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Everything pretty should be practical and everything practical should be pretty.  So if you need something -- anything -- rather than buying some random thing in the store, just build it.  I build everything.  The things I've built over the past few years include:

• ceiling mounted wrought iron shelf and matching wall shelves for the kitchen
• a tiny table to raise up my water filter
• a Christmas angel for my front yard
• ergonomically supportive laptop risers (for my colleagues)
• a deck
• office cubicle furniture (that fits my space)
• Cubicle privacy screen (not a door, but I can kind of hide behind it)
• a mosaic table top for a beat up old patio table
• a garden bench
• a pallet swing
• a pallet potter's bench
• a 6' x 6' square (yes, square, not rectangle) dining room table
• a built-in entertainment center
• a work bench
• a headboard (from an old door)
• shutters
• 2 cat trees
• gable decoration
• stained glass windows to create needed privacy around the house
• a huge ottoman
• a huge chair

All of these things were built to solve a problem.  Something I needed.  Most of these things were built from wood or glass, but I'm learning to work with metal.  These projects have all added beauty and value to my home and much needed creativity and stress release to me. 

This blog will showcase these completed projects and any new projects or problems that need solving. Hope you enjoy.