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Upcycled! A Wooden Box Finds A New Look
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in February 2013. Sometimes I find gems at salvage shops. Not always, usually I have to squint really hard at an item to decide...
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How to Choose and Use a Pressure Washer
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in May 2013. There’s something undeniably therapeutic about pressure washing, and as a homeowner, it probably constitutes my...
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Easy Tips for Maintaining Your Chainsaw
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in July 2014. Everyone in our neighborhood knew that my husband and I meant business this spring as we cleared an acre of...
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10 Great Tools (Found Cheap At Garage Sales!)
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in June 2012. Some of the best garage sale purchases we’ve made over the last few years haven’t been in the furniture or decor...
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Quick Tips for Cleaning Your Charcoal Grill
I’m a charcoal grill kind of girl. I don’t so much mind the extra effort to manage the coals, and for some reason it just always tastes better to me, as if I’m camping or at a family picnic in a...
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5 Great Gifts for Dads Who Love DIY
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in June 2013. Looking for gift ideas for Dad, both the store-bought and handmade varieties? Here are some easy solutions to suit a...
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Spoil Yourself: How to Choose a New Leaf Blower
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in September 2013. Cleaning up fallen leaves doesn’t have to be the off-putting, laborious chore that immediately comes to mind....
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The Easy Way to Hang Art on Brick or Stone
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in October 2015. Hanging art and decorations can be challenging and damaging, but there’s a trick! Before you break up your brick...
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Branding, the DIY Tool Edition
I picked up a cool new tool before the holiday season; it was an inexpensive investment as far as tools go, and the creativity it grants me hath no boundaries. I should have known from all those years...
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A Beautiful Red Spruce Upcycle
Our friends and family know us quite well. One of our wedding gifts was a set of matching toolboxes, and I imagine that they’re the most special toolboxes I’ll ever own. My parents live in a very...
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A Weekend Makita
Most of the projects we have queued up would be way more enjoyable to do when the temps are warmer, so instead of tackling exterior painting, staining, planting, edging, or cleaning, we indulged in...
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Carving Complex Things
I’m partnering with Black & Decker to showcase the MATRIX, its newest cordless 20v max drill/driver with a unique line of attachments that’s more adaptable than any other multi-tool that I’ve had...
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Sit Back And Relax
I’m partnering with Black & Decker to showcase the MATRIX, its newest cordless 20v max drill/driver with a unique line of attachments that’s more adaptable than any other multi-tool that I’ve had...
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Play Time
We shook on a self-imposed goal to finish all of our outstanding projects before starting something new. That lasted for all of… 48 hours? Sometimes that happens because we get damn lazy, or bored, or...
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Today’s Unexpected Workout Brought To You By…
Excessive snowfall and a month of below-freezing temps lead me to introduce to you our newest tool. A 24′ Shovel Roof Rake. I wish you could tell how completely laborious it was to maneuver, because a...
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So, You Wanted To Know What A Cyclone Rake Is?
For the first year ever I’ve been persuading the leaves to fall from the trees. Come on, thick blanket of ground cover, heavy, wet piles of leaves. Gimme all of the leaves… please! There’s really only...
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What’s Your Favorite Tool?
This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in April 2015. As a home improvement enthusiast with a workshop filled to the brim with “toys,” I’m often thrown the question of...
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How to Repair Deteriorating Flagstone Steps
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the cut-off machine and safety equipment. However, the decrepit steps are my own, and repairing them has been on my list for a long time. Thanks...
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Chainsaw Know-How: Maintain, Sharpen, and Replace Your Chain
This post was sponsored by STIHL because they supplied the chainsaw (STIHL’s MSA 120 C-BQ) and sharpening equipment. The content itself is my own. It’s no secret that I advocate for homeowners to try...
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