How to Make a Bench From Old Chairs

Jenn Greenleaf | April 7, 2009

Do you have three or four old chairs that have lived out their lives on their own?  Rather than throwing these furniture pieces away, turn them into something new:   Find a salvaged plank of wood, or cut one to size if you have the proper tools Screw the plank to the chairs once they [...]

Start Spring Cleaning Now

Jenn Greenleaf | January 22, 2009

Rather than waiting for the spring weather to hit, why not start going through things now?  I don’t know about you, but I get a bad case of cabin fever every year.  Part of what helps get me through that is preparing for the warmer weather by hauling out a bunch of what I no [...]

Their Trash, Your Treasure

Jenn Greenleaf | September 15, 2008

Some home improvement solutions are as close as your neighbor’s garage.  I’m not talking about borrowing tools or supplies, I’m talking about garage sales (or yard sales or tag sales . . . whatever you would like to call them).  What types of home improvement “things” can be found at a garage sale?  Here are [...]