ORC Week 5 - Progress

I titled this week Progress because I finally feel like I have made some.

Finding a leak, needing our house to dry out, and then waiting was not exactly how I planned to spend the first 3 weeks of the ORC. I’m super happy with where I got last weekend, but there is still lots to do!

First things first- here is a list of the things I accomplished this past week!

• Caulked new trim & recaulked the old

• Measured, cut, & installed picture rail moulding

• Painted picture rail & top portion of the room

• Lay LVP flooring

• Painted baseboards

• Measured, cut, & installed quarter round

I’ll go over the big things more in depth- those are the picture rail/quarter round and LVP flooring. Both are pretty straight forward.

To be honest- last year when we installed quarter round in our house I struggled with figuring out how to make cuts- or I would make a line and then I would make them- bring it in the house and the angle would be the wrong direction. Maths?! Haha! What I realized this year is the angle may have been right and I just had the trim flip around. I don’t know what it was, but I got half the quarter round installed in 30 minutes this year. For both the picture rail and quarter round- I used a miter saw, a tape measure, and a pencil. I won’t bore you with the process because I’m not even sure if I could explain it well enough, but if you’re tackling a project like this- I implore you to check out Youtube (where I learn half the things I haven’t done before).

The LVP flooring is also pretty straight forward. First, LVP stands for Luxury Vinyl Plank - its made from layers of compressed vinyl (or so the internet says) and hence its durability and the click/ lock installation makes it waterproof. That being said- I did put down underlayment (essentially a thin layer of foam) before laying the LVP. I did this to have a more forgiving/ smoother surface- our house is 90+ years old and nothing seems to be level. LVP is actually a pretty simple DIY (not easy work, but the process is simple). I used a little floor laying kit from Harbor Freight & a rubber mallet from there too. The flooring really does just click/ lock into place on the long side and then locks on the short end with help from the mallet. Again, there are plenty of Youtube tutorials, so I will spare you, but happy to answer any questions you have.

That brings me to now!! Here is what I have left to accomplish:

• DIY “Upholstered” Bed

• Change hardware on dresser

• Hang curtains

• DIY lamp shades

• Install Sconce lighting

• DIY Closet Doors

• DIY Chair project (if time permits)

• DIY Mirror (if time permits)

• Decorate!!!

As you can see - I have ALOT to do. I’m confident though. 1 project at a time!! :)

As always, head on over to the ORC blog to see more from other guest participants!!