October

"Corpuscles," by artist Brigan Gresh, was purchased at The Red Tag sale at Stardust, a yearly artists clearance sale/show.

In the sunroom, this thick IKEA coffee table got caught under the fall of a 200 pound man (Pete) when he fell face first (a la Chris Farley) onto it. The table survived damage-free.

The art above the white bookcases are Sanford Salvation Army store finds featuring wood frame, burlap and glazed metal pieces.

The bed is from the now-shuttered Living Quarters store. The dresser is from West Elm. These IKEA doors were originally made for a wardrobe.

“I learned a lesson about ‘measuring twice and cutting once’ with this project,” he says. “I took the measurements of the cabinet at IKEA, instead of the actual door. When I hung the doors they were about 4 inches short.

I had to add a strip of aluminum at the bottom from the left over hardware.”

Pete designed this CD cabinet himself, and a cabinetmaker friend built it for him over the course of year. The friend dropped it off the night before she moved to California.

This thrift store find intrigued Pete. He couldn't believe someone would make it and then frame it.

This "carpet painting" is disliked by Yana for the record.