***UPDATE:  The woodworking plans for this Shoe Organizer have just been uploaded to our Plans page.  To get access, just subscribe to our free newsletter using the sign-up form in the sidebar or following this post.  Immediately after you subscribe, you’ll get an email with a link to the Plans page.*** Ahh, back to my […]

Happy Columbus Day!!  Or as my Italian wife calls it, “better than St. Patrick’s Day.”  🙂  Today we’re enjoying a day off from work together and will be getting some much needed errands done.  I’d really like to get cracking on a couple quick projects this week to keep me busy (or busier) in between […]

Hope everyone is having a good week.  With these days getting shorter, it’s becoming harder and harder to get work done outside.  It’s tough to stay motivated.  There are still a few outdoor tasks I’d like to take care of before it gets too cold. One of the car related projects I’m going to try […]

Another busy work week here! Thankfully, I’ve found some time to write a couple posts. I have not had a ton of time this week to read or comment on my normal reads. Hopefully I’ll get some more free time later this week. Sucks! After we finish up the last wall in the dining room, […]

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 […]

After a couple hours in the garage last night rewiring our garage door opener, I can safely say we’ve pretty much wrapped up the major work in there for the season.  Here’s how our checklist looks at this point… –  Have the garage spackled. –Paint – Epoxy the floor (postponed until APR/MAY) – Paint the […]

If you’re like me you are probably thinking another post on the garage?  Yes, my friends, the garage project is still going on. One piece of the garage puzzle that is still missing is shoe organization. We need small shelves to keep shoes on in the garage. So off to Lowe’s I went to see […]

Despite another busy week and weekend, I was able to plant myself in the garage and get some serious painting done (used Olympic ONE).  All told, I probably put about 8 hours worth of time in this ridiculously over-dragged out project and that’s just for one coat!!  But anyway, the paint is finally done. Here’s […]

Well this week has flown by.  We’re still in the process of painting our garage!!  It never ends.  Thought I’d take a minute and share with everyone what our post topics will be next week: 1.  The conclusion of the garage project, for now anyways.  A month ago, when we started planning this small job, […]

We I temporarily interrupt the greatness that is the garage progress with something a little more domestic – Christmas time!! It all started because i was a good wife and picked up some drop clothes at the dollar store. Then I got to looking at the Christmas stuff. Then I went to a few more […]