I mentioned previously that we have an old house that we have been renovating. See the list of stuff we've done to the house? Even though we've done a fair amount of work, we have trouble giving ourselves much credit...maybe we're too close to be able to see the big picture. We're too busy seeing those little projects that never seem to be done. For example, we replaced the rotten bathroom floor (3 layers of vintage linoleum!) and tiled it, ummm, 4 years ago. And we planned on building a nice little box to hide the plumbing for the clawfoot tub. Instead, we have kept a basket between the toilet and tub for the toilet paper and reading material and lots of dust and hair to collect in. But it bothered me; I had the plans firmly in place in my mind, but I guess I was waiting for Tre to build it. Which was silly.
So I finally built it, with many adjustments and mistakes because #1, I am not an experienced woodworker and #2, it turned out that maybe the plans weren't as firmly in place in my mind as I had thought. The shelf turned out to be too big for the space, despite my careful measuring, twice! The second time, the stage it is at in this picture, it technically fit the space, but sitting on the toilet was a little tight.
So I used my trusty little jigsaw to saw off a couple more inches, keeping the shaping of the top because I liked it, and ended up with this little beauty! Sometimes the smallest things make a big difference.
And to celebrate, I danced through the flowers in my latest (okay, second ever) completed sock project. I used the
rpm pattern from knitty, making an anklet because it is hot outside and it's less boring to knit. It was a great pattern, with lots of options. So I learned some new skills in knitting and in woodworking!
I mentioned previously that we have an old house that we have been renovating. See the list of stuff we've done to the house? Even though we've done a fair amount of work, we have trouble giving ourselves much credit...maybe we're too close to be able to see the big picture. We're too busy seeing those little projects that never seem to be done. For example, we replaced the rotten bathroom floor (3 layers of vintage linoleum!) and tiled it, ummm, 4 years ago. And we planned on building a nice little box to hide the plumbing for the clawfoot tub. Instead, we have kept a basket between the toilet and tub for the toilet paper and reading material and lots of dust and hair to collect in. But it bothered me; I had the plans firmly in place in my mind, but I guess I was waiting for Tre to build it. Which was silly. 
So I finally built it, with many adjustments and mistakes because #1, I am not an experienced woodworker and #2, it turned out that maybe the plans weren't as firmly in place in my mind as I had thought. The shelf turned out to be too big for the space, despite my careful measuring, twice! The second time, the stage it is at in this picture, it technically fit the space, but sitting on the toilet was a little tight. 
So I used my trusty little jigsaw to saw off a couple more inches, keeping the shaping of the top because I liked it, and ended up with this little beauty! Sometimes the smallest things make a big difference. 
And to celebrate, I danced through the flowers in my latest (okay, second ever) completed sock project. I used the rpm pattern from knitty, making an anklet because it is hot outside and it's less boring to knit. It was a great pattern, with lots of options. So I learned some new skills in knitting and in woodworking!
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