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Made this little tray from a piece of reclaimed hard-wood yesterday - I purposely mixed the metals bc that's the look I was going for on this piece. It was fun to make! Making another one from the rest of the wood today.

Ann, I LOVE this! Love the look. Great job!!

As some of you may know, I have recently purchased a home. The closing will be next week and I'd like to figure some stuff out/done before we actually start moving in.

There are no ceiling lights in 4 of the bedrooms. I'm looking into floor and wall lamps. I'll be using 1 room just to sleep in and keep my clothes. This room can be somewhat dim.

The adjoining room will be my "woman-cave" where I'd have most of my "toys" to play with. So I'd like this room to be somewhat bright and be able to dim if wanted.

I'd really appreciate any ideas you guys can throw at me. I've googled and what not but there's just too much.

If the cave does not have ceiling lights just make sure to buy 3-way lamps. Or you can buy dimmers like this:


https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/64...FUYTHwodtFkG3Q


If they do have ceiling lights it is very easy to install a dimmer switch at the wall. I have put them in many rooms in our house.

B/c of my paranoid mind, I just want to make clear. By "toys", I mean my playstation1/2, wii, sewing machine, woodburning tools, etc..

I bet some of you will laugh at this post... :p

So a workroom then? I think you should do dimmable wall sconces. Wall sconces have the light at the right level. Canned lights can be not good if your ceilings are too
low or high.

No ceiling lights? How odd...I wonder why they did that, hmmm. If it were me, I'd go ahead and spend the extra $ to get them wired for a ceiling fixture so you can do something cool. Light fixtures are often the "jewelry of the room" and can add so much to a room, so I'd be inclined to add them in. Is this an option?

Ann Ann Aaaaaaaaaaann! (sorry... had 2 cups of coffee within 2 hrs...)

It was my nephew's wedding this past weekend and they live out in the boonies. They were building a barn and almost finished. When I saw it, I thought of you for some reason. LOL

All the wood you see are from their land that's been cut down to make space for the barn.

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Omg, I want all that wood and those COLUMNS!!!!

I need ideas for shelving/storage for small 1/2 bath. It's.. narrow like a rectangle. I know what to do for shelving/cabinet by the toilet. I was thinking I'd put up some floating corner shelves for the sink area and this from IKEA for below the sink.

RÖNNSKÄR Sink shelf - IKEA

or

http://improvements.scene7.com/is/image/Improvements/T_WithoutZoom?$PDPmain$&$src=Improvements/511659_alt4

(I'm pretty sure I can build the 2nd one...)

What do you think????

Both of these are brilliant! Had no clue they had a thing like that from Ikea, how cool! As far as which one, will teh 2nd option overwhelm the space too much?

Oopsie...I might've seen this table online yesterday and I might have had to have it. Darn me. I just could *not* resist these lines/curves, hello??!! I might've spent way too much on it. But dayam, it's just SO unique.

Please, someone, post-enable / post-validate my unnecessary splurge please...

Do it!!!!!!!!!! you only live once!!!!!!

Love the table, Ann! It was a necessity. :D

Maybe I could schedule a conference call for you and Tony so you could inform him of this...? :D

Give him few beers and than talk to him again. I think you'd find him to be more agreeable. LOL

Yet another reminder of just why I like you SO very much :p! Perhaps I shall prepare a Jim Beam smoothie for him for brekky! :D

:thumbup::thumbup: Make it a video conference call and I will prepare diagrams showing medical evidence of the positive impact of the table on your physical and mental well-being. The table releases all kinds of positive chemicals in the brain. :p;):D

Hi All, I miss being on YT and only get to check in every once in a while.

My kitchen remodel is progressing, but slower than expected. At this point, everything has been removed right down to the studs, and we are dealing with tile, electrical, plumbing, etc.; my new teak cabinets are gorgeous, although they are sitting in my living room, new appliances are in my family room. Without a kitchen for 2 weeks has been like camping... I have the microwave, a toaster oven and BBQ, so we survive ok :)

While waiting through many delays, my contractor helped me empty out 22 years of accumulated stuff in my garage, put up sheet rock, and put new white cabinets out there. Hard work, but amazing.

If all goes well I will have my new kitchen about a week before Thanksgiving. Keeping fingers crossed as Monday they are drilling down through concrete to install 4 steel posts to hold up the large granite bar top.... and hope we don't hit unknown water or electrical lines.

Biggest bonus of all...... the love relationship with my contractor/boyfriend has continued to grow, and we are soooo happy. Hey if we can survive remodeling together while living in this house, so early on...... that's a good sign that we can survive anything.

Totally loving you right now :D!

I cannot wait to see it! :)

Also so happy to hear of continued awesomeness with the hottie contractor :D! I had been wondering how that was going. And yup, if you 2 can survive *this*, anything is possible!

How awesome is this DIY pallet dog/baby gate...??!!

Little Lucy Lu: {DIY} Pallet Baby Gate

:D Ohhh Sandy!!! (That always makes me want to burst into that Grease song...:D)

Such wonderful, happy news - I think of you often, wondering how it's 'all' going for you - brilliant to hear that all is well!!! Big hugs from the 3 of us :) xxx

:) Ann! We're just watching the Grand Prix qualifiers on TV...and my goodness, the Texas (Texan?) weather?!!!!? Is it affecting you all?

Andy asked if that pallet could be converted to a boat - or maybe even a raft...?!!!? :eek: :D xxx

Hi Sandy!! I am very happy to hear that you and your contractor bf are enjoying life together.

I can't wait to see your teak cabinets and your finished kitchen. Your garage overhaul sounds fantastic too.

Looking forward to photos!

Luckily, we didn't get affected by the bad weather bc otherwise, yes, we might've needed a raft :eek: :D!

I get pellats in all the time. We usually break them down and throw them away... Goodness.. I think you'd really enjoy living near me as I have a lot of "extra material" you could probably use!

I've been keeping my eye out here for stray pallets - and I got nuthin'!! So yup, I would love to take your pallets off your hands. Wish I could stop by and pick them up :)!

Check the yellow pages (are they still around? lol) for local cabinet making shops or countertop manufacturing shops. Call them up and see if they have any they're throwing away.

We get ppl stopping by from time to time asking for them or for some leftover materials (plywood, melamine, solid wood, etc) we don't use. We just give them for free.

Bet you'd be able to score some nice stuff with your looks there... ;):p:D