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This year, we are part of The Home Depot #smarthome campaign, which means we get sent the latest smart home products to try out and share with you!
When we received the Emerson Sensi Touch Wi-Fi Thermostat, we debated where to install it, as we both have smart thermostats already installed in our homes. I decided to try it at my house, as my Nest thermostat is 5 years old, and I wanted to see what this new technology had to offer.
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It's October and that means it's time to decorate for fall and Halloween. One of our favorite materials to use for outdoor Halloween decorating is concrete. It's easy to work with and holds up well to hot, rainy Florida weather. It's very DIY friendly.
You may remember in 2016, we created concrete pumpkins that could be used as a flower pot or candy or candle holders. That's an easy project for any beginner. Take a look at that video if you want to create your own pumpkin. Now on to this year's concrete project. If you're like us, you may celebrate Halloween away from your home. If you're not home, you can just leave a bowl of candy at the door, but there is the very high likelihood that someone will pick it up and dump the entire contents into their bag. Well, with this project, that will be a little difficult! We're making a concrete candy bowl that can double as October fall decor. Take a look. As always, watching the video is great place to start.
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This week on Workshop Wednesday, we premiered two new segments: "What's in the Box" and "Field Trip." We also shared in "Fast DIY" how to use 2-part epoxy.
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Since we've recently completed some rather large and on-going projects, we were ready for a little simple DIY. Recently our friend, Chris, gifted us a beautiful piece of 30 year old redwood. We thought it would make a great rustic tray or shelf, both simple and fast to complete projects.
The shelf idea won out since we found the perfect place for it. We decided on a rustic shelf with industrial elements that would fit in well with the decor in Steph's bedroom. Take a look at the video to see how it all came together or read on for the tutorial.
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We've now installed about half a dozen Ring brand smart home products at my house and Steph's house, although she has way more than I do (I feel like we need to remedy that situation)!
Ring has a variety of outdoor security devices to meet the needs of many homeowners and renters. There are models that are hardwired, some are battery operated, others plug-in, and some actually run on solar power! In this tutorial, we are replacing an existing floor light fixture with a wired Ring Floodlight cam. Click on the video to see the entire installation process.
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Earlier this year, we were invited to attend an outdoor event sponsored by The Home Depot. There we were able to see and try tool offerings from various tool manufacturers. One of those tools was the Expand-It system by Ryobi.
After the event, we were asked if we would like to try out a couple of offerings from Ryobi, including the 40V Brushless Expand-It System. This system has a variety of heads that can be swapped out to be used on the same powered head. We tried out the hedge trimmer, edger and string trimmer. After Steph tried out the system, she decided to design and build a wall hung rack for the various components. The rack holds the attachments, as well as makes it easy to attach the accessories while the handle is still firmly held in the holder. It's a pretty cool idea!
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Now that we are at the end of the #garagemakeover, it's hard to believe where we started! We wanted a fully functional garage complete with work and storage zone and space to park my car. We meet all those goals and then some. Take a look back at how the garage went from the mess below to what you see today!
A big thank you to The Home Depot and Wall Control for their sponsorship of the garage makeover project! Links from the show:
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An on-going theme in our #garagemakeover is the use of Husky products. We have many of their tools and love their "lifetime" guarantee. In the makeover we needed some things to help manage our storage needs as well as work needs. Husky came to the rescue with three garage "must-have" products.
Take a look at three of our favorite products in our new garage work space.
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One of the goals, alright the entire #garagemakeover was based on this- to make the garage a comfortable space to work. By comfortable, we mean, not ninety plus degrees inside the garage in the summer!
A couple of projects that made the biggest difference in comfort level was the replacement of the garage seal. The old weather seal allowed hot air in and any cool air out, as well as bugs and a snake at one point. The second project was the installation of insulation on the backside of the door. With these two, along with a shade on the window, and four fans, we're seeing about an 8 to 10 degree difference between the inside and outside temperature. That might not seem like much, but in Steph's garage, the inside temperature was ALWAYS higher than the outside temperature. Take a look at the video to see how it all came together or read on for all the details.
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The first project we tackled in the #garagemakeover was to paint all the walls and ceiling. Doing so left this interior door looking a little less than its original white and in need of a fresh coat of paint.
Previously, I've used another brand of door paint with mixed results, so I wanted to try the DecoArt Curb Appeal brand to see how it compared. We are all about the purple and blue, so this Vineyard Purple color was the perfect choice for my garage! The plan was to paint the trim in a mix of the purple and a bright tin metallic color, paint the door with the purple, and use a fun stencil in the tin color for a little whimsical touch. After painting, we changed out the door handle and added a keyless entry pad for convenience.
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Here in Florida, hurricane season runs from June to November-- peaking in late August through September. Since the start of the peak season is just around the corner, it’s time to inventory and add to our hurricane prep kit.
The 2017 hurricane season was a wake-up call to get prepared. We realized that we have been woefully underprepared for storms—not just hurricanes, but other natural and manmade disasters.
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One of the last projects to be completed in the #garagemakeover was storage for scrap wood. Leftover wood is an ongoing byproduct of woodworking, and we have our fair share of scraps and offcuts. Prior to this build, we did not have an efficient way to store these wood pieces so we ended up not using them--because we didn't know what we had!
We were determined to find a way to store all the wood leftovers in the new workshop. Steph did some Pinterest research and designed a customized a storage piece that would work for us. Take a look at how it all came together. We now have a place to store large and small pieces of wood. |
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