Over the weekend, I finished up the plumbing access panel at the bottom of our stairway. It’s the design dilemma that’s been driving me crazy, the one thing holding up the completion of this project.
My initial thought was to embrace it. Showcase it. Make it look like a feature instead of an oddity. But that didn’t really work.
Instead, I took the advice of reader and blogger Michele. She suggested just making it go away, and after that first failure, I totally agreed.
So I made it disappear! Hiding it in plain sight with the same striped paint treatment I did on the walls.
Of course, it’s not completely invisible; you can still see the dimension of the trim. But it blends in so well, it doesn’t trip up the eye anymore.
I’m calling it a success. And now I’m able to move on and put the finishing touches in the rest of the space. Another update to come posthaste!
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It looks fantastic, Erin! Again, I love the green and black together and the stripes are amazing. Congratulations on finishing this project. Feels good, doesn’t it?
Thanks! Yes, now I just have to get a couple of things up on the walls and then it’s finally done!