Mom With Power Tools

I am Mom.

IJ needed a new bed. I can't afford to buy one right now, so I built one!

I took the sheet of half inch plywood that has been sitting on my front deck all summer, and cut it to fit IJ's bedframe. Slightly wider than the frame, to match the size of the new mattress. Notched all four corners for a tight fit to prevent slippage.

There you have it: A new bed for IJ.

Mom With Power Tools is his new hero.

Next project: improve the kitchen cabinets. Not a difficult task... looks like they were designed by a one-eyed monkey. There is no divider wall between the lower cabinets and the bank of drawers. Things are always falling and jamming the drawers. Solution: Put in a divider.

Why couldn't the monkey figure that out?

The tallest item I keep in that cupboard is 11 inches high. The cupboard ceiling is 19 inches high. That makes room for a shallow shelf to hold muffin tins and cookie sheets.

Mom With Power Tools is on a roll!

Equipment used:

• jig saw
• hammer
• T-square
• mechanical pencil
• measuring tape
• white glue
• nails
• sandpaper

Measure, cut and nail in divider wall. Measure and cut shelf. Notch back corners to fit existing support structure. Cut four 12 inch shelf supports. Put shelf into cupboard. Glue supports to underside of shelf. Tack together with small nails for glue to set. Nail divider wall to edge of shelf.

Done!

Stupid monkey.

Mom With Power Tools has prevailed once again! The muffin tins, cookie sheets, cutting board, bread pans and rolling pin all fit comfortably on the new shelf. There is even enough room for the dish towels! Now there is plenty of room for the mixing bowls and plastic containers on the original shelf. There is even room for the blender!

Feeling good about the victory, Mom With Power Tools tackles one more space-saving project -- Cup Hooks. Eight rubber-coated cup hooks under the upper cupboards holding eight lovely ceramic cups. Six rubber-coated cup hooks above the dinner plates holding six unique cups.

All of a sudden, there is room for drinking glasses in the cupboard!

Mom With Power Tools wonders what idiot hired the monkey in the first place.

The next task is to purchase more nails, and another sheet of half inch plywood. There are alot more monkey-designed cupboards to improve.

I am Mom.