Good morning! I wanted to share a quick and easy build with you all this morning. This group of trees is one of the first projects I attempted with my miter saw. As it turns out it was a great first project because it is very forgiving. It is also an easy way to use up some of your scrap wood. Tools List: Miter Saw Sander Materials List: 1 - 2x4x8 or any 2x4 scrap wood you have Sandpaper Paint First decide how many trees you would like to make and how tall you would like for

After we finished up our brick patio we had quite a few used 2x4s sitting around and I thought, how can I repurpose these? I needed a pair of sawhorses and if you have ever looked at them online, you know they can get pretty pricey. There is also the matter of storing them. They take up a lot of space, something we don't have a lot of around this fixer upper. After a few Google and Pinterest searches I didn't see exactly what I was looking for, and I decided I would try to ma

I have a quick and easy step stool build for you guys today. You will need a saw, a drill, and a kreg jig. A kreg jig is a tool that helps you quickly and cleanly hide joining screws in corner joints. They make a variety of products, but the first one I purchased was this model. I chose the mid level Kreg because I needed the clamp too, and I wasn't quite ready to commit to the big guy. This tool is a lifesaver, I really don't know what I would do without my kreg jig! Here is

I stumbled across Ana White plans on Pinterest an decided I wanted to build a buffet for the dining room. Having zero woodworking experience my husband kindly suggested that perhaps I should start with a bird house and see how it went. That's not really me, I didn't need a bird house and I was desperately trying to keep the crows out of my yard. I started out pretty simple and made a vegetable garden bed and a height ruler for my oldest and moved on to something a bit more ex

Hello. The first home we ever purchased was brand new with builder grade construction. It was a home in a neighborhood of around 400 hundred houses. You know the place, everything was new and easy and under warranty. The finishes were granite and floors a veneer wood. It was a lovely home. We made a lot of wonderful memories in that house, to include bringing home our second born. My background is in commercial interior design. We are a military family and when we relocated w