Lutyen’s DIY Garden Bench

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DIY a statement piece for your garden with the free building plans for this DIY Lutyen’s garden bench – made with pocket holes in lieu of fancy joinery – so it’s perfect for the self-taught builder (like me!) I like creating plans and coming up with solutions to fit my specific needs at home but […]

Scrap Wood Window Box

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I made this DIY window box for $0 using scrap 2″x 4″s and you can too!  Good morning friends! Does it bug you that I use capital letters in my titles?  I grew up learning to capitalize letters in a title, but later – while working in Marketing – I learned that the proper way […]

DIY Planter from House Becoming Home

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Build your own DIY planter with chippendale accents using the free plans from Angie at House Becoming Home. Each month a group of brilliant DIY bloggers get together and take on a challenge – for the month of May, the challenge was a #DIYOUTDOORCHALLENGE.  I wasn’t able to participate this month because of several other […]

Ultimate Workbench – free building plans

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I’ve built the ultimate workbench with room for both your table saw and mitre saw (as well as outfeed space) and plenty of storage and room to grow. Free building plans here. My Ultimate workbench has been months in the making and will likely continue to evolve for months to come as my needs change. […]

Portable Kitchen Island

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Build your own portable kitchen island with these easy building plans (except the drawer, the drawer sucked, but the rest was easy lol). Portable prep station I saw on of these portable kitchen islands / portable prep station at HomeSense awhile back and I was determined to see if I could make one myself. Turns […]

DIY Shower Stool

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If you’re tired of doing shower contortionism just to shave your legs, then this little DIY shower stool is the perfect option for you. At roughly $8 and less than 2 hours of your time, you can whip one out and keep your balance while keeping your legs hair-free! I’m going to premise this post […]

What clamps do you need for woodworking?

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As a DIYer with no formal training in wood-working, my clamp game was sketchy at best.  To resolve this – and to help you  – I’ve done the research and talked to the professionals to help you with a beginner’s kit that will see you through most small-build projects. What are clamps for? Despite common […]