By Pinktoesandpowertools | Home Organization
Here is the final result of the storage closet door. The closet still needs a lot of work, but the storage door has helped! I am not going to make one for the other side. This unit makes the door pretty heavy and it isn’t the easiest to get into because of the carpet. It […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Ok, so it was my first attempt at building. Ana provided me with a great plan and idea for my own house, but let’s face it people, she can’t hold my hand while I fumble through the process. It was a good thing this was out of sight–I did
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Ana’s plans for the storage closet doors involve bi-fold doors in a room with hardwood floors. If you have this type of door, you should check out what she did. The door I will be putting this on is a regular door in a room with carpet. Ana uses 1 1/4″ casters, which probably work […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Have you ever read The $64 Tomato by William Alexander? Great book if you are a gardener, and as I was buying the supplies to get started in woodworking, it reminded me of this book. Alexander started adding up what he spent to produce the one tomato he got out of his garden and figured […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
OMG. This project has been a lot more work than what I anticipated. Nothing new with that–I have a habit of downplaying the amount of time and effort projects take. But the results have been so worth it! I am finishing the last batch of hardware today. The sealer layer is where I depart from […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
This is where you see results!! I am going to take advantage of some Indian summer days here in Ohio and knock out the bottom hinges on about 22 doors, as well as the exterior door hardware I couldn’t fit in before the weather got cold. Before I do, I’ll post on the painting process. […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Now the fun part! Get your spray painting station ready. I had to do this in our garage because it was windy outside. However, this stuff is really stinky and has some ingredients that I didn’t want to inhale, so I did keep one of the garage bays open and the back door to the […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Progress Posts
Ok, so you gathered up the supply list and now you are ready to jump in. A word of warning: this part is not fun. I did not enjoy this part of the project. But there is a bright side–after we completed a large part of our hardware, we (meaning my brilliant husband) thought of […]