Well we have been building up a storm here in the land of TAS. As we start to unpack and settle down into our beautiful home we have realised two things. We have a really big supply of bits of timber in all different lengths, and a lack of household furniture. So what do you do with this discovery?.... you put the two together and build stuff. So far on our DIY adventures we have built an entertainment unit, a dvd case, a book case, a coat rack and an awesome corner computer desk.
There is just so much joy to be had with building something for your own home out of raw materials from scratch. I think there is no better way to spend a sunday than out in the back yard with a hot pot of tea, little baby girl in the pram, nappies hanging on the line in the sun and passing nails to the papa bear of the family. It reminds me of the very special and memorable times i had with my own dad as a little kid handing him nails and holding the other end of the tape measure while he worked away on his latest project.
The fun part is designing the next hand crafted peice of furniture, getting out the pencil ruler and pad and drawing "to scale" drawings of different options and then laying out the materials only to find that your desing has grown form four legs and a desk top to the mother ship of comand centers complete with seperate shelf for keyboard and mouse access.
Next on the list is a kitchen table and dining chairs. This one may require more than a hand saw, hammer and nails we have straighted on the bricks out the back, I think a trip to a hardware stop will be in order.
Wish us luck.
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