Day Three-ninety-three: turning back indoors

With the turn of the new year we revisited several indoor projects (we also ran into a snafu on the deck but that will be a story for another day). Refinishing an old dresser in the bedroom has been a redecorating item on the "to do" list forever (note they never call it an "all done" list). Some hearty sanding, several coats of stain, and new hardware to replace the dated knobs and voila! It's like new.

As the basement approaches the point where it's more ready to actually use and not just be a perpetual project we picked up some to-assemble furniture. We took advantage of our cavernous garage by making it into a workroom/storeroom for the new pieces until the basement gets its last touches.

Another long-standing project has been to create some storage space beneath our laundry baskets. That's prime real estate in any closet that is waiting to be cultivated. So we did what any smart, urban developer would do, we added a second story. We made this little shelf from some solid pine and pre-made legs from HD. A light sanding and several coats of clear stain and we've made modern art.

Here's an action photo of the basket stand.

Finally, because we were in "build it" mode we assembled a new cart for our garden hose. It's a neat little off-road jobby. It's kind of like a grocery cart if Tonka or Jeep made one.