I built something today......

10:54 AM

Well actually I built something on Sunday. The project, one from the March/April issue of my home my style.

Basically I built a shelf that is over a window that you can hang your shade or blinds from while leaving a section above the window uncovered.

First I took 2 1x6 boards and marked out where I wanted to screw them together. I was making a shelf that is 64" long, so I chose to put 2 screws every 8" and 2 more screws 1" from each end. I marked the placement for each screw and pre-drilled the holes for the screws.

After that I put some wood glue between the 2 boards, clamped them together, and attached them with the screws.

Once they were screw together, I took them to the window to figure out the layout of the corner brackets. I used 2 lovely cans of coconut milk to hold the shelf above the sink faucet so I could mark the holes for the bracket.

That was the quickest part. Next I used wood filler above all the screw heads and along the seam between the 2 boards. That took a little while to dry, must have been all the Colorado humidity.