CASA EN MALLORCA

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Si yo pudiera no me lo pensaba. </span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Bitstream Charter, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsTfxupEfRLJj8g4jBVFF4wK6kvBA8wiC1I1HB8kK2XCEoSJF4VAojUNoJAX3unJVJDbeSX_Km6pOHGT_LLlHgknkO1-qFAVLlV8LrUTbVuxe9MCcSGcraSLIr8PhOUjIzSofrYGGIQQ/s746/MB-House-Mallorca-Lucas-Fox-Est-Magazine-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsTfxupEfRLJj8g4jBVFF4wK6kvBA8wiC1I1HB8kK2XCEoSJF4VAojUNoJAX3unJVJDbeSX_Km6pOHGT_LLlHgknkO1-qFAVLlV8LrUTbVuxe9MCcSGcraSLIr8PhOUjIzSofrYGGIQQ/s640/MB-House-Mallorca-Lucas-Fox-Est-Magazine-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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CASA EN MALLORCA

Situada en el valle de S'Arracó de Andratx en el suroeste de Mallorca, esta casa pertenece a la diseñadora de moda danesa Malene Birger ...

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<p>Hey all! Can you believe it’s July? This is one of my favorite weeks of the year! It’s even better than years past because our temps are unseasonably cool and we’ve had tons of rain – two things I like very much. Last year we had drought conditions and couldn’t set off fireworks, so we’ve already made up for that this year. ;) </p> <p>Oh by the way, I wrote this whole post and then realized it’s the first Monday of the month so I should be doing the Before and After Party today. I totally forgot. We’ll do it next Monday, hope that works!</p> <p>This weekend I finished up a DIY in the basement that I’ve been planning for a while. Since we had the built in <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/02/basement-built-in-cubbies.html">cubbies installed</a> I’ve been hoping to get this done, just to take advantage of some odd wall space down there. </p> <p>I have never built <em>true</em> floating shelves – I have built shelves (<a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/10/library-bookcases-done-boom.html">here</a> in the dining room built ins, <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/02/no-more-wire-shelves-pantry-redo.html">here</a> in the pantry, <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/diy-floating-shelves-bathroom-progress.html">here</a> in the basement bathroom) but all of those had supports on the sides for me to attach supports to. </p> <p>True floating shelves with no side support are another thing – but I think I did pretty OK at it for a first try! </p> <p>I didn’t follow any specific tutorial, just used what I’ve seen here and there and winged it myself. This is a relatively simple project if you work with tools. And sometimes I make relatively easy projects total pains in the butt, so yeah. This was one of those. :)</p> <p>I started out with some 1x2’s from the hardware store – I cut them down to the length I wanted the shelves to be and then cut supports (same exact length) and glued them on with wood glue: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBp0ImMy9Euy4zGqe3Bqq6r_Gn3YNB37RX1_goLwdFwwrmClhX4LsbEZ54_xkp7TMX2VfmQjJwSZ4w_5kH42PVoybczFvmf6L6erMXq3h2LTU_DjQj_1MDieNjm0PbkjuPq0NcldoRZw/s1600-h/IMG_65973.jpg"><img alt="building floating shelves" border="0" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gJR-smghOks2UrrJQuECs3ZTzsBqp8LpjS7tnKsr6cWLlyPhz4XZ96cABI1AV7wKj7SggBCXuPwzbw9ES7_CiL06A4jv4IIfIizayrFqXq6yY6V_vWyOn2b8Q8WJbUz1rypmCC4CwFg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="building floating shelves" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Then when I thought I had let them dry well enough, I flipped them over to secure them even more with screws. That’s when I realized I didn’t let them dry enough and every. single. support. fell off. </p> <p>Sometimes I look like I know what I’m doing. This was not one of those times. I’m sure my neighbors were all, awww, look at her, trying to DIY! <strong>So</strong> cute! </p> <p>ANYWAY…I always go way overkill with nails/screws/glue and this was no different – I used two (long) screws in each support:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2xLsFHnlTBsHc7UZDUV4ScHAAY2dfEp2ddogaoQPCLI48WOP1EsKiNL7rnBzXVPq4I_epb1JZdBe6lJHFRawLXIUo2HomfblVbGE8Eva0ZUykMUuxMTpUw_GXHvp9nWk2bMftKOMVkA/s1600-h/IMG_65993.jpg"><img alt="building floating shelves" border="0" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OYT1_hrtQ-mt2pV1MYm7dxtsbuPgBOLctLslyFLV_Pnoj1hz246eGGM8Gxv7FXf4oeZyE5ptbg0cvLFeyOpeJtEBagKOD9IBj4pgWZnAxXhPbQ4IlZ1YbcBzAcbM3WFPHLk_h9luijM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="building floating shelves" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Before I put the front of this support on, I installed them on the wall. This way I could get the screws into the wall straight on (if the front support was on I’d have to work around it, make sense)?:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigu5-lEiqdCnk9iCl9W2-cDl53KiSHEJP76cXURcNxAP6D1eBViGkYhoEna1WTuIHVUfbqcYPhbJtxrvQndQk1ZE_FEjexbrjpGmSB-y0U8IzWdpDeVddwaCRcxg7PWPBLu-wkaW5btyA/s1600-h/IMG_66003.jpg"><img alt="building floating shelves" border="0" height="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQvsEHhCIKdggzDMZ-GtGB0QqdUe1tS01Vcn8N5Hvqha3txuKeLoBL0Py4_MMoZMutHQEyfzsVt9ZmyCqtXTZnRBJ2rMdACw0AoXUHSu8T3bDDhAh_75A_ZIAUkIryzfDAica28IIWHw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="building floating shelves" width="450" /></a></p> <p>After both supports were up I went to grab the wood I had bought to make the actual shelves I was going to build to slip over them. And I realized I had <em>totally</em> made the supports the wrong size. DOH! </p> <p>So…back to the store I went. I ended up getting a big sheet of stain grade particle board cut down instead, which in the long run ended up being better anyway (a lot more light weight and less bulky):</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy_c7xzkLCbPL6wEKchsyCW58bBmrYjtY33NxSi4ZLl07-R8lgR9WWTvo5CLNBIvOF9YL4PpNvMt1SLkXxBnGm0UeF84sAQUOOo9MO6zvvQpj106ADLNTxT5-ruvkqHXX_P7y33kjd_s/s1600-h/IMG_66023.jpg"><img alt="building floating shelves" border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XW1ayb9C5IzNQYLnaSVNBWSHM_T_Y29orPwNWJSZqgeclPgaIngV7N7v-s-zplKz_thwxtLhARpB9M5VT5NhoyN0aLOHXUdgFky7stsp5PN5_lmJnxifjEchnTf0BDlJ6owin8AA4nw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="building floating shelves" width="400" /></a></p> <p>That photo is why I have an SUV. That photo is also why I don’t have a <em>nice</em> SUV. ;)</p> <p>So instead of making a shelf that slips on over the support, I ended up just securing all the wood to it instead. Which is fine, I just won’t be able to take these down…like, ever. Good thing I like them. </p> <p>Here’s the process as I started covering the supports with the wood: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN59URuP2C-ZGFUR8YPF_9WkFmHlQkGfphhCGjBxRsMVp3BQ0o_vPefDH7YwHQ73V71uwmwXs8R1Jgp08ZG_LlI6q8mBclYeEVr41d9P1_ZHzcRia-Q0HwSEzaWf7QrAF1wF5mzyxQGM/s1600-h/IMG_66043.jpg"><img alt="building floating shelves how to" border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5c33ytKcyhxKSMo2SOeRJ0WwVy1iDyYzZikUpkHeaBrMTPOcyo7oZpo1nef0O31N7oAagdgg3eHdW1kKTcJSiORYrixvc_A24mvxR6DVUp33yIyebwmh8OSi8xXEEF2HcyvtfH1PVzk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="building floating shelves how to" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I hope that makes sense! The trim on the right is just the start of what I wrapped around the whole shelf to make it look finished off. </p> <p>Here they are all done – I taped off the walls with FrogTape so I could get them stained with little mess: </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgiGaxNx7wvAvD1CiILYQ9xoiSxJ-y-oEVMviO9VNZY0ZEANn9zoXYpiejaNC-fdcSZB1TQ5PK8cqfpLUQ41JwLWdvfKnptsbhe6IpazGAXdtQQKGoqEDiV3L6f0ka2LTT7S8cs6F41g/s1600-h/IMG_66063.jpg"><img alt="DIY floating shelves " border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0LzbW0xgjCHDR6VeK2nxUk_-pwFTSB5omzZcZXfzM3G24SUxg_NaRPxKj3UQL-9xtXp4El-n0cjvK1Hv5YIMXDTMFvSp45FgVwcCUOULivMq82Os4EkHdmC3t0rCywqwH3DAk727rgo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DIY floating shelves " width="290" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbdCN6yJMM6gJQLyPsXT8wR-4BDpRiEBNMDSZLQ-CB6c1r-yOgtqTOMCEU2Hmeo3cMR1jRc2xJDI-g42kl5Bi1Sfxe6ZbeiW6xxxvgfRmXCxp2Vzll6Xq6XFCAcl9ngyiuv0TaiChhxo/s1600-h/IMG_66053.jpg"><img alt="DIY floating shelves " border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaDhvdtQ85slv9d2MGmU6ctIA14JnZO20kJthM8cOdDmT_CDroaQF_6a7PD5TUTas1UZWjzSynTvi9xTlA4vZ4eTR1FqaZLKnIa0ha1z6tu0BuFzqLU9snVIlazC_KBBSmUtv85zBKAU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="DIY floating shelves " width="290" /></a></p> <p>So sometimes I recommend you paint before you do a project because I think <em>sometimes</em> it would make the project easier. I NEVER do this and many of you ask why. It’s mostly because of projects like this – they are rarely perfection. So I fudge with stuff, have to recut many times, sometimes make additional trips to the store – and if I had painted the wood I originally wanted to use for this I wouldn’t have been able to return it. </p> <p>So…sometimes it’s easier to paint/stain before – I just work better doing it all after all is done. That usually ends up being quicker for me. </p> <p>I used the beautiful Kona (Rustoleum) stain I’ve used elsewhere in the basement – love it!! When that was dry I did a coat of semi gloss polyurethane and called it done. Then I loaded them up with the little Lego sets that have been all over the countertop for months: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjW_UIP1uNAANnPYTz3YJRZkKQBstOyLEl__IkLGcwjCO1IjOQq0Jjyc0hGkVxdNOfJ4OsMc9CbtybzXWGeRILTb7uH3-9PQVOVNbQqJE53nCa0PW8mVaEvmCvgOHq9zutGA-gV1p8JE/s1600-h/IMG_59043.jpg"><img alt="DIY display shelf" border="0" height="793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS9mx-LJ33mZchMzv_RFTwJizNISxVgZ6KIr03oBqzFdZ6slqvrcNc0CYJ8QLKf1IM3gKR9cLrACQ8hccELnwzj32WBSZvTucfJ6p2zQnIGtV4610doJMyzqdYTobvWBJWRnvxqSIcTs/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY display shelf" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I’ve been planning these shelves forever now – their purpose is two-fold. Obviously as a place to display all the little Lego sets our boy makes, but to keep them up off the countertop as well. I just want to use the storage space as best we can. </p> <p>The basement is such a fun space for us and my goal all along has been to make the art down there be very personal to our family. So the Lego sets, although not styled to perfection, are just us. :)</p> <p>Here you can see how the trim looks and how the bottom piece of particle board hides the supports inside:</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuzqu1QqxyDXE_0YvOIJ06fcKhKx_KVGBMv14qmpZTavHDGvY-zB5diofLv2dbnN23aeihrojuDFNRXVb7DsdXlZuHWep5f1bA6A-512nQJiR7eB0Vx_ZIRo2Z0J24vmwsyGwB6pzJiA8/s1600-h/IMG_59093.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="DIY display shelf" border="0" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg222RCxBj7iC6TUijNWvOuAmaQ3oFoKwJksZwKGuG2UAdISOBjk1wbV4oU1Ph9magRSyeR88no8IcNqoFCJB5sz81334Z6l639ARdsFHSYIjb1oDuSy31_duwtddAdr6X8GDe1U4VM6xE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY display shelf" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I just started grabbing the Lego sets and putting them on the shelves – there’s not much hope that this is ever going to look “perfect” but I kind of LOVE it: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwvfS6a4oHogt9asYAGql30bQP8XMhIfhHEuIw_TECuh8pRU4V3LfomMhmJI8zGfYMJjVj0LmSzwmR4ylJIl6kv5sA7FXR9ir0X4oVLELuyelJgnXoARiucDwPxDqb78Ha8wRejFRfuE/s1600-h/IMG_59023.jpg"><img alt="DIY floating shelf dark stain" border="0" height="751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ou8RpL7bc_aCSO2OsU7Vj_IAKmvp6eVqk_LZ0oYADrG2L4rBFjtEGXQnlnlnXZ2wGGfuHJe1R9gDs5qAB4RSJ8E_ROXiHz2T1ralcu_ADaS0FZHlh8ogmN60Y5B63Il60aLcLxlvFO4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY floating shelf dark stain" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Although the Bub did say later that it’s a “little messy” so he’s going to rearrange it. Gah. (He did NOT get this from me.) </p> <p>Of course these are all sets he plays with, so he needs help getting them from the top shelf, but he can reach the bottom shelf easily. They are both fairly low because of the bulkhead in that spot. </p> <p>I had to include a pic of us on a roller coaster in Legoland -- we had it made into a Lego set:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGxg-FY62_XRUiNJZPx_YBkK7jjr9XCWPGW7OD2IFyF3NTg9I2R-NEOEBhrrhQx9eCVnZaJm5mZL6ZIinmDt8geAlU8U4lRYIGrSFQchdn1sxzZsI-svc2l6Ij_p_4XBcS9OJWIgPX14/s1600-h/IMG_59083.jpg"><img alt="lego storage" border="0" height="751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2muCXxKnwJg2jrDrVdHhBjYQS-rjG7vy4yBfSD1jzEppz_OUSic1qtgd2oCUzATElsF5VW0RNqx_Q8IbtKtw98O8wM4lA9U9oJNasW2Pi0CDQJhQHJVafYjF3_FVGgSkjOac8zywpDUg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="lego storage" width="500" /></a></p> <p>It’s hard to see but it makes me laugh out loud every time I look at it. You can’t even see the Bub because he’s ducking down, totally freaking out. My husband has his eyes tightly shut, probably praying for his life. And I’m in the front laughing my butt off – it’s pretty obvious who loves roller coasters in this family. </p> <p>Now this little spot is dedicated to what the kiddo loves – I’ve mentioned a few times that he’s a Lego freak and we encourage it (within reason). I like that this part of the room really speaks to what he loves: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj425GR_TVVS58VBMPwOTjZ4OJE3jywfJ6fqOzWiXnl43E4-3i9uQ79zduYrhMicu9veH-tYAJYz3jpVLiphCDM7u6p1_ry2gtadPAOm3eflinEhyqBzFEa_gIAINLG9Sn7AAxoM1Uu2_I/s1600-h/IMG_59223.jpg"><img alt="DIY floating shelves as Lego storage" border="0" height="751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrfu6HCsbl2at0_AjvWpzfmoGrvldeTG2ICqMuGXWmw_xF3rL5NVM1oHHEMSLfKa-oJrDAc7lcO5iS91hUoUHJ7m67cxIqQps1qKNOcG1HuVtASIqcaqYMpgNmfAy5moD5l3DKOFhh4M/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY floating shelves as Lego storage" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Like I mentioned, this was my first try at the true floating shelves – and I think they turned out pretty well! Just don’t look too close. :) The bottom one is secured to the wall on one side so it’s super secure. The top one is definitely staying put but I wouldn’t do any pull ups on it. Good thing I can’t do a pull up. </p> <p>Have you tried this DIY project? Did you do them any differently? Do you have a Lego house that you try to organize too? </p>

Building a Lego house

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CASA EN BAHIA (BRASIL)

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CASA EN BAHIA (BRASIL)

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