tiles out of. James walked on them to insure they are strong enough to withstand all the dancing on the ceiling that will happen when we play Lionel Ritchie music.
note said footprints
If you did not get the Lionel Ritchie reference (then I'm sorry for you, son) here is the magic:
A funny story about the burlap. I went to fabric depot and got 22 yards of the basic natural color burlap ($4.99 a yard). I was at the cutting counter and this lady asked me if the burlap was for my wedding. Now, I realize that 2012 was the year of the mason jar/burlap wedding but when she asked my first thought that she meant was I going to make my wedding dress out of it. ha. no. When I told her it was to make ceiling tiles for my workshop she was like. "oh." with a frown face on. Ok...maybe you had to be there.....
here comes the burlap
safe and sound in my car
The lights I wanted to go with are these industrial looking ones. I wanted 6 of them and found these at ikea for $20 each. They look cheap, but I think they will be ok because the ceiling tiles will be more of a focal point than the lamps.
ikea lighting. there it is.
Lately (ok, by lately I mean the last several years) I've been picking up little things that I think would look cute or be useful in my workshop. I found this fox speaker for my phone. How cute is this guy?! He came from West Elm and when I first saw him a few months ago he was $50.00. Errr. Not that cute. He is half price now so for $25.00 he can live in my shop. James named him Noisy Mcspeakerstein.
I was trying to take a photo of this cute little bottle vase set I picked up at ink and peat and Rue McClannahan decided to photo bomb me. Rude.
oh, hai
cutest little milk jar vases
My goal is to move in to bootsy star by March 1st. The plan for next weekend is to finish the electrical and install the ceiling tiles. Fingers crossed we can get this done!
I have a thing for details. I think I'm finally done with the bathroom and wanted to share some of these finishing touches with you!
Our new full length mirror (even works for James tall self) came from Home Depot
Note the dots around the border
I picked this medicine cabinet for the dots around the edge. This came from Lowes.
The light switch and outlet covers have the dots. These came from Home Depot.
I have fake flowers cause they are low maintenance and I want some color. Flowers are from Craft Warehouse and gifted. Glass is from various garage sales and vintage shops. Creepy toddler painting is from an antique shop in Astoria. Frame is from the Providence Portland Medical Center gift shop.
These belonged to James' mom. I love the packaging
I found this at a super scary junk store on Foster Road. Always go in those. There are treasures!
The door is the original, but we replaced the glass with a custom piece from Gresham Glass
I love this doorknob! We found it at The Rebuilding Center for $60. The key came from Restoration Hardware and I think we paid $10 for it.
These hooks came from Cargo and were $6.00 each. You may recall that 53 is the Wilson lucky number
This wall is now complete
I just found these at a tiny thrift store in Pacific City. I got them both for $5.00! The frames were gold, so I repainted them black to match the other frames in the room.
I picked up the cabinet from Craigslist for $99
I changed out the knobs with these to sorta match the doorknob
Make up containers with dots. They are from Salvation Army
I found this ship painting in Astoria and repainted the frame black. The mermaid figure I've had for about 15 years, and the whale I found at an antique mall in Springfield. The whale turns around and plays music! It was a splurge at $30 but I had to have it. I like how we have a nautical theme going. If anyone finds a small clock in the shape of a ships wheel, let me know!!
So, that's the bathroom. It's a pretty great place to take a luxurious bubble bath in every day!
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