Here I go into the world of blogging. Never mind that a few short months ago I didn't know that blogging was a word, let alone a hobby and means of communication. Please don't expect too much. I don't write as well as my Mother. I am not as witty as my sister. I'm not even sure what I have to say is interesting to anyone but me.
The purpose of this blog is to put my (sometimes hair-brained) decorating and design ideas out there in the world. Perhaps this will satiate some creative need and slow me down just a bit. I have a tendency to get ahead of myself, especially when left on my own for too long, like when my husband, Brian, is off on another trip around the world for work. For now I'm going to start with a series on "Stuff I've built all by myself". These posts will be in no particular order, just how they come to me. First up to bat is my new outdoor kitchen. My latest labor of love and necessity.
If you speak to someone living here in Golden, Colorado, they will tell you stories of a vindictive wind that blows away everything in it's path with tornadic force. You will think to yourself "Such exaggeration, such a wind cannot exist outside a trailer park in Kansas". Let me assure you, it is real. After blowing off the back patio for the eighth time, we put the not-so-old but beat-to-Hell stainless steel JennAir grill on Craigslist to find it a new home. Thus leading to the purchase of the shiny new barbecue. In the interest of not repeating this exercise Brian suggested I "build something" to protect the new investment from the same fate. This is what was born of that comment...
The purpose of this blog is to put my (sometimes hair-brained) decorating and design ideas out there in the world. Perhaps this will satiate some creative need and slow me down just a bit. I have a tendency to get ahead of myself, especially when left on my own for too long, like when my husband, Brian, is off on another trip around the world for work. For now I'm going to start with a series on "Stuff I've built all by myself". These posts will be in no particular order, just how they come to me. First up to bat is my new outdoor kitchen. My latest labor of love and necessity.
If you speak to someone living here in Golden, Colorado, they will tell you stories of a vindictive wind that blows away everything in it's path with tornadic force. You will think to yourself "Such exaggeration, such a wind cannot exist outside a trailer park in Kansas". Let me assure you, it is real. After blowing off the back patio for the eighth time, we put the not-so-old but beat-to-Hell stainless steel JennAir grill on Craigslist to find it a new home. Thus leading to the purchase of the shiny new barbecue. In the interest of not repeating this exercise Brian suggested I "build something" to protect the new investment from the same fate. This is what was born of that comment...
About $600, two weeks of blood, sweat and tears, and the patience of an adorable 20 month old is all it took. Now if my hands would stop hurting!
Note the cute little rolly-cart thing I designed for the very heavy fire pit. It is almost my favorite part of the whole project! Oh, and another testament to the wind is the pile of firewood for said fire pit that used to be the swing set. After that blew over the second time, it was sacrificed to the chop saw making way for a lovely new basketball court...
