This past Christmas I got a 10" compound miter saw and a brad nail gun that I have been dying to try out. About a month ago we had to have some work done in our basement. We are friends with our contractor and so I begged to help out so I could learn how to use my tools. He hesitantly agreed and I became an apprentice. I learned how to make beveled miter cuts, grout, properly remove base trim, put up drywall and more. I gained a lot of new knowledge....more important was confidence gained to use the tools.
I have been looking around ana-white.com for months looking at all of the cool projects and thinking "I can do that!" This one looked relatively easy:
My kids love to build forts! So I thought this would be a great beginner project. We (both kids and I) headed out to Lowe's to get the supplies (easy supply lists are included in each project outline). The project took me probably four hours but realistically it took maybe an hour. Mine took longer because I had to include lunch, naptime, breaking up spats, etc.
Here is my final project:
I added some webbing at the top (both front and back) to prevent the tent from flattening/spreading out. I also did not trim the bottom of the panels and brought them up and sewed the middle to create storage pockets for dolls/books/supplies. Additional ideas I have: add a cool hanging lantern in front, add a monogram to personalize the tent, add closure panels to front and back for privacy, use velcro instead of stapling for easy removal for cleaning.
The kiddos love it!
