Stand in the Corner

It's done!  It's in the house!

It took...

• 3 hours of sanding (way too much, to compensate for bad belt-sanding technique)
• 2 layers (3 in some spots) of white paint inside
• 4 experiments to find the best staining method for super thirsty wood when it was 90+ degrees
• 1 layer of wood conditioner outside
• 1 layer of walnut-colored stain outside
• 3 layers of polyacrylic outside
• 2 layers of polyacrylic inside
• 3 full WEEKS of wrestling with toddler for time to do a project*

The intended turtle corner.

Now what?

This is the wall where we were planning to put the aquarium, but now I'm not so sure it goes well there.  The problem is that it's going to need to be a few inches away from the wall, but then walking by the right side, the gap will be super visible.  I'll have to move some furniture around to see what looks best, but it's definitely staying on the tiled areas as an extra precaution against water damage.

Once we decide the final placement and put the tank on top, it's time to fill 'er up and see if she's still water-tight!  But that probably won't be able to happen until sunday.

Oh yeah, I still have to do the doors.  Maybe I can do that project while I wait for sunday.  


*Note:  These 3 weeks also included the deep-cleanings of the sump and tank.  They'd been used in saltwater, so they were encrusted with calcium deposits and coralline algae.