The
Stamping Room
begun July 16, 2004
Task: convert the Husband's old darkroom (unused for more than five years) to a work area dedicated to the Wife's new craft.
For years
it's just been a junk room, but completion of the attic renovation
means the junk can now be relocated.It's
just a matter of where to begin.
While most of the junk has gone to the attic, an amazing amount
has been crammed into the room's 2-foot-wide closet
... revealing the recognizable features of the darkroom of years
gone by
Opie performs a detailed study of the transition in progress.
A new work surface was constructed to cover the hole where the
darkroom sink was formerly located.
Corkboard was added below the pegboards, and mounting brackets
for the shelves were added.
The shelving is an arrangement of adjustable shelves with dowels
passing through them that allow for variations in the height
of the stamp cases. Kinda reminds you
of the Wright brothers first airplane, doesn't it?
Additional shelving was added ...
which was donated by the Wife's father ...
and a fluorescent light fixture was installed
which brightened the place up considerably (formerly being a
darkroom, this place has no windows).
An added touch (also courtesy of the Wife's father) is a space
heater. This room is in a far corner of the house with two outside
walls and a slab floor, and it can get a bit chilly in the winter
months.
Wiring was added for the tv antenna, electrical outlets and a
phone jack
and while the Wife disinfected all surfaces ...
the Husband hooked up the phone and tv ...
... and assembled a comfy new work chair.
Then came the big moment - moving in all the stamping gear.
Completed August 1, 2004