It has taken a good two weeks of work, but the under-the-stairs coat closet is finally finished. In fact, it was taken so much work we have re-named it the “Coat Pavilion.” Before, it had one rod that stretched from just inside the door to the back of the closet, a little shelf above the rod, and two hooks on the back wall. Storage was awkward because the front part of the clothes rod was only a few inches from the wall, so coats hung at a funny angle, and hats, gloves, and scarves were always falling off of the too-narrow shelf.
The plaster walls were crisscrossed with big and little cracks. Patching the small cracks in the plaster was a many-step process of applying joint compound (mud) to the cracks, waiting for it to dry, sanding it, applying more mud, letting it dry, and sanding again. Medium cracks required and application of plaster repair fabric (Fiba tape), drying, sanding, and then more mud, etc., etc. The big cracks and the places where the plaster had pulled away from the wall required a patch system called “Big Wally’s” which was yet another multi-stage process and messy, but it worked well. The walls were very unevenly textured and the goal was to make the patched areas look like the rest of the wall.
Sami designed the new lay out, and Don built the new shelves and rods. Everything was primed and then painted. Don added new quarter round at the bottom edge and we gave the floor a coat of urethane. We also added an IKEA storage system with four pull-out mesh drawers.
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| Our favorite touch is the three owls who have taken up residence; Bubobubo, Hedwig and Pigwidgeon. |
We suppose a closet can not be called a “room.” But whatever it is, it is DONE!
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