Idle Hands. . . .

I like to work with my hands.  It keeps me busy and makes me happy.  I sew, make jewlery and knit with a loom.  I like to build things too.  As a kid, I had ready access to garages full of tools and the women in my family have always been handy. A few months ago I built these things.

It's a cabinet for a guitar amp.  I built it so the husband could get his stuff out of the closet.  He still likes gay music though.  And yes, those are cords sticking out of the bottom.  You would think that if a woman went through the effort to make a pretty cabinet, you would leave it that way.  *Sigh*  Heres a close up.  Pretty yes?

Not impressed yet?  Fine.  How about this?

There is one on either side of the bed. They used to be legless file box thingy's from Ikea. I found the project online, but I can't remember where. When I find the perfect little knobs they will be complete.

Oh, and the red headboard on the edge?  I got the idea of the net again.  Heres a picture of the screen, not that any of these pics are good quality.

This pic made me long to be bed ridden, and it looked easy enough to make myself.  Heres what I did.

I bought a hollow core door and a pretty piece of trim.  Cut the trim to the same length and the door and liberally glue and clamp the trim to the edge.

Pre-drill the back of the door just behind the trim and screw the trim in for extra strength.  Do this every 6-8 inches.  Fill in any holes with wood glue or wood filler and let it sit over night or until its really dry.

Sand, sand, sand some more.  Get your kiddo to sand.  (Oh yeah, thats a Floggy Molly Shirt.  She got it at her first concert.  Sand.  (Thank God I have a power sander now.)

Paint.  Or again, have your kiddo do it.  It's sorta shabby chic, so it's ok if it's not really even or perfect.  Thankfully.  Mount a cabinet wall hanger to the back of the door and to the desired height on your wall.  Use the correct type of mounting hardware for your wall. Sorry, no pics, but the peeps at the home store will know what your asking for.  If not they need to be fired  Hang your headboard. 

Spend the next month trying to not think of it as a door and then wake up one day realizing you love it. 

I still want some funky strippy floral sheets and a few throw pillows but I'm having a hard enough time keeping him from throwing my white euro shams all over the floor, so we'll see.