All dark and shadowy with the grey Fall light coming in through the window.. We finally got around to getting a bit more progress in the front hall, which is good, because now we’ve got another big BIG project started up that I can’t wait to show you.

It may have taken Chris a little longer than I would have liked, but it really is kind of interesting to see some of the building methods he comes up with when he’s being so ridiculously detail-oriented about a simple project like this.Here’s how it all went down!.

Chris set up all his stuff on the area of the driveway that used to be covered in mulch and extra topsoil for about the last three years.We finally got that area cleaned up a few weeks ago so now I guess we have a new outdoor work space!.Getting all your tools out and set up before you start a project makes everything go a lot smoother.

For Chris this meant a pretentious local craft beer too, of course.Also a nail gun, air compressor, jigsaw, router, three saw horses, glue, a mitre saw, and a table saw..

He started out by cutting a piece of 1/4″ MDF to the size that he wanted to chalkboard to be..

He also cut a  basic frame for the thin MDF out of some 1×4 MDF boards with a routed out inside edge for the thin MDF to sit in.. Because another decorative frame made from molding would be mitred right on top of this stronger structural frame, he made the joint a little fancy to make the whole thing have more structural integrity.. I’m pretty sure he must have invented this joint, but it does the trick!Well, I guess that makes sense then.

I’d better stock up!.It turns out that my new giant table comes in handy when I have like 17 million yards of fabric to work with..

I measured the height of the stool and the circumference.To make it all floofy and pretty, I doubled the circumference measurement.