With my home and business as my canvas and a shoestring budget my medium, I demonstrate how to create high impact projects, solutions, and mini-remodels in your home or business as well as unique and playful artistic creations. The bravery required to create art and the gutsy determination to try DIY are birds of a feather!
Create a Fake Shiplap Paneling Using This DIY Paper Method
I’m no stranger to a miter saw and repurposed wood, but sometimes wood isn’t right for the project. Whether it…
How to Build a Bench Style Tree Swing | Free DIY Woodworking Plan
Awhile back, I stumbled across this old bench swing at a flea market. Though marked “not for sale”, I was…
How to Make a Wreath from an Antique Horse Harness Collar
Last fall a friend purchased a fantastic property with a 19th century stone barn still standing on the back of…
How to Make DIY Garden Fountain from Upcycled Sink
My good friend Merre has been hunting for a fun focal point for a new water feature all summer….
How to Build a DIY Sawhorse Table for $25
My furniture shopping pet peeve is that the price tag rarely reflects quality- more often the price reflects the cost…
DIY Rose Trellis: How I made a Rustic Oversized Garden Trellis for $5
When I purchased hawk hill back in 2010, the pitiful little garden trellis pictured below was charged with the huge…
Hacking Ikea’s Fejka Plant to Fit in Standard Houseplant Planters
I love Ikea’s small, $3.99 potted Fejka plants for shelf fillers. Most of the time, the standard 4″ pot size…
Clean and Descale a Shower Head with Citric Acid
Faced with a showerhead beginning to spray water in every direction except my body, I set out to do…
How to Make DIY Kitchen Drawer Dividers
As I mentioned in my bedroom drawer divider post, spring means an attack on chaos at Hawk Hill. This year,…