This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Remodelaholic put out the call and I thought it would be fun to participate in her structural lumber feature week called 2x4 and … [Read more...]
DIY Patriotic Wood Flag
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. It is creeping up to July and I wanted to add some patriotic decor to my front porch to celebrate the 4th of July. I love the … [Read more...]
DeWALT DWS780 12″ Dual Bevel Compound Miter Saw Review
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I'll be honest, I've been wanting to review one of these DeWALT miter saws ever since I was tiling my sister's house back in … [Read more...]
Getting Started in Woodworking
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Woodworking has been my favorite hobby for many years. My Dad had a little shop in the basement and when I was young I used to … [Read more...]
DIY Bottle Opener Game
**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot** Hi and welcome to the Home Depot DIY Workshop (Do It Yourself) Virtual Party. This month's workshop project is for a fun bottle opener game for Dad to play while he's chilling and watching his favorite team. Bottle Opener Game - June Home Depot DIY Workshop Project The Home Depot is offering a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) workshop … [Read more...]
DIY Portable Lego Tote
It's road trip season! Not only do we need to plan that awesome summer getaway, but we also have to think about how to entertain the kids in the car for hours and hours and hours. The ABC game will only get us so far, and I Spy gets a little silly with youngsters. My kids love building with LEGOs, but keeping them contained can be tricky. I built a couple of Portable LEGO … [Read more...]
12 Father’s Day Gifts that DIY Dad’s will Love
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Father's Day is right around the corner. Let's skip the ties this year and go straight for the good stuff. Nothing says 'You're … [Read more...]
Bottle Opener Game DIY Workshop
**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot** It's almost June and time to celebrate Dad's. The upcoming DIY Workshop project at The Home Depot is a fun game for Dad to play while he's chilling and watching his favorite team. Bottle Opener Game - June Home Depot DIY Workshop Project One of my favorite things about DIY'ing is that any project can be customized into … [Read more...]
DIY Scatter-Molkky Yard Game
When the temps warm up outside, we love to get out, catch some vitamin D and play yard games. A few years ago we discovered Kubb and have had lots of fun playing that on the beach and at family gatherings. While looking for a similar game that might be easier for little kids to play, I came across Scatter or also known as Molkky on the other side of the pond. Rack up the 12 … [Read more...]
Build an Easy 2×4 Double X Bench
Last summer I built a double X bench out of 2x4's and 2x3's, I love it and it fits perfectly on my front porch. When drawing up the plans for that bench I was trying to keep with the look of an inspiration piece and some of the build was unnecessarily tricky without an extra pair of hands. Also if your 2x4's have a little twist in them, there was no way to correct that and … [Read more...]