Liz – Page 16 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Rustic Living Outdoor Snowboard Bench

I splurged on this project and ordered a snowboard kit instead of fabricating my own frame. I wanted it to be a surprise for Eric. This is an EASY afternoon project. Tools Cordless drill with Philips head and drill bit Level Clamps Materials for outdoor bench 2 old snowboards (1) 2x10x8 lumber (We used some [...]

Restoring a Vintage Outdoor Steel T-post Clothesline to its Former Glory and beyond!

One of the first things I fell in love with when we bought our house was the outdoor vintage clothesline in the backyard! A year later now here I am restoring it so that I can use it. I am upgrading the clothesline to be a pulley system. NOTE: I have previously installed a Heavy Duty [...]

Restore A Vintage Wood Door

We went vintage door shopping at second hand stores, antique shops, and salvage yards to find our single panel 23″ x 80″ wood door for our 1920’s craftsman style home and all we could find were painted doors. So we had to face facts that we would be paint stripping, re-boring, re-hinging, and restoring a [...]

How to Remove Someone from a Home Mortgage Without Refinancing

Maybe you made the decision to buy a home with someone you weren’t married to and are now separating or are getting a divorce from someone you are married to. I encountered both scenarios with people close to me when I began the journey of finding a way to remove a co-borrower from a home [...]

Restoring My Vintage Wood Plane Keen Kutter #3 for Beginners

For starters I am not a wood worker however I do have a wood door that needs refinishing and smoothing out. So here is how I restored my Keen Kutter #3 smoothing plane using what I already had around the house. Please note that after inspecting the sole I decided that it wouldn’t require sanding [...]