Monday 17 May 2010: All the world's a stage

Ta-daa! Job done.

Well, nearly. I still have a bag or two of Highland River pebbles to scatter.

As with all my finest creations, it appears clean, simple and minimal on the surface. But lurking just beneath are a range of practical wonders -- in this case, 915 litres of waterproof storage and Bella's sandpit -- all of which will be the subject of future blips. And there's room for expansion. Lights... music... who knows.

All it's lacking now is a name. Any suggestions?

E-P1 : f/5.0 : 1/200" : 7mm : ISO 200

Tags

deck garden crowd bella g bb people stage decking construction

Comments

1. Clearly it's a Dance Floor.

   ~ Scobes

2. Oh its excellent ! It should be called "The stage"
   
   It will be good for hide and seek :)

   ~ manylenses

3. ......and henceforth ye shall be known as The Family Cloggs.

   ~ Scobes

4. Looks a lovely to place to chill for the forthcoming summer months.

   ~ queenie

5. "The Pit"? ..
   
   Nah, too simple..
   
   Hmm... Looks like a good build though.

   ~ nh

6. Surely it must be "unstaged", no?

   ~ monochrome

7. Unstaged?
   
   Ally says you have far too much talent for your own good.

   ~ sheilaM

8. Well done Joe thats a deck and a half.
   

   ~ golddust

9. Wow, brilliant work Joe. That's amazing.

   ~ TractorFactoryPhotos

10. Splendiferous! Most impressive - is there no end to your talents, sir?

    ~ yogini08

11. Wow! Love it! and the shot.

    ~ nina54

12. What about decadence (deck-a-dance)

    ~ MAiT

13. It all looks very square and spot-on. Nice job Joe.
    Dohdeckatreedone.
    (The doh bit is for where you trapped your finger)
    (thumb then)

    ~ mooncoin

14. By the way. Do you realise that every bloke blipper will be trying to hide this blip from their partners. "See that Joe. Why can't you be more like him? All I want is that shelf fixing? Look at Joe, not only is he world famous and featured in the Sunday Times, but he's built a deck too"

    ~ MAiT

15. This is the secret location, isn't it? So deck the stage with blippers.
    
    You are multi-talented aren't you. This is so good, and to incorporate storage too, amazing. You could put friends up for the night under that decking too.

    ~ TinS

16. I do hope the hidden wonders are accessed by pressing a button on a remote control unit and making parts of the structure slide elegantly to and fro.
    Whatever the name ends up being it should be graffitied onto that wall on the left.

    ~ wingpig

17. Where does the man find the time?
    
    Very nice indeed.

    ~ bri

18. Where do the chickens go?

    ~ delphwynd

19. I'm liking Dohdeckatreedone, but I'll never be able to pronounce that after my third beer run to the shed.
    
    @wingpig - sadly not, it's more a case of sticking a couple of fingers in a hole and pulling. And that wall on the left is suddenly looking much tattier than before. Hmmm...

    ~ Joe

20. The Couch

    ~ G

21. Deck-a-thon was the first thing that popped into my head for a name.

    ~ anappleaday

22. And all the men and women merely players...

    ~ serendipitous

23. It's a fabulous creation - fine craftsmanship! That is one exciting project :)

    ~ pddesigns

24. 'THE BLOGGPOD'

    ~ hope

25. Want that! My man has to try now to build something.

    ~ Minni

26. I am impressed. Wi-fi connection?

    ~ Gillipaw

27. i am speechless!
    
    Decksville, man!

    ~ amnesia

28. Just needs an x-large bbq pit

    ~ sean

29. Have you replied to one of those "Get a massive deck" emails?

    ~ Red

30. My mistake. It wasn't deck at all.
    
    It really is rather splendid, though but.

    ~ Red

31. About flaming time

    ~ kaybee

32. Brilliant work, a great job, you can come and do me on now Joe :)

    ~ traceyflowerpot

33. D'ikea or deckea? Decking meets ikea! I'm sure ikea would approve of your clever use of space.
    
    Just in time for summer. I think the first instalment should definitely be the hidden beer fridge!

    ~ justjack

34. Woodfest?

    ~ dailypost

35. decking, schmecking. that is, clearly, an unfinished mini ramp. get those transitions on there now!
    
    (nice work)
    

    ~ Anonymoose

36. @Anonymoose - how sad is it that I had exactly the same thought...?

    ~ Joe

37. Great deck, and fantastic family portrait. But where's the barbecue and the coolbox with beer?

    ~ megatonlove

38. A stage for Uke kids? ...or HKQ? :)
    
    Nice family portrait. I think I know who did all that job... or is it just fake?

    ~ MissRAble

39. I think Anonymoose stumbled upon a great name for it there: The Shmeck.

    ~ David77

40. I saw the suggestions somewhere up here as well, but my first thought was: Upstage!! ;-)
    
    This is a brilliant piece of work Joe!! 5*'s for your creativity!!

    ~ LuvU2

41. and with a few taps in the right direction with a hammer - that streetlight could become your own personal mood lighting

    ~ Anonymoose

42. Unstaged part deux...great piece of engineering

    ~ hebsauntyval

43. Hmmm. I am looking at this and I suspect you might have had a plan.
    My effort is planned in my head. Subject to change without notice.

    ~ myangle

44. I spent three years trying to draw plans, MyAngle. In the end I relied on my imagination!

    ~ Joe

You haven't been invited to comment on this journal. Why not start your own journal and join the community? It's free, only takes a minute and you'll be able to comment on everyone's journals. Click here to get started.