From the category archives:

Exteriors

Solid Used Brick Makes Amazing Floors

July 29, 2010

Of all the rooms I’ve built, the coolest one of all (literally) was an amazing wine “cellar”. Cellar is kind of a misnomer though. This is Florida. No, this room was right in the middle of the house and it was originally a dining room and a huge laundry room. We turned it into a [...]

Read the full article →

Courtyards — The Outdoor Version of “Small is the new big.”

July 7, 2010

The cover of a House Beautiful magazine on the table next to me asks “Is small the new big?”.
If I say yes, can we all agree on 40 being the new 30?
I was led from said magazine to the website, HouseBeautiful.com, where I stumbled upon this picture. I usually flip through the [...]

Read the full article →

A Bamboo Backyard Shed

March 14, 2010

Yesterday, I threw a shed together with materials I had laying around. I used a raised planter box as the foundation and made pretty quick work out of it, breaking most of the rules of good construction as I went along. You can see the wrong way to build a shed quick here.
I [...]

Read the full article →

Custom Exterior Shutters Equals Serious “WOW!”

February 17, 2010

See what I mean? Wow!
Custom Wood Shutters Are The Finishing Touch
This is one of those pictures that makes me feel a little bit like something is wrong with me! As I stare at my keyboard I’m the equivalent of the high-school kid who was just introduced to the prettiest girl he’s ever seen. [...]

Read the full article →

How-To Build A Picket Fence – The Fast And Easy Way

January 22, 2010

I’m going to show you in some very short, basic steps how to build a white picket fence (my very fast and easy way, of course…other ways do exist).
This method will result in the posts being visible between sections of fencing. This looks great when you add some character to the top of the post [...]

Read the full article →

Using Peel-And-Stick Self Adhesive Underlayment for Roofing

January 20, 2010

Let’s depart slightly from the world of design and pretty today to talk about the more functional (and arguably as important) side of your house. Let’s talk about roofing.

I’m writing this post from my truck in front of a roofing job we’re doing today. When this job is done, if you look at [...]

Read the full article →

Get Creative Outdoors with Azek

December 6, 2009

Have you ever heard of Azek?
If you plan to do any outdoor projects this spring, you might want to look into it.
Azek is an essentially weatherproof PVC product that comes in sheets and planks.
I thought of it while looking at some materials for decks. I’ve used Azek on some docks and decks in [...]

Read the full article →

Oh My Gourd!

November 5, 2009

This is more of a home improvement blog. I was given orders a long time ago to stay away from the “decorator-ey” stuff. I guess somebody was scared I’d take over!
But, despite my efforts at hiding my feminine side, sometimes I just have to run with it! Like now…
Check out this GOURDjus [...]

Read the full article →

For The Advanced Framing Crew Only!

October 28, 2009

Want to see something impressive? Check this out…

I noticed this while I was browsing pictures at the Marvin Windows website awhile back.
The house is impressive overall and I like a whole list of things about it, but the most unique thing is that curved roof up-top! How cool is that?
There are a number [...]

Read the full article →

Beautiful Decks — The Least Expensive Living Space You Can Buy

July 28, 2009

Howdy!
Let’s continue our look at some beautiful deck photos emailed to me by BHG.com.

Creativity Rules
Yesterday, in the first of a series of posts about decks, I showed you a photograph and did a little “Thumbs-Up” / “Thumbs-Down” thing where I pointed out what I liked and didn’t so-much like about the deck in the picture. [...]

Read the full article →

Inspiring Outdoor Showers

June 11, 2009

I wonder if we were in the hot-spot of the country today? It hit 98 degrees today at my house!
Mangoes hang on the trees, bougainvilla and hibiscus are in full bloom, and the summer high tides splash over the sea wall when the afternoon winds pick-up.

It’s Island Life, and I love it!But it makes [...]

Read the full article →

2009 Spring Remodeling Guy Round-Up – Yee Haw

April 30, 2009

Welcome to the Remodeling Guy Round-Up! I hope you’re here for the party with your post all ready to go! Ready to show off your hard work and your big dreams! I can’t wait to see what kind of awesome creativity everyone brings to the party! I know that you all are an amazing bunch, [...]

Read the full article →

Shutters – Not Just For Shutting Anymore!

April 20, 2009

A couple of weeks back I did a short video on some outdoor projects in which I pointed out that outside was a great place to hone those woodworking skills before heading in. I suggested that shutters might be a good place to start. They can be very simple, like these:

These may be simple, but [...]

Read the full article →

Close-Up Video: Build Your Skills Outdoors!

April 4, 2009

Hello Crew! I hope you enjoy the video I’ve created for you today! It includes five wonderful photographs of outdoor projects sure to keep your attention! During the approximately 6 minute video I point out some of the unique design details of each photo and explain why outdoors is the best place to start if [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries