After working diligently on the Christmas quilt for our room I think it's done. I planned on putting a few more borders on it, but when I put it on our bed it already covers the bed with quite a bit of a hang-over so I think it's good. Now I just have to decide if I want to hand tie it or send it out to be quilted....I have a few months to decide.
The other projects were of the wood-working kind: A new coffee table for the living room and a towel shelf for the bathroom.
Matt and I always work together with this kind of stuff. I usually draw up the plans, then we work together on cutting out the wood and assembly and then I get to finish it.
The coffee table was a simple enough design. Our old one was just too big for the room, particularly with Avelyn running around. We have a stash of pine that we keep for any projects that pop up and that worked perfectly for this piece. We haven't decided about a shelf along the bottom. We're waiting to see what Ave does with it and whether she hangs out underneath.
What I loved about the coffee table is it didn't cost us any thing: We had the pine, I had sample paint left over from choosing a house color, and we had a can of poly-acrylic left from the vanity. Love that kind of project!
The other thing we did was build a towel shelf for 
our bathroom out of the same oak (and stain) we use in the rest of the room. None of the towel racks I could find were right, plus they all cost several hundred dollars, and quite frankly, I'm cheap.
That's a few of the things we've been up to as we prepare for spring and the BUSY season :-)
3 comments:
Great projects. I love when we build something that I absolutely couldn't ever find in a store. I am must more of a "supervisor" than a helper though. Don't worry, I let him takes lots of breaks. :)
Love DIY!
Your right your table came out great!!!!
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