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Wooden table frame under construction in a garage with tools like a sander, hammer, and wood glue on the floor.

This Guy Built a Farmhouse Table & Redditors Ate Up The End Result

Mark Haggerty shared his DIY table project on the social media platform earlier this week and people are really loving it — both for the amazing end result, and for the price tag: $850, including lumber, hardware, tools, glue, and stain. From Mark: I have always wanted a farmhouse table, and when I bought my first house, the space next to the kitchen was begging for it. Buying a table wasn’t in the budget— plus, what’s the fun in that!

Dabney Frake

Jan 5, 2018

How to Use This Unexpected IKEA Product in Every Room of the Home

IKEA’s Algot collection is a closet system, a modular, budget-friendly alternative to something like the Container Store’s Elfa. But like a lot of IKEA products, it’s also incredibly versatile, suitable for a huge variety of uses that go far beyond closets. Here are some of our favorite ways to use Algot shelves, drawers, and bins in every room of the house. Algot can be a bit of a lifesaver in a closetless entryway, providing drawers, shoe racks, hanging bars, and shelves.

Nancy Mitchell

Jan 5, 2018

A Renovated Cabin So Cozy Inside, Winter Won’t Seem So Bad

Name: Danielle and Ely Franko and Pomapoo, Bentley Location: Haines Falls, New York Size: 1530 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, owned “We purchased our home almost two years ago with the intention of fixing it up within a year and listing it for rent,” begins Danielle Franko. “At that point we had no emotional attachments, no idea of the work that would be required, and no real vision for what we wanted it to look like.

Adrienne Breaux

Jan 5, 2018

The Guide: Tea Kettles

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7 Things You Should Be Recycling

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