Family projects

During Christmas break I had a lot of time on my hands since I was in between classes. I have also been finding project inspiration on Pinterest which I LOVE! Richard was jealous of Hannah's new Barbie house and decided he wanted a super hero house. We decided to convert this drawer into his super hero house.

We began by taking the drawers out and removing the handles and fronts of the drawers. One of the drawers I inverted and nailed to the bottom. This created a little extra height and the super heroes now have a garage for their vehicles, very important in maintaining anonymity.

I put the kids to work painting, actually they would NOT let me touch it. When they were finished painting the painting was complete, period.

When the paint was dried I installed flooring and made bedding. On the roof is a landing pad for Spider Man's helicopter. (I am sorry that these pictures are not great!)

We put in a bean bag chair and a bed downstairs. A tv and couch were discussed but I do not know if the contractor, Richard, has made a final decision.

Upstairs in the training roomm the Super Hero Club. The Captain America shields are used as targets for Spider Man to aim his webs, Batman to test his tools' accuracy, Iron Man to practive laser blasts, and Wolverine to sharpen his claws. We have also installed punching bags and are working on jump ropes while we debate the option of a boxing/wrestling ring.

There are still some finishing touches to be made, but this was mostly done in one bored afternoon. Actually, I had other things planned but once we got started there was no turning back. Richard is not the most patient of children. My little contractor kept me busy and we had a lot of fun!

The next project is this lovely, yellow sewing desk. I had spotted it at the thrift store prior to Christmas for $20. I passed it up because we were focused on Christmas projects. Besides, it was an awful antiqued dark green. Then we found out the days that the thrift store offers a 50% discount. I could not pass this up for $10 so we loaded up on January 2nd to bring it home.

I do not have a before picture because Chris had it sanded within 15 minutes of brining it home. (I should have taken a picture of Chris, he had dark greenish gray sanding dust all over him, his hair, eyebrows, etc. His right arm looked as though he had a partial sleeve on. Funny. ) Then I painted it and we found a home for it last night. I have sewing piling up...Chris wants things, Richard needs things repaired, and there are projects I have not completed. I am really excited about this one!

I decided to make chicken alfredo pizza the other night. I though it was really good. The kids are used to red pizza sauce with their usual toppings, but I had cooked chicken to use up so I wipped up some wheat dough and alfredo sauce. We had olives, spinach, green peppers, and a tomato on hand that I added. It was fun, delicious, and pretty healthy. I made it all from scratch so I know each ingredient that we were consumming.

Here is Hannah cooking while Richard and I deconstructred the drawers. She is so funny.

Then Hannah insisted upon taking my picture. 



I never thought I would be a thrifter but it has been so much fun doing these projects. I have always enjoyed being crafty but never done repurposing. It does take a lot of creative thinking and ingenuity. I am very new at all of this so there is much room to grow. I look forward to that. :)