As I’ve mentioned before, my family makes Christmas gifts for one another. Last year we made hollow book safes, beaded earrings and teacup candles. The year before that, we made some wine bottle stands and beef jerky. This year, we made chalkboards, barbecue rub, monogrammed aprons, and pottery Christmas tree ornaments.
Posts Tagged: DIY
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Dec 11
Dec 11
DIY Barbecue Spice Rub Jars
This spice rub is a based on a recipe developed by America’s Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated to mimic the taste of the ribs at Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous in Memphis, TN.
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Dec 11
Dec 11
DIY Hanging Chalkboards
As a way to cut down on the amount of money spent at Christmastime (and to limit the amount of useless crap we each accumulated), my family decided to start making gifts a few years ago. It was touch and go for a while, but thanks to creative online showcases like Pinterest, the quality of gifts has dramatically increased lately. This year, we made these chalkboards for some of the ladies on both sides of our families.
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Mar 11
Mar 11
Wooden Toolbox
As I mentioned before, I’ve been trying to clean up and organize my workshop. As I work on various woodworking projects, I toss the scraps into a bin beneath my workbench. I can pick up the scraps and immediately know if they came from my kitchen island, my coffee table, my guest bedroom furniture, etc. We use this scrap wood when we set up a fire pit in the backyard, but the unseasonably warm weather this year is causing my bin to overflow. So I decided to use some leftover pine and birch to make a travel toolbox.
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Dec 10
Dec 10
DIY Book Safe
As I’ve mentioned before, my family makes gifts for one another each Christmas. This year, I decided to make book safes for the guys.
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Aug 10
Aug 10
Chronicles of a DIY Bathroom Remodel
Our bathroom remodel is finally finished. Here are the before and after pictures:
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Jul 10
Jul 10
Bathroom Remodel 5: Tile
Last week, I put on my general contractor hat and oversaw the tile and plumbing jobs. This is what the floor looks like:
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Jul 10
Jul 10
Bathroom Remodel 4: Progress
On Monday afternoon, the wife put a couple of coats of stain blocking primer on the ceiling and walls. I realize I still have some bumps to smooth out on the ceiling patch, but it looks okay.
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Sep 09
Sep 09
Kitchen Remodel 11: Really Finished
I ended my last kitchen remodel update by saying, “we still have some little things to do in the room (build an island on wheels to rest beneath the matching pot rack, add shelves to the rear of the washer/dryer cabinet door to hold various sundries, and put a flat screen TV above the fridge), but that’s all cosmetic work.” Well, now the cosmetic work is done:
I gave myself the arbitrary deadline of before football season to finish the work. It seems I barely beat the bell, considering that the college football season kicks off tonight.
