Well, phase one is commencing

Hubby is more concerned with the platform, as he has cut his toe several times on it, so I'm doing that first. I will be building the paper holder and a new stand for his tree next payday

I did end up just getting the gray stick on tiles at 69 cents a square foot. It's semi decent looking, kinda reminds me of concrete, but not as tacky as the some of the other styles in that price range. Guy at HD was much more helpful than the guy at Lowes, and suggested I use a special tape for extra strong adhesion on the tiles and to keep out moisture. Said the bamboo would be a bad choice. Wish me luck piecing these pieces of wood together to form the base:31:. There was simply no way to get a single pice the whole length in my car. It was just not going to happen so I have to piece the old piece with a new piece

This ought to be fun, hope Kiwi doesn't pick any "new words" up during these upcoming 'renovations' to his prime living room real estate


He's very excited and curious about what I am up to. He watched me through the window using the saw to cut down the big piece we already have to fit the new are. Now he's eyeballing me screwing in the braces, amazon laser focus:52: Probably knows I have tiny screws and wants to eat one:09: