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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Plumbing 101: Replacing Delta Jetted Shower Trim

Hey, what’s it called again when you buy a bigass house with three full bathrooms and none of them contain a working shower? Oh, right. Irony. That was the story…

April 17, 2012 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Burn Baby, Burn

If anyone ever wanted to do a social experiment on “habit beyond all reason” the first place they should start is my kitchen. At the Memorial House I got into…

April 16, 2012 | 8 Comments | Read the Full Article

Buying a House Through GoHoming.com or Altisource: An Epic Journey & Review

The time between when I first saw my future house (from the outside only) to the time the final bid had to be placed through the online auction at gohoming.com…

Starting a Room: The Pink Parlor

It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since I closed on the Liberty House, but here we are… one new roof, one working boiler, one sanded and refinished floor,…

Changing an Electric Dryer Cord (Brought To You From The Eight Inch Space Behind The Washer)

Here’s an interesting look into my psyche: While I’ve made it very clear on this website that I’d rather have a two foot long chunk of wood shoved under the…

Liberty House: The Future Donkey-Barn

In yet another example of why this property called to me the minute I saw it: Yes, it came with its very own donkey barn. Because my life wouldn’t be…

Plumbing 101: Installing a Delta Touch20 Faucet

This post is a long time coming. Almost two years, in fact, since I was invited to visit the Delta Faucet Headquarters with a bunch of awesome bloggers, and decided…

Front Porch Sittin’

Here’s a part of the house I neglected to really show everyone in the Liberty House video tour… the front porch. Like everything else at Liberty, it’s huge. Yes, that’s…

Progress: The First Wave

The first wave of projects at Liberty were mostly functional: A new roof, working bathroom and kitchen fixtures, and a refinished floor in my future temporary bedroom. Here’s where everything…

March 27, 2012 | 6 Comments | Read the Full Article

Moving Day

I tried to write this post yesterday, on actual moving day, but it turns out my wittiness has limits that are tested by trying to wrangle the rest of the…

Hell Hath No Fury

It’s T-38 hours until the moving truck shows up at the Farm House Rental to make the official move to the Liberty House, and two days ago I finally started…

Surprise, Surprise

Now I won’t pretend like I didn’t spend quite a bit of time at the Liberty House before she was actually mine, but they were short (and cold) spurts of…

Work Your Ass Off & Never Give Up

I don’t often repin cute little sayings on Pinterest, but every once in a while one catches my eye. (Actually, I take that back, I just checked out my Words…

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