How-to

An indoor wall garden is even sweeter with a pretty green stain.

Enjoying pretty little plants can be a year-round pleasure with a custom-stained pallet indoor wall garden. Read More

March 13, 2017

Simple tape measure trick – How to measure the short point of an angle

Carpenters have lots of tricks: One of my favorites is how to measure hard-to-measure things, as shown in this video.… Read More

March 9, 2017

Pallet projects: I made this jewelry box for my daughter

I love pallet projects. And I love my daughter, so I made this special box just for her.  My daughter… Read More

March 1, 2017

Tips for finishing drywall: Use the drywall knife for more than compound.

Lots of people make the same mistakes---me included---finishing drywall. Typically, we: https://youtu.be/jVCaoeWlrPE - Use too much joint compound. Joint compound… Read More

February 23, 2017

Hers & His pallet ideas: We upcycled these old chairs into his/hers benches

Theresa always has DIY pallet ideas, like re-imagining old dining room chairs into exciting hers and his benches. There are… Read More

February 2, 2017

Man cave bathroom design project: Make a burnt-wood bath mat

There are a million man cave design ideas and projects out there. And this is one of them. Few, however,… Read More

February 1, 2017

Door jamb – ed — Tools, tips, techniques for how to trim a door

How hard can it be to add three pieces of wood to a door jamb? Um...Check this video to see… Read More

January 28, 2017

Mark’s simple home improvement tips: Make your shop vacuum work better

Home improvement is a big enough challenge without having tools that don't work like they're supposed to. My shop vacuum… Read More

January 23, 2017

MyFixitUpLife Pallet Projects: DIY this rolling pallet table/cooler/planter

WIN one of MyFixitUpLife's pallet projects at the Philadelphia Home Show Philadelphia Home Show, 1/22 at 4pm. Or, see how… Read More

January 18, 2017

Old house fix: How to move and replace a frost-free hose bib and shut-off

Replacing a hose bib should be---should be---easy. Often it is. Hurl in the old house wild card, however, and there… Read More

January 2, 2017