• Home
  • About
  • DIY
  • Projects
  • Blog
  • Lifting Others
  • Contact

Project 636

ORC Week 3: Artichokes…Anyone?

Mudroom

17 Apr

My love for artichokes may have played a role in my choice of paint colors for Week 3 of the One Room Challenge. Doesn’t the Sherwin Williams Artichoke paint look delicious(pun intended) with the stained wood bench? I am loving this color! However, before I was able to do any painting, the built-in needed to be updated. Check out the before and in progress pictures.

  • Before
  • In Progress

As you can see, we added an additional shelf to the built-in. Not only did it create extra storage space, it also made the room seem so much taller!! The original bench was white MDF board. It worked great, but I wanted to add some natural wood accents to the room and the bench was the perfect location.

The bench is made of 3 – 1 x6 boards that we glued together with wood glue and clamps. The bench face was another 1×6 cut to size and nailed to the front of the bench after install. I stained the bench Rust-oleum Briarsmoke. It is earthy brown color…my favorite stain at the moment!

I taped everything off and used a sprayer to paint the built-in and wainscoting. Spraying always gives the best finish. I have tried a variety of sprayers over the years, but the Husky HVLP Sprayer is is the best sprayer for this type of project. I am planning to post a sprayer tutorial soon…it is that good!

All of my projects never seem to go exactly as planned. Originally I had decided to keep the door white. However, after I saw the green…I wondered how it would look like black. This is only the primer coat because I wanted to stare at it for a while before my final decision. What do you think?

It has been an awesome week! If all goes as planned, I am hoping to finish up all of the painting before the weekend and start building the rustic 2×4 table. Crossing my fingers!

6 Comments

Instagram Invite

Want to see more!  Join me on Instagram

Project 636  @project.636

 

 

 

Previous Post: « ORC Week 2: Paint Color Dilemma
Next Post: ORC Week 4: Making Some Progress »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Stacy | Blake Hill House says

    April 18, 2019 at 4:26 am

    I love the color, and I love artichokes too.

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 18, 2019 at 6:19 am

      Thanks Stacy!

      Reply
  2. Kalila says

    April 23, 2019 at 9:54 am

    The color is fantastic!

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 23, 2019 at 10:19 am

      Thanks! I am loving it!

      Reply
  3. Linda says

    April 24, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Love that the room looks taller with the new shelving. I vote to keep the door black! I think it looks great with the artichoke green.

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 25, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks! I really debated the door color…but I think black it is going to stay!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hey there! I’m Loralee.

I am a wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend. Read More…

Let’s Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Search My Site

Browse by Category

  • Bathroom
  • Bedroom
  • DIY
  • Flooring
  • Funky
  • Kitchen
  • Life
  • Mudroom
  • Plants

Latest on Instagram

Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · Refined theme by Restored 316