A month ago a family member asked for a table she could have in her kitchen that a small dishwasher could sit on top of. A dishwasher that has to be easy to move as it’s one of those needs to plug in to the sink jobs and takes up a good part of the kitchen when being in use. The immediate go to was some sort of butcher block type deal with wheels… there are a lot of tables around that you can buy online that fit the bill easily. But will they fit? Will the dishwasher be at the right height? Do we get to build something if we order it online? (decidedly not) So! THE GRAND PLAN.
This is actually how most of our projects start… on a napkin or a small scrap of paper! So it’s off to Lowe’s we go!
New table! USE TOOLS! 
A selection of new and old wood pieces left over from other projects and bought anew 
Starting to take…. ssssssshape? 
S frame looking good! 
And the cedar pieces smell even better. Please no judgement on the garden design, that’s a whole OTHER project for another day…
The shape was borne out of an idea Keith had for a shelf way back when with an S body and then different coloured shelves to offset the woodiness of the frame… First we nailed all the wood pieces together, and added in wood glue between the nails to reinforce and stick them all together properly. (a combination of nails and… No More Nails) This was the most efficient way to be able to take some of the older 2×4 pieces we had in the workshop and turn them into a colourful and functional piece to add a bit of sparkle to kitchen!
Now… What to paint the coloured shelves…
Then we picked up some sheets of MDF, and similar to the wood, used nails to hold the pieces together, some more No More Nails on the outside of the boxes to stick them to the S frame and got er done by following up with screws to finish the whole thing off. Sturdy AF.
So. Much. Paint. 
It. Was. Everywhere. 
But look how nice with the wood! 
I think this was the point at which we noticed one side of the outside of the box had to be painted too….?
This took approx 3 weekends total (2-4 hours a day depending on task, and we didn’t always work BOTH days of the weekend…) once everything was set and dried, but look at the final product!
A little on the right 
Something from the left 
Now some of that countertop for good measure… 
And there she is! The wheels were an addition c/o Amazon and match the boxes quite nicely! ($43/pair)
All in, this cost approx $100 to make (not incl wheels) and provided the un-relaxable Keith with HOURS of activity and personal growth and satisfaction. On to the next project!
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Really fantastic, nicely done!
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