Yes, it's been a while. Yes, a lot of progress has been made. Yes, I'm skipping over a lot. GASP!
I couldn't resist. If you've been following the posts on the renovation you may remember this post. Today's post is a follow-up, specifically about my bathroom door.
First, a little background.
Having limited space to work with, I really liked the idea of a sliding door. This picture also got me thinking about the darkness of a room without windows.
Okay, a slider with glass it is. (click link above for more information about the door I found)
Now to find a creative and affordable solution for making it bathroom friendly. And, I might add, no longer the subject of much teasing! If I had a dollar for every time I heard the comment, "It's not very private!". . .
Most of the time, I just look at the pictures on Pinterest, but this one warranted further investigation. Turns out it's just clear contact paper and paint pens. That simple!
After testing, I decided the contact paper wasn't quite opaque enough. At least, not on its own.
So while I was trying modify the above plan, I was also trying to think of some design options. This picture of curtains made out of old hankies started the wheels in my head turning until -FLASH- the light bulb came on!
Actually, it was more like, DUH!
I'm a quilter!
Quilt blocks!
DUH!!!
Next step - implementation!
Oh wait. One more test. I needed to see if my medium of choice would work.
I had decided on tissue paper applied to the contact paper with an old standby . . .
Did you know that this stuff has been around since 1967? I remember using it back in the 70s. We were on kind of a Mod Podge kick for a while there.
With a successful test completed, I turned to my EQ6 computer software for the design process. It has a gazillion blocks in its library and lots of different ways to modify them.
I picked out a bunch, colored them and recolored them.
Then I arranged them and rearranged them.
When I was pleased with the layout (for a while) I printed out each block as a template.
Here's my work station all set up.
Here's my assistant.
Here's my method: After using the template to cut the pieces of tissue paper needed, I layered a square of contact paper over it and taped it all down to the desk.
Since the Mod Podge dries fairly quickly, I spread only enough for one piece at a time.
Placing the paper in position was a little fiddly.
Once all the pieces were in place, I covered it all with a layer of Mod Podge.
When the first block was finished and placed on the door, it seemed to lack something. So I decided to try outlining each patch with a black Sharpie.
Exactly what was needed!
Fini!
This is with lights on outside only.
Lights on inside only.
Lights on both sides.
I am well pleased!
