Craigslist Wine Rack

What can I say? We've had a busy summer and I'm just a lousy blogger.

I'm in the middle of refinishing a wooden wine rack that I purchased off Craigslist.

It was very wobbly and required new screws to reinforce it.

Mr. DIY also made a top for it. If you noticed in the first picture, the wine racks are stack-able. Mr. DIY had to drill holes in the top to fit down over the pegs. In order to get the correct depth, we used electrical tape wrapped around the drill bit. When the tape "tail" begins to "dust" the drill shavings from your board and touches the board, you know you have drilled deep enough. It's a neat little trick.

I have it all sanded down and ready to paint; however, I haven't chosen a color yet so it waits.

Nursery Part 2

Next Mr. DIY hung the drywall and re-finished the floors. There aren't too many pictures of the process because I was on bed rest. I'll just give you the Cliffs Notes version.

I don't have any pictures of the drywall going up or the mudding. So this is what the room looked like while the drywall was being sanded.

Mr. DIY is proud of all his dusty work.

Next up are the floors. These are solid oak floors that are original to the house. They have not been refinished in over 30 years. Surprisingly, they were still in pretty good shape. There were a few small spots that needed sanding and of course, it wasn't very waterproof anymore.

Being the novices that we were, Mr. DIY sanded the entire room with a 1/4 sheet palm sander...with 3 different grits. It took a long time. He also didn't wear any knee pads. *gasp*

Testing out a spot in the corner.

The room completely sanded (by hand) and ready for a clear coat of poly.

The floor is finished. Three coats of poly brushed on with a sanding in between each coat.

A close up. Not too bad for a first-timer.

And finally, the completed room (minus the trim around the floor)