Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole Instagram – I finally made a gay audacity video 😂 I want it to be known that my audacity is primarily black, femme and cheap, but it definitely intersects with my queerness, too! After getting the cracked ceiling and walls in our office replaced and painted, I decided the room deserved a nice, new bookshelf in lieu of the unsturdy aluminum one we had had for 10 years. But all the nice RTW bookcases I found were upwards of $1500 a piece (we needed two) and I didn’t want to get something cheap from ikea that might not last as long as I needed it to (no shade to ikea- I love that store, but many of their items can be categorized as fast furniture and I wanted something with more longevity). I found the Puzzle Bookshelf plans at @anawhitediy ‘s website, my favorite for free, accessible furniture plans, and I have been making her projects ever since I learned how to build furniture from her book, The Handbuilt Home, of which I am a huge fan. The shelves took about 3 weeks to build cause I was working on my own and trying not to rush the process, and cost me something around $500-$600. I decided to turn the removable cubbies that connect the bookcases into cabinets with doors so I could hide our printer and files and after reading @dabito ‘s home dec book, I was inspired to use caning for the doors to elevate the look and add another organic dimension to the build- Bear wanted the room to feel like they were in a beautiful woodsy area with dappled sunlight filtering through the trees, and the caning lends itself to that aesthetic so nicely. Although I was so sick of this project in the last leg I am utterly pleased with how gorgeous this project turned out and I am pleased by my own tenacity and stubbornness to see it the end. This isn’t the most complicated build I’ve made but it’s physically the biggest and my oh my the Learning Successes™️ I had throughout could fill a book! Here’s to tapping into your own delusional maker audacity that, with a little patience and a lot of gumption, can become a reality too! ❤️❤️❤️ | Posted on 14/Oct/2023 01:13:15