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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Carved Buffet in Milk Paint

Another Milk Paint saga! This little buffet was the guinea pig for my 3rd trial at milk paint!
The Real Milk Paint co. had sent me some colors in Peacock Blue and Black. 
Since I'm redoing my living room in grays, teals and blue-gray, I thought I would try out the peacock blue,  which is really a dark greenish teal. I decided to mix peacock and that really 
intense cobalt-ultra marine blue to get the below color. 
I just love mixing paint and creating my own colors!

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

A Story In Pictures The Wedding Box



























The box was built from red and white oak with pine for the bottom panels.

Ratione et Passionis
Oldwolf
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Beginnings of a built in

Like most built ins, this one is beginning with a platform.  In the pics below, you can see how Ive framed in with 2x4s to make the structure of the platform.  There is a wall register, so Ive added an elbow and extension so the air flow will come out of the front of the built in when finished.  Then, Ive covered the frame with 1/2" mdf to complete the platform.  There was also some security wire to contend with, that was previously run under the old carpet - surprise!


You will also notice that Ive made the face frames for the lower cabinet units, leaning against the wall.  Next up - casework...




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