Modest attempt at tailoring

This is a sport coat I bought at Good Will that was a funny late 80's type cut - 2 button with huge sharp shoulders (think American Psycho). I let out the sleeves, added an additional two buttons and repressed the lapels.

Test of stain and paint for the Record Grotto

This is test piece of the salvaged doug fir that I stained and rubbed with linseed oil.  Next I taped and primed a strip of it then laid out this pattern (this is tile motif used at the Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia 670 AD that I found in "Islamic Geometric Patterns" by Eric Broug).  I then began painting it (Rachael helped) with some relatively cheap enamel - Testers brand, the same stuff my brother and I used on model airplanes when we were kids.  It worked very well and I think this is method I will used to finish the Grotto.

The record grotto (in progress)

It is a little hard to see the drawing here (you can zoom to get a better look). Eventually this will be two tall cabinet towers (each with 5 cabinets with doors) set at right angle to each other.  There will he a bench built at a right angle in the corner with a roof over it with lighting built into it.  All built from reclaimed floor joists and bit of salvaged shelving. Here's a picture of the skeleton of the first tower.  As you can see this project has moved into my living room while I am replacing the roof of the porch for my landlord (pictures of that project to come).