Plastering
I like to use pottery reclaim clay for plasters because it makes such a strong final surface, but all I could get my hands on was a light gray. After I plastered the space I thought it looked like concrete! But I also know that gray & white can look really pretty.
The wall above the bench is the old exterior stucco on the garage/studio & it had a few cracks & discoloration at the top. I gave it a lime wash and wallah it looked great.
I plastered most of the bench & there were a few small cracks so I decided to give it a lime wash too & burnish the cracks: gone!
Lastly were the shelves. I had cobbed little protruding shelves to hold the right side of the planks but I wasn't quite sure how to approach the left side not wanting to weaken the post that holds up a roof girder. So I put cobbed a short piece of log to the bench... & did NOT like the way it looked. So even though it was dry I took a stone chisel too it, albeit without too much force not wanting to damage the bench. I made little Juniper pegs collected during fire mitigation in the forest. I put the shelves up & the whole space came alive.
I share my property with a close friend who sleeps in a little camp trailer. She's been reading in the solarium in the mornings.
There are a number of things yet to do... get rocket stove barrels in, paint window trim, hang cell blinds (free on fb marketplace), trim door, cut door to studio, build a desk under west-facing window. But I'm certain we'll get to enjoy it this winter. It's a really pleasant space.
The wall above the bench is the old exterior stucco on the garage/studio & it had a few cracks & discoloration at the top. I gave it a lime wash and wallah it looked great.
I plastered most of the bench & there were a few small cracks so I decided to give it a lime wash too & burnish the cracks: gone!
Lastly were the shelves. I had cobbed little protruding shelves to hold the right side of the planks but I wasn't quite sure how to approach the left side not wanting to weaken the post that holds up a roof girder. So I put cobbed a short piece of log to the bench... & did NOT like the way it looked. So even though it was dry I took a stone chisel too it, albeit without too much force not wanting to damage the bench. I made little Juniper pegs collected during fire mitigation in the forest. I put the shelves up & the whole space came alive.
I share my property with a close friend who sleeps in a little camp trailer. She's been reading in the solarium in the mornings.
There are a number of things yet to do... get rocket stove barrels in, paint window trim, hang cell blinds (free on fb marketplace), trim door, cut door to studio, build a desk under west-facing window. But I'm certain we'll get to enjoy it this winter. It's a really pleasant space.
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What this space looked like last winter:
Below: Fold out desk on west wall & vesica pisces truth window. |
Above: This is the northeast corner. There is cob up the post that supports the roof girder & then it had light straw clay put against it on the inside, but between the post & existing building is half straw bales for insulation on the north side.
Below : Tile done on the end of the bench that will be for seedlings & plants. |
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Right: fold out seat next to wood storage & feed tube for rocket stove; place to sit while feeding the stove.
The wall behind will be cut out to make a door through to my studio. |
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