{in progress: shelves and nails}

In between unpacking and repacking suitcases, we are still finding time to get our woodworking on. Remember the world's cheapest shelves that we're planning to put up in the office? 

The plan was to use the eight-foot planks that we'd used to construct our photo booth (tutorial here, if you need a reminder). After hauling the planks in, though, (yes, giant nails still attached... apparently I have no sense of danger) and propping them roughly in place to see if we liked the look, it seems that these planks are just a little too narrow at one-and-a-half inches wide. Yes, they hold postcards. But they look a little strange. Plus, Justin is very eager to try routing a groove down each plank (just as they did on Young House Love), and one-and-a-half inches leaves little room to get his groove on. Plus plus, our planks are a little warped, which is fine for a photo booth, but rather more of a problem in shelving.

Therefore, we've decided that it's better to spring the $8 for new, wider planks. As we'll have to buy a drill to put this all together anyway (ours, we believe, was stolen while we were out for a walk -- can you believe that?), I'm thinking that the title World's Cheapest Shelves isn't quite so accurate anymore. But we're excited to get working on them... until then, I leave you with Rock Pig:

{in progress: the world's cheapest shelves}

Forgive me, Dad. These shelves will not be made by IKEA. These shelves will be made by me. (Well, me and Justin. Okay, let's not lie -- mostly Justin.)

I have the most horrendous amazing collection of postcards -- in fact, I'd go so far as to say I've never thrown one away. They are all stashed away in quite an organised manner -- cards from my family, from grandparents, from friends. But sadly, they're not on display. Yet.

The idea is to recreate this clever postcard shelving from YoungHouseLove (via Pinterest).

And you know what we still have lying around? The two eight foot planks we used to build the photo booth for Tilly's party. Picture them horizontal, and painted white. What have you got? Eight-foot-long postcard shelves! Wait, free eight-foot-long postcard shelves.

Oh, yes. Watch out world of woodworking, here we come...