I've been having lots of trouble with my control room ever since I moved into the new building last fall. I'm getting lots of noise from the street, and I finally decided to do something about it yesterday. First of all, here's a picture of how the control room was before (sorry, these are just iPhone pics):
I had put some foam up into the window, but it wasn't really doing much. While I was cleaning out the third floor of the building, I came across a huge pile of old trim. It was covered in dust and dirt, but I could see some potential use there.
A few hours later, I had beautiful pile of (soon to be) re-purposed trim:
Putting the trim aside for a second, the windows needed to be sealed much better than they were. I found two old mattresses that actually fit perfectly into the windows.
After securing the mattresses in place, I began to fasten the trim to the boards holding the mattresses in one at a time.
Add a little mood lighting, and you're done.
There you have it. Didn't cost me a penny. Plus, I hated to see that old trim going to waste just sitting in a pile. It was kind of a miracle that it didn't even have to be cut, it was perfect as is. Thanks for reading.
Jeremy
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Absolutely lovely and so eco friendly! Fantastic job!
Posted by: Lexy | April 26, 2011 at 10:43 AM
3 stories?! is this part of the house you live in or is it a seperate rental building that includes your studio?! either way this is interesting
Posted by: charlie | April 26, 2011 at 11:27 AM
HA! This is awesome - quick thinking, and looks really cool too:) How does it look from the outside?
Posted by: Stephanie May* | April 27, 2011 at 03:36 PM
you are very crafty! Elsie Cake is wearing off on you? hehe--- it's unfortunate you had to cover those pretty windows- but the room is serving a specific purpose and with that in mind it's beautiful and functional!
Posted by: crafty Girl | May 05, 2011 at 05:12 AM
Love what you did there with the old trim! Great idea!
Posted by: Angie | May 17, 2011 at 07:26 PM
That serves as a comfort zone for me.
Posted by: utah jewelry | August 12, 2011 at 02:35 AM
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i like reding your stuff that you post.
thanks for sharing.....
Posted by: adriana waters | December 30, 2011 at 04:16 PM