Kitchen Remodel: Episode 37 I couldn’t find enough original floor tiles to fill in the gap. Here’s how I made a cool tile and stone Welcome Mat, permanently embedded in our kitchen floor.
Read MoreThat Gap by the Door - The Missing Tile Challenge
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 36 I’m filling in missing floor tiles by scavenging them from parts of the house where they won’t be missed. Here’s how I pull them up without breaking them. I still won’t have enough.
Read MoreHow to Control any Electrical Outlet with a Switch
We wanted to be able to turn on a light in the dining room when we enter from different directions at night. Here’s how I added a switch to control a table lamp.
Read MoreInstalling LED Kitchen Lighting Fixtures
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 35 I’m replacing the old,.. boob light, with some modern LED can light / down light fixtures. This kitchen is getting lit up!
Read MoreTrimming the New Kitchen Door, Inside and Out
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 34 Where there was once a window, there is now a door! No I am trimming it, inside and out with the craftsman style that’s slowly spreading around the house.
Read MoreRipping Out a Window and Installing a Door
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 33 I’m tearing out an inefficient garden window in the kitchen and installing a new door in its place. We’ll have that secret coffee patio yet!
Read MoreHow to Install Board and Batten Wainscoting with a Plate Rail
I’m upgrading our plain, builder basic dining room with an extra-tall, board and batten wainscoting project, topped with a plate rail. Here’s the step-by-step tutorial.
Read MoreTrimming that Weird Doorway and Starting the Dining Room Walls
This particular gem of doorway was one of the finest examples of spacial ineptitude to grace a dwelling west of the Mississippi. I need to trim the weird location with its wavering wall thickness and crooked lines.
Read MoreDining Room Remodel: The Next Big Project
I’m moving into the dining room now that the kitchen is mostly remodeled. This week I’m starting by trimming out one of the doorways.
Read MoreInstalling the Kitchen Back Splash
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 32 The kitchen is coming together with a crisp, white subway tile back splash. For once something gets done in ONE DAY!!!
Read MoreThe Last of the Cabinets and Hiding the Dishwasher
Kitchen Remodel: Episode 31 I’m finishing installing kitchen cabinet drawers, doors, knobs, pulls, and hiding the dishwasher in plain sight. Although it’s not done, we’re back to a fully functional kitchen!
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