Next Rehabilitation Project: Credenza

Check out this Credenza we bought last week on the cheap. It is from the 60's and made out of solid wood. We really enjoy the TV series Mad Men, so we call it our Mad Men Credenza. It will be great to put food and snacks on it during a party in the fancave! It is funny to look up prices online of new Credenza's and compare to what we spent. Some go for 400 or more bucks, while we spent 10 percent of that at 40 dollars to rescue this piece.

We believe we can rehab it back to life. The idea is to stain it the same color as the card table.

There is one piece of thin wood that is missing, but the previous owners were planning on fixing it. They gave us the wood they were expecting to fix it with, so now it is just up to us on doing it!

The hardware that is currently on the credenza looks pretty decent. As of right now we are going to keep but may remove the lock on the sliding portion and replace with basic button knob.

Card Table Project Complete

Here is the finished product! You can see the difference between the last post and this post. This color matches most of the wood furniture we have in the FanCave.

I think it turned out pretty good!

The table top ended up with 4 layer coats of polyurethane, thanks to 2 mosquito's getting stuck on it during coat 3, so I had to remove the bugs and then re-coat.

Overall it took 7 days, from purchase, to sanding, coloring the wood, to the polyurethane application.

Not too shabby for a 70 dollar initial cost of the table and 30 bucks worth of refinishing supplies!

Total Cost: $100.00

Another Project: Card Table

So I bought a card table this weekend-used "aftermarket" which was pretty cheaply anyway. I think it maybe 10 to 20 percent of the new price for the table. Big Score. Brand new these multi tables go for 500 to 700 bucks easy.

The Top of the Table top (wood) flips over and has green card felt and cup holders for 6 people. If that portion is removed, the inside has a table top a bumper pool set is inside the table. The purchase deal included balls and 2 pool sticks with wall holder. Double Score.

The plan is to move the table into the ManCave or FanCave.

After purchasing on saturday, we decided that it needed to be refurnished. We sanded it down this morning and have been applying coats of stain to it in the garage. So far it is about half way done. We purchased a few more supplies from home depot and it should be done by midweek. We are finishing the table with a very deep dark stain that is the same stain as the crafting table that is being worked on in the garage concurrently. Once the stain is done, it will be coated with a glossy finish to match our other FanCave furniture.

See some of the photos below:

Projects, Today and Beyond

This weekend is basically a push to finish our most recent household projects. You can tell that the lil guy is pretty pooped already, see him on the couch above?

-In our basement we have installed all the floor and about 75% of the trim that covers the floor along the walls.

-Completing sanding and staining of sewing desk.

On deck:

-The half bathroom in the basement needs to have the following done: Mirror Removed, Walls Painted, Bathroom Vanity repainted or refinished, Replace Sink Faucet, Install new bathroom fixtures, install new mirror.

When the winter sets in:

-The dining room needs to have the following done: wood trim sanded and repainted (repair from flaking paint and dog scratches), carpet to be removed and install tile or new carpet.

-The kitchen needs to have a back splash added and removal and replacement of tabletops. This would include a new sink and faucet. Possibly paying some expert to refinish our cabinets.

-The stairs needs to have the wooden dowels replaced leading up from the main floor to iron spindles. The dogs have had a tendency to chew up the ones leading upward, leaving a ugly sight.

The Unknown:

-The backyard hasn't had much work on since the end of May (basically since the heat has moved into town). Today it should be the first cooler day (92F), maybe we will have some time before it snows to get some more earthwork done back there before football season starts. If not, it will have to wait until Spring.

The Long-Term items:

-We need to start replacing our windows to a double/triple pane system, get cost estimates to replace our roof, replace our oldest appliances, repair wood rot areas around our garage door, and replace our garage doors. The backyard will also need the fence to be replaced.

I am pretty afraid to guess what the total prices of all those fixes will cost.

It would be nice to get some camping done in Sept or Oct with the woofers, but we won't dare think of it until it cools down.

By then it will be November and December, Thanksgiving, Christmas, holiday corporate parties and time for the new year! Then we will have to start all over again with our 2011 project goals list.

My new motto/phrase/mantra when it comes to project is :"Let's make the theoretical into a reality"

Celtic Bunk

There was an article written for CNNSI by Dan Shaughnessy

He wrote: The C's were forced to start Rasheed Wallace at center in Game 7, and he got manhandled under the basket by the Lakers

I think I believe this statement is a bit absurd. I watched that final game and thought Rasheed played a good game, not great defensively. Rasheed took a major stand in the paint from a bull rushing Kobe that hit the lane and practically gave Rasheed the proverbial haymaker to the face. So for Dan S. to say he got manhandled is total bunk. Granted Shaughnessy was most likely at the game vs. myself watching it on television, but using the word 'manhandled' is a little too grandiose.

I think this is more about sour grapes for a hometown columnist against Rasheed Wallace.

Celebration Dinner

We took off for the a restaurant in the clouds, and the building rotated.

Here are some photos:

KC Strip:

Stuffed Rainbow Trout: