An End to Procrastination

Well I wouldn't say an end to procrastination. More like an effort to make a serious dent in the backlog.  I have a habit of starting projects, getting them to the point of being functional and then not worrying about those final finishing touches. This year I have a list of projects that I have to complete before I can start anything else. Subject #1 is a router table that I started about 4 years go. (I think) The base was created, the bottom drawer was in, the wheels were attached and the top... well the top was on top but not attached.  The finishing touches included drawer fronts, attaching the top, creating a centre door and finishing the wiring.  I"m happy to say this project is now 100% complete including a dust port in the back.  (Now I just have to finish my shop dust collection network.  That's not on this years list.)

Subject #2 is our laundry room.  Our old laundry room was very dysfunctional with ancient appliances and no storage.  (Our theory is that the previous owners swapped out the appliances when we moved in but we didn't have pictures to prove it.) This project included building upper and lower cabinets, a new counter over top of the new front loading energy efficient appliances, as well as new tile flooring.  I quickly completed the cabinets, countertop and flooring but three years later I still had to install crown molding on the upper cabinets, install the lower cabinet drawers and finish the back splash.  The doors had a bit of an issue when I installed them so I called the project "functional" and moved on to bigger and better things.  Now everything is complete with the exception of the back splash which should go in in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for my remaining projects.
1) A rocking chair started in January of 2010.
2) Refinishing of the family kids chairs started in the summer.
3) A work bench first dreamed about in January of 2009 but never started.