March 18, 2010

Birthday Build!

Jim and I have never had nightstands.  Really, we never needed them.  I always kept the clock on a desk in our room.  Jim has never needed an alarm to wake up, he just always wakes up when he needs to.  But now with a cell phone that gets charged nightly he has started using this!
(pretty sure Kamrie originally brought this
in our room for her popcorn)

Well, about a month ago I happened upon a most amazing girl and her amazing blog!  It's called Knock-off Wood and is truly inspiring.  She takes famous brand furniture, and then creates easy plans to make them yourself.  AND she posts them all for free!!

So for Jim's birthday I thought I would build him a real night stand.  After a few different finishes on the legs, I think it looks pretty good.  Of course I had to go buy a lamp and a fancy charger for the phone so my inexpensive gift cost a little more than planned, but it was all worth it!

2 comments:

Cooper Urmston said...

Its Leslie. Very very cute Aim. Love the finish and I love your walls too. Thanks for sharing the blog, way fun.

Dean and Maryellen said...

Good job Amy. I am in the process of making a coffee table out of an old window Matthew gave me. It's taking to long. Have to stip all the paint off. I will check out the site