Happy Holidays! I haven’t been posting lately. I had a bit of surgery a few weeks ago and am now getting back into stuff. Not for anything serious, just needed to be done.
After our summer kitchen remodel we have a bit of left over materials and Heather wanted me to make her a plant stand. I took a couple of extra cabinet shelves and made this for her:
Not fine furniture, but it will hold plants and is the same material our cabinets are made of. Here’s another view:
I just finished it today and I expect by the time I finish this post she’ll have plants on it. The picture on the wall is one Heather painted a while ago of Lake Tahoe.
The next project is a shelf for our coffee supplies. Current plan is to use some of the baseboard and crown molding leftovers to create something. Pictures next time.
That’s it for this week. More next time and if you need me, I’m either at the doctor’s office or rummaging through the scrap pile in my shop.
Andrew's View of the Week 
How delightful to have scrap wood to create new beautiful things with. Funny about plants being on the new stand by the time you finish the post. That proves her appreciation. Also, she did a great job on that painting! Hope you’re feeling all right!
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I’m doing much better and the plants arrived as scheduled — while I was posting the pictures.
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That’s good. And I love it! Way to go, Heather.
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What a great size! I hope you’ll share some photos with the plants in place! I’d love to admire the truly finished project. 😉
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I’ll do that! Heather already has plants in it.
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That’s a great stand—well done! I know recovery after surgery takes time, so take it slow and heal up. Happy New Year!
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It always takes longer than you want.
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Very nice – who doesn’t need more plant stands? Glad to hear you’re on the mend!
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We could use another 4,5, maybe 12 …
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That stand is nice. Well done I know what coming back after surgery is like go slow and heal. Happy New Year
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Happy New Year!
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I had surgery in April and it took me some time to recovery completely. It was also something that needed to be done. I’m glad I did it although the recovery was much worse than I expected. Nice plant stand.
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I was lucky that my recovery was better than expected, but still — I don’t want to have to do that again.
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Me neither. I understand completely
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Nice and functional. Good job!
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Nice job on the plant stand. I need to make one of those for our foyer.
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This was made from some unused particle board shelves we got for one of our cabinets. Just a little table saw work and some edge banding and instant plant stand. I actually think I spent more time doing the edge banding than cutting the boards. I love simple easy projects.
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You should stop by sometime. We have several dozen leftover 2″x6″x16′ fence boards and have no idea what to do with them.
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Planter boxes. I like to make raised bed planter boxes out of used/surplus fence boards. 2×6 is a perfect size for that.
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“fine furniture” is subjective. I think that plant stand looks pretty good
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It is a very subjective term. This stand does what’s supposed to and look just fine.
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I’d call it fine furniture.
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Happy Holidays to you and Heather. It looks lovely, as does her painting. 🙂 Wishing you both the best in 2026. 🙂
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I hope you have a wonderful New Year!
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Love that painting. You are quite the talented couple.
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We love doing creative stuff.
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You both are very talented.
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Heather is a really good artist.
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It’s coming along nicely!
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It’s doing well.
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So, you’re not the only creative one in the family? Happy New Year, Andrew!
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Actually Heather is far more creative than I am. We have her paintings and art all over the house.
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Good update and plant shelf Andrew 🙂
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Heather likes her new plant stand.
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