Ready, Get Set, Wait
Today, I managed to purchase the wood and supplies to make my daughter's checkerboard Christmas gift, but I couldn't eke out any room in the garage to work on the project when I got home. The siding contractor's trailer (still filled with wood--argh!) sits in the driveway, right behind the stacks of siding yet to be applied to the house. That means my husband's truck is parked even further down the driveway, leaving little to no room to back out his work vehicle and my car from the garage. Clearly, you can't use a table saw or set up a sawhorse for painting in a two-car garage that has two cars in it!!!
The checkerboard project was a timely pattern that came in the mail last week, courtesy of Lowe's monthly newsletter. While I'm not making it exactly as designed, my adjustments are primarily cosmetic. (Red and black paint instead of wood stain, all poplar for the board instead of a combo of poplar and oak.) The plan seems easy enough for a novice like me, and I think I can make it in a couple of weekends--less if I didn't have to wait for the glue to dry.
The only problem with the plan is that it calls for biscuit joints. I don't have a biscuit cutter/joiner, and I was surprised to see that the cheapest one at Home Depot is $100! So unless I can borrow one from my colleague at work, I probably will use butt joints instead. It won't be as fancy or sturdy, but it will suffice.
My daughter, the recipient-to-be of the checkerboard, heard me say I wanted a biscuit-cutter for Christmas, and she said, "Oh, let me get that for you!" I replied, "Honey, that's too expensive." She said, "How much can it be? It just cuts biscuits!" Of course, she was thinking of the Cracker Barrel-type biscuit vs. a carpentry tool. I suppose she was hopeful that I was thinking about doing some cooking in the kitchen instead of the workshop!
I still haven't decided what to make for my older daughter. At first, I thought I'd do a lap desk, but now I think I might sew some fabric letters to spell out her name on the wall--those overstuffed letter "pillows," for lack of a better term. She wants some metal letters from PB Teen, which were on sale, but they're all out of the letter "K." Perhaps fabric will suffice. Being a teen, she's very into decorating her room right now.
We bought the foam rubber cushion for her window seat this weekend. It was still more expensive than I thought--about $21, and that's with a 25% off coupon! The foam was 2" thick and very sturdy. But $13.99 a yard??
Now we just have to agree on fabric for the cover. She's picked out something nice, but it doesn't go with her room terribly well. If she'd get rid of the two blue butterfly chairs in there, it would be fine. But she doesn't want to do that. So I'm trying to coax her into other alternatives, ones that are also cheaper! (My daughter has expensive taste. Where'd she get THAT from?!)
The checkerboard project was a timely pattern that came in the mail last week, courtesy of Lowe's monthly newsletter. While I'm not making it exactly as designed, my adjustments are primarily cosmetic. (Red and black paint instead of wood stain, all poplar for the board instead of a combo of poplar and oak.) The plan seems easy enough for a novice like me, and I think I can make it in a couple of weekends--less if I didn't have to wait for the glue to dry.
The only problem with the plan is that it calls for biscuit joints. I don't have a biscuit cutter/joiner, and I was surprised to see that the cheapest one at Home Depot is $100! So unless I can borrow one from my colleague at work, I probably will use butt joints instead. It won't be as fancy or sturdy, but it will suffice.
My daughter, the recipient-to-be of the checkerboard, heard me say I wanted a biscuit-cutter for Christmas, and she said, "Oh, let me get that for you!" I replied, "Honey, that's too expensive." She said, "How much can it be? It just cuts biscuits!" Of course, she was thinking of the Cracker Barrel-type biscuit vs. a carpentry tool. I suppose she was hopeful that I was thinking about doing some cooking in the kitchen instead of the workshop!
I still haven't decided what to make for my older daughter. At first, I thought I'd do a lap desk, but now I think I might sew some fabric letters to spell out her name on the wall--those overstuffed letter "pillows," for lack of a better term. She wants some metal letters from PB Teen, which were on sale, but they're all out of the letter "K." Perhaps fabric will suffice. Being a teen, she's very into decorating her room right now.
We bought the foam rubber cushion for her window seat this weekend. It was still more expensive than I thought--about $21, and that's with a 25% off coupon! The foam was 2" thick and very sturdy. But $13.99 a yard??
Now we just have to agree on fabric for the cover. She's picked out something nice, but it doesn't go with her room terribly well. If she'd get rid of the two blue butterfly chairs in there, it would be fine. But she doesn't want to do that. So I'm trying to coax her into other alternatives, ones that are also cheaper! (My daughter has expensive taste. Where'd she get THAT from?!)
posted by Tif at 8:50 PM
1 Comments:
Where'd she get that from? From Uncle Ed and Aunt Carol, of course!
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