The construction of the house is coming up fast. I've been so busy with other projects that I've neglected updates on our blog site.
We wanted a main door that stands out, not an ordinary door that every house has. We wanted a main door that made a statement, so, ... dear hubby decided to build his own door. We have been sourcing for wood and we have an idea on how we want our front door to look like. We have also been sourcing for wood for making two benches for our dining table also
So for two weeks or so we've been driving to some really 'ulu-ulu' places to look for good, cheap if not reasonable wood. After going to point A and point B and going back and forth, we've bought our wood.
Now, once the door is up, we'll post some pictures. In the meantime, we'll leave you with some photos on the 'birth' of our main door and most importantly wish us LUCK!
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| The railway slippers for the bench legs |
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| What we think is Balau wood for making our bench for the dining table |
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| An idea of how we want our main door to look like |
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| A carpenter's paradise - heaps of wood |
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| The wood we bought for our main door |
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| The workers cutting the wood for us |
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| The cut wood |
I really love the idea of using reclaimed material for furniture. It shows history and character, unlike the all too common ikea. Would you mind to share where you bought the reclaimed woods from? I'm planning to embark on my own diy furniture project :)
ReplyDeleteWe totally agree that reclaimed wood has history and character. Our main door is from reclaimed wood and unusual, it has been a main topic when we have guest over.
ReplyDeleteWe sourced our reclaimed wood from several places like Kuala Selangor and Labu in Seremban.
Good luck in your DIY furniture project!