After hours of organizing, cleaning, dump runs, and squealing like a little girl when finding cobwebs and/or spiders in my hair, the garage is finally done! (more…)...
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Garage Reveal
Herb Centerpiece – Merry Mag Sneak Peek
This is a sneak peek at a project you'll see in the awesome summer edition of Merry Mag! Make sure you head over to MerryMag.com on June 8th for a huge helping of summer inspiration. Believe me, you wont want to miss out!
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How to Change a Table Saw Blade
In this weeks inaugural What We're Working On post, I touched on how we changed our table saw blade. I wanted to come back and give you a quick how to if you are looking to change yours as well. Read More
What We’re Working On – Nov 12
I have a new weekly feature on the blog starting today! It's going to be called "What We're Working On". As we often have a bunch of larger projects on the go, our updates and project reveals are a long time in the making. As such, you don't really see what we've been up to,...
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Project Nelson
We have started a new project in the Storefront garage; Project Nelson. We are making a Modern Farmhouse table and matching benches for a gentleman named Nelson. The table will be pretty much exactly the same as Dan's table. As such, I won't be boring you all with...
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DIY Housewarming Candle Holder
Nothing says housewarming like lighting things on fire... right? It is called houseWARMING after all.
No no, this post isn't about burning your friends house down, but I will show you how to warm it with a small (controlled) flame. Meet my adorable housewarming gift idea; the DIY Housewarming Candle Holder. Read MoreChevron Cheese Board
As the Holidays are fast approaching, I am rapidly trying to knock a few items off the big old To-Do list, including making a few handmade gifts. This year has been a tough one to produce a lot of homemade gifts. Both El Granto and I have been working long hours at our day jobs,...
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DIY Cutting Boards
As the kitchen is starting to become functional again, we are starting to think about decor and other kitchen accessories. One of the biggest changes in the kitchen will be our new DIY concrete countertops. As concrete is rather hard and unforgiving, we will need to use cutting boards for all our chopping. I love...
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Yet Another Bench
I know, I know, ANOTHER BENCH?! REALLY? Here's the deal. We replaced the top of our pipe leg dining table, and our old bench was looking sad in comparison. It's unfair to give one kid a present, and then stiff the other one. So Mr. Bench got an...
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Quick & Dirty Outdoor Table
We got home from a week vacation in Vegas to find that our house hadn't floated away in the Toronto Floods, and that our garden had doubled in size because of said rain. Win win. We also came home to a heat wave. You'd think I would be prepared for the...
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