A new life for a changing table

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:10:51 +0000

Or vice versa: on restoring an antique baby changing table for our newborn.

As we were getting the room ready for our first child, we came across this interesting piece of furniture. The previous owner told us that the original chest of drawers must have been built in the 50s or 60s. It had been repurposed with the tabletop at some point and used in the family ever since.

We took it home on the spot.

Hand tool rack with French cleat

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:30:00 +0000

Making a French cleat for a solid and portable tool rack.

A couple of years ago I built a rather spartan hand tool rack, also known as chisel rack or till. I might write more about it at some point, but for what relates to this post, I attached directly to the wall at our old place.

The house was an Art Nouveau building from 1915, with solid brick walls. I used wall plugs and long slotted brass screws for the classic look. Simple and effective. The downside was quite a few holes in the wall, which were a bit of a pain to restore when we repainted the wall before moving out.

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A new life for a changing table

Hand tool rack with French cleat