Yesterday, I was vegging in front of the TV–just as I said I would.  (Sylvia was at a women’s meeting at church.)  While I was checking my eyelids for leaks, I was interrupted.  Huh!?  It was the doorbell.  Who could it be?  I’m not expecting anyone, am I?  I went to the door and found Doug.  He was making a delivery.

While I carried a couple of his tools, he brought this into the house:

Oak shelf unit built by Doug McPherson

Some time ago, we had to replace the control unit in our shower.  This required cutting an access hole in the wall behind the shower stall.  We put the chunk of drywall back in the hole when the plumbing project was finished.  It wasn’t pretty.

We decided that a small shelf unit would cover the hole and provide a little more storage space in the bathroom area.  A friend suggested slide-out shelves so that mounting screws could be placed behind.  Great idea!  When I asked Doug if he could build something for us, he agreed that he could.

Shelves slide out to reveal mounting screws

The workmanship is first class!  The shelves and the lip on the front are a single piece.  They won’t come apart.  And isn’t that beautiful oak?  Doesn’t it look great?

It didn’t take long for us to mount the unit to wall studs on either side of the hole.  Doug was on his way home from work, and soon left.  I returned to my eyelid-checking project in front of the TV.

Later, Sylvia returned from her meeting.  As she walked in, she greeted me with, “What’s that piece of drywall doing on the dryer?”

I replied, “You’d better investigate.”

She did, and the next thing I heard was, “Oh WOW!  That is so much nicer than I expected.”

What a pity that Doug wasn’t there to witness that scene.  She is thrilled with the unit.  We both are thrilled.

You can see more of Doug’s creations at his website.  Why not take a bit of time and check it out?