We bought a new refrigerator, and naturally had to have one that dispensed water and ice. But we did not have a water line. So I’m going to take you along and show you how we installed one. Hopefully this will help you out if you are thinking about the process of installing a water […]
Shou sugi ban garden boxes
Four or five years ago I had this crazy idea to burn our existing garden boxes. My hope was that it would preserve the wood, as we had opted to save some money and use construction grade lumber rather than cedar or redwood. I blogged about that here. That post has been popular ever since, […]
Speed Square Shelves
Shelf brackets can be roughly classified as inexpensive and unattractive, or crazy expensive and attractive. Maybe there’s a middle ground there, but it is a bit fuzzy. Speed squares can be inexpensive. And it turns out they make durable, and rather fun, shelf brackets. And even better, it’s easy. Materials *As an Amazon affiliate […]
Table Saw 101
One of the most exciting purchases a beginning DIYer – actually any DIYer makes – is a new table saw. It can also be a nerve wracking tool for beginners. I’ve created a video tutorial to walk through table saw basics, from safety through making that first cut. For convenience, I’ve written out the information […]
The Sunriver Desk
The Sunriver Desk is a simple design with lots of room for personalization and a flexible setup. As many of us embark in some form of kids-learning-from-home there is a need, for some place for them to learn from. As a former educator myself, I cannot recommend enough having a dedicated place for kids […]
A DIY Master Bedroom
Look, if you are a parent you understand the need to have a master bedroom that feels like a retreat. Whatever the size it should be a relaxing, peaceful place. This is what our master bedroom looked like when my husband and I first married eight years ago. Look, I’m not going to knock it. […]
How to build a transom window
Building a transom window is one of those tasks that might seem more intimidating than it really is. Essentially, all it really is is creating a box inside a framed out header. How fancy that box is is completely up to you, but in general it is a matter of simply adding layers of trim. […]
Minimalist Nightstand
Building a set of nightstands for our master bedroom has been on my list for a long time now, and in that time I have come up with a number of different ideas for how they could look. But eventually I stepped back and realized that what I wanted was something small and un-fussy. I […]
Catalog Bookcase
As my kids get older and we transition from picture books to chapter books I found myself looking for a solution to store all of the books. And hopefully, just maybe, keep them organized. What I came up with was this bookcase with drawers to hold the books. It’s my take on a modern card […]
Acrylic Garden Markers
We recently built boxes and planted a garden, so I wanted to create garden markers that would be colorful, fun, and easy to read. Bonus points if they didn’t take too long to make. Extra bonus points if they were cartoons. This was definitely a CNC job. And I knew I wanted them carved on […]
