Project #3

This is the beginning of project #3. I thought a new tv stand/entertainment center was in order. Our tv came with this crappy open shelf thingy... not great in a 100 yr + old house...dust is the enemy!

My stand/center is a combo of the PB entry bench and what I now know is the Thomis base. I used 1x16's instead of the 1x12's. I modified it from start to finish really. I added the doors, which wasn't too bad but the hardware was MURDER, I swear! They are a bit 2 small but for my first try, not too bad. Oh and on a side note, I did this project by myself AND I got to use my new nail gun too! :)

I added a 1x3 across the bottom because I was determined to get this one as square as I could! My plywood was droopy and it really bugged me! A call to my dad and wrestling with wood and it came out much better.



Decided how big I wanted my cubbies for storage. At this point I was really picky and checked for square about 20 times. I measured each individual "hole" to see if they were the same size all the way around. On one side I was 1/8" off and so on the "front" where the doors were going, I shimmed them.... I backed out the screw put a shim under the "top" and made them square.



Added trim, 3/4" x 1/4" and front trim... no side trim.....



Measured and made my doors, complete with 1 1/2" x 1/4" trim



Bath caulk on the door



After all that I primed with white kilz primer and 2 coats of black satin paint with a paint brush this time.

Project 2 is Finished!!

This is the finished project 2! The Bedlord wide bookcase. I choose not to put a back on it just in case I had items that would not sit on the shelf with the back on it. To cover the bottom shelf I used a curtain rod and Amy Butler fabric (that I had in the closet)

Project #2

So my first project was a success, as seen here:

I decided to move on to the next one. It seriously took me a full day to decide which project to do! Seriously. I thought perhaps I needed a bookshelf for my office. I do like organization :)
Sooooo from the Logan collection as found at Poverty Barn, I started on the Logan wide bookshelf.
If anyone is curious I did this one by myself. My husband cut the plywood into 1x16 strips and I did the rest :)
I changed the placement of the 1x2, supposed to be in the front, I put in the back.


Trim has been added. Now this is the point where I realized that I didn't have the project really Square...grrrr.... I spent the better part of 3 hrs trying to figure out how to either mount a door/or drawer in a non-square project! Guess what? didn't happen LOL
This one is the learning curve project

OUCH!!

So, I decided to use 1/4" x 3/4" trim found at HD for all the raw edges. I also used bath caulk for the seams. It works great!
2 coats of Kilz primer

Hi!!

Well, I decided to start a blog for my crazy furniture building and whatnot :-) Unless otherwise noted the plans (modified or not) are from the FAB Ana over at Knock Off Wood