Kitchen Island Makeover A few months ago I was walking through a tag sale with my husband when I spotted this beauty of a kitchen island. Sure it was in rough shape, but all I could see was a fresh coat of crisp white paint and a rich dark stain on the top. I knew it would require some elbow grease, but wow would it be beautiful… I’m a little embarrassed to admit that how long it sat in our… Read more »
The Build Basic Closet System Reveal If I ask nicely, will you try not to look too closely at this “before” photo? Just take my word for it…this closet was a NIGHTMARE!!! Luckily, I teamed up with my friends at PureBond Hardwood Plywood to create The Build Basic Closet System and turn this space into my dream closet! If you’ve been following along over the past few weeks, you’ve already gotten a sneak peek… Read more »
New Series Announcement! If you all caught this sneak peek on Instagram or Facebook last week, you know I’m working on something big;) Well, today I can FINALLY tell you about our exciting new Series here at Build Basic! The series is called The Build Basic Custom Closet System It’s made up a collection of simple DIY projects–each with an easily adjustable cut list–that combine to create a DREAM CLOSET! My friends at PureBond Hardwood Plywood were nice… Read more »
DIY Holiday Wreath Trio Let’s PAAAAAAR-TAAAAY!!!! Well, “virtually” anyway. Today I’m joining a “virtual DIY Party” sponsored by The Home Depot! Along with a group of amazingly talented DIY bloggers, I’m sharing a personalized version of Home Depot’s upcoming wreath Workshop project, and you can too! So here’s how it all works: The Home Depot created a project called “The Wreath Trio”, and sent out this inspiration photo to a group of DIYers: Using the photo above… Read more »
Facebook is HIDING Posts From You! (And The Simple Setting to Fix it) You find a blog or company that you enjoy. You “like” their Facebook page so that you can see when they post new content, have sales, show photos, etc….but then they never show up in your News Feed. You check their page, and realize there’s a ton of great stuff you missed! Welp, that because Facebook has created an algorithm to estimate how popular a post… Read more »
One Board Challenge Winner It’s FINALLY time to reveal the winner of the #OneBoardChallenge!!!! Okay so we all remember a while back when a group of us DIY bloggers were challenged by the lovely Miss Jen Woodhouse from House of Wood to create a project using only ONE 1x8x8 board, right? We all absolutely LOVED the challenge, and the DIY Round Mirror I built ended up being one of my most favorite projects yet. Click HERE to… Read more »
Reader Project Basket Storage Cabinet Build Basic reader, Larry B., took the plans for our Basket Storage Cabinet to a whole new level when he added a textured panel to the sides. He writes; “I used an ancient Oak Roll top desk tambour for the sides. Came out great.” Brilliant! Thank you for sharing your photos with us, Larry! Have you completed a project using building plans from Build Basic? Email them to jenn@build-basic.com for a chance to… Read more »
How to Re-Cover Dining Chairs (Without a Sewing Machine) I’ve been swooning over this image since I first saw it in a Pottery Barn catalog. The warm wood tones, the chairs’ soft linen, the rolled back detail….it’s all there, bundled up and tied with a pretty bow as my absolutely fantasy dining room. But at $400 a chair, this photo made its way to the “never gonna happen” pile. Until… Photo Credit: Pottery Barn About a year ago… Read more »
DIY Wooden Lantern Roundup I think I’m a little late to the fall decorating party, but I’m just putting out my little slatted lantern I made for the blog last year (see below). As the evening turn chilly, I still find that nothing pulls the décor together or warms the front porch like the ambient glow of a lantern. Of course, there are a million options available at pretty much any store that sells home décor, but I… Read more »
Build a DIY Beadboard Twin Bed This post is sponsored by The Home Depot Eeeeek! I’m so excited to be teaming up with my friends at The Home Depot again to bring you another fun build! Do you remember when I built the Giant Connect Four Game for their Lumber Challenge? Well, for this project, the only rules were to find a way to incorporate their tongue-and-groove patterned boards. It’s a material in their lumber section that has the… Read more »
