Alas I Post Again...

So I completed another project around the house!

It was a somewhat spur-of-the-moment-sitting-at-home-Saturday-afternoon-trying-to-find-something-to-do-while-Jessica-was-at-work-type of project:

I decided to build a side fence

Currently, our side fence is more than dilapidated..it's been a concern since we started looking at the house. So when we moved in, for a quick fix, I just stuck a piece of plywood back there to at least make it possible to keep Toby (that's my dog) from escaping.

I had found a pre-made fence panel that would work in the space but I started to piece out the price of building one myself and found that it was if not cheaper, right around the same price, and where's the fun and experience in buying a pre-made panel?!

So I took off to Home Depot, and here it is!

So first I built this frame of 4x4's for the posts and 1x3's to hold the fence slats.

To get the distance apart and the height of the slats all the same, I used a coupe of jigs: I found a die from our LCR game that was just the size that I needed and then nailed two pieces of wood (the right of the picture) at the distance that I wanted and lined each piece up to it.

And here's the finished product! It's still sitting on my back patio like a wood deck (ps have you seen the "Deck" bit by Blue Collar Comedy?! Hilarious. Inappropriate but hilarious. It's a free country, look it up if you want. But I didn't tell you too...do it!)

I will post before and after pics when I actually get it in it's place! All in all with lumber and nails: about $58...not too bad in my opinion!

Not MY project...

So I donwloaded this "blogger" app on my phone and I thought I would try it out...

So if the picture worked, I'm at Banner Desert Medical Center and that is scaffolding cover 5 floors worth of the hospital. This is my 5th night down here working and its REALLY boring! (But I get to read a lot...shhh....)

Anywho...hopefully this app works! That would be cool!

And now the moment you've all been waiting for...

(I write the title like I have people just waiting at their computers to see the finished product...)

I did it

(We did it - I can't forget Jessica in this because, well, she found the bench, she helped with the distressing, and most important, she had the vision!)

The bench is FINISHED!!

It's kinda a weird angle...but there it is!

The hinges were painted white, so I stripped the white off down to their bare brass (hehe...pun totally intended!)

Little detail of the distress marks

So all in all Jess and I are so happy with the way it turned out!

Vintage style bench - $65 at the thrift store

Blue paint (name of the paint is a secret...shh) - $15

Grand total of $80!

It's time to go back...in time?

I'll start putting up stuff that I have already done!

This first project I actually did before Jess and I bought this house...even before we got married! (well I started it before we got married...)

I had an idea to make Jess this bookshelf as my wedding gift to her (if the gift of myself wasn't enough! ha!)

I didn't quite finish it before the wedding but still, she loved it!

Total price for lumber and paint - around $100

Knowing that I did it for my lovely wife - priceless!

haha jk.....but seriously...

But not too shabby for a custom made, solid wood bookshelf, eh?!

(PS I painted the vase too at As You Wish!)

First Project Update

Although this project is not my FIRST project for the house, it's one that I am working on now...

I thought about first starting with projects that I have already done before moving to the ones I am working on now...but that would take too long! (and I am just really excited about the ones I am working on now...)

So the official first project post on the "Project: Mitchell Home" blog....

The Bench.

So my friend and his wife started to get old furniture and refinish them and it looked like a blast! So Jessica and I started to keep our eyes out for a little project to get our hands on to...

and there it is!

Jess and I found this little beauty at Epic Thrift Store on Gilbert and McKellips.

So, we are going to try to antique it!

I'm still working on it but here are some pics of the process:

(Sanding...there was a lot of that...)

I found a blog on antiquing furniture and the lady used candle wax to cover the spots that she wanted the bottom color to show through...so that's what i'm doing here...or trying at least...

So I have it painted and about to do that antiquing part! I will post the finished product soon!!

New Blogger

Welp, I did it.

I am a blogger.

So as I was going to sleep last night, I thought that I should start a blog documenting the little projects I attempt to do to our little house.

Here's the little beauty:

So because I am going to school and trying to work and we are newly married and all the usual stuff that causes people to not have money, we don't have money! So my goal is to fix this little house up the most inexpensive way possible.

And it is on the blog here that i will post the completed (or near completed...) projects.

I don't know if my intent is to gain readers from it (I doubt that I will...) or just find a way to show off my stuff!

Either way...Enjoy!

P.S. Those of you who do read this, feel free to give suggestions on easy and cheap home projects!