Woodworking

Over about the last year and a half Mike has developed quite a nice little hobby that he really enjoys and I definitely approve of! He started out with a footboard for our bed and two lovely matching nightstands. We had found a headboard that we really liked so he designed the footboard to match and it turned out awesome!


But that was just the beginning. Since then he has collected lots of power tools (some new, some second hand) and has quite a nice shop going in the third bay of our garage. He's made many wonderful pieces of furntiture, mostly at the request of other people!! I'm scheming up an entertainment center I'd like him to make for us next! He's really enjoyed his projects and I thought I would show them off a bit.

About this time last year he completed a beautiful wine bar for his mom. He built it and she did the staining, which resulted in a wonderful final product!!



After seeing his fine craftmanship a coworker of his mom hired him to build a bathroom cabinet that turned out really cool and she was very happy with.




Next request came from my mom. She wanted a bench for the entryway and this is what he came up with last summer, it's beautiful!




In the meantime he made some really cool cedar planters for our front porch, I love them!




Last Fall a coworker of Mike's fell in love with a buffet she saw in Pottery Barn and asked him if he could make a better one for less money....of course! I have some better pictures of the final product coming...



Next he made a bookshelf for his niece Hailee for Christmas. She likes to store all her toys and books on it!




WHEW he's been one busy guy! I'm so very proud of him that he's been able to teach himself everything and make such amazing things! There will be more to come I'm sure...