Category: do-it-yourself

The library is finally done! Well, for now. I still want to do LED lighting and I have some decorating to do in the room as well, but the construction end of things is done.

I ended up going with peel and stick tiles for the bookcase tops. I just want this project to be done and this seemed like the easiest route. I hope I don’t regret my choice. I got this one. It had the marble look I was after and I liked …

Well, the first phase of the project is done. The window seat is complete and all of the trim is in. Next up, I have to finish the tops. The tops have visible plywood edges, so something has to be done. One thing I’m definitely going to do is to …

I had a couple of outlets in the living room that needed to be replaced (the piece of plastic by the ground plug was chipped). Since I was going to be doing electric work, I decided to replace some of the regular outlets throughout the house with the ones having …

My library project is moving along. The window seat is built (except for attaching the piano hinges to the lids) and painted. I was running low on paint and had bought a replacement gallon in November. I opened it up and put a coat on only to realize that it …