I now have a working door handle and latch on my shop door. I had a screen door handle/latch that I had bought for my screened in porch and ended up not using. Being cheap and not wanting to buy anything, I decided I want to use it for my door.  The thing is, it's made for doors up to 2" thick and mine is 4" thick. So, for a while now, I've been just using the inside latch and opening the window and reaching in to open the door.

I looked high and low for the screws of the proper side/thread that were at least 4" long. No luck. So I contacted a friend I know that works in the fastener industry and he supplied me with some lengths of all-thread of the proper size/thread along with some dome nuts.

I used a bit of welding rod to span between the outside button and the inside latch.





Also built a lumber rack this weekend. Just some 2x4 and 1x4 arms screwed to the studs.





Unfortunately, I don't have any "nice" lumber of significant size. Just some pine boards, small cedar cut-offs, and pallet scraps. But, it definitely helped clear up some space.

That thing in the upper left corner is a genuine antique. Although I'm sure it's really a footboard, my grandparents used it for the headboard on the guest bed for longer than I can remember. I used it as the headboard for my son's first "big boy" bed after he outgrew the crib. I've been hanging on to it for a long time now with no use for it but too attached to it to get rid of it but no idea what to do with it. But one of those "picker" shows on TV (the one with the two women) gave me an idea for it. I'm going to attach a bench seat to it and it will become the back of the bench. I'll put it in the girls' room where I'm sure they'll cover it with stuffed animals. But it hangs nicely where it is for now.