Afternoon Rain

This moment was captured on last Sunday. We were at the fishing place. My husband and my father were fishing that afternoon while the rain was falling hard. Though it’s still raining, a family decided to leave the place. Under one big umbrella, they walked hurriedly.

The Weekend in Black and White

Country-Style Doors

Modern internal doors, in the main, tend to be plain. You might want to rebel against this trend but find that the cost of framed and paneled doors is exorbitant. Or, you may have an odd-sized opening that doesn’t accommodate the standard door sizes (widths 720,760,820 and 870 mm and height 2040 mm).

If so, why not build your own framed and braced door that has definite character? Look carefully at the style of your house and make sure the design is in keeping with it.

Materials

Two lengths of 90x19 mm timber (cedar, Tasmanian oak, Oregon, for example) the length of the door makes up the vertical frame members. Two lengths of the same size make up the middle and the top horizontals (rails). The bottom one is 180x19 mm, twice as wide as the middle and top ones.

Two more lengths 90x19 mm create the braces. Note that the braces are almost parallel and run upwards from the hinged side to stop the door from dropping. The framing lengths will have to be made to suit your particular door size.

The lining boards will typically be 2100 mm in length. The number required will depend on how much each board covers. Allow for removing the tongue and the groove from the two outside boards, or the edges will look unsightly.

Source: easy home projects and google

Rubber Boats

I saw these three rubber boats at the side of one pond in Kampung Katulampa (Bogor. West Java, Indonesia). Nowadays, some people in Jakarta, Indonesia who live in places that ever affected by severe flood, have these boats at their homes for precautions.

A Jumping Girl

This jumping girl is Hana, my nephew. Look at her feet, they were on the air! She loves playing on the beach. This jumping moment was captured at Pangandaran Beach (Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia).

It’s my entry for a new photo meme, Weekend Portrait, hosted by Dindin MK. Don’t be hesitant to share your portrait photos there!

College Front Yard

When I was a student in this college, its front yard isn’t open for public. But now, it has become another open space in my city. You can see a café, games for children and a straight entrance to a mall beside. I share here the part of the yard that not change; it used to be my favorite place to sit and chat with friends, read and write, and any other activity…

The Weekend in Black and White

Space Creators and Storage in Kitchen

Behind-the-Door Storage

Kitchens are places where storage, no matter how plentiful, never seems to be enough. But more storage space does lurk, frequently unused. In a pantry or a broom cupboard, behind an entry door or in many other convenient, out-of-the-way spots.

Here, a shelf unit 90x19mm (finished size) comprising frame, shelves and ledgers with 42x12 mm retaining strips, is fixed easily and unobtrusively behind a pantry door.

The size of the unit and the spacing of the shelves can be modified to suit your particular needs. Keep in mind that you could use 142x19 mm material for greater storage if there is sufficient room.

If the door is hollow core (which is more likely) use spring or gravity toggles. To install these, bore a hole in both the ledger and door to the recommended diameter. Take the metal screw out of the toggle, push it through the ledger, and refix it to the body of the toggle.

Position the unit and push the body of the toggle into the holes in the door. Then, simply tighten the metal screw. The wings on the back of the toggle will tighten against the back of the door facing, suspending the unit solidly and permanently.

Now fill the shelves with those essential items and forget about your storage problems. Cover the shelves with plastic sheeting. This will help stop paintwork being damaged.

Kitchen Shelves

Do you have some wasted space between two top cupboards or between a top cupboard and a corner? Why not put up some shelves? A great effect can be achieved for little cost.

Materials for shelving may be solid timber, glass, plywood, timber veneered or plastic-laminate-covered particle board, among other things. Each product comes in a variety of widths, thickness and lengths.

Standard lengths start from 600mm and generally go up to 3600mm in 300mm increments. Common widths are 150,200,250,300,450 and 600mm. The width and thickness you require have to relate to the size and weight of objects which the shelf has to carry and the spacing of the supports. Be realistic about the probable loading; it is best always to alert on the side of safety.