Step 7: Using the same method as with the contact paper, I apply the stripes horizontally across the bookends, leaving a 1″ gap between each stripe.Planner 5D is the best-looking home design tool. I somehow don’t have the words to properly explain this part, so take my word and measure this piece separately. The vinyl you cut for three of the sides will be 1″, but on the sloped side (the side facing outwards when up against the books) you’ll need to measure the width once the other sides are applied.īecause you’ll have cut the black vinyl on an angle, the width of that piece will actually be longer because in bisecting it we get into some math (a+b=c kinda thing). Step 6: Using my scissors, I cut the black vinyl into 1″ stripes. This can be time consuming, but it ensures there are no pockets or air bubbles. I don’t fully peel back the backing on the paper right away because I don’t want it sticking while I’m getting a good clean line. Once I’ve got the contact paper properly anchored to one end, I slowly peel the backing off the paper, while applying it with the tool. I start by getting a good straight line at one end (like an anchor). I find it best to apply the paper from end to another. I was able to wrap each triangle in one continuous piece of paper. Using my vinyl applicator tool, I wrapped each triangle in marble contact paper. Step 5: Make sure you wipe any sawdust off the wood before applying the contact paper! I also spray-painted the bottom of the wedges so that I knew which part to not wrap. Step 4: Sand-down any excess filler left, so that you have two smooth triangles. Step 3: I applied wood filler to all the gaps so that when I apply the contact paper and vinyl, it won’t be wrapping around the curve of the wood. And then once, to cut the wood square from end to end on a diagonal.I measured the height of my wood stack, and then cut that length on the horizontal. Step 2: After waiting for the dry-time, I cut my wood twice: I weighed mine down with a concrete foot, and left it overnight. Step 1: Start by gluing your pieces of wood together, stacked vertically, one on top of another. Black outdoor permanent vinyl – I got mine from Expressions Vinyl.DC Fix 346-0306 Adhesive Film, Grey Marble.Wood Glue (not No More Nails – actual wood glue).Four 2″ x 4″ scraps – these are wood scraps, but you could conceivably buy one 2″ x 4″ and then cut it.Nice marble ones would be hard to come by out here in Fredericton, even considering HomeSense! But, we do have a big bin of leftover bits of wood, so I wondered if I might be able to start there. I don’t normally buy bookends, in fact I only own one other pair and they’re in // the family room // so making a set for my desk collection makes perfect sense! Now, of course, I have a far too many books and not enough shelves or way to show them off. I particularly enjoyed The Astronaut Wives Club. I love the chic noir genre, and have a penchant for military spouse memoirs. I gave myself a year where I did’t read anything more than a magazine, and then one day I picked up a book (Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn) and haven’t looked back since. Instead, I’d be done a book within a day and not remember half the plot points. Once I had left the classroom this habit of scanning a page didn’t exactly translate into peaceful afternoons reading. You know in university when you had to read hundreds of pages a week/night for classes? I learned how to speed read and essentially traverse a page diagonally. I mean sure, we have a ridiculously large collection of military history and analysis books (we could probably open a library), but it’s only been in the past year that I’ve revived a passion for reading again. It’s time for this month’s Inspired by DIY! If this week seems jam packed from a content perspective, it’s because it is! I don’t normally share three posts in a week, so make sure you tune in on Wednesday and Thursday to catch all the goodness! It’s like Christmas in September! For this month’s challenge I’m making Faux-Marble Bookends, inspired by // these marble bookends from West Elm // using contact paper, vinyl, and wood!
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