DIY nail art | our workshop Given the number and variety of projects we’ve documented here on YBH, we get a lot of requests for tool buying advice. We totally get it; with the sheer volume of brands, styles, cross-compatibility (or lack thereof) and varying levels of quality available, purchasing decisions can certainly be overwhelming. So […]
Category Archives: Tool Box
An Organized Garage = Happy DIYers (+ a Giveaway!)
Our plans for the garage were a bit of a roller coaster. Initially, we thought we’d hang some hooks, get our bicycles off the floor and call it a day. But then we remembered, ha, this is us!, and considering we seemingly love to add an element of extra work to most things (busted), we thought, but how can […]
Nice Caulk!
As homeowners, one task that we tend to put of as long as humanly possible is that of re-caulking the bathtub every few years. No matter how you spin it, this is among the least exciting jobs one can take on. But alas, fair readers, ya gots to do what ya gots to do. Bear […]
Candy Store Saw
After our recent flood, all of the contents of our then water logged basement were placed into a wetness relocation program. (Get it? Oh, so punny.) Some things made their way to the cozy confines of our office, while some soggy and bulky items were left outside on our semi-secure deck to dry out. Yes, […]
Husband for Hire
Keeping in the tradition we started last year with our trip to Nashville, Kim and I will once again spend our anniversary traveling. We’re taking a trip. An awesome trip. We’ll fly into San Francisco, spend a couple days on Fisherman’s Wharf and the like (hey, we’ll be tourists after all), drive down the coast […]
No More Screws Loose.
After the recent revamping of my tool collection and the introduction of the BBOT, I realized that it was finally time for me to accomplish a similar feat with all of the screws, nails, wire nuts, and other fasteners that had been cluttering our lives (and cabinets) for too long. Enter Jo-Ann fabrics, where we […]
Love. Hate. Ladder.
Before we even moved in here, we knew we’d need a sturdy ladder. Painting, hanging curtain rods and replacing light fixtures were all on the agenda. On our first run to Home Depot as new homeowners, we bought this guy right here: A 6 foot Husky fiberglass ladder. Lightweight. Sturdy. Green. Win. Little did we […]
When Every Inch Counts
Oh clean, clutter-free countertops, how we love you. After years of a love/hate relationship with our paper towel holder and all of it’s countertop-hogging-glory, all it took was pulling the trigger on a new mount to go from this (on the left) to this (on the right): And while there was not a thing wrong […]
A Bison In the Bedroom
On the first night of our anniversary trip to Nashville, Kim and I were strolling through an art show when we stumbled upon a gorgeously crafted linocut print by local artist Laura Baisden, titled To A Wayward Bison. We decided on the spot that we had to have it (the bison was unique enough, and […]
Meet the Big Bag O’ Tools
With projects constantly in progress and on the list around here, I’ve accumulated a lot of tools over the years. It’s always amazing how they just seem to multiply on their own, spilling out of two toolboxes, every drawer, and cluttering one too many shelves in our cabinets. Whew. Things were getting out of hand. […]