Saturday Progress Party

Recently, I found a blog that has a blog
party for slowpokes like me.

The party features "progress" pictures

of your projects, not finished projects.

WOW...sign me up!

I've got a lot of half-done stuff around, ya know.

So here goes:

The old $12 coffee table

Yes, still working on this poor guy.

I thought it needed some wheels to make it higher.

Four wheels from Home Depot = $18.00

I planned to use some old bed slats to make
the bottom shelf...

Wild Bill offered to help and I was so surprised
(he hates my DIY projects)
that I forgot to tell him to use the bed slats.

So he cut up the high-dollar poplar boards we
bought a while back to frame windows.
OOPSY...
(no Texans were hurt in the making of this shelf)

If you're not familiar with it,

"High-Dollar" is a Texas term meaning it costs

a lot -- usually implying it was not worth it.

My $12 bargain coffee table now has a bottom

shelf costing $48 ($16 per board x 3 boards)

Putting the shelf on knocked the bottom frame

out of whack. 

Some Elmer's Wood Glue and some handy

decorating books fixed it up fast!

And I had a basket that just fit the shelf...

but, it needed a few more.

I had to buy two more baskets at $16 each.
(almost $35 with tax)

What's next you might ask?
I want to add numbers to where the knobs
used to be, and the top needs to be sealed,
but I'm thinking I might sand it down and
put some stain and wax on it.

Whatever I do, it won't cost any more money.
For sure!
I've already spent over $100 fixing up
this $12 table.

Here's the link to the Saturday Progress Party and other parties I'll be at this week:


http://betweennapsontheporch.net/


http://diyshowoff.com/2014/08/24/diy-party-21/

http://oldworldpatina.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturdays-studio-glimpse-link-party.html

http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/08/amaze-me-monday-73-blog-linky-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHeartOfYourHome+%28The+Heart+of+Your+Home%29