Disguising structural posts

Turn that structural necessity into a design asset by adding storage, creating zones and much more

Grabbed the wrong stain and stained this column too light. I’ve resanded and watered to open up grain and it won’t go dark. (One is sanded, other is how...

How to add instant curb appeal with DIY porch columns. Wrapping existing porch columns and choosing the perfect wood stain color.

Post Base Detail

Before I start talking about the support pole, I want to mention a little project I did that I am super thrilled with. I knew I wanted to put a cabinet in between the washer and dryer, but I also knew that a new cabinet in the size I needed from Lowe's was $85 and I really didn't want to pay that much. So I started hitting up the Habitat for Humanity ReStore a couple times a month and browsing their cabinet section. The first few times I came up empty handed, but then one day I found this…

Producing rough cut lumber, custom wood decor, and providing tree services to the Wet Mountain Valley and Black Forest.

Life at Pugsley: Author and artist with day jobs set about DIY renovation of an early nineteenth century house on the east coast.

This is a guide about disguising a utility pole. Utility poles on your property can be unsightly. If it is legal you can use tall plantings and other garden options such as a trellis to hide the pole.

Here’s a before picture taken of the columns on our carport before we started this project.Yikes.See how they needed a little help? And when you looked at the h…

How to wrap existing porch columns in stained wood and build a craftsman style base unit to add character and curb appeal to your front porch.

Jeremy Kassel shares how to properly prepare, raise, and brace pergola posts to ensure the structure will last as long as possible.