Woodworking Plans
When it comes to the barn, at the moment, the skill about which I know very little, but with which I plan to achieve much is woodworking. I have the following on my to-do list to be built: shelves...
View ArticleCarpentry
Over the last couple of years I’ve kept on returning to the question of carpentry. Not in a general sense, but specifically in relation to my ability to turn my hand to the following projects: Build...
View ArticleBuilding shelves to fit under the stairs
My first proper foray into DIY carpentry at the barn has been constructing a shelving unit to sit under the stairs. The shelves are required to provide storage, box in the under-stairs area and muffle...
View ArticleCabin bed – plans
So with the ability to build shelves firmly under my wing (or rather under my stairs) I started on my second carpentry challenge, to – Box in the thermal store and build a cabin bed in the second...
View ArticleCabin bed build ~ part 1
With plans in place, some success under my belt and a enthusiasm for cutting wood(!) I recently started work on a cabin bed for the second bedroom in the barn. The cabin bed build was a part of a...
View ArticleCabin bed build ~ part 2
Continued from Part 1… I was lucky when it came to fitting the cupboard doors under the bed as I’d sized the frame and the doors to fit and for once the plans and reality closely resembled one-another....
View ArticleCabin bed build ~ part 3, finishing touches
Continued from Part 1 & Part 2… With the main structure safe and solid it was time to add some finishing touches. I’d wanted the bed to have it’s own lighting so went for LED strip lights from the...
View ArticleBuilding reclaimed wood shelving
The recently painted utility room has always been bereft of shelves. All the paint tins, barrels of tile cleaner and bottles of white spirit had no proper home and so gathered in those little used...
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