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
Wavy Edged Wood Siding: You Had Me At Hello
People tend to have a visceral reaction to the siding on the Memorial house. They see it, they love it, they ask what it is, then they recoil in horror. Because it’s wood and will require maintenance? I don’t know because I
Lunchbreak Study Organization
I’m slowly but surely making some progress on turning the study into an actual place where I can work without the fear of being crushed under piles of paper. What became clear when I took a hard look at my work spaces
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 2
See this? This is me making a concerted effort to actually finish one of the projects I started in the last couple of weeks. Stranger things have happened. I’m actually also anxious to see this rustic wall art hanging on a wall
Quick Chalkboard Storage Containers
I have to say that when the whole chalkboard craze started, I staunchly refused to dive headfirst into a can of chalky black paint. I don’t know if this is tied to my dislike of things that remind me of school, or
Soaked (Finally)
Check this off the list of Things-I’ve-been-mentioning-for-a year-and-can-finally-shut-up-about: This house now has one big bathtub. (Technically I’ve only really been pining after it since it was delivered five months ago, so you got off easy.) Feel free to give me some grief
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 1
Since I was playing with saws and nailers all weekend building mirror frames, I thought it was a good time to get a jump start on yet another project I’ve been thinking about for a while. By “for a while” I mean
Building a DIY Mirror Frame
I’d been having a little difficulty picking out mirrors for the master bath. And by “a little difficulty” I mean that I developed a twitch in my left eye. Since I believe that all manner of ailments can be cured with a
Designing the Perfect Desk
I’m finding that drawing up plans to build the perfect desk is slightly more difficult than, say, a bathroom vanity. The latter, as far as I’m concerned, has one purpose– hand washing– whereas my desk needs to work as an inspirational space,
A Half-Working Master Bath Is Better Than Nothing
Last weekend wasn’t all fun and playing with jigs, you know. There was serious work to be done to get the Master Bath ready for some actual bathroom fixtures. For example, I had to put some baseboard in. Which sounds easy, but
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 more elegant manner than banging a few nails in and being done with it. I both love it and hate it, and
Drywall 101: Drywalling Basics
“Let’s hang and finish some drywall!” Yeah. Here’s my guess at the three most common reactions to that statement: Your face squinched up. The blood curdled in your veins. You ran screaming from this website. Which, I’m not going to lie, it
Third Time’s A Charm (For Concrete Stain)
Well, I finally got out of my things-aren’t-working-out-the-way-I-planned funk about the concrete counters, which, if you remember had was preceded by a slight issue with stain. It wasn’t pretty… Before taking a sledge hammer too it, I decided to give one more
The I-don’t-like-calling-it-a-study-because-it-reminds-me-of-school Space
I have this love/hate relationship with school. I don’t love sitting in classrooms, but I don’t seem to be able to stop myself from going back. After my undergrad I took a few years off and then went back on nights and
Future Office..Er, Hallway…I Mean Office
I don’t know if was the best idea to put the office– possibly the most cluttered area of the house, second to the workshop, of course– positioned wide open to the great room and kitchen, and in the middle of a hallway.
Alternate Realities That Include Bob Vila
Do you ever think if you’d taken a right instead of a left at some point in your life you’d be in an entirely different place right now? I like to picture one of my alternate realities as a world in which
Wavy Edged Wood Siding: You Had Me At Hello
People tend to have a visceral reaction to the siding on the Memorial house. They see it, they love it, they ask what it is, then they recoil in horror. Because it’s wood and will require maintenance? I don’t know because I
Lunchbreak Study Organization
I’m slowly but surely making some progress on turning the study into an actual place where I can work without the fear of being crushed under piles of paper. What became clear when I took a hard look at my work spaces
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 2
See this? This is me making a concerted effort to actually finish one of the projects I started in the last couple of weeks. Stranger things have happened. I’m actually also anxious to see this rustic wall art hanging on a wall
Quick Chalkboard Storage Containers
I have to say that when the whole chalkboard craze started, I staunchly refused to dive headfirst into a can of chalky black paint. I don’t know if this is tied to my dislike of things that remind me of school, or
Soaked (Finally)
Check this off the list of Things-I’ve-been-mentioning-for-a year-and-can-finally-shut-up-about: This house now has one big bathtub. (Technically I’ve only really been pining after it since it was delivered five months ago, so you got off easy.) Feel free to give me some grief
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 1
Since I was playing with saws and nailers all weekend building mirror frames, I thought it was a good time to get a jump start on yet another project I’ve been thinking about for a while. By “for a while” I mean
Building a DIY Mirror Frame
I’d been having a little difficulty picking out mirrors for the master bath. And by “a little difficulty” I mean that I developed a twitch in my left eye. Since I believe that all manner of ailments can be cured with a
Designing the Perfect Desk
I’m finding that drawing up plans to build the perfect desk is slightly more difficult than, say, a bathroom vanity. The latter, as far as I’m concerned, has one purpose– hand washing– whereas my desk needs to work as an inspirational space,
A Half-Working Master Bath Is Better Than Nothing
Last weekend wasn’t all fun and playing with jigs, you know. There was serious work to be done to get the Master Bath ready for some actual bathroom fixtures. For example, I had to put some baseboard in. Which sounds easy, but
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 more elegant manner than banging a few nails in and being done with it. I both love it and hate it, and
Drywall 101: Drywalling Basics
“Let’s hang and finish some drywall!” Yeah. Here’s my guess at the three most common reactions to that statement: Your face squinched up. The blood curdled in your veins. You ran screaming from this website. Which, I’m not going to lie, it
Third Time’s A Charm (For Concrete Stain)
Well, I finally got out of my things-aren’t-working-out-the-way-I-planned funk about the concrete counters, which, if you remember had was preceded by a slight issue with stain. It wasn’t pretty… Before taking a sledge hammer too it, I decided to give one more
The I-don’t-like-calling-it-a-study-because-it-reminds-me-of-school Space
I have this love/hate relationship with school. I don’t love sitting in classrooms, but I don’t seem to be able to stop myself from going back. After my undergrad I took a few years off and then went back on nights and
Future Office..Er, Hallway…I Mean Office
I don’t know if was the best idea to put the office– possibly the most cluttered area of the house, second to the workshop, of course– positioned wide open to the great room and kitchen, and in the middle of a hallway.
Alternate Realities That Include Bob Vila
Do you ever think if you’d taken a right instead of a left at some point in your life you’d be in an entirely different place right now? I like to picture one of my alternate realities as a world in which
