What You Need to Know Before Making Shaker Doors with a Router

It's week two of the One Room Challenge and this week we've built and installed two built-in bookshelves with shaker doors. Don't you think shaker doors are a classic! Have you ever considered making your own shaker doors? Last spring we built the wall of built-ins in Steph's basement, but we didn't build the shaker doors, her husband did. So we thought it was time to learn this skill ourselves. Before we began making our shaker doors I asked Dan for his advise. He gave me the router bits and said I'd understand how it all went together once I practiced…

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How To Fix A Broken Bed Rail

Is it really worth fixing a broken bed? This day and age everything seems to be disposable. It's so easy to go and buy a new bed if it breaks. So, is it really worth fixing? I can assure you that my husband was ready to go out and buy a new bed. Most of our furniture is second hand, either purchased through the classifieds, or as in this case, passed down through the family. Often times this means that things need a bit of repair. My Great Grandpa built this bed about 40 years ago. First used by my sister…

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DIY Cord Organization

Is cord clutter a challenge for you? As we were organizing Steph's master bathroom, one of the most challenging areas was the drawer full of all the hair tools. It was almost overflowing with curling irons, flat irons, hair dryer and brushes. We needed a solution to tackle all of those tangled cords. While there are products you can purchase (hook and loop cable ties) to help tame cord clutter, we decided to just use what we had and create our own DIY Cord Organization, rather than trying to find them at the store. This post contains affiliate links for your…

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How to Create a Frame From Scrap Lumber

Welcome to another quick and easy tutorial. Today I would like to share how we created this simple frame for a piece of vintage glass. We were out searching for yard sales and found this window on the side of the road with a note on it that said FREE.  I did have my hubby with me and he of course wants to know what in the world I'm going to do with it. At that time, I had no idea, but when I like it and it's FREE, it's going home with me! This is what it looked like, when…

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