A Wooden Cold Frame

One of the aspects I prefer about living in the new home is the freedom of creating anything: stone walls, woodsheds, green areas, vegetable gardens… You name it. I’m slowly transitioning into a curious man who likes to give shape to things. My girlfriend is the brain and I am the arms: she sees ideas on Pinterest and Instagram1, shares them with me, and says, “You could do it.” Yeah, like if I have a great experience. Well, in the last few months I was surprised by myself. The latest idea was a cold frame for plants. All I got was this grainy picture from Pinterest: I got the idea, but… The alternate version of this image does not exist. Scroll on! Using my advanced hacker skills, I reverse-searched the image and found this old pdf from a 2012 Internet Archive capture. There was a full scheme, great! But I didn’t follow it. First, it used Imperial units, and they should be banned.2 Second, the materials used are not the same I’d easily find here in Italy. I have plenty of beadboard,…