Confession: I kind of hate paper valentines. I mean, they are sweet, and fun and all that. But I have two kids in preschool, guys, and the load of paper that comes home is kind of intense already. So this year I came up with a fun, simple to make valentine idea that is actually […]
DIY Upholstered Storage Bench
Have you ever purchased a cheap piece of furniture, only to have it fall apart? I picked up a super cheap bench at Home Goods last year. It was wobbly when I bought it and as you can imagine, things haven’t exactly improved. Some time ago my four year old jumped on it and left a […]
DIY Mudroom Coat Hook Sign
Story time: Not long ago I came in from feeding our Nigerian dwarf goats and our flock of chickens. It was pouring rain, my boots were covered in farm…stuff, and as I came in that back door and saw the pile of boots and dirt gathered there I realized something. It’s time to reclaim the […]
DIY Essential Oil Display and Storage
DIY Essential Oil Display and Storage You know, I really have no idea how I ended up with so many essential oil containers. But one day as I dug through my cupboard trying to figure out what everything was I thought “someone should come up with a good way to store these things.” It turns […]
Top 10 Projects of 2017 (And a reader poll)
It is a time-honored tradition here in blog-land to recap the year with a good old-fashioned Top 10 post…though, to be perfectly honest, it’s a rather self-indulgent thing, isn’t it? So let’s speak a little more frankly and call this: Some great projects that I worked really hard on this past year and you […]
Miter saw dust collection: A Simple, Mobile Solution
A miter saw is often the first, big tool purchase of a diy workshop. It’s also voted “the tool you would choose to save from a fire if you could only choose just one” by most DIYers. Okay, I just made that up. Just got a miter saw and want to find a way to […]
The Gift of DIY: A Dining Table with a Special Purpose
Welcome to the 10th of our 12 Days of a DIY Christmas. For my day I wanted to share a way you can use those awesome DIY skills to give to others. I love the Christmas season with all of it’s lights and activity and festivities. Of course, it’s also easy to get caught up […]
DIY Modern Plywood Stool
Plywood is actually pretty cool stuff. It’s a terrific option for a lot of builds, but usually you’ll want to find a way to cover those edges. However, if the look you are going for is more modern you can consider leaving them showing. I created this stool using a single 2×4 sheet of 3/4″ […]
DIY Wooden Towel Hook Rack Tutorial
Toddlers and towel bars do not mix. It’s like putting a monkey in a jungle gym and telling it not to hang on things. Did she just compare her children to monkeys? Ya, yep, did that. Anyway, I don’t even like towel bars, so I’m not mad. Nope, I’m happy it broke. Because then I […]
How to trim rounded window corners
You know those people on the HGTV house shows that talk about how they want a home with “character”? You know what they are really talking about? Trim. They are talking about trim work. If your home could use some character, here’s a rather inexpensive way to get it. In this tutorial I am specifically […]
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