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Wood Storage Work Bench

Nov 15, 2015 By April Leave a Comment

wood storage work bench

This area of our basement is like a little nook and was originally where we stored a bunch of junk (most of it left by the previous owners).  Craigslist is a wonderful thing!  We got rid of all the miscellaneous building materials years after moving in and having not used any of it.  This was […]

Filed Under: DIY, Woodworking

Creative Money-Giving Ideas

Nov 12, 2015 By April Leave a Comment

creative money gifts

My mother’s birthday is December 20th, so I always have to come up with both a birthday gift and Christmas gift for her.  Last year, I couldn’t really decide what to get her for either, so I opted for cash.  Who doesn’t like cash, right?  But I didn’t want to hand her a card or […]

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: crafty

Paint Color Difference with Polyurethane

Jul 7, 2015 By April Leave a Comment

before and after applying polyurethane

At the beginning of this year, I started working on converting a small basement area to my workshop for woodworking and crafting projects.  The floors have always looked terrible. I did some research on painting concrete floors and decided to go with Behr’s Masonry, Stucco & Brick Paint.  Before painting, I used a mop and […]

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: painting

Computer Desk Drawer Organizers

Jul 2, 2015 By April Leave a Comment

DIY desk drawer organizers

I am a little late in posting this project.  I started this project in October of last year, so I still had very little woodworking practice under my belt.  My top computer desk drawer was always a mess.  Below is how it should have looked at all times, but I usually wound up throwing stuff […]

Filed Under: DIY, Woodworking

DIY Customized Napkin Holder

Sep 8, 2014 By April Leave a Comment

DIY napkin holder

Finally!  It has taken me two weeks to complete this napkin holder, mainly because I’ve been so busy and haven’t had the time to dedicate to it.  Waiting for 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of Polycrylic to dry is what took the longest. As I mentioned in a previous post, I wanted to […]

Filed Under: DIY, Woodworking

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