I feel like we've been working on the media cabinet forever (check out part one, two, three, and four). The whole being a grown up and having to work 40 hours a week really...
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Media Cabinet – The Final Steps
Drawers
Cabinet drawers, not underpants. Get your head out of the gutter.
A big part of our Printmakers Media Cabinet project is the 6 storage drawers to hold remotes, and our DVD's & video games. The cabinet has three shallow drawers at the top (for the remotes), and then three...
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Media Cabinet – Odds & Ends
The Quest for Stain
I know exactly what I want, but I cant find it. Isn't that infuriating?
I heart the look of the reclaimed pine from Restoration Hardware. Its a grey undertoned warm finish that looks old, but not dirty. (I hate how some reclaimed wood looks so dirt ridden that you'd never want to have it in your...
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Hardware Shopping
To me, hardware on cabinets is like jewelry. The finishing touch, a hint of sparkle, a bit of shine. Shopping for hardware is like buying the final accessories to go with a fab outfit.
So, I am very excited that we're at a point where we need some hardware for the
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Media Cabinet – Phase 3
Slowly but surely our media cabinet is coming along. As El Granto and I have big kid 9-5's we really only get to work on projects on the weekends.
When we left off, we had attached the front and back frame together and it was looking like this. Read More
Printmakers Cabinet – Frame Supplies
It's starting to get warmer out again. Do you know what that means? It's finally warm enough to stand out in our unheated garage for more than 30 seconds, and be able to operate saws and equipment without mittens. Yep kids, that means it's project time.
I have had my eye on a new media cabinet...
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