2025 Update – Corner blocks can make a crown molding installation job SO much easier. And the whole room a lot more striking, in the end, too… I’ve written previously about the beauty of architectural trim work; I love it. You can change the “feel” of most any living area with the art and elegance […]
Decorating
How to Replace a Ceiling Fan
2025 Update… Sometimes, you just need something new – and for me, it was my bedroom ceiling fan. A 52-inch, LED light replacement for the Hunter ceiling fan I had installed when we first moved in almost 20 years ago. That’s a pretty impressive lifespan, and while I probably could have fixed the Hunter – as […]
Quick & Easy LED Light Fixture Installation
It took me about 25 minutes to install a new LED light fixture in my bedroom walk-in closet. I’ve been converting each of the fixtures in my house to LED lighting over the past few months. Lower electricity bills. Less maintenance. And crisp, clean light. This closet, though? This closet had the original fixture from […]
My DIY Powder Room Rehab
My DIY powder room rehab took time out of every weekend over the past 4+ months, and I think it came out great. (Far better than I expected, actually!) Imported beveled subway tile halfway up the walls, topped with a mitered glazed ceramic chair rail. A colorful, but not overwhelming, floor tile from Spain – […]
How to Build a Wooden Rocking Lion
2023 Update – Originally Published October, 2018 Focusing today a little bit less on home construction and instead on “really cool things you can do with your workshop band saw,” I thought I’d share a project I did when my daughter was younger. I built her a wooden old-time-looking rocking lion, and it’s still with […]
Installing LED Wafer Lighting
So, I just discovered a new favorite project: installing wafer LED lighting – which I’ll convey mainly in pictures, below, as I continue with the construction of my new upstairs office… Now, this is a working space – and it’s not huge, but the dimensions for the lighting layout matter a lot. Since it’s not […]
Rehabbing My Crappy Fire Pit Patio
2023 Update – My fire pit paver patio area was disgusting. It didn’t start out that way, of course. But after a while, everything needs a facelift. Or a rehab. Or maybe just some TLC. The mold, moss, algae and weeds in my paver patio were out of control. Rust, rot and filth had consumed […]
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