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Modern Arbor
Several weeks ago I had a home owner reach out from a referral wanting to update the side yard of their home. They had seen a cedar post and beam arbor on a home improvement site, and they wanted to add something similar to their home. I did a site visit and talked to the…
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New Cement Pad
This week I poured a small cement pad for storing trash cans and helping rainwater not to sit next to the house in the mud. It was a small project, but it will help keep the area cleaner for our friends. I love projects like this because they help a home look cleaner and reduce…
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Gates and Fence Repair
One thing that catches my eye while driving through a neighborhood is the fences and gates in yards. A unique or freshly stained fence or gate can brighten a home’s exterior. Unfortunately, I often see yards with broken fence pickets and dilapidated gates hanging by a thread. With three dogs at home, we’ve had to…
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Window Shutters
Our latest project was updating the front window shutters. The house had simple store bought vinyl shutters. We looked through ideas and decided on a cedar wood design that would update the appearance of the front of our house. We scrolled through google for inspiration and then I went to drawing up a simple sketch…
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Customized Wood Furniture
When we were getting ready for our son to be born we looked around at several stores for a diaper changing station. None of the stations we saw were the color or style that we envisioned. So I went to work designing and measuring the space we had available in his room, and built a…
