We're currently looking for a new sofa. Here is a diagram of the living room where we'd like to place it. A tough spot is between the sectional and the bookshelf/tv. There is only about 30" to walk through. The sectional has to be about 8" away from the wall due to floor length curtains (which we can't replace right now).
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Furniture in Process
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Basement Update November 2022
For the basement, I'm working on prototype for a rectangular side table to match the other tables we purchased for the room...since the manufacture does not offer one in that shape. It has to be of Baltic Birch plywood and exposed plies on the edge to match. The purchased tables look like they took 12mm and 18mm sheets and glued them together. Then put a 45-degree bevel on the bottom 18mm sheet. I put together a *very* simple prototype (without the bevels) to get an idea of how it has to fit the space. I'm currently working on proper dimensions, getting a beveled edge without plywood rip-out, and legs (color and their orientation). Here's some pics...
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Basement Update October 2022
Our basement is not fully completed, but we have made progress. We still have to paint/stain the cupboards we will place below the TV. And we still have work to do on the stairs. And we need to get a lounge chair to replace two old leather chairs. But here are some pics of where things are now...
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Basement Remodel 2022: New Furniture
We were looking for a simple table for the basement to use for card playing, puzzle assembly, etc. We didn't see much of what we liked, so we opted to try a domestically made table. We also got a matching round side table for it... I plan on making a rectangular table in the same style (using Russian/Baltic Birch Plywood...something a bit scarce these days due to international relations). Next thing is to get chairs to go with it.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
If we lived on a cartoon show...
I found a service where they create a stylized graphic image of your house from a photo. They send you images for approval, so you can fine tune them before they send you a print. Originally they had our house as a cream yellow (bottom image). Which we quite like. Maybe a future change.