Right in the corner of my workspace in the basement, between my two workbenches, sit our sump pump, battery backup, and water main. Not only is it a bunch of space I can’t make use of, it was also a large space I wanted to hide from view, but still be accessible, while trying toContinue reading “Workbench Chalkboard”
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Christmas Tree Display
It has become a tradition in our house to get at least one of the LEGO Advent Calendar sets before Christmas. After completing several of these, we have amassed a sizable collection of holiday themed LEGO and wanted some way to display the current calendar and the previous LEGO. After looking at different Christmas displayContinue reading “Christmas Tree Display”
IKEA Fjell Repair
One of my recent builds that I am the most proud of is repair to our IKEA bedframe that got damaged in a recent move. The damage was entirely my fault – in deconstructing the bed, I was convinced that only one large bolt attached the side boards to each corner, based on current designsContinue reading “IKEA Fjell Repair”
TBT – Duplo Activity Table
After purchasing an IKEA LÄTT table for our toddler, I had the idea of transforming it into an activity table. My original idea was to make a space station table with plenty of switches, knobs, and buttons to play with. That table is still in the works, but the design process is taking a lotContinue reading “TBT – Duplo Activity Table”
TBT – Adventure Themed Bookends
I’ve got a lot of projects I’ve cataloged over the years, so I figured Thursday’s would be a good schedule to compile them all and post them. The worst thing about going back and revisiting these old projects is the reminder of how bad I was/am at cataloging what I’ve been doing. A lot ofContinue reading “TBT – Adventure Themed Bookends”