This is my first attempt at blogging; honestly I am not sure where this will go or what it will become. I am initially thinking it will be a medium for me to put my thoughts on paper about life - fatherhood, career, school, husband-hood, etc.
I guess the first thing I want to start talking about with the new year is the stereotypical "new year resolutions". One of the resolutions I have made for 2013 is to tackle more home projects. Not big major ones - small single day or single weekend projects. I have a collection of some I want to start with, but the first I am calling "Operation Drafty".
We have a wood burning fireplace that has an awful draft in the winter months. So we thought that when not in use, it would be good have a cover that we can use to block the draft when the fireplace is not in use.
So I did a little research and the initial design follows a basic pattern of a wooden backing, foam insert as a the insulator with fabric over the top. A neat trick I find was to include hardware on the front (like a drawer knob) to make installing and removing very easy.
Then I thought about the location in the living room - it's right where Bean likes to play. Then i got an idea from looking at the wife's Pintrest board - make the outer layer a felt board! Then the board itself can be one more place for Nate to play. Simple, easy and fun!
Basic design is like this:
What I am pulling from for inspiration is this picture from 8foot6.blogspot.com:
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I'm going to do a little more research, but the wheels are definitely in motion. Until next time.
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