Happy Hound Design

We Make, Learn & Try – Nothing has to be perfect, but it’s nice when we get it right. We have strong backgrounds in fabrication, trades craft, and design. Plus, we love a good challenge. To see some of or past work check out our Instagram @happy_hound_design                                                                      So, there’s three of us. To start their is me, I believe in unicorns, zombies and tend to have my own ramblings running through my head. Which is why I can be quite a quiet in person. Next, is my super special person and he’s a realist that somehow knows how to manage my stubborn eccentricities, with a background in technical direction, and theatrical lighting. We met in collage six years ago, soon after that we got our inspiring fur baby Dreamytha Hollow.    She’s our little rescue, retired racer and fulltime couch potato.   Together, we work to learn new skills, try different technique and make everything we can … it makes life more interesting that way!                                            

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Rockwall

So, this is a climbing wall. That was built in an afternoon full of playtime, laughs and distraction in my best friends’ driveway for her beautiful son and daughter. You see, she and her husband have been converting their garage into an O.T. space or according to their son a new play room.

The supplies where simple enough to find and decide on.

5 - 8ft 2x4 

4 - L brackets

1 – ¾” sheet of plywood

1-box of 3” deck screws

Climbing Handles with T-nuts and bolts  

Now for the steps of assembly.

 Cut everything to length

 Assemble frame

 Arrange handles and mark holes

 Drill holes

 Hammer T-nuts into holes on back of plywood

 Bolt down climb holds

 Secure plywood to frame

 Mount frame to wall with L brackets and drywall anchors

 Lastly have any and all adults act like monkeys on it before letting babies anywhere near it.

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To Start:

I apologies if you’re ready to see us working, I will have a build post for you tomorrow. But being that this is my first time ever posting in this type of format I wanted to take the time and explain what we are.

It is something between life and a portfolio, you see we are happiest in life when we are building and making something, anything really. Which in our freelance lifestyle we don’t always have time (Please roll your eyes with me when I say … paperwork) space, or finances for. After all we live in a small apartment with roommates (yes, that was plural).

But this is ideally going to challenge us to keep working to build our skills and knowledge, to not sit ideally. To plan and think further into our builds, our designs. To practice explaining the process and what we did to avoid and work through problems. This is our log … enjoy!