Garage Dreams

Here is what the garage kit looks like unfinished. I have my own dreams, but now I've found more at ideas at this great website!

Image from Garage Plans


This one is from Shawnee Structures.

I'm planning on painting my garage the same color as the beach house. I want to try a weathered finish on the garage. Like this, but not quite as rustic.

I haven't seen the front of the Adelaide Beachy for months! There is still a lot of work to do here. Maybe I should finish it first?

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Little Projects

The good thing about cleaning up is that now I have some space to work. The bad thing is that I put things away and now I can't find them! LIke the tiny turnings I got a while ago.

I needed them for my little sewing cabinet. Remember that? Still not finished.

I want to put a turned handle on the mini dust pan I'm making too. Thanks MiniSonja for the tutorial! I also made a little wisk broom. Now Grandpa has no excuse for a messy workbench.

I'm trying different paint finishes for the garage exterior. I want a weathered look but still want the blue to show through. I used "weather it" from MicroMark and then dry brushed the blue over that. Not quite what I imagine, but I'm working on it.

The "floor" is a free laminate sample I picked up at HomeDepot. I may have to go back and get more.

I also started building a mini tool chest for the garage this weekend. I found that taking some 18 gauge wire and pounding it with a hammer worked perfectly for making the metal drawer pulls.

I have go to work now. Maybe my tiny turnings will turn up while I'm gone?

Two More Tries

Thanks Casey and Elga for your great suggestions!

I didn't have any burnt umber oil paint so I tried good old brown shoe polish instead. I think the chairs might look dirty rather than weathered?

This is the look I am going for. It is the Unwharrie Bridgehampton Kids Chair. Price $649.00. Maybe staining, then painting and sanding would achieve this finish?

Photo credit Oliver's Good Stuff

Time to fire up the Dremel! Hope you have a great day!