Sprucing up the Back Door

This past week I spent some time in the garage building hand rails for my back door.  One of the perks of having my parents in Cincinnati, is having them visit frequently.  I hope these handrails will help entering my house easier and safer for them.  After building and painting the rails I decided that the door could use some paint and some hooks would be great for all the dog stuff!! 

I had lots of fun with this project because I got to use a compound miter saw!  A neighbor and friend, Jerry, loaned me his, and it made the project a breeze!  Jerry also brought me all the wood in the pictures below - solid oak!  One of his clients was removing a big built in media center and wanted the wood gone :)  This should give me plenty to work with for a while at least.  

Side Pieces

Trim

Shelves

Next project bookshelves for Emily and Nate!

Have a great Day!

Another Building Project

Spent some time in the garage this week!

I built these bookshelves from a plan I found on Ana White's Blog.
They are made from solid wood - stained and painted.  Dimensions are 37" tall, 31" wide and 14" deep.  The shelves are 13.5" deep.

These bookshelves are SOLD!!!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Sneak Peek

I worked on a project for Emmy this week while she was in California training for her new job at Coupons.com!!!   She and Nate have a dining buffet that needed a little update!   It was in great shape but she wanted it to go with her updated dining table.  I stripped, sanded and stained the top to match the dining table and then painted the bottom a gray green that goes with her rug and the other greens in her house.  The color is Sherwinn Williams "Hardware"!  Here is my before and after:

BEFORE

AFTER

I am sure Emmy will be adding more final pictures on her blog with the new hardware when she gets it home!!   I will keep you posted!

UPDATE!!

Check out Emmy's Blog  - Progression of a Home Buyer - for more pictures and the new hardware she picked out!!