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And Then I Bought a House

No. Not property to build my Hillside Cottage on, but an actual house. A 150 year old brick farmhouse,... 
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Weekend DIY Picnic Table Project

See this picnic table? I love eating at this thing almost as much as I loved building it. Detached benches,... 
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How To Make a Glass Jug Lamp

When I decided to rent an old farm house with a bunch of falling down buildings on the property there... 
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DIY House Addition: Building a House From the Ground Up

Building a house takes many things– tools, patience, several cases of beer, and most importantly,... 
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By Tools, For Tools: Quick (and Fun) Wood Toolboxes

During the Great Migration of One-Thousand Tools that has occurred over the last several weeks, it became... 
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Organization 101: DIY File Crates From Pallets

A recurring theme here over the last couple of weeks has been watching me desperately trying to dig... 
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Drywall 101: Drywalling Basics

“Let’s hang and finish some drywall!” Yeah. Here’s my guess at the three most... 
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Out With The Old: A Look Back at the Beautiful Disaster of 2011

Just so we’re clear from the start, the “beautiful” part of 2011 was definitely how... 
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Chicken Coop Turned Coffee Table

First of all, I am admittedly not a chicken expert (yet) but I’m pretty sure this isn’t... 
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DIY Spice Jar Labels

It might seem a little strange that even though I don’t have a working kitchen (or even really... 
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Tile 101: The Basics of DIY Tiling (Any Kind, Anywhere)

Once you learn the basic principles behind installing tile you can apply them to any number of projects–... 
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DIY Video: Building a Custom Door & Jamb (with a lot of people staring at you)

Back when I built the shelving for the closets in the Memorial House, I had this idea about building... 
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Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 3

Creating this rustic wood wall art was a simple project when it came to building the panels and thinking... 
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Magic Plan App: Floor Plans Without Measuring Tapes (aka The Coolest Thing Your Phone Can Do)

I’m trying really hard right now to write this posts without using excessive exclamation points.... 
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How To Build a Pottery Barn Inspired Vanity

I think the most important thing on the list of stuff you need to build a vanity is the pervasive belief... 
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Joinery 101: Using a Kreg Jig

Interior work brings with it the joy of figuring out how to attach two pieces of wood in a slightly... 
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Sunday Night Sneak Peek

It’s safe to say I’ve been on a roll around the house for the past few weekends, and the question I get most often from people is “How do you…

Liberty House: The New Back

When I’m standing in the back yard, my view to the West looks like this… So you can see why I don’t often spend a lot of time gazing at…

Kicking Ass & Patching Holes

Most days my productivity around the house can be gauged by how filthy I am at the end of the day, and the fact that on Sunday I actually had…

Screwy Things

I’m pretty confident in saying that in the last eight years of blogging, this is the first time that I’ve posted two “organization” related posts back-to-back. I’d feel a little…

Irony & A Little Less Disaster

Back when I took you all on a little video tour of the Liberty House, I might have made a smart ass comment about the size of the mudroom and…

Painting the Day Away

Saturday was something like the third longest day of the year and I decided to utilize every minute of it, starting with catching the sunrise from the front porch. The…

Composting: The Slightly Less Hillbilly Version

Even though the kitchen at the Liberty House is mostly functioning, it has still taken me a few months to get my waste management routine down. And yes, “waste management…

The Slow Eradication of Hunter Green

Now, I’ve been pretty quick to knock what– at one time in the 90′s– was my very favorite of colors. I mean, there’s something about a nice dark green that…

Asserting My Personality (via Paint Colors)

I’m sure it’s difficult for all of you to imagine that growing up I was a bit of a head-strong, uh, obstinate, kid. Conversations about my childhood usually include some…

Defending The Perimeter

As I mentioned in my last post, coming home to find a random chipmunk tail in the middle of your kitchen floor is something that will give you a moment’s…

Pile Progress: Wherein I “Drive” a Tractor

Sorting the rubble pile–which early on was one of those I-don’t-know-where-to-start-much-less-believe-it-will-ever-get-done projects– has quickly become one of my favorite chores to work on around the property. First, because this is…

Things That Make Me Shake My Head: Fence Fixin’ Edition

One of those pesky little items called out in the appraisal of the house that needed to be fixed before the bank will give me my money back was this…

That’s What I’m Talking About: A Little Post-Weekend Gloat Fest

Just so we’re clear right from the start, there is no point to the post other than for you to get a mental image of me throwing my arms up…

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