Big Wheel Keep On Turnin

Proud Mary keep on burnin
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river

Yes, I'm on a roll now. I pulled the wardrobes out of the garage in order to paint the insides today. I would have been happy to leave them natural, but at some point they'd been painted in white latex by a previous owner. So I went ahead and painted them out in a soft, modern green color to match some of the colors I'll be using elsewhere (naturally I don't have any pictures of this).

But, since they were out of the garage, sitting in my driveway, right next to the Airstream... that's right, I just couldn't resist. I had to pull them inside and test-fit them.

This is more of the African ribbon-striped mahogany on the wardrobes. In fact, that's the whole reason I bought the mahogany veneer in the first place. I think they turned out pretty nice, and more importantly, my lovely wife is delighted with it. I think the ribbon stripes give the wardrobes a very tailored and sophisticated look.




They don't quite fit, most likely due to the slight change in floor height from the old 5/8" subfloor, to the new 3/4" subfloor. I'll have to trim down the bottoms a little bit, but that was expected.


Here's a panoramic shot from my iPhone. It's low-res of course, but I like the wide angle view:


I'm really happy with the way the woodworking is turning out. Now, back to work!