Thank you for all the kind comments about my daughter’s bedroom makeover , both here and on Facebook !  It was so fun to get to work on thi...

I have been busy building a massively heavy table and two benches over the last couple of days, and I have the sore muscles to prove it!  It...

My dear parents were visiting us all last week, so I’m a little behind on projects…but I wouldn’t trade my time with them for anything!  Thi...

Have you ever surfed the “free” category on Craigslist?  Well don’t .  It’s addicting!  The siren call of getting something for nothing ca...

Today is my son’s birthday—the one I am creating “The Handbuilt Bedroom” for (see part 1 here and part 2 here ).   His birthday pie has bee...

I know, I know…it’s  not a house project.  But this is probably the last furniture project I finished in 2012, and it hasn’t been shown off!...

I have a friend who’s been putting gentle pressure on me to refinish some furniture for her son’s room (I painted a desk for her daughter ...