Finders Keepers
Today I realized how appreciative i’ve grown of recycling fabrication materials and found objects. Somebody down the street threw out a massive wooden cabinet with wood veneer that could of came straight out of the IKEA showroom. I keep walking by it, and have to resist a very compelling urge to snag the paneling. Funny thing is, the only reason I don’t actually grab it is because I already have an overflowing stockpile of similar wood.
I think it started after I swapped rooms with a roommate and had the challenge of playing tetris to fit all my stuff in this new room. I deconstructed an entertainment center that was too large for the room, and have since been re-purposing the wood to create some pretty practical items. Selves, a wall mounted computer desk, a couple small drawers, and am only half way through the lot. Oh and the stool used to be an end table, and the sliding keyboard tray came from an old computer desk.
Also, here and here are a couple construction shots of the bed stilts (made from Home Depot wood, though). The stilts are drilled straight into wall studs, and the bed frame is bolted to the stilts. That thing isn’t going anywhere.
