Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
Celebrating The End (Updated)
Let me just say that if the world ends today, it probably wouldn’t be the worst thing that has happened to me this week. Plus, you know, living in the middle of nowhere gives me a certain advantage when it comes to
Stacked: Sneak Peek
I’m still finding creative ways not to start removing wallpaper from my future office, which, in this case, means making a concerted effort to break the world record for most splinters in a finger at any given time. Coming in a close
DIY Wall Art: Fly Away Home
The options I was faced with this weekend consited of, on one hand, more wallpaper removal. Or, on the other hand, making an epic mess in the middle of the dining room that at one point would result in paint all over
Relisting: The Next Five
Over the summer I had a really good run of projects that just sort of came together in a puff of sawdust and magic. Sometimes it happens that way–you walk out to the shop in the morning and by noon you’ve sheets
Rearranged
Does anyone remember the last time I posted actual edited in-focus pictures to this website? Yeah. Me either. I promise I’ll do that for actual “after” images, which means you should be able to look at pictures of the interior of this
Christmahanukkah at The Farm
My guess is that most people who may have a Holiday party this season have a.) working lights in their dining room, and b.) actually planned in advance to have the party. I didn’t have either of those things going in my
Words on a Bathroom Wall
Here’s something that is not going to be a shock to anyone who has been reading this website for, oh, longer than five minutes: If you set me down in front of a basket of laundry and ask me to fold it,
That’s The (Holiday) Spirit
Oh, look who has one halfway-finished room her her house and all of the sudden goes from channeling Bob Vila to Martha-Effing-Stewart. Next thing you know I’m going to sew the shit out of something, but for the moment I’ll stick to
Sneak Peek: Fixtures & Furniture
I don’t know if I can do the sheer awesomeness of this moment justice right now because I just spent the better part of an hour with the blades of a fan that hasn’t been dusted in, oh, probably a decade, shoved
Signs the VOCs are getting to you…
My brain has essentially been marinating in volatile organic compounds for the last 120 hours, which sounds exactly like what occurred in my kitchen the last time I forgot to open my refrigerator for a week, but really just means I’ve been
Rockwell, we need to talk…
I have to preface what I’m about to write by saying that given the number of tools I own, how often I use them, and my rather unfortunate tendency to, uh, release them with some degree of force when things aren’t going
Indoor Workbench: Unexpectedly Tall Progress
Here’s a little confession for you: Sometimes I build things without plans. And sometimes, when I build things without plans, they turn out… not exactly as I expected. I know, you just fell over with shock, right? Let’s talk about my indoor
New House, New Traditions
Since I tend to, ah, flout your typical social conventions, it’s probably safe to call me a non-traditionalist. That’s fair. And yet, there’s a soft spot in my heart for actual traditions. You know, the family kind. The ones where you know
Indoor Workbench: Progress
This is how I redeem myself after a week of not working in the shop… Big tools. Barn beams. Copious amounts of sawdust. Okay, actually, I’ve been working on this little project off and on for a few weeks. It is one
What Is This Strange Place?
It seems vaguely familiar… Like maybe I used to spend a lot of time here. In the actual daylight. Doing things like making sawdust. That seems like a long time ago. It seems like a long time ago because I spent eighty-four
Celebrating The End (Updated)
Let me just say that if the world ends today, it probably wouldn’t be the worst thing that has happened to me this week. Plus, you know, living in the middle of nowhere gives me a certain advantage when it comes to
Stacked: Sneak Peek
I’m still finding creative ways not to start removing wallpaper from my future office, which, in this case, means making a concerted effort to break the world record for most splinters in a finger at any given time. Coming in a close
DIY Wall Art: Fly Away Home
The options I was faced with this weekend consited of, on one hand, more wallpaper removal. Or, on the other hand, making an epic mess in the middle of the dining room that at one point would result in paint all over
Relisting: The Next Five
Over the summer I had a really good run of projects that just sort of came together in a puff of sawdust and magic. Sometimes it happens that way–you walk out to the shop in the morning and by noon you’ve sheets
Rearranged
Does anyone remember the last time I posted actual edited in-focus pictures to this website? Yeah. Me either. I promise I’ll do that for actual “after” images, which means you should be able to look at pictures of the interior of this
Christmahanukkah at The Farm
My guess is that most people who may have a Holiday party this season have a.) working lights in their dining room, and b.) actually planned in advance to have the party. I didn’t have either of those things going in my
Words on a Bathroom Wall
Here’s something that is not going to be a shock to anyone who has been reading this website for, oh, longer than five minutes: If you set me down in front of a basket of laundry and ask me to fold it,
That’s The (Holiday) Spirit
Oh, look who has one halfway-finished room her her house and all of the sudden goes from channeling Bob Vila to Martha-Effing-Stewart. Next thing you know I’m going to sew the shit out of something, but for the moment I’ll stick to
Sneak Peek: Fixtures & Furniture
I don’t know if I can do the sheer awesomeness of this moment justice right now because I just spent the better part of an hour with the blades of a fan that hasn’t been dusted in, oh, probably a decade, shoved
Signs the VOCs are getting to you…
My brain has essentially been marinating in volatile organic compounds for the last 120 hours, which sounds exactly like what occurred in my kitchen the last time I forgot to open my refrigerator for a week, but really just means I’ve been
Rockwell, we need to talk…
I have to preface what I’m about to write by saying that given the number of tools I own, how often I use them, and my rather unfortunate tendency to, uh, release them with some degree of force when things aren’t going
Indoor Workbench: Unexpectedly Tall Progress
Here’s a little confession for you: Sometimes I build things without plans. And sometimes, when I build things without plans, they turn out… not exactly as I expected. I know, you just fell over with shock, right? Let’s talk about my indoor
New House, New Traditions
Since I tend to, ah, flout your typical social conventions, it’s probably safe to call me a non-traditionalist. That’s fair. And yet, there’s a soft spot in my heart for actual traditions. You know, the family kind. The ones where you know
Indoor Workbench: Progress
This is how I redeem myself after a week of not working in the shop… Big tools. Barn beams. Copious amounts of sawdust. Okay, actually, I’ve been working on this little project off and on for a few weeks. It is one
What Is This Strange Place?
It seems vaguely familiar… Like maybe I used to spend a lot of time here. In the actual daylight. Doing things like making sawdust. That seems like a long time ago. It seems like a long time ago because I spent eighty-four
