Eric and Lisa
For those of you not on Facebook, here is an update of our latest projects that we've been doing!
Eric decided to use his power tools for the last time in a year (they'll be put in storage while we're living in the apartment this year) and build a TV cabinet with doors so our TV isn't "staring" at us all the time! He stained it a similar color to our coffee table and end tables, and it matches almost perfectly! I'm so impressed with his woodworking abilities! Here are some pictures of the finished product:
I, on the other
hand, realized that a lot of our artwork and wall
hangings that we had hanging in our living room were
very low on color (our walls do all the "coloring"
for them!), and that we'll be living in an all-white
apartment with light beige carpeting. Not too
inspiring. So I decided, instead of spending tons of
money on artwork, to make my own! I used pre-made
stretched canvas and acrylics to make three wall
hangings. It was the first time I had picked up an
artist's paintbrush in nine years, and I thoroughly
enjoyed myself. Here are some pictures of how they
turned out:
While our handiwork
is certainly not commercial quality, we have really
enjoyed creating things with our own hands these past
couple of weeks and putting our own stamp on our
furniture and decorations. It's been fun, and we'll
enjoy the outcomes for years to come!