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Got the door onto the cold box in the wall today, part of the oak table (that's also the counter top). The latch is from the windows we used on the front of the house.

stepping back a bit, with the door open:

Did a proto-type of a possible light shade for above the bench in the living room. I'm going for a Japanese lantern sort of thing... we'd glue a light paper in the four main square sides if we go with this:

it looks pretty good for no glue and no plan before I started cutting.