Hubby and I have determined that 2014 is officially going to be the year of projects. There are so many projects (big and small) around here that need to get done and we are motivated, which is a recipe for actually completing things!
Some of the things we want to accomplish this year....building a trellis for our newly planted grapevines, preparing a second garden spot, removing a few trees, making the fence gate larger, building a dry creek bed, installing a second garden shed, raising new chicks (yay!)..and the list goes on and on. Some of the smaller projects I will be tackling, like making frames to grow food for the chickens and sprucing up our garden/yard by giving some of our pots a much needed make over.
The first project I completed this year was a new clothes hamper. Our laundry room is tiny so our clothes hamper has to reside in the bedroom. Finding a hamper that is both functional and attractive proved difficult. So, Hubby and I decided to make one ourselves.
Hubby made the frame using a simple "X" style and finished the wood with tung oil. You can find similar plans on here.
I searched high and low for fabric that would go well in our room without an overpowering pattern. I found this flower pattern as an accent and liner and used canvas for the bottom. I used the guidelines from this tutorial to get the measurements for the bags.
Then I finished it using buttons and snaps to hold the bags on the dowel rods.
I have to say, I was quite surprised that this came together so easily. The two bags are HUGE, so with just the two of us we wont have to worry about it overflowing and dirty laundry is fashionably stored! I was sure I would have measured something wrong and ended up with wonky bags, but it turned out OK! If every project we do this year has a similar outcome we will be quite lucky!
What projects do you have planned for 2014?
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