Indoor Woodworking Projects
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Gary made this kid's rocker for my niece's 1st birthday. The pieces are interlocked together so there are no fasteners to worry about. We painted it with some leftover paint we had from kitchen. My niece was into Peter Rabbit characters at the time, so that's what I used to help decorate it. If you cure the paint for a month before adding the decals, the decals will not remove paint if they come off or get pealed off.
One can never have enough storage, so I asked Gary to come up with a seat I could use in my craft room that also could hold magazines and books. It's made from basic plywood. I added a foam top and stapled on a remnant of upholstery fabric. I didn't bother finishing off the inside since you don't see it anyway, but you could paint it before upolstering it if you wanted to.
Another fantastic storage idea. Our kitchen is fairly small, but can accommodate this kitchen island quite nicely. One side is a kitchen cabinet that was going to be thrown out. The top and bottom are part of a solid core door. Some scrap molding trims it out, while a large dowel is used as the towel rack. There is enough room under the counter top to accommodate a basket to hold dish towels and the top was tiled with basic white ceramic tiles, with magnolia accent tiles that I got off eBay. It was stained to match the cabinet. This cost less than $40 as the only things we purchased were the magnolia tiles, dowel and basket.
To the left is a clock Gary made in 2003. It is very basic, and anyone can do it. He used a pre-made wooden plaque and added a clock kit from a local craft store. He found some vinyl window clings and attached them to the wood by using polyurethane.
This is a spice rack that Gary made for my dear sister. Made from pine and stained a golden oak to match her kitchen, this rack can be hung or left free-standing on a counter. Canisters were purchased at a local kitchen outlet. I labeled each bottle using a label maker, but you could also label the wood on the front of each hole. Total cost, $12 for the bottles.
Gary made a frame for a painting that I made while attending a One Stroke Painting class. It's made of scrap molding and the back was routered out so the canvas would fit tight.
He also made the frame for this stained glass mosaic piece. Again, scrap lumber.
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