February 2012
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MAKIN' BISCUITS or WOODWORKING CLASS, PT. 1
I recently started a woodworking class at El Camino College and am learning SO. MUCH. Students are allowed to make what they choose and my inspiration is this TV stand that is back-ordered till June from bludot.
Yesterday I bought some lumber from House of Hardwood in Culver City. The guy Greg was very helpful directing me what wood to buy and how much I needed. I wanted to do the stand in ash...
Getting dents out of wood-great trick! →
There’s a great trick on Apartment Therapy to getting dents out of wood. I’m going to remember this in case anything gets dented in the move!
HANDSOME COFFEE ROASTERS
We have a new coffee place near our place, yay! Going to Urth for just a coffee has become difficult; that place is always so busy and the set up is a shitshow. Anyway, the new place is called Handsome Coffee Roasters and it’s at 528 Mateo. Ads and I stopped in this morning for a latte.
I like their coffee, their logo, and the decor. Check out the copper pipes shelving.
Also, the...
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MOVING PROJECT
Moving, not in a Brian’s Song kind of way, moving as in we’re moving house!
My husband, Adrian, and I are moving across the street next month and I am so excited. I love moving. It means I get to clean and organize, get rid of stuff, and my favorite thing to do: REPURPOSE!
Even though we are not moving until March 15th, this weekend I decided to empty all the bookshelves and pack up...
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Murdered Out KitchenAid
Ohh ho ho! You read that right!! If you don’t know what “murdered out” means, I refer you to the Urban Dictionary’s definition: to spraypaint something, usually a vehicle, flat black. excluding lights, mirrors, and windows for obvious reasons, but including everything from rims to door pannels and trim logos.
I bought this KitchenAid standing mixer from a friend, and...
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Strippin' Ain't Easy
This project was a soup sandwich from beginning to end. But we got it done, I learned a lot, and my blog is born!
The sitch: A few months ago, my friend Cliffy moved into an apartment that was in bad shape. The previous tenant had clearly lost herself to meth and haphazardly painted the kitchen cabinets and door trim in a color I can only describe as “Smurf Colon”.
The landlord...
