Everyone needs a Buddy - and this little guy is mine. Got him from a friend who could no longer care for him, so sort of a 'rescue' dog. He fit right in and likes to follow me everywhere.
Continuing with the 'building a bed' post (
here for first post on this topic).
I used up some lumber I had previously used for a project and then taken apart when I no longer needed that project.
Cost so far: just the $5.00 for the Oak head and foot board. The blue paint I used was $5.00 for the gallon and I have already used that same paint for other projects. The red was left over from another project.
I built the frame at home, dismantled it, packed it into my little car (rear seat folded down, passenger seat folded frontwards). It always amazes me that I can get so much large stuff into a small car.
Drove back to my Dad's where I stay when I am working on the Coast and put the frame/bed back together and started painting.
Painted first coat (light blue) Saturday. Moved the next painting job to the garage for the head/footboards, (my first coat was too light). I was trying for a Heritage Red (home made chalk paint). Attached the head/footboards and added the slat boards.
Got the bed together, made up. The dowels in the foot/head boards are going to be pulled out. Job done.
Even though it was latex paint the fumes really made me feel sick. I did the blue painting in my bedroom (should have used the garage). New rule for me: paint outside, let it dry and THEN put the item into the house. I ran an AirSource, a fan, opened the window and had a nap to see if that would make me feel better. Left the window cracked and the AirSource running all night and that helped. I think the years of carpentry and exposure to air borne toxins on the job have made my lungs more sensitive to any fumes. Sleep did help.
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