Build a Curved Pergola for $800
This curved pergola is the highlight of our back yard. It is a beautiful structure that makes our patio feel like an outdoor room from Spring through Fall. In the summer, I attach a shade tarp...
Author: Chris Heider
Bed Builder: Karin Alvarado
Two Girls, Two Beds, One Weekend Karin Alvarado has a special place in my Bed Builder Hall of Fame. She’s a mom of twin 12-year-old girls, Isabel and Audrey, who saw my IKEA Hack Platform Bed...
Best Way to Disassemble a Pallet for FREE WOOD
In this video, I show you the best way to disassemble a pallet for free wood to use in projects. It provides the behind-the-scenes look at how I reclaimed the wood for my free...
Platform Bed TV
The IKEA Hack Platform Bed that I built for my daughter, Becca, is celebrating a birthday! It’s one year old and still going strong. This video shows how I installed a platform bed TV on...
Summer Prep: Pool, Pergola and Patio
Memorial Day weekend is summer prep time in New Jersey. My to-do list includes opening the pool, washing the patio furniture and preparing the pergola for sunny days ahead. Although it sounds easy, it’s...
Chalk Painted Dressers
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? This was my first time using chalk paint, and I think it turned out really well! I built this furniture in 1991 for our baby’s...
Boy’s Bedroom Makeover
My boy’s bedroom makeover was an investment of time (about eight weekends) and a little bit of money for some new furniture that would go with him when he eventually moves out on his own. This...
Crazy Bedroom Lighting
I know. I know. I’m crazy. Who needs lighting like this in a bedroom? Well, this crazy bedroom lighting is a testament to my obsession with lights; an obsession that I have in common...
How to Replace your Engine Air Filter
In this video, I teach my daughter, Rebecca, how easy it is to change the air filter in her 2012 Hyundai Tucson. We start with a quick trip to #shop at Walmart for the proper FRAM Extra...
Pallet World Map
My son’s bedroom makeover was bold with a very masculine black and tan theme. Very contemporary, slightly industrial. It was the first time I ever painted a wall black in my house. We always...
