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
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
New Great Dale Electrical System
The Gel battery I bought a couple of years ago wasn't operating as well as I liked and the charger was almost constantly running. So I decided to upgrade to a 200AH LiFe Pro battery instead. I bought it just before the COVID crisis, so it was reasonably priced with free … [Read more...] about New Great Dale Electrical System
Kitchen Drawers
The Ikea Cabinets we purchased are pretty good, but there were two upper cabinet areas that became a storage nightmare. It pretty much had to be emptied out every time you wanted to do some baking because you were sure what you wanted was at the back of the cabinet. I decided … [Read more...] about Kitchen Drawers
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