The first version of the kitchen was made from low quality plywood that I had on-hand. It was never supposed to be used a second time, but I never found the time to remake it with better quality materials.
We’ve used it for at least seven years, and I think I’ve identified all the shortcomings.
This portable table is part of our glamping setup. It’s made from a single sheet of plywood and uses zero hardware to hold it together. It breaks down flat for storage & transport.
Continue reading “Breakdown Table (Mk.3)”I’ve been putting my holiday decorations on smart plugs for probably five years now. It really makes things easier when you can automate your decorations.
Continue reading “Holiday lights are made for smart plugs.”Back in the analog days, your light was controlled either at the lamp or at the switch. If you were going on vacation, you might plug it into a clock work timer so no one noticed the house was unoccupied. As we move to home automation, you have a lot of flexibility in how to control things. Do you want to control at the wall, the lamp or the bulb?
Continue reading “Where to put the brains?”When we bought the new house, I was happy to see that both upstairs bathrooms had new vanities. I didn’t realize then that the new fixtures were probably worse than the 50 year old units that they replaced.
One of the pain points on our smart home journey has been allowing visitors and children without i-devices to control the lights. So far I’ve installed two different solutions, and one of them actually works. The one that doesn’t work is due to the construction of my home, the device itself seems fine.
Better still, the one that works is easier to install and cheaper to purchase.
Continue reading “More smarts for an old house”Not so much hidden really as trick the brain to ignore the power cords for the rear speakers.
Finally, six months behind schedule, my living room wall is finished.
Continue reading “It is Finished”As much as we love the ger, it’s too cumbersome for shorter trips or space constrained sites. I decided we needed a modern family tent, because the wee ones are too wee for separate tents.
It’s been bugging me for a while that there is rust visible around my tow hooks, so I decided to try to make my first (of many {Never buy an East Coast truck}) efforts at rust repair.
Modern Anachronist 