July 31, 2006

Finishing School

Once the painting is done, it is time to fill the rooms back up.
This bedroom has a pirates of the carribean theme. The rail surrounding the bed is made from off the shelf rail parts. The ceiling decoration is wallpaper border. The curtains were standard until carl took the scissors to it.
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The frames for the posters are painted on. Blue Painters Tape lets you do this. The wainscoating is painted on. The chair rail is standard molding painted the same color as the picture 'frames'.
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This bedroom is for a young lady whose tastes run to the fantastic. The curtains are bedsheet and tablecloth.
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This bedroom is a more floral design.
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For the boys, bunk beds, and poster space. There is a dedicated area for the computer. This is also the door that has the closet we hid the Home Networking components
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There is also a dedicated area for TV and Gaming.
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March 07, 2006

Media Wall Built in

Dale Austin has a nice pictoral on building a media wall in his house.
I like the dowel deal for establishing a horizontal on the floor.

February 28, 2006

Water Slide

My buddy Mike, who taught me just about all I know about recycling cars and parts, having worked in his wrecking yard for 4 years, has a new project going. He is building a waterslide for a friend.

The frame work is made entirely of recycled metal fencing.
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It will enclose the swimming pool pumps and filters, which are one of those things that go with having a pool.
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Here is another view.
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The slide itself is a recycled PVC drain line.
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The plans include covering the exterior with wire and concrete, and installing misters inside the slide.

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Drywall Patch

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    This is a guide to patch holes that appear in drywall yourself.

Smoothwall

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    This is a tutorial on refinishing walls. Specifically it is about making walls smooth, which is a result of moving into a house that has 'textured' walls.

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