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 […]
Improvements
Grouting Hell – For a Natural Stone Mosaic Backsplash
If there’s an afterlife, and if I somehow end up in hell – I’m certain I’ll be grouting for all eternity. Grouting, for me, combines the worst of all things: the time crunch, a horrific mess with risk of ruining all the tile work you spent hours (or days) doing just prior, and the nightmarish […]
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 – […]
Building a Removable Wood Fence Section and Gate
2024 Update – When we enclosed my yard with a cedar fence 11 years ago, it seemed like a good idea to create a removable section using a single (but ultra-sturdy) removable fence post so we could get a truck inside. You never know when you might need to get back there, right? So I […]
Replacing a Central AC & Heating (HVAC) System
2024 Update: My home’s HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system died. It was 21 years old. Replacing your home’s central air conditioning and heating system requires a Local HVAC Professional, of course. Actually, it’s even more likely you’ll have a team of two at your home – and the project will span most of […]
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 […]
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