New Shelf
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New Shelf
It's time to spring clean (after seventeen years in this house, it's time to clean a lot of things, so 17 year locust cleaning?)
My canvases have been piled in the spare bedroom along with my extra paint, and I have been delivered an ultimatum. So I ordered a cheap shelf. It's actually surprisingly nice.
It may look like doofus here installed the bottom feet to the top, but it was intentional to block the canvases that should be stored upright (the expensive ones) from collapsing to the floor. I put the top finishers on the bottom instead.
We also have three new 6 1/2' shelves in the basement, one for my own hobbies (clay, paint [acrylic and watercolor], resin, dye, ink, and soap), one for pantry overflow, and one for general storage. I've issued some of my own ultimatums.
My overflow paint supply is also pictured. The main paint supply lives in my studio, fortunately in drawers where it's not all over the floor.
My canvases have been piled in the spare bedroom along with my extra paint, and I have been delivered an ultimatum. So I ordered a cheap shelf. It's actually surprisingly nice.
It may look like doofus here installed the bottom feet to the top, but it was intentional to block the canvases that should be stored upright (the expensive ones) from collapsing to the floor. I put the top finishers on the bottom instead.
We also have three new 6 1/2' shelves in the basement, one for my own hobbies (clay, paint [acrylic and watercolor], resin, dye, ink, and soap), one for pantry overflow, and one for general storage. I've issued some of my own ultimatums.
My overflow paint supply is also pictured. The main paint supply lives in my studio, fortunately in drawers where it's not all over the floor.
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Re: New Shelf
Looking good Morph. Nothing wrong with getting organized, no matter how long it takes. Which this post reminded me, I need to get some shelves down in the basement as well.
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Re: New Shelf
I did that, too. Two six shelf, seven footers, one five shelf, six footer. As mentioned.
Now, at the end of the weekend, that paint spot is empty, the guest bedroom is about 60% reclaimed, my office looks fantastic, and the second pantry is fully set up. There's still a good chunk of the full shelf left and some of my hobby shelf.
I have So. Many. Boxes to break down it's ridiculous, but that's better than having piles of stuff everywhere. And all my paint is up off the floor.
Now, at the end of the weekend, that paint spot is empty, the guest bedroom is about 60% reclaimed, my office looks fantastic, and the second pantry is fully set up. There's still a good chunk of the full shelf left and some of my hobby shelf.
I have So. Many. Boxes to break down it's ridiculous, but that's better than having piles of stuff everywhere. And all my paint is up off the floor.
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Re: New Shelf
Looks like you're expecting the pandemic to last a long time.
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Not so very, it was a matter of how the stores reacted. Everybody bought, stocks ran short. They ordered big time, the economy crashed, and then they had massive sales to get rid of stock. So I bought and stockpiled when canvases were cheap (seriously, Paramount Tier 2 for $6.50 per and 12x16? Tier 1 for $2.50 each and 16x20? Unreal sales).
The same for paint. For a while, you couldn't get titanium white to save your life. Now, they're literally giving it away (buy 2, get 1 free). And that's paint for three different purposes, so...
The same for paint. For a while, you couldn't get titanium white to save your life. Now, they're literally giving it away (buy 2, get 1 free). And that's paint for three different purposes, so...
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Re: New Shelf
That's a lot of paint stuff! I'm sure it's good therapy to create during the pandemic.
I just did some reorganizing this past week too... new desk in my home office (well, my wife got a new desk and I got the hand-me-down) and cleaned up my bookshelves. It was nice to just rearrange the room for a change and dust--especially since I spend so much time at home these days.
I just did some reorganizing this past week too... new desk in my home office (well, my wife got a new desk and I got the hand-me-down) and cleaned up my bookshelves. It was nice to just rearrange the room for a change and dust--especially since I spend so much time at home these days.
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Re: New Shelf
Tell me about it! Yeah, cleaning the cellar felt great. It's kind of been a disaster (except for the library area) for about 15 years...
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You could always use it for toilet paper in the next pandemic.So I bought and stockpiled when canvases were cheap
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No need. There's pantry shelving in the basement with, amongst many other things, 10 rotated packs of TP. This pandemic taught us a lot of things.
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I went with the bidet attachment a year ago. I've been home all the time and not using someone else's TP, and over the year I've used 6 rolls. My wife is a little creeped out by the bidet, so the powder room is my personal bathroom. But I don't suppose there is a bidet alternative to artist canvases. Must be nice to have a basement.
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Re: New Shelf
Maybe spray gesso rather than painting it on? Or canvas rolls instead of pre-made? But for anything smaller than, say, 16x20, it's actually usually more economical to buy it pre-made. They can do it cheaper than you can. Above that size, the reverse is true just due to the economies of scale.
It's lovely to have a basement. And as of the last few weeks, it's lovely to have an organized basement where more than half of it is empty and spotlessly clean, and the lighting's been revamped to LED football bulbs (40-60W, fold-out, incredibly bright). It's now separated into the Library, Greenhouse, Storage, and Hobby areas, including work areas for each.
It's lovely to have a basement. And as of the last few weeks, it's lovely to have an organized basement where more than half of it is empty and spotlessly clean, and the lighting's been revamped to LED football bulbs (40-60W, fold-out, incredibly bright). It's now separated into the Library, Greenhouse, Storage, and Hobby areas, including work areas for each.
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