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Dresser to Desk Project

Tyson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:42:09 +0000

A few weeks ago my wife showed me a project on Pinterest where someone took an old table, cut a few feet off the top and mounted it on the wall to make it into a desk. We were in the planning stages of a room remodel for our daughters and thought something like this would really add to both the functionality and the visual appearance of their room. So we headed out to our local Goodwill store in search of our own table to ~~destroy~~ use.

We didn’t find any good tables but we did end up finding something even better! My wife showed me the 3 drawer dresser below and although I wasnt fully convinced at first, I quickly warmed up to the idea of the challenge.

So we purchased the dresser and headed home. The first thing I did was to measure out how much of the dresser I wanted to keep. I knew that I was going to need to put a 1/2″ piece of MDF under the desk in order for the rail balusters to connect to so I measured a 1/2″ inch more than the trim piece below the top drawer. I then put some paint tape over my lines to prevent chips when I cut it with my circular saw.

Here you can see the two pieces after I made the cut. I might end up using the bottom part for another project. Maybe a nightstand?

After the dresser was cut and the two pieces separated, I set out to paint. I used a latex high gloss black paint that I applied using a foam roller. It took 3 coats before I finally achieved the look and cover I was going for. The molding on the front of the drawer was plastic attached with screws so I quickly removed it and along with the rail balusters sprayed them both with a high gloss black spray paint.

Here is a picture of the 1/2″ MDF being painted to go below the desk. I drilled two 3/4″ holes in each corner to support the rail balusters. This board will be screwed into the bottom of the desk to help hide the drawer and to add some stability.

I attached the desk to the wall using 2.5″ screws making sure to drive them into the wall studs. The rail balusters were cut to length to match the desk height and attached to the black MDF using the pre-drilled holes and then inserting the balusters into them and securing them with Gorilla glue and a wood screw.

Here are a few pictures of the finished product. I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out and the girls absolutely love it.

Custom Truck Lamp

Tyson — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:11:58 +0000

Ashley and purchased a metal truck from Hobby Lobby a few weeks back to use as a decoration for our soon to be son’s nursery. One night I was looking at the thing and thought how great it would look as a lamp. So I set forth on a quest to find one of those “make your own lamp” kits from my local hardware store. Not finding what I wanted, I searched the internet, again with no luck. Then I thought why couldn’t I take an existing lamp, take it apart, and uses the pieces for my lamp? And that is what I did.

Below are the pictures of the final project. I don’t think it could have turned out any better. I am very proud of my lamp truck!

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Fun Fact #1

Tyson — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:01:03 +0000

Did you know that both Ashley and I played the saxophone in school? We were both first chair saxophone players.

Baby on the Way!

Tyson — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:28:54 +0000

My wife, Ashley, and I are happy to announce that we are expecting! The projected due date is late March. So far Mommy-to-be is doing good but has experienced some morning sickness. We have officially started our second trimester and are hoping that some of the nausea begins to wear off. We are very excited to share this news with everyone!

Girl Scout Cookies on Sale Now

Tyson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:51:04 +0000

Craft Girl is in Girl Scouts this year and is now selling their wonderfully deleicous cookies! If you would like a box, give me jingle or email and we would be happy to sell you some!

Honeymoon Pictures

Tyson — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:33:04 +0000

Here are some pictures from the Honeymoon in Jamaica. We had an awesome time and hope that we can go back sometime! The weather was beautiful and the people were so friendly. We hope you enjoy the pics! (the pictures can also be found in an album view under the pictures heading above)

Pictures!!!

Tyson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:54:55 +0000

I bet you came here expecting to see wedding pictures didn’t you??? HAHA. Well we don’t have them yet! Fear not though; we have heard back from the photographers and we are set to get them next week. We have had a chance to see a sneak preview of about 6 and they are awesome!

In other news, now that the wedding has come and gone, we need to redesign this blog. Or at least give it a good update. So if you should happen to stop by in the future and things look a tad off, dont worry, its suppose to be like that (as far as you know).

Take care everyone. Come back next week for some pictures!

We’re Back!

Tyson — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:22:17 +0000

Actually we have been back for a little over a week but am only getting to the blog now. We had an awesome time in Jamaica and hope to have the pictures online soon. We wanted to take a few minutes to give a really informal thank you to everyone that came down for the wedding. It was an amazing time and we cant believe that its already over. We also wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone that helped setup and tear down. Your hard work truly helped to make it an event that we will never forget.

Today is the day!!!

Tyson — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:00:18 +0000

The day is finally here! We didnt think it would ever get here but it finally did! We hope everyone ready this is going to be able to make it down for the big ceremony. If not, the ceremony will be broadcast live starting at ….just kidding. The journey has been wonderful and we thank everyone that helped to make it that much more special. We will post pictures from the wedding just as soon as we can. Take care!

5…MORE….DAYS!!!!

Tyson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:20:49 +0000

Only 5 more days left until the big day!!! Can you feel the excitement! The weekend weather looks to be good so far. A chance of rain but warm. As you hit the roads and sky, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone. Please have a safe and joyous trip to Kansas City!