I bought 1426 Ives Pl SE on 12/08/2010.

This is a photo chronology of the demo and remodeling.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

pipe shelves, part 1

LSD posted a photo that had amazingly simple, elegant, and industrial (all in one) shelves.

I thought, "I could do that."  Before the planning stages got started, Gloria sent me a link to a similar project.

Now I KNEW I could do that.  I got started on Monday.  Here's the progress.
the "before" photo

black steel pipe

degreased and painted

more so

the fittings

the shelves, cut

the shelves, stained
There is still a ways to go.  As I go, I think of different options, which sends me back to the hardware store. Thus far for this project I have been to Frager's 4 times, 3 trips to 2 different Lowe's, and 2 trips to 2 different Home Depots.  There will be probably at least 2 more trips to a TBD store before this is done.

4 comments:

  1. 9 - 11 trips to the store seems about right for a project of that size. Good thing you don't live in rural Kentucky where the home depot is 60 miles away.

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  2. Who knew there would be degreasing involved? Sounds like you're having 'way too much fun. You don't long for the days when weeks would go by with nothing happening?

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