Drywall and paint
The original garage was bare studs on the interior. In order to use it as my studio, we had to insulate and drywall. Neither material is my...
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New Roof
There were several layers of asphalt tiles on the roof of the old garage. Although we didn't have any obvious leaks, we wanted to ensure th...
Replace original garage doors with sliding glass doors - allowing the sunshine in!
The original doors to the old garage were disintegrating! Years of weather had taken a toll... We debated whether to replace them with Fren...
Tipsy Topsy Terracotta Tower Planter
Last evening, I stumbled across an article on GardensandCrafts.com detailing the process for building terracotta pot towers... and fell in l...
Staining New Cabinets to Match a Vintage Kitchen
The folks over at StuccoHouse have a great (ongoing) series of posts detailing the process of staining new cabinets to match existing ones i...
How-to Hold and Hammer Small Nails: 4 Ways to Save your Fingers
Whenever I'm holding the hammer, tiny nails inevitably lead to bruised fingers. Fortunately, this doesn't have to be the case. These are s...
The Best Way to Clean Window Screens?
It's cool, wet, and miserable here... so time to catch up on some long overdue spring cleaning. I guess. First up: Window Screens. Thus far...
Pictures
Picture #1: The starting tote bag. This is the purse I started out with. I got a bit frustrated when everything inside got tangled and smash...
DIY Milk Crate Furniture
Hey... why not? What else are you going to use your dorm room bookcases for? via M.I.S.S. ...
Floating Dock with 55 Gallon Drum Pontoons
This isn't your everyday do it yourself project (and if you don't have a pond in your backyard you may have no need for this) but I think th...
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