A new hobby



I have always, all my life, coveted new pine boards.  Well, I have probably coveted walnut and mahogany boards too but as pine is more readily available and easier on the pocketbook . . . and as I am an amateur, it is better that I work in pine for awhile. 

I like wood working. 

I built a shelf in the new bath.  I wanted it to look cottagy to go with the little bear heads and the white wainscoting.  I just put on one coat of paint so the wood shows through.  I have little doodads sitting on the shelf now and I just 'like' it every time I go into the bath.   

Wish I had the photo with the glass items on the shelf.
But you get the idea . . .

 

I had built a temporary wooden bannister around the stairway up in the loft to keep little ones and Nanas from falling down the stairs.  It was time to put in something permanent.  As I had enjoyed making the shelf, I wanted to get some more pine and build something else so I designed a bookcase / bannister.  I started it last trip down and there it set -- on the level but definitely not plumb!  You can see through it, down the stairs. 



 

 

My camera has a definite 'out of focus' problem.  I looked it up on the internet and it is common with this make and model of Canon.  I will get a new phone soon and when I do, I will buy the phone for the camera.  Then I will put this one away and just use my phone. 

 

This trip down, I put backs in the shelves.  It needed to be "stiffened" up and with Himself's suggestion to use up the pine boards, I cut them to fit, one per shelf, and fastened them into two of three bookcases. 

 

The third bookcase sits against the wall and I used left over knotty pine to put in the back of this one and to cover up the dry wall.  I need one more package of the tongue and groove wall pine to finish -- so this project will have to wait until I get to Des Moines. 

 

I think I will finish the bookcases as I did the bathroom shelf.  I think I am going to like the way the bookcase turned out and I like that it is purposeful!  I look forward to more wood projects. 

 

I did enjoy working with the knotty pine in the living room too.  I can't wait to get the finish on the walls and to start on the dark wood floor!