Here’s how the brick edging project looks after the grass has grown in and the plants in place. I didn’t get a great “before” picture, but this will have to do. The area the arrow is pointing at was originally overgrown with grass at the time of this photo. Digging …
The pantry to the side of the fridge has five shelves on the lower half, five on the upper half. The shelves are 2 feet deep, which causes quite a bit of wasted space. The solution I came up with was to make four slide out pantry drawers for the …
Shortly after purchasing my house, I noticed there was an issue with a loose door or two. It appeared that the hollow core MDF doors just were giving way and the screws attached to the hinges were pulling out. This issue would cause the doors to be difficult to shut …
Last year my Grandparents had the entire family (around 50 people) out to their farm for a get together. I brought my bean bag/cornhole set with and it was a big hit, so I decided to make a couple sets for them to keep out there for the yearly reunion. …
Third Stall Woodworking gets its name from where I do my woodworking; the third stall of my garage. Creative, I know. The problem with working in my garage is that there are other things in there besides lumber and tools to get covered in dust. Most frustratingly my vehicles. My …
This photo shelf was a very last minute project that I decided to do with scrap wood (pine) I had laying around. We were hosting a party and wanted a quick decoration on the wall and somewhere to put a group of photos. This is what I came up with. …
The main floor “powder room” has no cabinets or shelves, meaning no storage. I decided to make a small cabinet with some wicker baskets and a drawer to store some bathroom type items. I designed the piece based on the size of the area it was meant to fill as …
The corner of the laundry room seemed like a logical place for a litter box; out of they way and hidden in the corner. The space between the wall and washer is a bit awkward here, just begging for a cabinet, so I built a litter box cabinet! The frustrating …
I have always liked the clean look of raised garden beds, and after doing some research I found there were a lot of benefits. I decided to design and build two for the corner of my backyard. I started the project out by designing the concept with dimensions in Google SketchUp. …
I have a couple of guest rooms that have nothing but beds in them so this was the beginning of my plan to fill them up. I built simple matching nightstands for the king size bed room. After these were complete I added a headboard to the bed, which can …
