I moved the Mug Rack I built recently which freed up some wall space. I decided to build a CD rack to hang on the wall so I could have a place to display my collection instead of hiding them in a closet.
If you have a Raspberry Pi on WiFi then you are probably aware of the struggles
with it randomly disconnecting. If anything goes wrong with the WiFi (access
point restarts, IP address changes, you look at the pi the wrong way, etc.) the
WiFi will drop and never fix itself. I’ve written a script called net-dev-kick
to kick the network device if a ping check fails.
https://github.com/bahamas10/net-dev-kick
There are a lot of small scripts floating around forums that do what
net-dev-kick does (albeit, poorly and with a lot of assumptions) so I decided
to clean it all up and make a simple yet robust program to deal with this
situation.
This script attempts to ping a server that should always be up (use your
router or something similar) and if it fails, it restarts the interface given
as $1.
net-dev-kick is intended to be used on the raspberry pi to fix wlan0, but can
theoretically be used on any machine to fix any interface. It’s best used
as a cronjob that runs every 5 or so minutes.
I bought a patio set of furniture from Ikea when I was living in California around 2011/2012. I was using it up until last year as a desk for my iMac that I replaced with a DIY Computer Desk. My mom gave me the idea to make a wood top for it and turn it into a dining room table - so I did!
I decided to make a headboard to accompany the Bed Frame I built earlier this year.
Instead of worrying about how to connect it to my bed frame I sort of cheated, and just framed it up and mounted it to the wall like a hanging picture.
After seeing how much I liked the DIY Closet Barn Doors that I made, I decided to make new doors for my bedroom and upstairs bathroom.
I had already purchased some hardware (that I used for the bathroom door) from Lowe’s about a year ago, so I ended up by what new pieces I would need to finish the bedroom and bathroom doors from Amazon
I found this piano on Craigslist for free, as the owner was moving from NY to Florida. I hired piano movers to transport it to my house, and from there I ventured onto trying to fix it myself. Most of the keys were chipped and needed to be re-topped, and about 5 of the keys did nothing when pressed (didn’t play).
I managed to fix most of the issues, but there is still some weirdness with the piano where I will need to hire a professional to come fix it fully.
All of the parts I ordered were from Howard Piano Industries
I added LED strips to the Bed Frame I built earlier this year activated by a motion sensor. This way, when I walk into my room or get out of bed when it is dark, these will light up and provide a nice ambient glow that will make it easier to see.
The 2 led strips on either side of the bed connect to the USB wall charger adapter, which connects to the motion sensor. Whenever motion is detected, the strips turn on for ~30 seconds providing a nice low light.
In honor of my New Nightstands, I wanted a smaller version of my existing Edison Lamp. I wanted one to take up less space, as the nightstands are slightly smaller than my Old Nightstand.
It’s only been a year since I built my first nightstand, but in that time I’ve learned a lot that could be translated over into building newer, fancier nightstands for my bedroom.
I still love my light-up nightstand - it will just have a new place in my house.
