DIY dog crate for large breed dogs
Dog crates can be expensive and/or ugly. Build your own DIY dog kennel to suit your decor and size/breed of dog. As you know, we adopted a puppy in April – Bentley, the most gorgeous puppy in the universe! Granted a proud Mama, but he is spectacularly adorable. The only thing with Bentley is that […]
Build your own modern outdoor chair
Would you believe this modern outdoor chair is the first chair I’ve ever built? With building plans from Fix This, Build That, you can make your own for outdoor, office or even family room! Hello sweet friends! I have been brain-swamped of late – that’s where there is so much going on in your head […]
Make your own modern bird feeder
This modern bird feeder uses up small bits of scrap wood, but takes a bit of time to get the symmetry correct. These free building plans will take some of the guesswork out and have you feeding the birds in style! One of my favourite things to do is to find something online and then […]
Fluted shoe cabinet – overcoming my fear of routers
This easy and inexpensive shoe cabinet can be built in a matter of hours, and out of low-cost MDF. Stop with a simple build, or do what I did and take your router skills from zero to hero by adding fluting! Well, I finished up cabinetmaking school last week and am officially a graduate! Which […]
Propane tank table / propane tank cover
I wasn’t sure what to call this post so that the most people possible would be able to find it in a search to hideaway their propane tanks – usually used for fire pits. It’s a propane tank cover – yes – but better still, it’s a usable surface to put drinks on while the […]
Updating my outdoor coffee table
Update your patio set by whipping up a new tabletop for your existing furniture. Today I’m sharing plans to both build your own outdoor coffee table, and/or just replace an existing one with a new wood top! Do you have patio furniture that has seen better days? Have you ever thought about updating it instead […]
Build your own outdoor side table
With about $30 in lumber and a bit of your weekend, you too can build an outdoor side table inspired by a $400 designer version. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links to products I used in building this outdoor side table. Happy Monday folks! I am so excited about this project – in fact, I’d […]