As a part of building out the basement mudroom I knew I wanted to add a mudroom bench. Either getting ready to go out in the snow or coming in and pulling off seventeen million layers, a place to sit comes in handy. We also were already using some baskets to organize hats and gloves …
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To make this basement room transform from a catch-all into an actually functioning basement mudroom the first step was to add paneling. We had a false start along the entrance wall so we took a step back and made a plan. The basement mudroom plan that we came up was many steps Here is about …
I didn’t originally plan to make a DIY vintage light for my mudrooom / office / workout room / basement area that will likely do more in the future. Working on the room, I knew I wanted to replace the two bare bulb porcelain socket fixtures. Originally I bought two lights from Amazon and was …
After a wonderful stay in a Fixer Upper AirBnb in Waco, I was pretty set on adding a painted faux brick panel wall. I had used thin brick behind our woodstove for our faux mantel but was interested in trying the much cheaper and faster panels. Here is where it ended up (well after I …
I’ve been meaning to make a DIY boot rack for a while now. We have 7 people in the house and live on land that is all blue clay. In winter we have downhill skis, cross country skis, snow boots and general chaos abounding.
It is pretty straight forward to make a shed door. This is how I built a set of classic carriage house style doors with glass for our potting shed. If you want a basic functional door with a classic look, a piece of plywood with one-by trim over it works fine. This post is really …
We didn’t play to diy a cheap firepit area this summer. However, when discussing the need for drainage in the sheep shed we needed a place to put stone. And if you give me a place to put stone, you get a firepit area? Or something. What did we start with before the cheap firepit …
I’ve painted sheds. I’ve stained sheds. I have strong opinions about which is better.
Using cheap sash barn windows is a great inexpensive option for barns or sheds. There are a couple things to think through, or in my case overthink.
How I built a miter saw station with a roll out assembly table and table saw cabinets and automated dust collection system.