Some of our favorite collaborations

AB and I have always worked well together, we do well to talk out our plans and can execute things together that I know I couldn't do myself.

Some of my favorite projects that we have created together include:

 * Our deck, we have posted about that project here.  It was lots of fun and just a tad more work than we anticipated.

 * Our upstairs vanity project, which I recently realized I missed a post on! You should find it just below this one or by clicking here.

* Most recently, I completed a machine knit bag and AB engineered a handle to work with the nifty texture of the bag.

Front with button closures.

Open with silk lining.

Handle detail.

Cherry wood handle.

Bag Back

We had a fun time on this one, and I enjoyed his take of the waves of the bag.  I hope this will be one of many to come. The bag is listed on Etsy, and if it doesn't sell there, better believe I will be carrying it!

Handmade from scratch: walnut sink vanity

Things began here, this was our large piece of walnut laminated plywood.  We tried our hardest to keep those sweet hearts incorporated into the main body of the exterior pieces of the vanity.  We also continually measured the sink purchased from the Restore to be sure that we would have enough material.

AB routed the edges with some special bits to accomplish really nice edges using walnut trim. 

Finished routed edge awaiting walnut trim piece.  There are several photos left out that don't show the work sanding, planing and finally finishing the vanity.  The finishing took by far the longest to complete, partially because it was rainy and partially because it just takes time.

Once finally in place, we worked carefully to get the vanity level.  This took a couple of shims to accomplish but worth the extra time for making everything even.  We ended up having to trim out a portion of the back to fit over our tile edging to accomplish true level.

If we ever sell the house and someone else rips out our vanity they will see our calling card.

Before

After :  Let it be known that the drawers were also custom made in order to fit neatly around the plumbing.  The bottom drawer is the only full drawer.  The first and the second have compartments that help divide our items and that fit around the pipes.  We used medium duty drawer slides that help close with ease and we opted to use three different sizes of handles to create a cool visual effect.