Every
time I swing on my Granny’s swing, I keep staring at our sprinkler system pipes.
How Ugly! While they have an important duty, they are not very nice to look at.
After a few weeks of thought, I gathered up my
DIY courage and went to the wood shed. I had already taken the measurements for the
size of my bench.
It had to be:
72
inches long
25
inches wide
22 tall
I found the following wood in the shed in
various sizes:
2x4s
Old fence
posts
A 72
inch plank
First, I
made a square from the 2x4s. Next I cut the legs for the table out of the old
fence posts and screwed them into place. Then, I cut (2) pieces of 2x4 to put in the middle for support. Finally, I screwed the plank on to the front.
I had
to be able to remove the top of my bench to adjust the different sprinkler
zones. If I made it one piece, I wouldn’t be able to lift it by myself so I
made the top in to three different sections. To make the top, I cut several 2x4s
the same size and secured them together from the back to make the 3 sections. I forgot to take a good picture of the three
sections but you can see one of the sections in the bottom corner in the above picture.
After
my table was built, I put some sealer on and put it in its new home. Yea, No more sprinkler.
I
wanted a boat paddle to put on the front for decoration but I didn’t have any.
I think that my Boat Captain husband has hid all of his old boat stuff from
me. Discouraged but not defeated, I got my boat paddle towel rack from above
the spa. I traced it on a piece of wood.
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| The paddle was a bit too big for the wood so I improvised a bit by adjusting the length of the arm. |
Then I called my Daddy. He has a jig
saw. After about 15 minutes with the saw and some sandpaper to smooth out the
edges, I had my boat paddle. (I’m doing my happy dance again) :) I found some nails and fastened the paddle to the
front of my table. I think it might be a
bit off center. Something I will fix later.
Simplify Life One Step At A Time
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