| This blog is written by BethMartin | 16 entries so far |
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #14: Things so far and sketching out mantel and my new macaw
I need to get motivated to get going again. Still have a lot to do! Here is where I’m at so...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #13: Next unit!
I started working on my second shelving unit, though I’m not quite done with the first. I f...
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Diversions #2: Kids and Bird Houses
My daughter had her 8th birthday party today. She wanted a bird party, so we made bird hats and b...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #12: Where I'm at!
Got some stuff done today, so now I need to get some pics up! This is the back of the top part...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #11: Just a little quick update with no pics
Still chugging along. I bought a bunch of wood for my windows. Ho-lee crap. So much wood. I didn&...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #10: I need help figuring out what to do with these windows
I have this row of 4 windows that I need to trim out. I want to keep it simple and rustic lik...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #9: Figuring out staining
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been playing with staining and finall...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #8: Time to stock up on sandpaper!
Okay, I am done cutting wood for a while. I’ve had about enough of that! Time to start sand...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #7: Making up for lost time.
So I’m finally over my flu. I’ve since put almost 3 days into my project since my las...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #6: Inside of drawer case is done.
I put my drawer case together and have the slides in there. There are a couple of spots where...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #5: I got a little more done today than I thought I would!
I wasn’t sure that I would have any free time today to do any work on my project. And yeste...
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Diversions #1: Hanging Bird Gym
I’m still waiting for a part for the table saw, so in the meantime I did another little pro...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #4: The saw and I get chummy
So I’ve been doing my research on table saws for the past couple of days. I have a lot of t...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #3: I Haz Saw Now. Plz Check Work.
Before I waste a whole bunch of wood. :) Here is my sketch from before to give you an idea of ...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #2: Time to mooch the table saw.
So there was still some debate about which wood I was going to make stuff in. Therefore I didn...
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Downstairs Built-ins Extravaganza! #1: Time to get started
So recently we had gutted our downstairs. Our home is a 70’s split-level and the walls were...

















