I was wondering why I had no new photo updates to share from my soon-to-be office project. It seemed that no matter how many hours I spend there, it just looked the same. With everything primed white, and then painting the ceiling white, it’s not much to look at photographically. And even though the walls will get some colour, my next task was to paint the trim, which is all white, and doesn’t really look that different yet, in a photo. And it seemed to be taking a long time. Eventually I realized just how much trim there is in this old style of building, when I discovered I need more trim paint that I will need wall paint!! So today as I’m almost ready to put some colour on the walls, I did some quick measurements. 86 feet of trim around the doors and window, varying from 4″ to 9″ wide, with large crown moldings, plus 40′ of 9″ baseboards, and 40′ of quarter round, and a few other trim bits. Now I get why I wasn’t getting anything done!
I guess to be fair to myself, I’ve also installed some missing sub-floor, done a bit of electrical work, installed a new light and been hunting for flooring, window coverings, furniture and storage.