I was finally able to get hold of some more balsa sticks, so I continued lining the interior walls.
Once I had done that, I couldn't help but to have a little "play" with some of the accessories I have purchased for the Pod! Loving that little "cow hide" rug :-)
The, on to the painting and staining! I wanted to have white walls and ceiling in order to make the Pod seem more spacious and clean - and modern, of course! - so I painted the back wall and the bedroom walls with the thin coat of Titanium White (so that you can still see the "boards", which is so trendy right now).
I knew I wanted to stain the floor and feature wall and I went back and forth over which colour stain to use - and whether I should just seal the wood with a clear sealer instead! In the end I went with what I was hoping to be a light brown. The test pieces looked good, but as you can see, the final colour ended up being very orange!!
You live and learn, LOL. I don't hate it at all, but it's not the super modern look I was originally after. I do wonder if I should have just sealed it with a clear coat, but I'm certain that I would never get it back to the original colour if I sand it back, as the balsa is thin, and soaks up so much stain. Next time ;-)
Anyway, I think it's a nice contrast against the black exterior and white interior.
At this point I added the bedroom wall piece to see how it looked, and to decided whether it needs cladding too? I was vaguely thinking of painting in faux concrete, but one feature wall in such a small space is enough.
Just for fun, I popped the lights back in to see what the ModPod looks like all lit up now :-)
Now we are getting somewhere!
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