DIY Leather Drawer Pulls

I knew I wanted about 20″ long Drawer Pulls for my Workshop but didn’t want to pay much for them.  Ha!  Have you priced 20″ long drawer pulls?  And then Leather Drawer pulls?  I’ve seen some cool leather drawer pulls but they’re about $30-$50 each (and not 20″ long...

DIY Distressed Wood Countertops

To create an old world, aged for decades, Distressed Wood Countertop like I did in my Workshop, I do everything I ordinarily try NOT to do in the finishing process. Sand against the grain and unevenly.  Create dips and crevices.  Hit the finished piece with all kinds of tools and object in order to...

Garage Workshop Cabinets

My Garage Workshop is Done!  (For the most part.  I say that a lot don’t I?)  This has been an on again off again project.  I started it on my Master Closet “down time” (while paint was drying and I was waiting for hardware to arrive) so it’s been in the works for months and can I...

They Say it Gets Worse Before it Gets Better!

I can attest to that!  I’m making progress in my workshop.   But it’s looking a lot like it did before I started the project. It just has cabinets now.  I installed some crown moulding this week.  I like the crown but I wanted to hide all the cleats and ceiling and back wall.   So...

What a difference a drawer makes

Since we got Brody…I get a lot less done every day. He’s fun and sweet and I love him but he does require a LOT of my time.   So I’m getting things done more slowly now. But they are getting...

Workshop Progress

My workshop is starting to look like MY workshop.  :-D I’ve been making slow progress… but progress is progress. I built and installed some of the faceframes and finished my “Old World” wood countertop. I LOVE how it turned out! What, why and how later…   Today,...

Building MDF Countertops with Seams

Look at my: Painted MDF Countertop post for pictures of what this could look like painted and for instructions on how to edge this countertop with a solid wood strip. The following instructions are to provide information on dealing with seams when you have a REALLY long or extra large countertop that...

Closet and Workshop updates

It’s been a big week for me.   I finished building and installing the cabinet a”boxes” for the workshop. Don’t judge it yet, there’s still a lot of work to do but progress is progress. Then I finished installing some more moulding we started this weekend to “build...

Creating a Workshop

My Garage/Workshop has been driving me crazy!  My plan before we moved in, was to tackle it FIRST!  You know, before I did anything else!!! But then the movers delivered our goods, and there were no bars or shelves in our closet and we realized we were going to be living out of boxes and maybe I could just...