carpentry

Using The Golden Ratio To Determine Paneling Height

October 26, 2011

Kim and I have recently started a new site all about remodeling and design ideas and pictures. This article was inspired by one of the images Kim found for the new blog – you can find it here: Beautiful Workspaces {Dreamy Desks}. This photo is one of those that I could write ten posts about. [...]

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Learning Carpentry — Wood is a DIYer’s Best Friend

June 25, 2011

When you look at this bathroom, what do you see? Beautiful Open Shelves? Gorgeous beadboard walls? An open ceiling that exudes authenticity? Refined and inviting paneling on the tub surround? Yes, yes, yes, yes… all of these and more are there. All combining to create one awesome bathroom you want to spend a little extra [...]

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Easy DIY Picture Shelf

June 6, 2011

If you’re looking for a simple weekend project and you need a place to put all those awesome pictures you’ve been collecting over the years, look no further: This simple shelf can be made with very few tools. In fact, most home centers such as Home Depot and Lowe’s will cut boards to length, which [...]

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Winder Up! — Space Saving Stair Designs

June 4, 2011

Everybody has a claim to fame. Sometimes they change, and I hope mine does, but here’s what it was back in the old days: I was the guy who could figure out how to add a second floor onto any house, even after other contractors said it couldn’t be done. There were usually two issues. [...]

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Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing

January 8, 2011

If you’re building a new room addition or a whole new house you might want to check into the product shown in this short video. It’s really pretty good stuff and takes no additional work if you’re putting plywood sheathing on anyway. (probably wouldn’t be worth tearing the old plywood off in a re-roof)

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How To Build a Niche In a Stud Wall – Video

January 2, 2011

I promise not to go all video on you here… I know that the absence of my witty written word would be a true loss to society at-large. But alas, I have a new video camera and just had to give it a whirl! Maybe a new niche? If I’ve left you with questions (about [...]

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Create This Open Beam Look with Fabric or Wallpaper

March 30, 2010

Earlier this week I was looking for pictures of partially enclosed outdoor showers, and my favorite one in that post was at a Four Seasons in Hawaii. While I was checking out that Four Seasons website, I found this picture and I thought it was an idea worth sharing. Take a look at that ceiling. [...]

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5 Mediocre Storage Ideas For Small Spaces

February 28, 2010

5 almost great ways of using every nook and cranny for efficient and beautiful storage. Here’s the deal — I live in a really small house. If you’ve been to my blog before you know the story. We were going to add-on, life happened, budget flew out the window, addition plans change. So I live [...]

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Q & A Day: Buying and Installing Crown Molding

February 24, 2010

Hi Tim, Your site has inspired me to install crown molding in my dining and living rooms. However, if I start and I like how it looks, I know I’ll want to do the whole main floor. Our house came with beautiful 4-1/2″ base molding and the ceiling just looks so bare. If I like [...]

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RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling – Part 5 – Inspiring Beadboard

February 14, 2010

What is it about beadboard? As a contractor for twenty years, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone say they don’t like it. At the same time I can remember hundreds of ooh’s and ah’s, gasps for breath, and near fainting when just the idea of beadboard was discussed! Not too many materials can claim such [...]

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Make This Beautiful Coat Hanger Shelf – Illustrated How-To

February 10, 2010

If you subscribe to the RemodelingGuy IdeaLetter then you’ll recognize this picture. I noticed this recently in a brochure for Ralph Lauren Paints and included the idea in a newsletter, telling folks how easy it would be to build one of these!

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RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling – Part 3 – Board and Batten

January 26, 2010

In this part of the ongoing series getting in-depth with real wood wall paneling, we’re going to cover the in’s and out’s of one of my favorite looks, board-and-batten paneling. Let’s start off with some great pictures and general thoughts on the style, then I’ll link to another page with some detailed technical info that [...]

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Herringbone Ceiling, Rustic Furniture, And Colorful Walls

January 18, 2010

I came across this picture today and I thought it had some ideas worth sharing. Great Pattern On the Ceiling – notice how the wood is layed between the beams in a herringbone type pattern? It’s a lot of cutting, but looks great! Really Awesome Wall Unit – for lack of a better term. I [...]

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A Gazillion Types of Wood Paneling

January 18, 2010

Post #2 in the series “RG’s Complete Guide To Wood Paneling”, subscribe here to be sure to catch the rest of the series. I almost titled this post Not Your Grandfathers Paneling but then I looked more closely at this picture and thought…isn’t it? In fact, the paneling I’m going to be sharing with you [...]

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