Haunted?
Wind blew the cover off the attic access at the foot of the bed last night. Scared the bejesus outta me #haunted …
How to Haunt Your Bathroom
The bathroom in my 100 year old craftsman style house is getting a makeover. The mirror is temporarily down, which gives me …
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 …
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 …
Review: Dyson Hot+Cool Fan
The master bedroom of my 1915 craftsman style house has exterior walls to the east, south and west. That means constant sun …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Happy Halloween (and fixing a gate)
The boards are falling off this gate, but the hardware doesn’t fit anymore because of the weathering of the wood. Now what? …
There Are Community Project Grants To Be Had
I don’t share a lot of stuff like this, but I dig the people involved and I dig what they’re doing. I …
Swag
A weekend of building and making at the Craftsman MAKEcation means you’ve got a lot of stuff to bring home. They shipped …
They Were Everywhere
Always be on the lookout for raw materials. Fight the spiders.
You Can Hang Art on a Cinder Block Wall
You can hang art on any wall. You just need the right tools. Obviously, you’re not going to drive a nail into …
7 Principles of Problem Solving: Bathroom Sink Edition
I don’t really need to write an article about how to remove and install a faucet in a bathroom sink. When you …
Shop Tour #2 (not for the faint of heart)
Welcome to the insanity that was my shop in the frenzy of projects that lead up to moving day. In the midst …
Problem Solving a Sink
On the road as the Itinerant DIYer, I’m at Ted Lyde’s house replacing a faucet. But what do you do when your …
My 10 Rules for the ReStore
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is an excellent DIYer and Maker resource for tools and materials at a good price – and for …
Build a Lamp out of an Oak Branch (or anything else)
You can turn almost anything into a lamp. All a lamp is is a cord with a plug on one end and …
Sweating Copper Pipe Inside Your Wall
When you’ve got a leak behind your wall, you’ve got to cut away the sheetrock, expose the pipe and replace the leaking …
Teasing Me Teasing You
That’s right, I’m teasing this very site. Look for DIY/Home Improvement/Maker videos and articles. You do it yourself, I do it myself – …
MyFixitUpLife Interview
Chatting with Mark and Theresa of MyFixitUpLife.com at the National Hardware Show in Vegas. We talk about paint, decks and magic air. When I …