(You have to read the title in your inner Bob Barker voice for the desired effect)

I had a pile of planks laying around that I’d received for free and intended to burn in the kiln, but they turned out to be covered in mud and I didn’t want to clean each one by hand just to toss them in the fire. 

They are nice thick pine planks, and I had this sudden inspiration to make a raised floor for the new studio storage area. It was a very good feeling to have a pile of trash disappear as a new floor emerged! Quick, easy, and free. How often does that happen?

I still have shorter pieces left, and will use them to fill in the still open triangle on the right side.