As was discussed on fulltimin's rebuild thread, DW and I decided to do some minor updates to the inside of our rig. First on the agenda was to replace some mirrors with a cork backsplash made from wine corks from bottles we have consumed.
This is the original view of the area we are updating.
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This is the original view of the area we are updating.
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Here is the final product. We feel that it is a big improvement as neither DW or I liked all the mirrors on the walls.
Before
After
When I stated that it took 3 days, I did not mean that we worked on this continuously for 3 days. We took lots of breaks for other activities. I did not keep track of the total number of hours, but I would estimate that it was about 15 hours total from start to finish, not counting the time spent cutting corks in half.
Next up.....
Replacing the mirrors in the kitchen backsplash with Smart Tiles.
Before
After
When I stated that it took 3 days, I did not mean that we worked on this continuously for 3 days. We took lots of breaks for other activities. I did not keep track of the total number of hours, but I would estimate that it was about 15 hours total from start to finish, not counting the time spent cutting corks in half.
Next up.....
Replacing the mirrors in the kitchen backsplash with Smart Tiles.
We started gluing corks that we had previously cut in half lengthwise to the wall. We started at the outer edge with full corks so that any cuts would be in the corner where they are least visible.
We tried to avoid having corks from the same type of wine close to each other. We also tried to use corks of similar diameters in each row so that they remained relatively straight.
It took us 3 days to glue up the 520 cork halves required to cover the space.It took 19 corks across the back and 7 corks on the side to complete a row. There are 20 rows of corks. Since the wall finish is light, any areas which would be exposed between corks (since they ae not perfectly rectangular) were colored black with a Sharpie.
We tried to avoid having corks from the same type of wine close to each other. We also tried to use corks of similar diameters in each row so that they remained relatively straight.
It took us 3 days to glue up the 520 cork halves required to cover the space.It took 19 corks across the back and 7 corks on the side to complete a row. There are 20 rows of corks. Since the wall finish is light, any areas which would be exposed between corks (since they ae not perfectly rectangular) were colored black with a Sharpie.
We pried the mirrors off of the walls, then marked the edges where we wanted the corks to end with some blue painter's tape.
then
We taped some paper down to the countertop to prevent getting hot glue on the surface.
then
We taped some paper down to the countertop to prevent getting hot glue on the surface.
