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9 Things You Won't Believe Aren't Covered by Homeowners Insurance
Most homeowners insurance policies get squared away in the early stages of home buying and aren't much looked at agai...
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Solved! What to Do About a Smelly Washing Machine
Q: Lately, every time I open my washing machine door, I detect a foul-smelling odor—not the fresh scent of clean clot...
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3 Fixes for Unruly Drawers
Drawer dividers are often touted as an easy way to compartmentalize and corral all those loose knickknacks you hide d...
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
DIY Lite: The Most Convenient Side Table Wood Can Build
Everyone has a favorite seat, a comfortable corner of the living room perfect for lounging, reading, working, snackin...
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Island Progress in the Craft Room
My island is finished and the craft room is now ready for countertops! In designing each aspect to this room, I’ve tried to think about every possible “craft room usage” scenario and anticipate where I might want or need access to a power outlet. I originally dismissed the thought that I could, at some point, wish I had an outlet on the end of the island. There is an outlet on the wall right there, I could reach. But why not just create an option where access to power is easy and convenient?
Craft Room Island Progress
I knew I wanted a wide, shallow cabinet for the end of the island so I designed it with space for outlets and ran the wire through the half wall I built to support the cabinets. I probably didn’t need the half wall, I could have just secured the island cabinets to the floor with blocks and then secured the end cabinet to those and run the Romex under the cabinets, but decided on the half wall. 6 in one hand, half dozen in the other kind of decision. The half wall option made my brain happier.
Then I built cabinets for under the island. These won’t be easy to get to, I’ll have to get under the countertop but there’s enough space to have them so I’m putting them in there.
I was going to build 4 identical cabinets but I cut all my cabinet bottoms 1 1/2″ too wide because I looked at the outer cabinet dimension on my drawing instead of the width of the shelf. It turned out to be a happy mistake because I decided to make one wider cabinet for the center so I could store wide things, like rolls of wrapping paper.
The cabinet bottoms are 7″ off the floor because I want a foot rest so I’m not always kicking my cabinet doors/drawers which is what I do at the kitchen island. Trying to anticipate everything I can…
I don’t have any 8″ wide poplar for the bottom rail of this faceframe and I’m totally snowed in today so I’m going to either wait on that piece or use something untraditional — like plywood.
I want to get going on my countertop in here but I’m hung up on what to do. I have 3 or 4 ideas that take me in different visual directions but I’ve got to make a decision and move forward because I can’t build the upper cabinets until the countertop is in place. What to do, what to do… I think just a few more days and this space is going to start looking like a room.
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DIY Like a Boss Link Party #3
Welcome to another week of DIY Like a Boss! I’ve partnered with four other creative bloggers to bring you a fun party where you can share all of your amazing DIY and home decor projects! This party is meant for home decor and DIY projects — DIY home decor projects, DIY furniture projects, DIY craft projects, DIY sewing projects, etc. Though we love food and clothes, we are not accepting recipe or fashion links–we hope you understand! All you have to do to join in the fun is scroll to the bottom of this post and use Inlinkz to submit your work! We’re so glad you’re here and can’t wait to be inspired by your #diylikeaboss ideas! Not a blogger? No worries! This is the perfect opportunity for you to gather project inspiration.
DIY Like a Boss will open at 6 AM ET every Thursday for you to share what you’ve been working on with a chance to be featured the following week. When you link up at DIY Like a Boss, your projects will be seen across 5 DIY and home decor blogs. Every week, we will choose features that will be featured on all five blogs + Hometalk giving your awesome work some serious exposure. So if you want to grow your DIY or home decor blog, THIS is the link party for you!
Now, without further adieu, here are the featured #DIYLikeaBoss from last week’s party! This weeks features were selected by Emily from Table & Hearth and will be featured on all 5 blogs and may be featured by Hometalk! If you love these features, be sure to click through to the source blog before pinning them!
~ Emily’s Picks ~
This week’s first feature is this amazing DIY Old World Farmhouse Table by I Am A Homemaker.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day are these cute Cement Heart Magnets from Living La Vida Haloka.
You guys will never believe how this space started! This Storage Closet to Butler’s Pantry Transformation by Designthusiasm is just breathtaking.
I love this Test Tube Spice Rack by Refresh Living. Who knew spices could be so pretty with copper pipe and test tubes!?
Last but not least is this Reclaimed Wood Media Console by My Love 2 Create.
If your BOSS idea was featured, be sure to grab your button:
Ready to Party?!
Now it’s your turn to share your best work for a chance to be featured at next week’s party. If your work is featured, it will appear on all 5 of our blogs AND Hometalk. Note, to be featured by Hometalk, you must add your project to Hometalk with at least 3 photos AND using the party hashtag #diylikeaboss. The features will also be pinned to our DIY Like a Boss Pinterest board as well as one or more popular Hometalk Pinterest boards! That’s TONS and TONS of exposure!!!
Party Rules
- Show us some love. Please follow all the hosts on social media. Grab a party button or link back to us in some way.
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- Share your best work. Submit up to 3 DIY or home decor links (please no recipes or fashion links) you’ve never shared with us before. Please link to a specific blog or Hometalk post, not your home page. No Etsy shops, no giveaways, no link parties and no photos that you do not have permission to share. Please be aware that by sharing your posts at DIY Like a Boss you are giving permission to our hosts to share your projects on social media, on their blogs as featured posts and in round-up posts with links back to your site and all credit given to you.
- Be inspired. Visit other links to get great ideas and leave positive, encouraging comments. After all, this is a party – you should mingle!
- Let us contact you. When you link up, we’ll add you to our exclusive email list, so you’re among the first to know each week when the party starts! (You can opt out at any time).
Now, link up all your BOSS projects below!
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-Erin
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