Now that the weekend is over, it’s back to work on our sliding drawers! I hope I’m not dragging this out too much for you. Ideally, it would be nice to have one post that showed how to make a sliding drawer from start to finish, but I feel that there is a lot to […]
Since this is my first post on any real type of carpentry project, I thought I’d share some of the process I go through when I’m starting something like the kitchen sliding drawers. If you’ve never done any type of wood working before, I hope you find this helpful. CLICK HERE FOR PARTS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. 1. Measuring […]
Notice anything new around here? We finally got around to upgrading our header. After I read this post from Michelle at Decor and the Dog, Lisa and I spent some time picking photos and messing with picnik.com. I have to admit, our new header looks perhaps a bit too much like Michelle’s old one, but […]
Last time we posted on renovating an old home, we discussed how to determine what to keep and what to hit with a sledge hammer and then throw out. I thought I’d expand on the whole demolition topic and give some tips and suggestions for making a demo go smooth. Because I was a gigantic […]
How was your weekend? Ours was relaxing! Finally a quiet weekend at home. We didn’t do ANY home projects at all and it was great. Oh, wait. We did hang up a curtain in our Morning Room. But that doesn’t really count. Lisa will post about that later. We took it easy because I had […]
Isn’t it funny how the weekends where you do next to nothing seem to wear you out more than the ones where you do everything? Is that just me? Anyway, it’s about time I start sharing with you our plans for our dining room. We’re planning on installing home made raised panel wainscoting. There are […]
Well that was a fun weekend! Lisa and I had a family party for our daughter on Saturday afternoon… and it went off without a hitch. I can’t believe she’s one already! Where does the time go? We basically spent the last six weeks preparing for this with all the projects and cleaning and it […]
A couple of weeks ago, Lisa and I received an email from a reader that enjoyed our site, but wanted to learn more about our first house. They had just bought their first home and were looking to learn something about rehabbing a very old house, since they didn’t have much experience with it themselves. […]
Today we’re lucky to have our very first guest post by Ethan from One Project Closer. I’m totally impressed by the quality advice Ethan dispenses below. I’ll be building a workbench sometime next month (hopefully) and I’ll be incorporating every one of his tips. Check it out! I feel like the workbench is the focal […]
How about that for a post title! Well folks, it’s been seven weeks since we started on our Grand Plans! I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone. We still have a few small projects left on our list, but here’s what we’ve accomplished to date… 1. Add chair rail molding to vestibule (how-to […]
