Oh, be nonetheless my mama coronary heart! I believe this newest mission beats our DIY storybook artwork, kiddie desks, and studying nook by way of cute little girlness issue.
Or possibly that’s simply the previous ballerina in me being fully biased. We constructed a ballet barre in Olivia’s room and he or she has been nonstop twirling in entrance of it ever since we completed it this weekend.
Isn’t it sweeeeeeeet?! I want I’d gotten an image of Olivia dancing in entrance of it, however she was at preschool whereas I snuck in right here.
This mission is known as a repeat since we constructed a ballet barre in her previous room at our final home too, however we gave it just a little extra oomph this time.
And we additionally had a brand new problem of hanging it on prime of a chair rail, so I assumed I’d share our answer if you happen to ever run into the identical drawback.
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We wished to verify these mirrors had been tremendous anchored to the wall, however we didn’t need the limitation of centering them on studs. So we anchored the two″x4″ boards to the studs as an alternative to provide us one thing to connect the mirrors to and provides us loads of room to jut out the mirrors in order that they’d lay flat on the wall with the chair rail working behind them.
The Steps
1. We first measured and reduce the size of our 2″x4″ boards to the width of all 3 mirrors we deliberate to make use of (plus accounted for 3″ gaps between them).
2. Then we marked the peak on the wall the place we wished to hold the tops of the mirrors and safe the barre.
3. Utilizing a stud finder, we marked the place the studs had been on the wall in order that we’d know the place to safe wooden screws into the two″x4″ boards to anchor them.
4. We positioned our prime 2″x4″ board first and used a stage earlier than screwing the board to the studs we’d marked.
5. From there, we repeated these steps on the second 2″x4″ just under the chair rail for the place we’d dangle the barre later.
6. To hold the mirrors, we screwed Hangman hangers to the highest 2″x4″.
7. And to assist the two″x4″ boards mix into the wall, we primed them and painted them with the wall colours we’d used beforehand.
8. As soon as the paint was dry, we positioned the mirrors on the Hangman hangers.
9. To hold up the barre, we positioned the shelf brackets between the mirror gaps beneath the decrease 2″x4″ and secured them to the drywall with 50 pound anchors and wooden screws into the two″x4″ board.
10. Then, we screwed the picket dowel rod into the shelf brackets. We selected to prime and paint our dowel rod, however you might go away it wooden and simply seal it with polyurethane or polycrylic if you happen to most well-liked.
That’s it! The two″x4″ trick can turn out to be useful anyplace it is advisable dangle a chunk of wall decor on prime of molding anyplace.
If we ever want to maneuver the barre up when Olivia grows in a couple of years, we are able to simply take the mirrors down, unscrew the decrease 2″x4″ and transfer it up above the chair rail, repaint, and reattach the dowel. That’s if she’s nonetheless twirling round in a couple of years. One thing tells me she might be although.
This room makeover now solely has 4 issues left on the to-do listing! It’s turned out even sweeter than I imagined.
Right here’s what’s left:
Paint partitions/ceiling/trim/doorwaysHold wallpaperPut collectively mattressDiscover a gentle fixture to work with a cover mattress on 8′ ceilingsHold Roman shadesDiscover a cozy rug that doesn’t distract from busy wallpaperHaul in nightstands from master suitePaint thrift retailer lamps- Get bedding
- Put up curtains
- Paint dresser
- Hold up paintings
And if you wish to find out about any of the sources we’ve used on this area to date, you’ll find the all right here:
- Wall colour: Behr My Sweetheart
- Trim/ceiling colour: Benjamin Moore Merely White
- Door colour: Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron
- Wallpaper
- Bed
- Roman shades
- Light fixture
- Rug
- Nightstands (Craigslist makeover)
- Lamps (thrift retailer makeover)
- Giant butterfly wall decor (this one, this one, and this one spray painted white)
- Skinny mirrors
Hopefully, subsequent time you see this area will probably be completed! So prepared. And I do know just a little lady who is prepared too.
