In our home, there’s always something that needs fixing.  If it’s a big enough problem, I usually get right on it since there are some problems that are just not worth avoiding, like a leaking sink for example.  Then there are those problems that are not in-your-face noticeable, but over time drive you mad.  In […]

When we built our home back in 2010, we had the option of adding as many additional electrical outlets as we wanted among some other bells and whistles.  Code requires a minimum number per so many feet, but any more than that bare requirement came out of our pocket.  In retrospect we probably should’ve added […]

We’ve been slowly plugging away at our garage clean up effort.  There are a couple projects I don’t think we mentioned yet that are post worthy.  I just finished adding a compressed air system that allows me to relocate the 30 gallon compressor from the garage into the basement.  I’m also adding an electrical outlet […]

Back to home improvement projects.  One of the big goals we had in our Spring and Summer Plans post was to really straighten out our garage situation.  When we started, it was cluttered, loaded with spiders and insects and needed to be cleaned as well as repainted.  So far this summer, we managed only a […]

There are a number of projects that I wish I never put off after we moved in our new home three years ago.  This is one of them.  We’re talking about UV window film.  To make matters worse, we bought the material for this project over a year ago.  This thin, cellophane like plastic wrap […]

Happy Father’s Day to all of our fathers on earth and in heaven!  We hope everyone had a great Sunday.  Lisa followed a couple of my gift suggestions from our last post (#2!), so I did pretty well.  🙂 On Saturday, I managed to install a pegboard in our garage above my workbench.  While I […]

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Memorial Day!  Thanks always to those who gave their lives in defense of the freedoms we hold dear. This past weekend we had a small family get together for our daughter’s Christening.  Good times.  We also managed to squeeze in some gardening and DIYing, of course.  As much […]

It’s Pinterest Challenge Day everybody!  It’s like “show and tell” for bloggers… times ten.  Since the weather has been getting warmer, the yard has been on our minds more often lately.  What better way to kick off our outdoor season than with garden style Pinterest Challenge project.  We attempted a somewhat ambitious project and decided […]

Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well. Had another productive weekend around here. We got a huge jump on our Pinterest Challenge project. Stay tuned for that! We posted a couple hint photos on our Instagram account. Last week, we wrapped up our sitting room built-in. I also promised a quick post on how to […]

***UPDATE: The plans to this built-in cabinet are now available for free to our newsletter subscribers.  If you are interested in subscribing to our free newsletter to get access to these plans, just sign up using the form in this post.*** Monday is my first day back to work after two wonderful weeks home with […]