I liked the idea, but I knew that my hubby could make me a rack for way less than $88.
We spent about $22 on wood and hooks, and used stain from several old cans in the garage. It turned out exactly as I hoped.
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
Sunday, December 15, 2013
My Anthropologie knock-off hat rack
Last year I saw this hook rack on Anthropologie's website.
I liked the idea, but I knew that my hubby could make me a rack for way less than $88.
We spent about $22 on wood and hooks, and used stain from several old cans in the garage. It turned out exactly as I hoped.
Since the men in this house are regular hat wearers, this is a really, really useful thing to have.
Thanks, honey!
I liked the idea, but I knew that my hubby could make me a rack for way less than $88.
We spent about $22 on wood and hooks, and used stain from several old cans in the garage. It turned out exactly as I hoped.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Happy thing #15
I know some of you are going to totally crack up when you see this one. And some of you will not get it.
But that's okay.
For over two years, our house has been, at some level, a construction zone.
Right now there are a few big projects that need to be done, like pretty much gutting the kitchen. There are medium projects that need to be done, like shoring up the basement stairs and pulling through all new wiring. And there are small projects that need to be done. LOTS of them.
One of the small projects was done yesterday.
The people who lived here before us thought that changing the heating system so that the heat on the second floor comes from above was a good idea. (Don't get me started. . . .) So there were openings for heating vents in all of the ceilings from when we redid the ceilings during the Great Mold Eradication of July 2011. Openings. Without vent covers.
As of yesterday, there are vent covers. SO, SO HAPPY!
Sometimes, it really is the little things.
But that's okay.
For over two years, our house has been, at some level, a construction zone.
Right now there are a few big projects that need to be done, like pretty much gutting the kitchen. There are medium projects that need to be done, like shoring up the basement stairs and pulling through all new wiring. And there are small projects that need to be done. LOTS of them.
One of the small projects was done yesterday.
The people who lived here before us thought that changing the heating system so that the heat on the second floor comes from above was a good idea. (Don't get me started. . . .) So there were openings for heating vents in all of the ceilings from when we redid the ceilings during the Great Mold Eradication of July 2011. Openings. Without vent covers.
As of yesterday, there are vent covers. SO, SO HAPPY!
Sometimes, it really is the little things.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Projects
Bethany is helping me with a couple of projects. This is one of the chairs from the dining room set my grandparents bought in the early 1950's. The fabric is very worn and the wood in the seats is cracking. So Colin cut new seats for me and Bethany and I are covering them.
In the garage: chair sans seat.
The supplies and the first almost-finished seat:
(Colin wasn't crazy about the fact that the new fabric doesn't match the dining room, meaning that the dining room needs to be painted.)
The other project is larger and will likely stretch into August. Our kitchen cupboards were okay until they started to peel. Yep, peel. They are kind of a strange veneer and wood combination. (And I've hated the black handles since we bought the house!)
But I am too frugal to just trash perfectly good thirteen-year-old cabinets, so I am painting them.Right now I have two doors off and am priming them. The painting is the next step, but since the days are all tied up through the weekend, I probably won't get back to them until Monday, after VBS.
This is the door primed. I think that I already like it better! The paint is a rich creamy white. I can't wait to see what it looks like!
In the garage: chair sans seat.
The supplies and the first almost-finished seat:
(Colin wasn't crazy about the fact that the new fabric doesn't match the dining room, meaning that the dining room needs to be painted.)
The other project is larger and will likely stretch into August. Our kitchen cupboards were okay until they started to peel. Yep, peel. They are kind of a strange veneer and wood combination. (And I've hated the black handles since we bought the house!)
But I am too frugal to just trash perfectly good thirteen-year-old cabinets, so I am painting them.Right now I have two doors off and am priming them. The painting is the next step, but since the days are all tied up through the weekend, I probably won't get back to them until Monday, after VBS.
This is the door primed. I think that I already like it better! The paint is a rich creamy white. I can't wait to see what it looks like!
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