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Who out there has ever used a soldering gun or iron? As a 4-H member back in the early seventies, I made my area of focus electricity projects rather than the traditional clothing projects like most of the girls. I was a rebelled in my youth! Well, sort of one. 

In my electricity projects, I had  many occasions to use a soldering iron. I only had a few hand tools back then and that was one of them. They all fit easily into a VERY small tool box! 

I was probably more excited to get this new Ryobi solder station than maybe most folks! I love how Ryobi has brought it into the 21st century with battery powered portability. I also like the built in safety features--the holder and the indicator lights to help mitigate accidental burning. 

We used the solder station to make a repair on a backyard light. You'll need to watch near the video to see what I thought of doing this project!

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There's a small patch of concrete in my driveway that was broken a few years ago from a falling tree. It's on the edge, so it's not a big deal, thus a repair was not high on the list of DIY projects.

With the arrival of a Bosch self-sharpening wide chisel in this quarter's shipment of The Home Depot ProSpective tools, we knew it was time to make the repair. We got a Bosch hammer drill in the first year of the program so with the new chisel and hammer drill we were ready to break up some concrete! 

Follow along as we made our very first concrete repair.

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This was such a fun project! Upcycle projects are my favorite and this one turned out even better than we imagined.

Steph's neighbor was cleaning house and offered us the lamp you see in the BEFORE pic. These end table/floor lamps used to be pretty popular, but since I see them at yard sales and thrift stores a lot these days, I think their popularity has waned!

Lucky us, they didn't want it anymore. I had a couple of ideas on how to reuse it, but we went with this coat rack upcycle for my house!

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Quick, what is the number one thing people want in their kitchen? Accessibility of storage! Do you agree? 

I absolutely do. 

Let me rewind just a bit to seven years ago. After much thought about our home and our future in it, my husband and I decided to remodel, so that we could “age in place.” That is, we utilized universal design to add accessibility features so that we could stay in our home into our old age.

A big part of that remodel was the complete gut of the kitchen into something more functional. I consulted with a kitchen planner to make sure it was a good design. It’s now a big bright space with lots of counter space and storage. I was a happy camper with the final result.

But, back to the accessibility part. Despite all the space for storage, it was not convenient or easily accessible. I especially struggled with food storage. The cabinets that were the pantry space were too deep and tall so basically, if food wasn’t in the very front, I didn’t know what I had!

​Can anyone relate?

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On today's show:

• Fast DIY: 4th of July Concrete Holders (:58)
• Tech Talk: WyzeCam Pan (4:16)
• Closer Look: ShelfGenie (7:37) (Click to go to the ShelfGenie blog post)