Happy Very Early Thursday Everyone!

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by pornrex

Now there's something you don't read everyday.

lol, here are some pics I took last week of MadHatter walking Loki after we had a light dusting of snow. Loki wasn't too sure about that snow.

Walking Loki
What is this white stuff?

[RedCherry]

And I want to show off MadHatter's new office. This room had a window that looked into an attached storage area, so it was useless. It had horrible carpet, and needed repainting.

We removed the window, and drywalled the hole. MadHatter painted all the walls with a combo of sponge painting and airbrushing. Put up shelves. We had it recarpeted last weekend.

He then built his custom desk that has two keyboard drawers for his two computers, then shelves for his TV. We are NOT carpenters, lol but he did a great job. Take a look

Before - the window to nowhere
After- isn't this neat?

[sue-fl]

Love the office! The natural wood is beautiful and the colors on the walls Looks like a nice relaxing place to me to work, great job!

Originally Posted by RedCherry

And I want to show off MadHatter's new office. This room had a window that looked into an attached storage area, so it was useless. It had horrible carpet, and needed repainting.

We removed the window, and drywalled the hole. MadHatter painted all the walls with a combo of sponge painting and airbrushing. Put up shelves. We had it recarpeted last weekend.

He then built his custom desk that has two keyboard drawers for his two computers, then shelves for his TV. We are NOT carpenters, lol but he did a great job. Take a look

Before - the window to nowhere
After- isn't this neat?

[docholly]

Originally Posted by sue-fl

Love the office! The natural wood is beautiful and the colors on the walls Looks like a nice relaxing place to me to work, great job!

Me too!! that looks great.. can i remove my ad in craigslist for a carpenter and just hire da hatter??? i love the shelves on the wall.. that looks GRAND..

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by docholly

Me too!! that looks great.. can i remove my ad in craigslist for a carpenter and just hire da hatter??? i love the shelves on the wall.. that looks GRAND..

LOL! Only if you want a rough-cut carpenter that doesn't deal with angles well, lol. He is great at tables and shelves. We are both getting better at drywall...although it was a job taping those inside corners where that window went.

He is also very good at distressing wood, and making things look old, and desert landscaping. We have a concrete "stone" walk to our front porch, and he made it look like flagstone. Everyone we have ever told can't believe it isn't real stones. Here is a good pic of the stones after they were painted on the left, and before on the right
MadHatter's cool flagstones

[docholly]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

LOL! Only if you want a rough-cut carpenter that doesn't deal with angles well, lol. He is great at tables and shelves. We are both getting better at drywall...although it was a job taping those inside corners where that window went.

He is also very good at distressing wood, and making things look old, and desert landscaping. We have a concrete "stone" walk to our front porch, and he made it look like flagstone. Everyone we have ever told can't believe it isn't real stones. Here is a good pic of the stones after they were painted on the left, and before on the right
MadHatter's cool flagstones

Those flagstones look GREAT!!! dayam.. so he painted that on the concrete then filled in with the gravel or whatever its called???

The desk is an awesome built in.. i have a whole wall of closet.. and it limits what i can do.. oh well.. im just dreaming..

I've had different DYI shows on while I'm working all day, and I need to STOP watching, I keep seeing projects I want to do and I don't have enough time.

My tv is always on HGTV while i work..until night.. then it goes to L&O reruns..lmao

for the flagstones.. to da hatter!!

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by docholly

Those flagstones look GREAT!!! dayam.. so he painted that on the concrete then filled in with the gravel or whatever its called???

Salt and Pepper or Type II gravel. Those are "flagstones" cast out of concrete and were colored a peachy color that was flat and didn't look like stone...looked like painted concrete, lol.

Originally Posted by docholly

The desk is an awesome built in.. i have a whole wall of closet.. and it limits what i can do.. oh well.. im just dreaming..

I have an office with two windows, a closet, and a door on an angle. I'm going to build in a u shaped desk along 3 walls without closet, below the windows. Stay tuned for those pics, lol. It is amazing what you can do.

Originally Posted by docholly

My tv is always on HGTV while i work..until night.. then it goes to L&O reruns..lmao

I switch back and forth between HGTV, DIY Network, and Discovery Home during the day, lol.

Originally Posted by docholly

for the flagstones.. to da hatter!!

You need to make it out to the country sometime and see our house, his garage...I could have a whole thread on hatter projects he has done to this house.

[MrYum]

Originally Posted by RedCherry

And I want to show off MadHatter's new office. This room had a window that looked into an attached storage area, so it was useless. It had horrible carpet, and needed repainting.

We removed the window, and drywalled the hole. MadHatter painted all the walls with a combo of sponge painting and airbrushing. Put up shelves. We had it recarpeted last weekend.

He then built his custom desk that has two keyboard drawers for his two computers, then shelves for his TV. We are NOT carpenters, lol but he did a great job. Take a look

Before - the window to nowhere
After- isn't this neat?

Looks great! Nicely done to the MadHatter

You may have just found a sideline for the big fella

[RedCherry]

Originally Posted by MrYum

Looks great! Nicely done to the MadHatter

You may have just found a sideline for the big fella

MadHatter says thanks for all the comments! We watch so many DYI shows, made me think of one of the shows. The shelves that the TV and players are on are left-over peices of our old kitchen countertop he cut the backsplash and lip off, then trimmed with 1x2 trim which is screwed on, counter sunk, then painted wooden plugs in each screw hole.

The desk I thought he was going to go insane on, lol. Started with plywood, trimed like the other shelves and left a small lip on top. He took a sheet of white shiny stuff, damn I can't remember the name of that, and inset it in the trim frame, so he has a really nice surface to work on.

He cannibilized two keyboard drawers from his old desks and he painted then faced them with more of that white shiny stuff, then used 2x4's to attach it to the desk.

Oh and he beat up all the trim and legs, then destressed painted it too. Mounted it all up and he is good to go.

We both have small offices, so it was great to build in the desk like that, and get more floor space. I'll be doing something similiar in my office, but I'm going to have pale lavander instead of tan.

I've had different DYI shows on while I'm working all day, and I need to STOP watching, I keep seeing projects I want to do and I don't have enough time.