How to Get Great Results from Your Random-Orbit Sander
This post is sponsored by Home Depot Everyone likes a smooth, sanded surface on a project, but no one (and I mean absolutely no one) like the tedious process of getting it done. Motorized sa...
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Tool School: Why Aviation Snips are a Must-Have for DIYers
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot Aviation snips. Tin snips. Metal shears. Compound snips. Whatever you call them, a quality set of aviation snips are the single best way to cut thin ...
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Spring Yard Maintenance 101: How to Ready Your Backyard Now That Winter is Finally Over
This post is sponsored by the Home Depot After a long and harsh winter, it's a privilege to get outside on the weekends and do a little bit of "spring cleaning" in your outdoor spaces. Takin...
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How to: DIY Scrabble Tile Wood Planter
DIY may not be an official Scrabble word, but for this DIY planter project, it’s a total game-winner. As you know, Scrabble is a word game with tiles marked with a letter and a point val...
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How to: Make a DIY Modern and Minimalist Nativity Set
I have lots of great holiday memories from when I was a kid: listening to the Merry Christmas from Sesame Street cassette while driving downtown to pick up the ham with my dad, waking my parent...
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How to Fold an Origami Star Paper Garland
Today we're talking about how to fold an origami star. Once you get it down, it's easy to see how this technique can extend to any number of inspiring decor ideas. My favorite aspect of the ho...
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Our Front Porch Was in Seriously Bad Shape ... Now, We Can't Spend Enough Time Out There
When my wife and I bought our first home earlier this year, we opted for a few pretty rigorous inspections. The house is ninety years old, and we plan to stay here for the rest of our lives. It was...
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How To: Make a DIY Asterisk Clock (for under $10.00)
There's nothing like an iconic mid-century classic to set your home apart. Your home can be as contemporary as can be, but add even one Saarinen or Eames piece to your space, and you've connect...
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How to Make the Ultimate Garage Workbench
For the past six months, I've been hammering and banging on a flimsy folding plastic table. That's right. I'm a full-time DIY and how-to blogger, a hobbyist woodworker, and everyday tinkerer, and m...
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How to Organize Your Spice Cabinet Once and For All
We like to cook at our house. We'll read cookbooks cover-to-cover as entertainment, subscribe to a nearly ridiculous amount of food magazines and blogs, and think a whole day spent in the kitch...
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How to: Stylish Wooden Arrow Art You Can Make This Weekend
Last weekend, I whipped up these fun, graphic wooden arrows, made from some scrap walnut and maple I had lying around. The whole project took me about thirty minutes, and I love thecombination of t...
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How To: Make Easy Literary Leaf Gift Tags (Free Template Included)
This year, all my Christmas decor is leaning towards the paper-y and the handmade. So, when all my Christmas presents ended up getting wrapped in brown craft paper and old books, I knew the lef...
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How to: Make DIY Pumpkin Cups and Mugs for Tasty Fall Beverages
I'll admit it: I don't really like carving pumpkins. I always have grand plans, but by the time you head to the patch, select just the right one, gorge on popcorn balls, look for the carving to...
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How to: Make a Simple, Inexpensive DIY Wooden Jewelry Organizer
When it comes to home organization, we generally do pretty well. Nearly everything in our house has a dedicated space, and is neatly stored close to where we actually use them. Long term storage go...
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How to: Make a DIY Faceted Wooden Gem Paperweight...or Decorative Object...or Whatever This Is
I do as much as I can to stay paperless in my office. With online bill pay, shared online documents, lots of apps and software, and a general goal of wasting less, I can get pretty close, save fo...
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The Simple, (Not So) Secret Trick to Evenly Stained Woodworking Projects
The process usually goes like this: you're careful with your measurements, make dead-on accurate cuts, properly attach and glue everything together, sand it as smooth as glass, and then ... you s...
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How to: Make a Modern and Colorful Geometric Mobile
I'll admit it: I'm an excitable guy. I get really energized by surrounding myself with inspiring things. And this DIY geometric mobile project combines three of my favorites: the combination of ...
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How to: Make a DIY Calder-Inspired Mid-Century Modern Mobile (for under $10.00)
Iconic mid-century designer Alexander Calder’s background in engineering and mathematics inspired him to make art that was three-dimensional and kinetic. But you don’t need a degree to make you...
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Free Download: Bathroom Cleaning Cheat Sheet and Checklist
Hello March! It's cleaning and organization month on Curbly, and we have lots of great stuff planned for you guys in the next few weeks. To start it off, we're offering free, downloadable cheat...
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How to: Give a Wine Bottle a Custom Typographic Makeover
At this point in my relationship, we're sorta past making a big deal for Valentine's Day. As I look back, we never really did much, but these days, it's simply a reminder that we're a pretty grea...