do it yourself

This last week we decided to rip up our old nasty carpet on the upstairs floor of our house, and refinish the hardwood flooring that was underneath.  We knew there was hardwood floor underneath after we peaked under the carpet in the closet.  What you never know until you take it all out is what kind of shape it is in general.  I made a few mistakes that I'll tell you about, but for the most part

We've needed a new dining room set for some time now.  We had a decent table, but mismatched chairs, and it didn't really match any of the other furniture we had.  So we went looking around at furniture stores.  I couldn't believe how much money they charged for particle board, crappy furniture.  It was well over $1,000 dollars.

This is something that kinda bugs me sometimes.  I have something break down at home, I go buy the parts, and I fix it.  Someone will say, "why even mess with it, just call someone to fix it."  Why?  Because there is something special about being able to "do it yourself."  It seems to me this is slipping away and at this rate, in 50 years you're average person won't be able to

Ever since we bought our home, we've had a ton of projects to do.  That's where all of our money goes, that's where all of my free time goes.  I can't do anything about the time, but I can do something to make the money go a little farther- doing it yourself.

Have a stump that you can't pull out of the yard for one reason or the other? Here's an idea for you! We didn't want to dig up the yard to get the stump out, and this is near our fire ring, so I decided to make a table. Pretty easy! Tools you'll...