Monthly Archives: November 2013

An Inexpensive Coffee Table

When my office assistant Alexandra said she wanted to build a coffee table, I was impressed. When she said she wanted to build it out of an old shipping pallet, I was skeptical. But when I saw what she had built — in just a few hours — I was amazed! Take a look to see what she did with what first looked like a pile of junk.


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An Outdoor Potting Table

My wife Leigh Ann and I knew that when we finally got started on our kitchen remodeling project, this breakfast table would be replaced by additional cabinets, but the question remained: which of us would get it? I thought it should go to my workshop. She thought it should stand beside her gardening bench. Want to see who won? Check this out ….
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A Fall Centerpiece

There’s nothing quite like the changing of the leaves to make you want to add a colorful fall decoration to your house. Leigh Ann spotted this inexpensive unfinished box and pair of candlesticks at a craft store last week, and I knew it would be a perfect project to stain and finish in just one step using the new Minwax® Wood Finishing Cloths. If you want to see how they work, just click here!
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Make Your Own Touch-Up Kit

It never seems to fail. Turn the page on the calendar and there they are: the holidays. Parties, relatives, friends, guests. And not enough time to take on a major refinishing project. What to do? Pull together a simple, easy Touch-Up Kit, then just walk around your house and take care of all those little problems before anyone arrives. Want to see how? Just keep on reading.
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