I've long admired living walls in homes and businesses. The soothing green and feeling of nature brought indoors especially during the pandemic when we're feeling anxious and can't leave our house. I love living walls, but I was also afraid to lose our mirrored wall. In … [Read more...] about The (Semi) Living Wall
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Tequila’s New Dog Bed
Tequila's old dog bed has been destroyed by the elements. Lina picked out a sling chair fabric and I made a replacement cover. It's amazing how many times I use trigonometry on projects and wish I payed more attention in school. … [Read more...] about Tequila’s New Dog Bed
Faux Velvet Painting Painting
I'm so happy to finally complete this project! (thank you corona virus). A couple of years ago I took a seminar at Tiki Oasis by Eric October called Tiki on Black Paper. During the class, Eric showed us how to make a faux velvet painting using black construction paper, a … [Read more...] about Faux Velvet Painting Painting
Great Dale Bench Seats
Lina made some great looking, but uncomfortably thin seats when we first bought the Great Dale. I decided that I wanted seats with spring, but couldn't find anyone who wanted to build them. One of our friends suggested I contact our local trade school to see if they had a program … [Read more...] about Great Dale Bench Seats
Tiki Torches for the Tiki Room
We picked some Tiki torches for next to nothing at an estate sale and wanted to install them inside out Tiki room. Rumamok saw the "Feit Electric 3-Watt T60 Flame Design LED Light Bulb Soft White" bulbs at Home Depot and came up with the idea of inserting them into the torches so … [Read more...] about Tiki Torches for the Tiki Room