Showing posts with label my. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
My French Cleat System
Check out my french cleat system in my woodworking shop. Its a fabulous way to hang things on the wall and the storage options for a small or large shop are endless with this system, use your imagination! Thanks for watching, click on the"Videos" link on the left side of the page for more!
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Lucilles BBQ has my stuff!!!
A few weeks ago I got a call from a woman who wanted to take a look at my "stuff"!
She had seen my blue buffet (below) on Craigslist and wondered if I had similar items.
After inquiring why she wanted so many items, she advised me that she was decorating
a restaurant. Which one? Well, it would seem that Lucilles BBQ is opening up a new
one in Las Vegas, inside the Red Rock Casino!!!! There just happens to be one 5 miles from
my house, so I know my things are going to a great place with very good food!!
Since their theme is "Old Time Southern, many of my items fit right in!
my house, so I know my things are going to a great place with very good food!!
Since their theme is "Old Time Southern, many of my items fit right in!
She very much liked my work and went on a purchasing spree!!
She liked my blue buffet and my red milk paint dresser, that I have not been able to sell for over a year!!
I picked up a few other things on CL, sent her a pic, and she liked those as well.
This tiger oak buffet got the ok.....no painting tho...which was good because this baby is in
beautiful condition. 100 yrs old and somebody took care of this! All I did was strip the top,
match the color and re-polied!!
just a tad dusty!
My next buffet was in horrible shape. Can you say, "100 years of grease and grime???"
Now it came with a black marble top and a mirror......see below......However,
my customer didnt want either top. And where she was going to place it in the restaurant, would require it being painted purple!! Hooray! Ive never gotten to paint anything purple! I love it.
I made up my own chalk paint with 3 different shades of the most gorgeous shades of purple by Behr. "Mozart" was the name of one of them and the one I used on the outside.
I love this color. I wish I could paint something in my house this color. Such a happy shade!!
Lightly sanded and buffed with a natural wax from "Briwax".
The customer said she found a different top. I thought a piece of carrara marble would be fab!
The customer brought over a buffet that she had found. She said that this was going in the window and that the back would be visible. Would I be able to paint it and add a stencil???
Sure I would!!
Forgive the blotchiness. Its the lighting. I used a satin paint. I even sanded and put a coat over the top.
So if you happen on into Lucilles in Vegas and see my stuff, you can say to yourself,,,
"I know who did that!!!!"
"I know who did that!!!!"
Linking up at my fave parties!! :
Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays
Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party
The Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday
Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday
Redoux - Friday Link Up Party
Homespun Happenings - Rustic Restorations Weekend
Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special
1929 Charmer - Sundays Best Party
Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday
Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,
Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs
From my Front Porch to Yours, The 36th Avenue,
Between Naps on the Porch
The Dedicated House,-Mon
Redoux
The Dedicated House,-Mon
Redoux
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Build My Own Shed
There’s a certain amount of pleasure in building something yourself. Whether youre thinking I’m going to build my own birdhouse or build my own shed, it’s the knowing you can do it yourself that counts the most.
There’s a few things Ive learned the hard way when I first started building that I’d like to share with you so you won’t have to go through the frustration and headaches that I did.
1. I know you’ve probably heard this a thousand times but it is a very common mistake. Measure twice and cut once. I’ve made this mistake building my own shed years ago. You can’t add back to a board if you cut it too short.You have the measurement in your head and then you lay out and cut only to find you’re an inch too short. Here’s something I do that helps me not to do this; I write it down and take it to the piece I’m going to cut. If someone is calling it out to me I’ll write it on the board.
2. Make sure you stay square and level. If you start out of square and level it will only get worse as you go along. Whether it’s the floor or a wall, make sure you keep your work square and level.
These are only a couple of things I wanted to bring to your attention. If you just remember these couple of tips then you will eliminate the problems that they would cause you. To build your own shed there are a lot of different things you will need to do such as decide the size of the shed, make a material list, figure out what pitch the roof will need to be and what spacing to set your lumber on. If you would like to check out a product that has a number of different shed plans to choose from along with step by step instructions then see my previous post Woodworking Blueprints
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There’s a few things Ive learned the hard way when I first started building that I’d like to share with you so you won’t have to go through the frustration and headaches that I did.
1. I know you’ve probably heard this a thousand times but it is a very common mistake. Measure twice and cut once. I’ve made this mistake building my own shed years ago. You can’t add back to a board if you cut it too short.You have the measurement in your head and then you lay out and cut only to find you’re an inch too short. Here’s something I do that helps me not to do this; I write it down and take it to the piece I’m going to cut. If someone is calling it out to me I’ll write it on the board.
2. Make sure you stay square and level. If you start out of square and level it will only get worse as you go along. Whether it’s the floor or a wall, make sure you keep your work square and level.
These are only a couple of things I wanted to bring to your attention. If you just remember these couple of tips then you will eliminate the problems that they would cause you. To build your own shed there are a lot of different things you will need to do such as decide the size of the shed, make a material list, figure out what pitch the roof will need to be and what spacing to set your lumber on. If you would like to check out a product that has a number of different shed plans to choose from along with step by step instructions then see my previous post Woodworking Blueprints
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