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harryandthepotters: Tour…
February 9, 2013
Tour details: http://harryandthepotters.tumblr.com/shows
Heading out on tour with the Potters today!
2013 | Uncategorized
Illuminated Table from Shutters and Flooring, for a good cause
February 2, 2013
Cast a vote for my Upcycled table on the Philly Home show FB page! http://bit.ly/WCGAQo
A few months ago a friend of mine told me about a competition that the Habitat for Humanity ReStore was hosting, called the Ultimate Upcycle Challenge. Participants would be required to source a household item from the ReStore and breathe new life into it, effectively repurposing – or upcycling – the item. Entries would be showcased at the Philadelphia Home Show and auctioned off, with the proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity. I love the ReStore and building/repurposing things out of salvaged mateials has been a hobby of mine for years, so this project seemed perfect for me!
After wandering the aisles of the ReStore for hours on separate occasions, I spotted some beautiful old interior window shutters and had the thought that these could perhaps make up the base for a table. Combined with maple flooring material for the top and a light fixture (not pictured), I decided I would make a piece of furniture that not only act as a hall, side, or entry table, but as a source of light (which fliters through antique floral wallpaper salvaged from an old house).
I liked the idea of creating a pedestal-style base out of the shutters and a semi-circle top. Pictured below is the mockup that I put together to test out the design. It was simple – attach the four shutters to create a long box. To the right is the aged, floral print wallpaper I would place behind the front shutters as a light diffuser.
Putting together the top was probably the most labor intensive part of the project.
The floor planks were prefinished, tongue-and-groove maple boards which I ran through a surface planer to remove their finish. I glued and nailed them to a piece of particle board in the pattern I wanted, then used a router on a circle cutting jig to cut out the radius for the top. When my top was ready, I steam bent a piece of oak and attached it to the edge, then I sanded the whole unit until it was even and ready for the finish.
I had considered using a fluorescent light as a source of illumination but settled on a fixture with two light bulb sockets. I mounted the fixture on the inside of the base and installed an on/off pushbutton switch on the side. The wallpaper, it turned out, was too opaque for light to transfer through, so I opted for a high quality photo copy mounted to a sheet of clear plexiglass. The effect was dream-like.
Overall, I’m happy with how my piece turned out as a work of art and a functional but quirky piece of furniture. It may not win me any prizes, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it will find a home with someone who appreciates it. Most important, I’m hoping it will bring Habitat for Humanity a little extra money if/when it sells at auction.
Take a second to vote for this piece among the stiff competition! http://bit.ly/WCGAQo
2013 | Furniture, habitatforhumanity, halltable, lightbox, philadelphiahomeshow, repurposed, ultimateupcyclechallange, upcycled
letthemhateus: LOS GATOS NEGROS. The Warehouse. Washington….
January 21, 2013
letthemhateus:
LOS GATOS NEGROS.
The Warehouse. Washington. D.C.
Sunday, January 20th, 2012.
#losgatosnegros
2013 | Uncategorized
perryshows: Chris from HOUND. Chris from Shake Ray Turbine
January 4, 2013
perryshows:
Chris from HOUND.
Chris from Shake Ray Turbine
2013 | Uncategorized
I think a lot about building houses out of old grain silos and…
January 2, 2013
I think a lot about building houses out of old grain silos and shipping containers. It’s interesting to see a walk-through vid that details some of the adjustments they had to make to make the structure liveable.
In Atlanta: A residential duplex was fabricated from 12 refurbished shipping containers.
The three-story building on the left was completed in 2007; the one on the right was added in 2011.
The above link — you can open it on YouTube here — shows a tour of the newer 1,800-square-foot container home (the one on the right). The house’s living space, located on the top floor, features an open floor plan, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a balcony. Energy-efficient features include rain barrels for collecting water, and window tinting and a white rubber roof membrane that help keep the building cooler by deflecting heat.
Architect Francis Kirkpatrick designed the project for owner Glen Donaldson.
Project photo below via the project’s structural engineers, Runkle Consulting.
More info about the building project here, via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
