Wild Hair!

My sister and I have this little term we use when we decide to do something and nothing is holding us back.  We call it a wild hair. 

I will just whisper quietly and say that my loving husband is not a handy man.  But, let’s just keep that little detail between us. 

I have asked for several years to address the issue I have had with my dining room and it has conveniently slipped his mind repeatedly.  So as my sister and I would say, I got a wild hair and decided to tackle the task on my own.  Here is the problem.  No, not the plug in air freshener… the lack of quarter round.

 All I wanted was to have that little piece of quarter round added to the base of this molding…. I waited and waited and waited!

The wait was just too much, so I visited the local Lowes who kindly sold me my very own table saw for which I could make 45 degree angle cuts.  It is the perfect size for me as to not make my new undertaking of operating a very scary blade look too daunting.  I borrowed my brother-in-laws finish nailer and the results are fabulous!

But wait, I can make this room even better with some shadow box wainscoting!  I found a great tutorial by Centsational Girl 

http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/05/adventures-in-wainscoting/

Who was stupid enough to set me loose with this saw and nailer?  I discovered that simple carpentry work is not brain surgery, and I am loving the results!  I watched a few You Tube videos and the rest is history!

Here are two shots as I went.  First, I created these frames and placed them around the room.  Then, I painted the entire bottom half to give it the finishing touch!