As some of you know, my wife and I bought a new house this summer, and I've been slowing working on converting the "office" in the basement into a gunsmithing/reloading/hobby room. This thread will show my progress (of which a lot has already taken place) with lots of photos along the way.
The room started out some weird orange/red color when we moved in. This photo was after I replaced the really dim light fixture with an LED fixture. I planned on setting up my old workbench (pictured in the middle of the floor) for a while before I built a new one, but then I went in a different direction. I came to regret asking the movers to put that heavy SOB in the middle of the floor.
First step was getting rid of the paint. A coat of Kilz primer went on first.
Then some sort of light gray paint. This room is in the basement with no windows, so I chose to go with a light color.
After painting, I had to get these boxes (of gun/reloading stuff) out of the big room in the basement. I moved them into this room with enough room to touch up a few spots on the walls, as well as being able to get into the boxes if needed.
Of course, a few projects popped up and required me to go digging in nearly every box to find the parts and tools I needed. This created a big mess.
The room started out some weird orange/red color when we moved in. This photo was after I replaced the really dim light fixture with an LED fixture. I planned on setting up my old workbench (pictured in the middle of the floor) for a while before I built a new one, but then I went in a different direction. I came to regret asking the movers to put that heavy SOB in the middle of the floor.
First step was getting rid of the paint. A coat of Kilz primer went on first.
Then some sort of light gray paint. This room is in the basement with no windows, so I chose to go with a light color.
After painting, I had to get these boxes (of gun/reloading stuff) out of the big room in the basement. I moved them into this room with enough room to touch up a few spots on the walls, as well as being able to get into the boxes if needed.
Of course, a few projects popped up and required me to go digging in nearly every box to find the parts and tools I needed. This created a big mess.
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