You want a refuge, that will get you in the holiday spirit even when it's raining? That is possible! With a Mediterranean wall design, a shelf for your favorite books and the boxes with holiday photos, you are guaranteed a place to dream.
Which color inspires your senses, you know best yourself – we chose a warm terracotta tone for the niche. The basis of the wall covering is a white filler: Depending on, how thick it is applied with the smoothing trowel, creates a fine to rustic structure.
The colored wax glaze is applied with a surface brush or a lambskin roller. It really brings out the beautiful, irregular look. To enhance the great color effects, the still wet glaze can also be wiped off with a sponge, A second coat of glaze can further increase the color intensity and depth effect. After the beauty treatment, it's the shelves' turn. How it's done, see right.
With some walls, only a stencil will help. stand back- and sidewall not at right angles to each other, a template is helpful. To make these you need a bevel, an angle ruler with a moveable, lockable metal legs, with which angles of any size can be removed. Is the side wall crooked?, only an auxiliary construction made of wooden blocks and a pencil is of use here, with which the contour of the wall is tapped.
1 Für die Regalbretter haben wir 12 mm thick MDF boards (about 12 Euro / sqm) used. For doubling up 19 mm thick and 30 mm wide strips glued on as a middle layer and fixed with nails. The MDF strips on the left and right are turned around 19 mm (the thickness of the wall support strip) glued on offset to the inside.
2 Wenn die Mittellagestreifen fest sind, the second board is glued on top and fixed with clamps. Don't use screws or nails anymore.
3 Eventuelle Fugen in der Vorderkante mit Acrylspachtel füllen, grind well. Prime with acrylic paint, sand all surfaces smooth and paint with a color of your choice.
4 Damit das Regal später fest an der Wand sitzt, the carrier bar must have the same dimensions as the opening of the doubled MDF boards (19 mm).
5 Die Wandträgerleisten werden jeweils an die Seitenwände der Nische gedübelt und geschraubt. The length of the strips depends on the depth of the shelf. Finally attach the shelf. When it's hard to put off, you can help a little with a rubber mallet.