Justin Chappell

Some Great Examples Of What’s Possible With Cellphone Photography

justin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:31:29 +0000

Check it out here.

Post-It Note Art

justin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:38:21 +0000

Love it:

Finished The Window Bench

justin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:41:35 +0000

This was a long-overdue finish job.

Before:

After:

Finally Got Around To Installing The AC

justin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:36 +0000

I woke up on a recent morning, and it was hot. That was the inspiration I needed to turn a hole in the wall beneath a porch into a built-in AC cabinet (with shelf).

Before:

After:

Here’s the gallery.

Drupal Is Awesome

justin — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:34:11 +0000

I don’t know why I didn’t just listen to other developers sooner — Drupal is amazing. It’s taken me a solid two weeks to really get my head around the functionality and modules (especially Views), but, man, this thing is going to change my life. And I’m sure I’ve only broken the surface of its potential.

WP is probably still the simplest and most-customizable for the straight-up single publisher, but, for anything community-oriented (user accounts, forums, etc.), Drupal has to be the best out there.

Only (main) complaint is the lack of official overarching documentation. Seems like every nasty little bug can only be fixed by extensive Google searches and random, one-off forum discussions. But that’s the nature of open-source stuff, I guess.

At any rate, Drupal is awesome, and I am looking forward to this whole new world of possibility.

Time-Lapse Star Photography

justin — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:05:10 +0000

This is pretty amazing.

Not Finished, But The Studio Is Taking Shape

justin — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:32:04 +0000

Spent a day cleaning up this area, which was previously filled with tools and paint buckets. I still have to finish that window bench (an upcoming weekend project), but, in the meantime, I’ve got a place to finally get around to learning to paint! (Sorry for the low-res photo… quick shot with the iPhone.)

Everytime I See This It Makes Me Laugh

justin — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:28:57 +0000

A Fun Little Art Project

justin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:11:55 +0000

Via the always-interesting BOOOOOOOM! blog:

And here’s how that’s panning out on Flickr.

Painting Wooden Countertops, An Adventure

justin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:18:08 +0000

I had a nice finish-ply base for my countertops, which I installed with the help of my dad about two years ago, and over a recent rainy weekend, I had an idea for finishing it. Because the walls were crooked to begin with, which threw my countertops out of square, I didn’t think a finish with strong lines (like tile) would look good, because it would show the crookedness. Something with thickness, like concrete or granite, was too high-end for this application, plus it’d be way too thick when added to the 3/4″ ply. I considered formica, but I had never done that sort of work, the quote I got seemed too high and I didn’t want to risk learning on my own kitchen.

So, I looked into painting the wood countertops. Just regular plywood, more or less. After looking around, I settled on an unexpected solution: epoxy-based concrete floor paint. It was super thick, and it turns any surface it’s applied to into a non-porous, water-tight piece of continuous smoothness. Like one giant span of tile. It cost about $200 and took three days to do, mainly a few hours each day. I’d recommend it.

Anywho, click here to see the whole photo slideshow of the process!