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DIY Floating Wood Shelves! - Yellow Brick Home. Without a doubt, the most important component of our workshop will be – scratch that, is – the ability for heavy-duty storage.

DIY Floating Wood Shelves! - Yellow Brick Home

For almost two years, we’ve been tripping over power tools and our bulky air compressor, wading through paint cans (only to realize the can we need is at the bottom of a 10-can stack) and digging through cardboard boxes to find the fine grit sandpaper.

Storage

Alcove bookcase. Savvy Sawhorse Table Tips. The Kurtz Corner: DIY Rustic Wine Rack. How awesome is that wine rack?

The Kurtz Corner: DIY Rustic Wine Rack

My Hubby built it for me! I think my craftiness has rubbed off on him. He's definitely more crafty / handy with the tools than when I first started dating him. I guess he's learned a thing or two from me over these past few years, *brushes off shoulder* hehe! Atomic Shrimp - General Finishes Wood Care and Finishing Products Online Store. Hello Guest - Login/Register Info & Techniques > Preparation Begin with the end in mind Basic sanding preparation.

General Finishes Wood Care and Finishing Products Online Store

Woodsmith Tips — Tips, Techniques, and Videos from Woodsmith and ShopNotes. Swing-Out Tool Bar. Swing-Out Tool Bar Space is almost always at a premium in a woodworking shop.

Swing-Out Tool Bar

Especially when it comes to wall space. So I’m always looking for ways to "increase" the usable space I have. That’s the idea behind this wall-mounted tool bar shown in the drawing at right. Besides holding a number of hand tools, the bar swings out from the wall. The tool bar consists of three parts: a pivot arm with a number of holes drilled in it to hold the tools, a pair of support blocks that “sandwich” the arm between them, and a mounting plate that attaches to the wall.

Before assembling the tool bar, I cut an arc on the outside end of each support block and on both ends of the pivot arm. Bosch DIY - Hints & Tips. DIY Moss Bath Mat. Moss Bath Mat How awesomely fun is this!

DIY Moss Bath Mat

You can create you own Moss Bath Mat that gets water from the steam in your bathroom as well as from you when you dry off! DIY Home Improvement Projects – Do It Yourself Home Repair Guides - Family Handyman. The ugly side of creativity...and an Anthro knockoff. Turn A Bar of Soap Into Liquid Hand Soap. I have a confession to make: I hate bar soap.

Turn A Bar of Soap Into Liquid Hand Soap

It gets dirty, is annoying to handle, and takes too long to use up. Despite this, people like to give me bar soap as a gift, which I feel guilty not using. The Anthro bookcase. Have you ever seen something in a catalog, gawked at the price tag, and thought ‘I could totally make that?

the Anthro bookcase

‘ That was my reaction to this bookcase in the Anthro catalog. Cool vintage books, beautiful bookcase, but why the heck does it cost $1400? So I set off to make my own. The case is custom made to fit certain books. Herringbone Pattern Paint Stick Table. Eclipse Chrome Wire Shelving Accessories: Richardsons Shelving - Racking, Storage, Lockers, Steps and Platforms, Workbenches, Part Bins, Trucks, Trolleys and more. 15+ DIY Backsplash Ideas & Tutorials: {For The Kitchen} Here’s a bunch of different ideas for updating the kitchen backsplash wall, nearly all come with detailed instructions for how to complete the job yourself.

15+ DIY Backsplash Ideas & Tutorials: {For The Kitchen}

There’s a little bit of everything in this collection (ceramic tile, painted glass, pebbles, brick, etc.) with some pretty nifty (and thrifty) ideas. As always, I’ll be adding to this project list as I find new goodies. Have fun! Glass Act: How To Back Paint Glass: Annoyed by the high cost of back-painting and installing the glass behind her gas range, this adventurous renovator took on the task herself.

Glass Act: How To Back Paint Glass:

DIY | When Terri Brand- mueller renovated her Vancouver kitchen awhile ago, she thought a lot about how the surface materials and finishes would look when viewed together. She had dark wood and white laminate cabinets; butcher-block countertops and a solid beech island; and stainless steel appliances—everything set against a backdrop of white beadboard wallpaper. What was missing, she figured, was a serious splash of colour, and the surface behind the range seemed like the perfect place to put it. This is how she hit upon the idea of installing the light-reflecting sheet of glass pictured here, back-painted ocean blue. Kitchen Cutlery Chandelier. Kitchen Cutlery Chandelier Create a shabby chic kitchen chandelier… The shabby chic trend is all the rage.

Kitchen Cutlery Chandelier

Its combination of vintage chic with modern utilitarianism is up-to-the-minute and easy to achieve. How-To: Moss Shower Mat. Forgotten Space Concept Doors. Creative Building Resources is the home of Hidden Passage Doorways & Forgotten Space Concepts. We build hidden doors, bookcase doors, secret doors bookshelf in doors, passages and passageway hidden behind doors with book shelves built in seamlessly. All hidden doors fit into standard door openings, or can replace an existing doors. Hidden doors and bookcase doors can be also be used for an entertainment center or pantrys. Untitled. Oak Street Remodel.