Toy Box: Finally Done!

I finally finished the toy box for the super hero’s bedroom. Honestly, under normal circumstances, it can be done in a day. In a few hours, really…But that isn’t the point. The point is, I finished, and I am fairly pleased with the way that it turned out.

These pictures were taken after the first coat of the Mythic Paint in Seaside Reflections. Its the same color that I used on the frame of the super hero’s bed.

I think I would rather spend the money to buy the ones from the Land of Nod than build another one. Otherwise, I would want to invest in a rotary tool so that I can make mine prettier.

Considering that this was my first build, and I did learn quite a few things from it, I’m sure that if I do decide to build another one, it will no doubt be much better.

I planned for this to be placed in the closet, and maybe eventually it will end up there, but for now, it sits beside the bed. Everything in this picture will be moved soon though. It is a tiny room, but this layout really bothers me. I hate the bed in front of the window.

Big, deep sigh. Slowly but surely, things are beginning to come together though.

Talk to you in the next one!

Elle V the Builder?

I’ve always been pretty handy. Ask my mom, she’ll tell you. I was her go to fix it and put it together person for many years up until I moved.

So when I came across the Ana White site, and saw a community of mostly women building their own furniture, I said to myself, “Self, you can do that too!” And so I did.

I used the plans for her vegetable bins, but modified them slightly. They’re very similar to the ones I wanted from Land of Nod. Overall, I’m happy with the way it turned out.

I started building the shelving unit for the super hero’s closet. So far it’s been sanded and primed, but still needs to have the Kreg jig holes filled,  and be covered with a couple of coats of paint and poly. Oh, and there’s also that massive hole where one of my knots fell out

At this point though, I have to say I’m proud of myself. It was my first project, and it went fairly smoothly. But there were a couple of hiccups.

For one, a few of my boards had small cracks in them. Luckily only the ends that I didn’t end up using split. I placed my order online, and let the people at Lowes choose my wood for me. Next time, I’ll know better and choose my own.

Secondly, I did all of the cutting with my jigsaw. I do not recommend that unless you have a very sturdy hand. I wasn’t brave enough to use my circular saw this time, so my cuts are uneven, but it’s going into the closet so I’m not too bothered by it.

I still want  to build a similar piece of shelves to sit on top of this piece, and another with deeper cubbies, for this one to sit on. Then this mess containment system will be complete.

That’s all for now!