With two little kids running around, Julia and Adam’s 1920 California bungalow in downtown Sacramento started to feel a little cramped. As avid cooks, the galley kitchen felt claustrophobic and the dining room had been taken over by toys and excess kitchen supplies and was doubling as a much-needed food prep area. More

It isn't easy to find a kitchen or dining room table that is both beautiful and well-suited for your space and needs. Thank goodness for the growing cottage industry of artisans who make hand-crafted and customized tables from salvaged or reclaimed wood. More

This week I wrapped up my first bathroom renovation. (Well, almost.) Having never done a bathroom renovation I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I remember thinking, how much could it really cost? This room is tiny! For today’s post I am going to outline all of my costs from start to finish. I realize that each bathroom comes with its own challenges and issues and this is simply one experience. More

Maya*made describes how she coverted an old soup crate into this rustic wine bottle rack with a nod to the mid-century modern. This simple design is easy to execute and great example of how to create something useful from found or collected objects. More

Just as I can't resist ordering anything with the words "smoked", "cornmeal", or "pickled" in the description, I am helpless when faced with the words "salvaged wood". I love wood! But I love trees! Isn't there a way we can have both? Made of New York is one of the many smart companies that have figured out a solution...
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Humble as it is, plywood is a useful, durable and affordable material for DIY projects, especially for the beginner. But as a friend recently learned, measuring plywood to be cut is a little trickier than it might seem, because lumber is often labeled differently from its true size. More

When it comes to building or art supply resources in Kansas City, of course there are the national chains. But there are a few local gems, too. Knowing of them can enrich your DIY projects, and might even inspire the creation of something you wouldn't have thought of otherwise: More

Cable reels, broken umbrellas, and old billboards…these are the things that dream homes are made of… Well, they are if you're Tjibbe Knol and Ingrid Blans of Enschede, the Netherlands, and your architects are 2012 Architects — the undisputed masters of recycling, reusing and reinventing. More

I'm not sure why I think of these shelves as Scandinavian (wood + white? Ikea?) but I always have and that makes me happy. Built for me of gorgeous repurposed wood and cheap white bins, they hold all my past, future, and current projects, paperwork, and more... More

Yes, you read that right. I arrived home tonight to find shards of wood all over my floor in the living room. It seems that my usually very well behaved dog may be teething and found my windowsills to be the perfect chew toy. More