Tag Archives: DIY

  • What to do, what to do?

    Posted on July 19, 2009 by in Decorating

    So I’m not as fond of the black filing cabinet as I thought I’d be.  I’ll give it a little while, see if it bothers me less when we get the black bookshelf in there, but right now I feel like it’s a little industrial looking.  Plus its old and could use a facelift anyway. [...]

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  • More progress on the Office

    Posted on July 19, 2009 by in Decorating

    Well, turns out Marty is a fabulous carpenter, and can really plow through desk building.  He built another desk, and they’re both in the process of having enough polyurethane put on them to make them nice and durable.  We brought them in the office last night so that people could go out on the porch, [...]

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  • Magazine file project

    Posted on July 17, 2009 by in Decorating

    Marty’s productivity has inspired me to do some crafting of my own.  Here’s the project that I have in mind: Those cute green office organizing supplies from Ikea?  Yeah, they don’t ship, so I had to get creative.  For about the same price as twelve of those cute little magazine holders (which are more likely [...]

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  • Its here! Its here!

    Posted on July 17, 2009 by in Decorating

    The lumber is here, and Marty is already hard at work.  This is going to be great! Look at him go!  Hooray for new desks!  And the best part, the whole kit and caboodle cost $63, including a $20 saw, and our budget was $75 for this desk.  Fabulous!

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