January 2013 – Kick Ass or Die

Let’s Talk About Tools, Baby!

January 31, 2013 27 Comments

So… for three days I’ve been trying to write a post about my January themes, but as it turns out I can’t write about finances

Dueling DIY: Stairs and Stripes

January 29, 2013 23 Comments

If it wasn’t for the fact that last week Sarah over at the Ugly Duckling House was pulling ahead on this stair challenge when we

Something strange (and a little magical) is happening here…

January 27, 2013 23 Comments

Let me start off by saying that I don’t believe in fairy tales, or maybe more accurately, fairy tale endings. (I also don’t believe in

Office Update: Forget What I Said About Cubbies, They’re Awesome

January 25, 2013 26 Comments

I think that the last time I said anything about organization in my office I probably made a smartass remark about cubbies. Which I would

I Bought Something Off Craigslist and Didn’t Get Killed By an Axe Murderer

January 23, 2013 63 Comments

I feel like there are two things that the Internet community at large is so blase about, and that I have never personally been comfortably

Dueling DIY: Stair Sanding, and More Sanding, and More Sanding

January 22, 2013 13 Comments

You’ll never guess what I’ve been doing on my stairs. Yeah, actually… not that hard to guess. I put a little time in on Saturday

Mudroom: Progress, Plans, and Paint

January 21, 2013 25 Comments

So, guys, I have a confession. I went and did something crazy around here this weekend, and I’m afraid things will never be the same

The Next Five: January 2013

January 16, 2013 19 Comments

My Five-Project Rule is probably the only reason life around the Liberty House is a contained kind of madness as opposed to, well, all-out chaos.

Dueling DIY: A Blisteriffic Start on the Stairs

January 15, 2013 21 Comments

Last week Sarah @ Ugly Duckling House and I announced our DIY throwdown, and I’m going to claim the very first injury in this epic

DIY Fun: Turning an Old Fridge into a Kegerator

January 14, 2013 11 Comments

Hey, guess what? Sometimes you don’t have to use tools for tearing apart and rebuilding houses… sometimes you can use them for things that are

A Useable Indoor Workbench

January 11, 2013 20 Comments

By “useable workbench”, I mean “one which is no longer so tall that it comes up to my armpits.” Listen, I top out just over

Dueling DIY: A Staircase Refinishing Throwdown

January 10, 2013 43 Comments

You guys know that in general I get pretty excited about starting any kind of project on the house. Even the ones that require standing

104 Atypical Journal Prompts for 2013

January 9, 2013 8 Comments

First, let’s just acknowledge the elephant in this room, which is the part of all of us that just read the title of this post

13 Themes in 2013

January 8, 2013 26 Comments

Lists are fantastic things. They are the one, tiny, shining beacon of sanity in my otherwise crazy and sawdust filled life. The only problem with

A Twelve Foot Desk (And Other Things My Office Needs)

January 7, 2013 16 Comments

If I was the kind of person who did things in the right order I would wait until after I publish the 14 gazillion word