Half Dozen chicken coop

So, this is the start of our newest chicken coop. We had a devastating loss of all of our chickens and ducks. Long story short, even with a fenced in yard a pack of wild dogs broke in and killed them. For a long time we didn't get more; we had our daughter and a million homestead projects plus we were sad. 

I got us more chickens so we were ready to get the coops built. My brother works in construction and remodel so he often has access to scrap wood. He was working on a tongue and groove ceiling and the clients were going to just throw this wood out!!! Obviously, he took it for me. Thanks Theo. 

Not only did he snag the wood for me but he built this coop too! He started with the side walls. 

The pictures kind of explain the process. This coop will house six chickens and the nesting boxes we have are for our backyard so my brother built in three boxes. Mr and I originally thought that each chicken needed it's own nesting box but they don't so this coop got three perfectly sized boxes and that'll be good enough. 

Till next time, y'all know the drill keep it green, clean, and classy

Shalimar and Z

Desk Repurposed

I picked this desk up at a thrift awhile back and have been slowly working on it here and there, aka during Zs nap time. Im so excited to show y'all the before and after because I'm done!!!
The pictures won't post in the order I'm selecting for some reason but you can tell what is before and what is after.
So, the breakdown of what i did to get this master piece. I took out the middle drawer and cut the middle supports. Then, pryed and cut the top off the desk. I removed the legs from the side i would be stacking on top. Next up, i roped my Mr in to cut me a top for the tower. I had to get the duct tape off which was a JOB! Added the top mister made, and connected the rop to the bottom with wood glue and a nail gun.  I filled in the holes created from the middle supports. While in the wood filler i touched up all the rough areas and filled the lines that were on the side. Sand, fill, sand, fill then prime and the primer showed off areas that needed more filler and sanding. Then, two coats of paint. I spray painted the handles and sanded them to aged perfection. Put handles back on and photographed for y'all!!!
Till next time,
Shalimar and Z

Trash to Treasure

This is literally trash to treasure transformation today, because i repurposed a trash bin!  I removed the bottom flap and filler. Drilled a hole through the bin into the base. Added my light kit and a LED bulb and presto chango; I've got my over the kitchen light. I love it. When it's on it shines a neat pattern on the ceiling. Till next time keep it green, clean, and classy
Shalimar and Z