Form following function

I hate taking baths. I think it goes back to Mama Jo making me take a bath after playing in the ditch when I was a kid. Yeah, I played in the ditch.

I wish I could take credit for this tub, but we just touched it up with some block feet to sit on and a bit of trim. The boys at Diamond Spas in Colorado get the credit for the fashion on this one.

We attached the feet to the floor, the plumbers came after and set the tub on the feet, and we trimmed it on site with pre-finished parts. Leslie spent the time to make it look right, and it's a looker.

I don't think I could fit it in my yard, but I still wouldn't take a bath if I owned one. I hate taking baths. I'm partial to ditches.

"Hey, but it sure looks good on you!"

It's so simple.

Tasty burgers. I would rather eat a delicious homemade hamburger with all the fixins than a delicious steak. I love burgers. But I am pretty picky about my burgers, and simple doesn't do it for me.

I was having the burger chat with a good friend and we debated over the simple burger with that "special sauce". Makes me want to blow chunks. I'm talking about In N Out (as opposed to up n down).

The Utah County folk love their fads. They will do ANYTHING that is cool, as long as it is cheap. Not inexpensive, cheap. Even if it tastes or looks like crap. So after much lobbying and many long trips to 'Cali' for a burger run, the yummy simple burgers from Back N Forth made their way to Utah County to appease the masses. Don't be fooled by those other red and yellow imposters, they sure couldn't make a burger as simple. I'm talking Out N About.

My friend, bless him, is one to wait with all the other Ut. County patrons in the drive thru line, car idling and NOT contributing to Climate Change (formerly Global Warming) for that oh so simple burger.

But, we do agree that simple can be so good. This little betty ended up being one of my flavorite pieces in the whole home. And it is just a simple little cabinet, tucked away in a far off corner.

Quarter-sawn white oak, fumed in the makeshift tanning bed in the shop. I love this cabinet.


How 'bout that hardware.

This one "goes"

I had a roommate for several years that I would even call a friend. Every now and then, he would stop in to my room and ask me "does this go?" referring to a shirt and pants, or a tie or shoes, or something else he was wanting to wear to church or a date. I always wanted to know where they were supposed to go. But now I understand.

Leslie would have been the one to ask, cause she knows where things are supposed to go. And the colors here, sure go.

The first post for this blog was this little number and it sure turned out lovely. We just needed about a thousand years to get some color to it. This was one of the first pieces that Leslie gave us to do. It sat unfinished in the corner for a few. I posted too, about the doors, which turned out flawless and fit well. Now it is done and fully functional. The granite rocks and the curve is matched to fit the vessel sink.

Quartered African Mahogany is the wood choice. The legs are not glue-ups but mitered 4/4 to give it that "thick and chunky" look we all come to expect from Leslie.