I really had no idea what to name this built, or this IKEA hack for that matter. Honestly, I still don’t. It’s sort of a countertop.. It resembles a farmhouse table.. so I’ll just stick with calling it the farmhouse countertop. If you think of a better name, seriously please comment down below! Once again we are back with another…
This isn’t something I actually planned on writing, but after several requests from readers, here we go! The topic- creating a unique accent wall using painted MDF trim/millwork. Let me start out by saying, thank you to everyone for their immense amount of interest in this project. When I first had the idea, I wasn’t quite sure exactly how it…
What’s going on homestudders! I have finally finished up a project that I have been dying to share- it’s the built-in BILLY bookcase hack. As you may or may not know, we have been hard at work renovating the basement of the Beige Bungalow, and one of the main projects has been a built-in BILLY bookcase. This project has been…
Is it a picture ledge? Or a picture rail? Or maybe it’s a picture shelf? Let’s just go with picture…thingamajigger. Honestly, I have heard these called so many different names, but for this article we are going to stick with picture ledge. What is a picture ledge? If you are here, I’m guessing you already know what a picture ledge…
We are now 20 days into the basement renovation at the Beige Bungalow, and this weeks featured project is updating the interior doors. Currently we have some old hollow core slab style doors, 5 of them to be exact, and they are tired and dated looking. Now we could easily just go pick up new doors at Home Depot or…
In the 4th episode of our basement renovation series we tackled the bathroom vanity. As is our nature, we renovate in the name of sustainability. In this case, it means salvaging a solid wood vanity that’s in great shape. (Not actually the point of this post) but all that was needed was some sanding and a few coats of paint.…
Raised garden beds are a fairly simple weekend project, allowing for easy garden maintenance, and a host of other benefits. This article will teach you everything you need to know about building a raised garden bed, and the advantages it provides. What is a raised garden bed? A raised garden bed is anything that lifts the level of the garden…
Too many people consider IKEA to be cheap furniture built for the college kid. While in some cases this may be true, there comes a time at almost any stage of life where we purchase/acquire something from IKEA. In my case- it was the IKEA kallax shelving unit. It seemed to be the perfect coincidence. We were in the midst…
There comes a time in almost every woodworking project where a nail hole or joint needs to be filled, and what better way is there than with making your own wood filler with sawdust. Okay, well there is other ways. You could reach for a tube or container of wood filler, but it often doesn’t match the wood and the…