Friday, May 31, 2013

Pittsburgh Pass


If you have ever been to Chicago or other big cities they often offer a bundled deal so that you can go to multiple museums/venues for a cheaper price.  Pittsburgh now has a very similar option!   It is called the Pittsburgh Pass!


You would pay $116.93/person, PittsburghPass price $83.99/person
SAVE UP TO $131 on a family of 4
Hurry! Offer Ends June 12th
My friend Miranda, came up with this brilliant idea!  She wanted to take her daughter to all of the Pittsburgh attractions rather than buying a seasonal pass to just one or two parks.  She took the initiative and called these five venues in Pittsburgh and created a packaged deal.

To check out the website and buy your PITTSBURGH PASS go HERE

Venues:






 


Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Utility Sink Cover Tutorial

I have had quite a bit of interest on this post:

Laundry Room Makeover - Updated Utility Sink - Creating More Countertop Space
I took a few pictures during the process, so I figured I would share them for others that are attempting to make a hinged lid or cover or workspace for their own utility sinks.


***Materials:

  • 1 - 1x2 @ 8 feet
  • 4 - 1x3 @ 8 feet
  • 4 hinges
  • 6 L-shaped brackets (I found mine for 59 cents/piece - not sure what they are called, but I love them!)
  • 3 - 2x4 @8 feet
  • Wood Glue
  • Nails
  • Wood Stain
  • Wood Sealer
*** These are the materials I needed for my sink just so that you have an idea of what I used.  Measure your own sink and space and make adjustments in materials accordingly.

Build a brace for wall: (somewhere for the lid to attach and hinge open/closed.  You could also put this behind the sink - I chose to put it to the side of the sink)


Attach the brace to the wall:


The brace is two 2x4's - you can see I used L-shaped brackets to attach them together (I also added wood glue between the adjoining surfaces).  I then screwed this brace into the wall studs.

You can see the brace on the right in this picture - attached to the wall and ready for the right basin lid to be attached.

Build the lid out of 1x3's and 1x2's:

The 1x3's are my horizontal boards and they are supported by 4 1x2's.
I used scrap 1x2's pieces to make sure all my horizontal boards were evenly spaced.

I added wood glue and nailed from the bottom (down through the 1x2 into the 1x3's) and clamped

Stain the cover and add hinges:

Here it is ready to be attached by hinges to the brace on the wall 
Right basin cover attached
Right basin cover being lifted open
Overhead view of right sink basin attached

Build a second cover for left sink basin: 

Left sink basin built and doing a dry fit

Stain and add hinges to left sink basin cover:






A close up on the middle hinges (hinges between the two basin lids).

Test out your cover!

Left basin cover opening

Right basin cover opening

Both basins open and ready to use
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: , ,

Saturday, May 25, 2013

diy Wall Folding Drying Rack

AFTER:

A fold-away wall drying rack made from a baby/dog gate.  Spray painted white and repurposed/upcycled as a drying rack!


BEFORE:
It looked very similar to this type of gate.
We had an old gate that we used when our dog was a puppy - we had purchased it for a specific spot in our Florida house and when we moved we no longer had a place for it.


When folded up it stays close to the wall.


And when folded down it is a wonderful place to lay sweaters to dry.


A Few More Views:


It sits between the utility sink (with its new cover and skirt) and some lime green shelves built to hold laundry baskets (detailed post coming soon).




Other Laundry Room Makeover Projects:

Links for details on the individual Laundry Room Makeover DIY Projects:


Posted by at No comments:
Labels:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)