Secret Door in a Haunted House
There are a lot of hidden secrets in #1915House, but so far there’s no movable shelf hidden door to a secret room. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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? …
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 …