Monthly Archives: July 2011

Rooster rescue

Last Sunday, we found a rooster on the side of the road, a block away from our house. People dump lots of stuff out here. I guess it’s common knowledge that if you don’t want to go all the way … Continue reading

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Home-made Rocker Base

I obtained twenty Herman Miller shell chairs a few years back (for an amazing deal), in an antique liquidation. I use some for our dining table, but I’ve always wanted a rocker. I know you can buy the rocker bases … Continue reading

Posted in Furniture, Seating, Steel, Wood | 6 Comments |

More lamps for etsy

I put some more lamps on my etsy store today. I made 10 of the “short and suede” black ones and also made 5 semi-gloss white lamps at the same size. I used Iroko wood for the white handles (because … Continue reading

Posted in Cable, Etsy, For Sale, Lighting | 3 Comments |

Short and “Suede”

I’ve had some people ask me if I am going to make any more lamps, since I sold all of the ones I made on etsy. A few people also asked if I was going to make shorter ones, for … Continue reading

Posted in Cable, Etsy, Lathe, Lighting, Steel | 12 Comments |

Shoe rack

Between me and Roxy (way more Roxy), we have quite a bit of shoes in our house. “Our regulars” kind of just pile up by the front door so I made this little shoe rack today after work. It mounts … Continue reading

Posted in Shelving, Steel | 6 Comments |

Originals

I’ve been really busy lately, but I was looking through some original photos of the house and thought I’d share. Even though there is still a ton of stuff we want to do on it, it’s come along way. I … Continue reading

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