Shelf Made

For some reason desks are out.  At least with my 14 year old daughter.  So are dressers.  Obsolete.  Okay.  It's true, she does do her homework on her bed and the dresser is a bit big for her small room.  She has a really small room, though it's her own and the first one of her own, ever.  So small or not it's hers.  However, she doesn't want a big, bulky desk or dresser so we are streamlining on a very streamlined budget.  Hanging foldy cubes for the dresser and storage baskets instead of the big desk.

When we were looking at the shelf to hold these baskets it wasn't the price that stopped me but the quality.  Streamlined budget or not I bet we could make these out of real wood for less that the pre-made particle board.  And that's what I did.  With a little help from the lumber yard.  They are very patient with novices such as myself.       

An Idea

 

Even though Eli just got a new skateboard for his birthday he had the idea that he wanted to make his own.  He wanted to make his own but on a limited budget.  So I called down to the local skateshop and the owner said he had some extra wheels someone had brought in and Eli could have them for free.   We hurried right down, picked them out and then bought some trucks.  We headed on down to the lumberyard where that employee helped us pick out the right lumber.  Then home to practice trying the trucks on in various places.  Back to the skateshop where the owner put it all together for no fee.  Now Eli has a fat, homemade skateboard.  So cool!