Category: furniture


  • Frameless Nightstands with Drawers and Shelves – Frame a Set of 2 from 1 Sheet of Plywood

    Design image is rendered from plans No one likes having a bunch of random plywood scraps lying around—or worse, having to buy a second sheet of plywood just to finish a project and end up with tons of waste. That’s exactly why I designed this woodworking plan: to build two large, modern nightstands from a single sheet of…

  • Plates on the wall – There are so many different ways to hang plates on the wall, and there’s a lot to figure out. Which colors, patterns, shapes, and brands should you use? Can you mix just anything or do you need to stick to a color palette? Should they be symmetrical or should they…

  • Are you brave? As in a brave decorator? We want you to be brave enough to decorate the way we love and not be influenced by others. We love being inspired by magazines and blogs and Pinterest etc but we want you to use the inspiration to “go your own way”! Use ideas you love…

  • Mixing contemporary style with traditional style is a great way to spruce up your home and update it in a fresh way. Keep in mind that contemporary style is not the same as modern style. Modern style is a specific style that was popular in the 1960’s, think Mad Men. Contemporary style is what is…

  • Day 438 – Sticky Dovetails

    A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I completed 30 days of “daily dovetails.” Go through your scrap bin and mill two boards that are around 4-5″ wide, 3/4″ thick, and a few feet long. Every day, use the boards to hand-cut one dovetail joint. When…

  • Paint is transformative. Nothing does so much for so little as paint. Today we are giving you SOOOO many excellent painting tips and useful advice to get you started transforming furniture with all kinds of paints. Plus, this episode is really funny – who knew painting techniques could make you burst out laughing? Tune in…

  • Did you know that not everything you have learned about decorating is true! Some things that are touted as being written in stone in the decorating word just happen to be false. We are sleuthing around and giving you the 411 on the right decor information! Today we are debunking decorating beliefs! We have found…

  • Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope you & yours are enjoying all the happiness this season can bring. We decided to share a few of our favorite & crowd pleaser episodes this week. It will give all the new listeners a chance to catch up. Today is episode #1 About Your Designers. It is as you can…

  • Today we are talking about our favorite paint colors for interior painting. We have each found our “perfect color”and want to share them with you. Lots of other tips on color and how to find your perfect color too. Read HEREfor links to the colors and more that we discussed today. See Anita’s Agreeable Gray…

  • Day 437 – Milling Wet Lumber

    I caught lightning! Well, I caught it on camera. Pause at the 53-second mark to see it. I usually record time lapses of the sky in wide-angle on my GoPro. I wanted to record the audio of the thunder this time, so I used my camcorder instead. I just…