western australia

What we made today

@JudyEv (326467)

Rockingham, Australia

June 12, 2021 7:20am CST

I’ve added a photo of part of what we did today. It’s an Ikea storage unit which has four wire baskets. It was quite cheap and very easy to put together. We had ordered two of these but the frame of the second one is missing so we’ll ring them Monday and see if we can sort it out. We have also made a five-drawer unit which will support one end of our new desk assembly. Tomorrow, we’ll finish off making our new desks. After that, there will just be the big, built-in wardrobe to assembly and put in place. Before we make this, we have to remove the shelf and clothes rail that is already in place. That might be harder than installing the new one. We will be installing double clothing rails and sliding mirror doors along with some glass-fronted drawers. It should be quite an improvement. I’ll keep you posted.

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@prinzcy (32322)

• Malaysia

12 Jun 21

That's looking really neat

So you have space for build in closet too? That's awesome!

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

12 Jun 21

It looks good

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

There was a walk-through robe from bedroom to bathroom but there was just a shelf and a hanging rail so we're going to improve on it.

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@kobesbuddy (74926)

• East Tawas, Michigan

12 Jun 21

Those Ikea storage units are very nice! Plus they have venting, so they're not air tight. This is an excellent feature!

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

They were really quite cheap so we might get another one or two.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jun 21

@kobesbuddy Thankfully, we rarely have trouble with humidity and/or mould.

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@kobesbuddy (74926)

• East Tawas, Michigan

13 Jun 21

@JudyEv The venting will keep things all aired out, even in storage!

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@allknowing (130233)

• India

12 Jun 21

This shifting has given you a new lease on life a hectic one at that Enjoy I am speaking from experience (lol)

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

Yes, there is plenty to do at the moment.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

12 Jun 21

The dynamic DIY duo strikes again

I'm so happy seeing how you guys support each other and how harmoniously you two work together.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

Thanks for the lovely words. I guess we've both become more patient and tolerant as we've got older. We are really enjoying building these items. We now have a nice office set up. I'll write about it later.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

13 Jun 21

@JudyEv I think me and my wife are headed on the same route

yes please do write about it later.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jun 21

@louievill Any marriage needs patience and tolerance - and compromise. Sometimes I think I do most of the compromising! But that's a joke!!

I guess there will always be rough patches from time to time.

I'm glad you and your wife are heading in the same direction.

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@noni1959 (9889)

• United States

12 Jun 21

I like this. Hope you get the other sorted out.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

It will hold quite a lot. The frame was actually very cheap but we're hoping they'll believe us and not make us buy another one.

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Jun 21

You are both so creative. Looks great and very handy.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

We didn't really create it but at least we did put it together.

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@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

12 Jun 21

Awesome work!

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

Thanks. We were pleased with it.

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@Juliaacv (48528)

• Canada

12 Jun 21

Our son and daughter-in-law have a couple of those in their garage.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

They will hold quite a lot of items. We have room to put another on top.

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@wolfgirl569 (96024)

• Marion, Ohio

12 Jun 21

I need to get one of the closet organizer things for ours. Just never see any I think will work good

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

I think this one should work quite well. The baskets are quite roomy.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (40636)

• United States

12 Jun 21

It's all coming around, isn't it? I bet you and Vince will love your new home.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

It's starting to look a bit more organised now, thanks.

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@Marilynda1225 (80050)

• United States

12 Jun 21

I like your storage especially with the baskets. Sounds like things are coming together and putting all that stuff together is keeping you busy. It must be fun though to have a new house to decorate

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

It is quite enjoyable but there still seems to be a lot of things that I haven't found a home for.

@JamesHxstatic (29343)

• Eugene, Oregon

12 Jun 21

You and Vince are making great progress on the new place!

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

We're doing well at the moment but the new wardrobe will be the litmus test. Last time we assembled one we broke two mirrors before we managed to work out the trick.

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@Dena91 (15927)

• United States

12 Jun 21

You and Vince are doing great with assembling your Ikea purchases.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

We're going well so far. The acid test will be the wardrobe in our bedroom. It has mirror doors and last time we broke two!!

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@Butterfingers (66585)

• India

12 Jun 21

This looks good and perfect actually

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

It will be very handy for storing bulky items.

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@ptrikha_2 (45583)

• India

13 Jun 21

That is a great looking storage unit. Such units come in handy. Looks like you have quite a lot of Fitting and related work in the coming days and a lot more to share here!

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@ptrikha_2 (45583)

• India

16 Jun 21

@JudyEv Yes the mirror doors would be tougher to handle but since you know the tricks or should I say "Tricks of the Trade", it should go well.

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@ptrikha_2 (45583)

• India

16 Jun 21

@JudyEv Wow !! That is a great work - you are the Mylot heroes !!

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jun 21

We are on to the last of the units - for the moment. We're fitting wardrobes in the bedroom but they have mirror doors so are heavy and a bit tricky. Last time we installed them in Donnybrook we broke two of the mirror panels but we think we know the trick now. lol We'll see if we've learnt anything when we tackle the doors later today.

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

13 Jun 21

That's looking nice. Hope you guys settle your things soon at your new home.

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

13 Jun 21

@JudyEv yes you will be needing it for the storage .

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

Compared to some this one was very easy to put together. We might even buy another one later if we find we need more storage.

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@rebelann (111322)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Jun 21

It almost sounds like you're having fun making all these adjustments to your new abode.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

Actually we are having fun making these various items. The big one will be the wardrobe for our bedroom which we'll start on soon.

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@RebeccasFarm (86905)

• United States

12 Jun 21

Oh I say you are so gifted for making things. I could use one of those.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Jun 21

I'm sure I'll find a lot of uses for the baskets.

Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26778)

• United States

13 Jun 21

Hope all goes well for getting to your frames come Monday. Things are coming along in your new home, nice.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Jun 21

Yes, we're getting more and more organised as we go.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jun 21

@oahuwriter Thanks. We picked up the frame today and have finished that set of baskets. They were very good about it and didn't give us any hassles.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26778)

• United States

15 Jun 21

@JudyEv Wonderful! So, how did the missing frame, situation go? Good, I hope.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65280)

• Serbia

15 Jun 21

I’m glad you’re making progress in tidying up your new home.

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@JudyEv (326467)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jun 21

Thanks. We're tackling the mirror doors in a moment.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65280)

• Serbia

20 Jun 21

@JudyEv I believe that you will overcome that soon.

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