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Was bored on Wednesday night so I tried my hand at doing a project w/o measuring or any semblance of a plan. Please note that the different spacing between the shelves is intentional to be able to fit my glasses properly.

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[–] enki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

How nice of you to build stairs for the little lamp man

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

He wanted an elevator, but I'm not that skilled yet

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

different spacing between the shelves is intentional to be able to fit my glasses properly

Always good to have a dedicated place for your regular glasses, your pince-nez, your opera glasses, and your monocle.

(Seriously, though, it looks nice -- good work!)

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 7 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

So his pet mouse can warm itself next to the bulb of course.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

It was part of a 3-step program.

[–] Unrefined@anarchist.nexus 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shelves for specific bed-side necessities would be my guess.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Ding ding ding!

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

They are shelves for things I normally keep on my night stand

[–] bmpvy@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

it's for the fairies and Wichtel that live in that lamp

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 5 points 1 week ago

Good news, OP! I've commissioned people on Ali Baba to manufacture 5,000 units. /joke

[–] morto@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)