We haven’t been posting alot on here lately. It’s not that we haven’t been doing anything but just the opposite. We are so busy we haven’t had the time to post. With that, we leave you with a before and after photo of the door leading into the garage. We recently replaced the trim and […]
Category: DIY
Board and Batten Coat Wall Tutorial
It’s been awhile since I promised the tutorial on how I did my board and batten coat wall so here it is…finally. Things have been pretty hectic in our household. I am still working on the kitchen island project and getting more and more done everyday. I am also wrapping up Ashley’s “new” makeup vanity, […]
Desk Into Makeup Vanity Makeover
Another project wrapped up tonight. Just completed redoing a makeup vanity Ashley originally scored for $5. New top, sides, drawer pulls, rails and of course new paint. #diy
Unexpected Basement Issues
On Monday I walked down into the basement to check and empty our dehumidifier. As I walked the hallway into the bathroom, I stepped down and was met with the unexpected feeling of water underfoot through the carpet. Since it was raining out at the time, I immediately opened up the store room where the […]
Island Countertop
We decided to do a wood counteract on the kitchen Island project. So far it’s going OK. I had a hard time trying to cut the 2×6 by myself on the table saw and neither one of my circular saw were able to make it through. Because of that, I have had to play with […]
ShopDog Sawhorse Project
Considering all of the projects I have going on right now, I am disappointed that it took me so long to complete these saw horses. They would have come in very handy for a handful of the things that I have already completed. I purchased the plans for these sawhorses from woodshopdude.com for a very […]
New Projects
I have been busy working on a few new projects even though I have yet to completely finish the old ones. Been feeling a bit under the weather this week as well so that has put a damper on the ambitions. Last week Ashley came home with this old desk that she picked up from […]
New Swing Set
It took a bit longer than I expected but I finally got the swing set put together. This thing is sturdy and build to last! I am so glad we went with a build it yourself model from the local lumber-yard vs a kit from one of the big box stores. We wanted one that […]