Pallets. So hot right now (Hansel?). Reclaimed wood could not get any more beautiful… or free. The weathered character is unmatchable. The juxtaposition of raw, grey, sun-kissed wooden slats against your sea salt or mindful grey is rustic modern design aesthetic at its best.
Handcrafting a gorgeous table, but wanting to save some cash in the creative process? 100% hardwood tables cost the prettiest of pennies. 100% soft dimensional lumber-made tables are THE most cost effective, but are usually stained on top to yield a more expensive aesthetic – …
Intimidated by furniture making? I was too, friend. I thought it required a whole lotta fancy dove tailing, planing, jointing, maybe a little biscuit or domino joinery, extensive routing, your grandpa’s hand tools, all of your time margin, and the lingering stale scent of patchouli …
Do NOT do what I did. Hand-me-down cordless drill. Zero “how-to” tutorials or mentorship. Pseudo-masculine infused confidence (the reason all things break before warranty). 10 minutes worth of power per battery, maybe. The amperage to drill through some mean cardboard. Or to effortlessly predrill through …
We closed on our first house the day before Halloween. House-buddy knew getting a makeover was his destiny, so he staged the house accordingly.
What does your table stand for? Is it only functional, or does it serve a deeper purpose?
(Read with House Hunters sterile RoboLady voice) We enter our perfect-for-entertaining open floor plan with high ceilings, hardwoods throughout and an updated kitchen for better resale (end HH voice). Mail, keys, wallets and coats are dang EVERYWHERE, or gone forever. Clutter is the proverbial endless …
Welcome to the Rez, friend! We’re super glad you stopped by to try your hand at beautifying your custom piece of woodworked art we like to call a headboard. But feel free to use this finishing technique on any and every piece of wood you …
Good ole Pinterest, all the DIY blogs, the Google machine and home design magazines are “inadvertently” wooing and beckoning your gaze with their custom-built rustic chic furniture pieces. Is that a droplet of drool I spy, easing itself out of the corner of your jaw-dropped …
Part I – The Build? Crushed it. Part II – The Finish? Dominated. Now we’re ready for the finale: Part III – how to install this really friggin heavy piece of art you just created with your Behr hands (stuff never comes off). Let’s get …
Welcome back, DIYer! Part I was quite the journey (the build). This is Part II of the Restoration Hardware copycat headboard tutorial. We’ll be covering the “finishing” component in this post: painting the casing, waxing the casing, adding white ribbon to the edge of the …
Restoration Freaking Hardware. *Sigh*. Why do you always leave needing wanting everything you see – perfectly space-planned and tastefully positioned in your own “home design studio”. Better yet, outsource a Restoration Hardware design consultant to redecorate your frumptown fabrics, granny graphics & tacky trinkets with …
