TV Stand

Hi everyone!  I have been working hard in the garage this week building a few things.  One piece I finished today is a TV stand to use in the lower level of my house.  I have decided to turn a never used guest room down there into a video game room!  This will allow me to make the family room less cluttered - I have ordered some new furniture so I am excited to make the family room something more than a place for the "old" furniture!

Back to the TV stand.  I decided to make it fun since it is for a game room so I painted it red, distressed it and rubbed it with English Chestnut Stain.  The top and shelves are stained with the English Chestnut and finished with Minwax Polycrylic.  The best part about the TV stand -  it is made from wood I already had in the garage and I got to use my new router!!  Isn't that finished edge nice?

 

I found the perfect brown bins at Target - On Sale!

I also used my router to put a nice rounded edge on the shelves.

I made it to fit this "old" style but functional TV!

Now just need to add the game systems!

 

 

 

I have another big project almost done so I hope to post about it next week!

Next project for this room is a daybed - can't wait!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Christmas Centerpiece and much more!

I have been busy this month making some Christmas gifts and planter boxes in the garage.  I

also got a new tool and it has taken me a while to figure it all out.  Here are some pictures:

 

 

 

 This is a pretty Christmas Centerpiece I made.  The bottles are IBC soda bottles.

 My inspiration was from a blog called Shanty 2 Chic.

This is a planter I made for my front porch out of cedar wood.
I wanted it to match my front door so I stained it with Minwax Mahogony 605 Gel Stain
and then sprayed on a few coats of Rust-oleum ultimate spar varnish.

I made two planters to go on either side of my garage door.
They are made from cedar and I am going to let them age naturally
so I didn't coat them with anything.

 

 

 

My parents gave me a router as a gift earlier this month and

then my brother and sister surprised me with a router table.

I have been busy this weekend setting everything up and figuring out how it works!

I did manage to use it today on a few scraps of wood.

Now I am excited to actually make something!

 

 

 

Well that's what I have been up too!
I am looking forward to some big builds after the holidays!

Thanks for stopping by.

My newest build, a Trestle Table!

I wanted a new challenge in the garage, so I tried my hand at building a trestle table. I stained the top a dark English Chestnut, followed by Hickory gel stain- both are by Minwax. For the bottom- I mixed my own charcoal gray.

 

This table is: 72" L x 32" W x 31" H. It's SOLD.

 

Let me know what you think- I love to hear from you.

 

 

Dinner for Two

A good friend asked me to update an old table and 4 chairs for her.

The table was a gift from her mom and has been through 25+ years of use in her family
and in her son's family!
Everything was in good condition except the seats of the chairs.

I stripped and stained those and painted everything else.

The table top is Formica so it didn't need anything but a good cleaning.

 

 

Here are some BEFORE pictures!

I forgot to take a picture of the chair seats before refinishing them :( 

 

AFTER - Now it is ready for another 25 years!

Just the Right Size

 

 

A friend asked me to make a table for her back entry.  Her door enters right into the kitchen and all the "stuff" ends up on her kitchen island.  She wanted a table 9" x 24" to fit in a small space near the door.  The plan is that all the :stuff" will end up on the table allowing her space to actually cook using the island!

Here it is:

It is very tall and thin so it really needed something to fill all that space - the X was my friends idea - I think it turned out great!  The top is oak stained with Minwax English Chestnut stain and the bottom is pine painted with Porter Paint's Copper Penny, distressed, rubbed with the English Chestnut stain and then everything is finished with Minwax Polycrylic.

New and Improved

As I mentioned in a previous post I refinished an old maple table for my Aunt Cris.

She took it home and sent me some new pictures so I thought I would share!

 

Just to refresh your memory here are the BEFORE pictures:

 

Here are the AFTER!   A very nice change!!

A Quick Fix

Nate and Emmy bought new appliances for their kitchen and wanted a shelf for their microwave.  Here is a before and after: