It’s So Sticky
I think it’s fair to say I’m a pretty good maker of things and problem solver – but I’m being totally defeated …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from all of us (me) at DoItWithJustin.com to all of you! Looking forward to DIYs, upcycling, problem solving, home …
COMING SOON! The GMC DIY Challenge Drops Next Week
It’s coming! I competed in the GMC DIY Challenge and the video drops next week. I recruited my brother and we took …
The GMC DIY Challenge: As It Unfolded
For the GMC DIY Challenge, they labeled my competition an Interior Designer and a Custom Fabricator, and me a Professional “Maker” (their …
Headed off to the GMC DIY Challenge
GMC partnered up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and DIY expert Brad Pennington of MoCa Handcrafted to host three …
A Brothers’ Build: a Pretty Big Worktable
I need a big worktable so I can easily cut down and work with sheet goods like plywood and long pieces of …
Moto Ramp Wine Rack (and tool review)
You know I have a cool, upcycled bar for whiskey and spirits, but I didn’t have a place to show off my …
Blow Torch BBQ: the Maker-Cue
It’s the Fourth of July, so that means it’s time for some grilling. (It’s time even if it’s not the 4th.) But …
Reversing the Swing of a Gate
My neighbors installed a fence that prevents by gate from opening all the way, making my driveway too narrow. Time for some …
Tool Support
You never know when an opportunity might present itself. I’ve had luck with fixtures, furniture and equipment before. Sadly, I couldn’t get …
Are You a Maker?
I’m a maker. Are you? If you are, or if you’d like to be, or if you just like to watch things …
Making a Kitchen Island from Plywood and Steel
I needed a new kitchen island, so I made one. It’s all angle iron, sheet steel and plywood, but it’s a nice …
Unboxing and Reviewing the New Swiza Swiss Knife
I got my hands on two new Swiza knives at the National Hardware Show, and brought in my brother (and self proclaimed …
10 Tips to Make a Lamp out of Anything
I was at the Torrance Habitat for Humanity ReStore to lead a DIY workshop on how to epicycle anything into quirky, funky or even traditional …
DIY Workshop: You Can Make a Lamp out of Anything
Seriously – you can. Everything in this picture is about to become a lamp. I’ll be at the Torrance Habitat for Humanity …
I Build a Stand for the Dyson Hot+Cool Fan & Review It in the Process
The master bedroom of #1915house has exterior walls to the east, south and west. That means constant sun exposure all day, and …
Making Double Tiered End-Table/Nightstands
I built these simple end-tables in about 10 minutes a few weeks ago, and after living with them as nightstands for a …
Cutting Down a Tree Without Flannel or Skinny Jeans
I stepped away from rehabbing my own house and visited my brother, Nico Rosso, to help him cut down a tree killed …
Fill a Hole in the Wall with an Access Panel
There are holes in the walls of my master bedroom that provide access to the attic. Here’s how to create access panels …
Tile Porch Demolition (and anger management)
The tile on my back porch was both badly laid and the wrong material, leading to a slip and fall hazard (on …
Get your goggles
Video coming tomorrow.
Convert Your Porch into a Loading Dock
The back way is the best way to get into my house, but if you’re carrying something long or heavy, you have …
2 More ReStore Finds Become 1 More Hutch
Needing a place to store my watch and rings, I’m creating a vanity cabinet for the master bedroom set of furniture. To …
Upgrade an Old Desk and Unveil a New Tattoo
I got this old, white desk, and it’s time to trick it out to match the rest of my black and red …
Go To the ReStore – Make a Franken-Chair
For the second of my fresh ink/low dust projects, I got a couple of sad and lonely chairs from Habitat for Humanity’s …
Me and TOH on the Same Page?
Coincidentally, this weekend Ask This Old House installed a post light in a front yard and I installed one in the master …
Craftsman #MAKEcation Highlight Reel
For the second year running, the good people at Craftsman gathered makers from across the country to celebrate tools and what we …
Dammit
#SprayPaintDay #Dammit
The End Tables that Broke My Promise
I needed some end tables to use as nightstands, and I also needed a project that wouldn’t kick up too much dust …
And she starts to cut a rug/ Oh Minnie’s a hep cat now!
With the walls repaired and painted, it’s finally time to tear out the worn, old wall-to-wall carpet in the master bedroom of …
Attic Odyssey
It’s finally raining in LA, so I finally know there’s a leak in my 100 year old house. It’s in a downstairs …
Full Turnout This Year
Some candid shots of me and my staff at the DoItWithJustin holiday party. Happy New Year from all of us to all …
Time Lapse
Whoa, when did it get dark? At some point before I finished my final topcoat. Time for lunch I guess.
Attack the Paneling
Someone put paneling all over the walls of my 100 year old craftsman style house, and it’s time to take it down. But …
x16
Ever watch a sheetrocking video? Me too. I don’t feel I have anything to add to the existing canon but this… 16 …
Those screws should come out easy enough
Here’s how I removed the oversized vanity from my undersized master bath in #1915House. Those screws should come out easy enough, but …
My Vanity Was Way Too Big
The sink in the master bathroom takes up too much space, so I’m building a pedestal sink out of welded steel and …
Pedestal skeleton or skeleton pedestal
Losing my light, but I can’t stop welding. And… done (for today)
Came off a Movie Set – Now I Watch Movies on It
There’s almost no furniture in my new house, because I haven’t built it yet – but I do have a place to …
#1915House
I finally moved into my 100 year old craftsman style house, and it needs some fixing up. Tour the house and see …
A Serving Tray from an Oak Stump (put a pie on it)
My friends at MYFixitUpLife gave me a DIY Dare to find something out on a hike and make a serving tray for …
Raw materials pay off
Remember this?
7 Principals of Problem Solving: Gate Edition
The boards are coming off this gate. My mission, if I choose to accept it, is to prevent that. It’s clear that …
This fence…
…was broken when I got here.