DIY Counter Height Bar Stool Plan and Guide

It has taken a little while to get the details for this DIY counter height bar stool plan up on the site, but hopefully it’ll be worth it! The DIY counter height bar stools turned out really great.  They were a little bit more difficult than I originally anticipated and did take a bit longer than expected, but they are a nice project for the weekend. Everyone needs to take a seat, and these go perfectly with...

DIY Rustic Night Stand

Preview on a DIY night stand thanks once again to Kreg Jig! We got the hardware from Lowes and painted it a Kona Brown with a red oak undertone.  We used poplar wood, making the table top out of 2×6′s and 2×4′s, and using 2×2′s for the legs. The drawers are definitely the toughest to do here, but once you get the hang of them they go pretty quick.  We’ll be posting another...

Bathroom Sign Ideas

The bathroom can be the toughest room in the house to decorate.  Aside from paint, a great way to spice up the bathroom is with some custom handmade signs, which are actually pretty easy to build or paint DIY style.  The only materials you really need are: Wood the size of the sign that you want The color of paint you want for the background Color of paint you want for the lettering Sandpaper We typically make...

Rustic Refinished Coffee Table Plan

I was going through some old photos and ran across some photos for one of my very first projects about a year ago:  a rustic refinished coffee table. My uncle actually built this coffee table for my parents when they got married back in the day, and my parents gave it to me when I went to college (my uncle built a pretty strong table.  At one point and time, I think we counted 6 people dancing on this coffee table...

DIY Rustic Counter Height Table Plan

We searched and looked for tables since we moved into our house in September, but simply couldn’t find any that we like.  Oh, and they were all over $1,000.  We just didn’t want to pay that.  If you have some time and a few tools, you can build a Pottery Barn-like table like ours for only $150.  Don’t think so?  Read on – anyone can do it… After getting a Kreg Jig for Christmas (I...

DIY Rustic Painted Sign Plans

This is an easy, beginner-level project that anyone can do to bring a little character to their kitchen:  a hand painted kitchen sign, with ‘GROCERY’ painted on it.  We had a lot of fun doing this one, and now have it in our kitchen! It looks great above the sink, and although our kitchen is new(er), it brings in some of that old school charm, which we are huge fans of. Here are the basics of...