Got all the shelves and hangers made and up on the walls.  Also added two 8 cube organizers to the middle of the room.  Looks great! Proud of this project as it was designed by my wife and I,

This was the last part of the shower to be finished.  Reason being, the tiler measured wrong, and the first piece of quartz came in to short.  This would have caused an abnormally large grout

This took a lot outta me.  Physically, emotionally...it tested my patience.  Between the demo I did, the tile work a skilled contractor did...and managing everything in between, I would never

Continuing the pipe theme in the closet, I added these two hangers: This was a bit bit tricky since I had to make sure to hit studs on as many fasteners as possible.  Finding studs in an old 1960s

Completed 1 part of my pipe shelf project.  Turned out pretty good. Important to hit the studs with your fasteners  these shelves carry some weight.  Want to make sure whatever you put on

Had to take a quick shot of my backyard as it is looking very colorful right now during this Michigan fall: This is the view view from the living room, and there is a sightline straight through from the

Hung the light for the bathtub today.  Was a bit tricky, since I didn’t mark where the wire was behind the drywall in the ceiling.  Had to cut a hole and pull the wire through: Turns out pretty

Months ago I ran a duct through the ceiling to the outside.  Today I got to finish installing the bathroom fan and call this project complete! Feels really good to have another thing done in this

Adding 4 pipe shelves to our closet.  Pictures are the materials you need pipe wise, and will provide some simple tips below: 1. You will need to clean the pipes!  They come with oil and dirt

Always start my home projects with measurements of the area I will be working on.  In this case it is a bedroom turned into a closet. Ill be pitting in pipe and wood shelving, along with pipe clothes

Got the shower trim installed today.  At least, the 3 valve trims...volume, diverter, and thermostatic. Each took about 30 min.  These Kohler trim pieces are tricky.  1 set screw at the

This should be a fairly simple decision, but still a decision to make.  Which glass for our shower enclosure? Would like to hear your opinion.  The shower will be done this Friday (tile) so it

Was lucky enough to get my hands on some Founders KBS, and decided to crack one open. One of the more rare beers out there, KBS sells out immediately wherever it is offered.  Bottles go for $15+ on

Running base molding is fairly simple...but when a pipe or duct get it the way, things can get a bit more complicated. Lucky for me, I’m good at stuff like this : ) Trusty jigsaw, some paint, and boom,

Got all the wall tile and ceiling done! Bench is done also.  Just waiting on a slab to be cut for the bench top.  Still need to grout everything.  Have a glass guy coming Monday...that will

This turned out better than I had imagined: The wood stain worked out great, and the size of the wood turned out prefect I think.  This is up to code, and much safer now.  Special shout out to

Shower tile is going up good, and it looks great so far! Got all the shower floor tile in, and the niche as well... Soon the white subway tile will go in.  It has a slight texture to it...a wavy texture.

Yes, although it is nice and new and everything...it is time for winter here in Michigan...and that means we need to winterize the pool before we even get to use it. We did get to use it this summer, but

So the guys did a great job on the new tile and coping! They only have the caulking left to do.  Huge improvement!  Gotta get it filled back up with water before closing for the winter.  Bummer

This MCM (mid-century modern) home came with some out of date, and unsafe designs.  One of those being the staircase railings/posts.  Code says 4” gaps are the largest allowed.  Ours are