Back Where I Was
OK, after working half of today on the window seat, I'm finally back to where I was last Sunday night--except the project is now about 2" shorter, which was the whole idea behind "ripping" it out and redoing the base frame. The seat is back in place and screwed to the frame, the back support has been lowered and rescrewed, the power strip has been lowered and rescrewed, and the inside panels have been installed.
The only "new" thing I accomplished was to cut the holes for the power cords to pass through. I used a spade bit for the first time, which was exciting! It cuts a perfect circle out of the wood. I cut one hole in the upper side of the right desk cabinet, then another hole in the bottom left side. The two holes allow the desk lamp cord to pass through the rear of the cabinet (behind the drawer) and out the bottom behind the window seat. Once the top is on, you won't be able to see the exit hole. Unfortunately, with the power strip affixed to the wall, the lamp cord is no longer long enough to reach the outlet! I may have to detach the strip and just let it be "loose" back there where it can be moved from side to side as needed. We'll see.
In the meantime, the unsecured window seat top is now resting atop the seat. At least my daughter can sit on it this week if needed. I'll probably work on cutting and screwing the top next Saturday. I think I've bitten off all I can chew this weekend. My battery drained (again!), and I had to stop working for several hours to give it time to recharge. It would've nice if I could've done the same, but I had to go grocery shopping. C'est la vie. (That's for you, sis.)
The only "new" thing I accomplished was to cut the holes for the power cords to pass through. I used a spade bit for the first time, which was exciting! It cuts a perfect circle out of the wood. I cut one hole in the upper side of the right desk cabinet, then another hole in the bottom left side. The two holes allow the desk lamp cord to pass through the rear of the cabinet (behind the drawer) and out the bottom behind the window seat. Once the top is on, you won't be able to see the exit hole. Unfortunately, with the power strip affixed to the wall, the lamp cord is no longer long enough to reach the outlet! I may have to detach the strip and just let it be "loose" back there where it can be moved from side to side as needed. We'll see.
In the meantime, the unsecured window seat top is now resting atop the seat. At least my daughter can sit on it this week if needed. I'll probably work on cutting and screwing the top next Saturday. I think I've bitten off all I can chew this weekend. My battery drained (again!), and I had to stop working for several hours to give it time to recharge. It would've nice if I could've done the same, but I had to go grocery shopping. C'est la vie. (That's for you, sis.)
posted by Tif at 10:56 PM
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