Western General Store

If you are a wood worker or know someone who builds cabinets, this might be the project for you. The photo is pre plasma TV. Now our 48 inch Panasonic fits and nicely and would easily support a larger one. We designed and built this cabinet for our needs, but it could be customized. Sliding wood trays hold tons of DVDs and Tapes. In the center section sliding wood shelves hold DVD player/recorder and sound system. The rear of this section is open for plugging in the wires. When the doors are closed it's a nice neat cabinet.

I decided to use one of the pallet wood pieces, turn it on its side and drill three holes to make a triple candle holder. Holes were drilled for Small Star Nails and for mounting the cast iron Longhorn . The wood was left bare and rustic. I inserted battery operated candles, but glass votive candles could be used. The cast iron could be painted or rusted.

I took one of our Wooden Candle Holders , stained it and partially sanded it. Holes were drilled in the top for the  Mini Star Nails which were painted red and green. I bent the nails over so when stuck in the candle holder they are standing upright. There are two types of Mini Star Nails. One with a short nail and one with a long nail. You may email me if you specifically want the long nail. I wrapped ribbon around the candle holder and tied a bow. Finally a cinnamon candle was added. You could tie on different colored bows for different seasons or holidays as well as painting the stars and candle holder different colors or designs to match your holiday.

I drew and cut out horses out of plywood. I wanted them large to make a statement on the wall above my bed, so they are about 2' x 3' each. I spray painted them with various colors of textured paint to make them look like metal. A neighbor felt of them and still thought they were metal. By sticking painted star nails on the wall around the horses, it looks as though they are flying through the sky.