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How to Build a Refrigerator Cabinet Surround

Fridge cabinets can make a kitchen look custom and finished.  They are also great options for ending cabinetry and creating a balanced kitchen cabinetry layout.  

The good news is you can build your own fridge cabinet without spending a ton of time or money.  We do it all the time. 

Here's one of the cabinets we've made:

Let's demystify this -

It's two pieces of cabinet-grade plywood, held together on the b

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How to Install Metabox Drawer Slides

Hello DIY Friends!!!

 

I'm so excited to share with you a little sneak peek of the kitchen we are working on!

 

Everything BUT the kitchen sink (and appliances) is DIY!!!  

 

We've made some major progress lately, and I'l be sharing how we did those projects with you shortly.

 

 

Today, I want to share with you (just in case you missed it the first time

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DIYing a Wood Handrail

Our decking project is still on hold ... and it's still a weather thingy. But its not rain this time. It's just too dang hot to be working in the direct sun on a deck! So we took shelter inside the super inslulated Momplex, where the basement keeps everything nice and cool, and started on our first interior woodworking project! While we totally agree with you that the very first room we'll be tackling is a bathroom (thank goodness the Momplex is about a mile from our home so not havin

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Stair Skirts

Well, here's a first. I'm going to show you how a carpenter makes a skirt. And yes, it's a pretty skirt.

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Staining and Finishing Concrete Floors

One of my favorite projects on the Momplex interior has been this basement floor we coated:

For this floor, we used RustOleum's EpoxyShield Garage Floor Coating.  It's a paint, and you throw the speckles down to add variation.  We are extremely pleased with the durability of the floor - not a scratch in it after about six months of use!

We like floor paint/coatings for basements for a number of reasons:

- It seals your c

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Two Weeks Notice

Have you ever noticed the large hill dead center in the Momplex's view?That's Donnelly Dome, sometimes claimed to be North America's largest hill.  It's a popular climbing site, awarding hikers with tremendous views of the Alaska Range.  photo by ApplecrossWell, there's an old saying in our community that when you see snow on the top of Donnelly Dome, winter will be here in two weeks.

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Dryer Vent

Do you ever wonder what happens between your dryer and the vent outside? We are in the utility installing phase of the Momplex. We are starting with who has the biggest pipes and working our way down to the smallest. First up, we installed 6" diameter piping for the ventilation system. To get the ceiling insulated to hold heat, we've already installed bathroom and kitchen vents as well. Next up is the dryer vent. And of course, since this is the Momplex, we gotta do everything twic

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