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I just finished four months of do-it-yourself carpentry in order to turn a sitting room at my home into a home office:

Before: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/House-Vi...

After: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5086...

Some more "after" pictures, which might be of interest to anyone else that enjoys woodworking as an "away-from-computer" hobby:

Drawers: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5089...

http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5098...

http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5078...

Custom sliding shelves: http://family.efinke.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_5080...

That is very nice work! How long have you been doing carpentry? How long did it take to learn?

Thanks! This was my first serious carpentry project apart from just fixing things around the house, but I've been watching shows like The New Yankee Workshop and This Old House for years, as well as reading every Wood/Handyman/American Woodworker magazine I can get a subscription to.

I think I learned more though throughout the course of this project than I have in the past 10 years of just reading about how to do it. A typical day would end with my wife asking "How is it going out there?" (in the garage), and I would answer, "Well, I'm learning a lot about how not to do things."

Nice work. I've always liked built-in storage and workspaces. It just seems like a cleaner more organized look than stand alone furniture. And all the better that you could design it to your exact specifications.

Excellent job. I'll be right over with my laptop. :)

That is some solid carpentry! Awesome bookshelves.

Kudos to you mister, the rest of us mere mortals can but bow before your presence.

Thanks! The shelving turned out better than even I expected, mostly due to my wife's design and direction.

Great work, sir. You inspired me to try that for my own office :)

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