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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

If this isnt motivation to clean up the garage I dont know what is!

Warning, this post does not contain anything creative or inspiring, but hopefully it is somewhat entertaining and feel free to laugh with me :)

If you follow me on instagram @sarahmdorseydesigns you might of seen this last week. Yes, that is paint splattered in the garage on the dresser, wall and ceiling. It was actually everywhere, but I couldnt fit everything in the picture.

The culprit.

How did it get there? As I was pulling into the garage I ran over a paint can and it exploded. EVERYWHERE. If this doesnt make you want to run out to your garage and clean up everything, I dont know what will! Why couldnt of been white?

Anyways, I spent the next few hours cleaning off the dresser. I didnt make it to the wall in time, so I decided to let it fully dry and then sand it down prior to painting.

This weekend David and I picked up a plastic shelf from Home Depot and got all of the paint off of the ground. I was previously storing it in a cabinet, but it was awkard to get in and out, so a lot of the time it got left out. Obviously.

We primed it first and then applied about 3 coats of paint.

This weekend we also made piles: to throw away, to give away, and to sell. It took all weekend and while the garage isnt beautifully organized, it will do! We are most likely moving in 6-9 months, so we dont want to invest money in organization things that we dont know will work in the next place.

It feels so good to have the garage clean! No more worries about running over paint cans!

and in other organization news, a few weeks ago we repaired my broken closet rod with gorilla glue. I folded and put away some of my clothes that I dont wear as often to lessen the load. So far so good!

Thank you for the advice on how to redo my closet! Like the garage, we didnt want to spend money on something that we arent sure will work in the next place.

and finally, to leave you with something pretty.

Saturday we had the most gorgeous sunset (with no filter/edits applied). The iPhone camera doesnt do it justice!

Hope that your weekend was more fun than ours!

So I am the only one who has run over a paint can? Probably. What is your worst painting disaster?

Thursday, January 23, 2014

My Cozy Shop Floor Part I The Cozy Part

My new shop floor is soft and cozy warm.

Where We Started On Friday Night.

There are many components to a great shop. One that I dont think gets quite enough credit - and one that Ive ignored until now - is the floor. Like many woodworkers with a garage shop, for years Ive simply used the original concrete as my floor. It was there and machines on wheels were able to roll on it - it worked.

As Ive finished up the odyssey that was my shop walls over the last few months Ive thought about the floor. After the work of the walls, the floor would be quick and simple - provided I could get all my crap off of it. When I realized that my kids would be away with my Dad and my Wife away with her sister on the same weekend I knew I had a chance to install the floor that I had to take advantage of.

On Friday of the big weekend, once everyone was on their way I began by moving all of the living room furniture into the dining room. Then I laid out drop cloths and began moving my shop into the living room. I brought my Cousin over and together we emptied everything out of the shop except the table saw, band saw and jointer. Then I paid him with dinner.

I dragged myself up on Saturday and got to work. Unlike many published designs for installing shop floors over masonry floors, I built mine without sleepers. To get away without the support sleepers provide, I used 60 psi extruded polystyrene (XPS) rather than the standard 20 psi. Between the high psi XPS and the diffusion the 3/4" OSB would provide to point loading of weight, I decided no sleepers would be needed. I didnt do any structural calculations, but so far the lack of sleepers hasnt been a problem.

The gap between the wall and the XPS is filled with Great Stuff

After vacuuming the floor, the first step was to lay down the XPS. I measured a relatively straight line about 1/2" off the curb at bottom of the exterior wall of my shop. I used that line to set the XPS. I filled the gap between the curb and the XPS with Great Stuff. I used Window & Door great stuff with my Pro-Gun, as I have for the entire shop renovation. The gun gives application control unachievable with the standard can and straw. The Window and Door Great Stuff is better than standard Great Stuff because it stays softer and expands less than standard Great Stuff, making installation easier.

Air sealing as I go.

The XPS I used has a rabbit around the edge. I installed it upside down so that when the sheets were laid against each other, the rabbits created a channel which I filled with M-1 caulking. This allowed me to air seal between the boards of insulation.

With the XPS down, it was time for OSB.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

I Love Pinterest Art Above Headboard Progress Ikat Dress

I LOVE pinterest! There is endless inspiration!

A while ago I found this image on pinterest and thought what a great idea and so simple!

Ive had so many ideas for the art above the headboard that it has been hard deciding ... so I might try them all to see what looks best - check out this post to see my first take

and the beginning of my second take -

The pattern is a loose interpretation of the back material of the pillow sham or bed skirt - I plan to paint them yellow like the console table

Check back soon for updates!

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On another note - I was recently in a store and saw a dress and thought - hey I think even I could make something like that! off to pinterest I went and found a super easy tutorial

Following the tutorial - I used a tank top from Target and cotton ikat fabric, some coordinating thread and elastic thread for the waist

Here is what I came up with ...

David took these photos this weekend while we were down at the beach - please excuse my awkward modeling ... I chose the best ones I could find

My Mom is an amazing seamstress and made a lot of my clothes when I was young - while this isnt nearly as detailed as what she made me - I still think she would be proud!