Tuesday, October 31, 2017

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Adding simple pieces of décor to a bare wall can really add character to a space. Natalie Fran of Relentless at Heart dressed up her dining room with DIY sconces and it made all the difference.

Read on to see step-by-step instructions on creating Moroccan style sconces.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

These Moroccan style DIY sconces are a perfect weekend project and an inexpensive way to dress up any room in your home! I came up with idea to fill a bare wall in my dining room. I’m in love with The Home Depot’s new line of faux reclaimed wood. It is real wood but made to look like an old barn wood—how amazing is that! I also love the printed concrete tile trend, but since most of them are so large, I wanted to create the same look for this wall sconce piece! I love the combination of rustic elegance that this presents for your home!

Materials

Tools

Step 1: Cut the Lumber

Let’s get started—first tip to save yourself some time, have the helpful Home Depot lumber department get your sconces started. Before you leave the store with your reclaimed wood board, have them cut it down into the main (3) 16 in. base back pieces you need. They can’t do the 4 in. pieces since it’s a safety hazard with the large scale equipment to cut pieces under 6 in., but those first three cuts are crossed off your list.

Once you get the rest of your materials home, you will need a circular, miter, or table saw to trim down the rest of the wood into 4 in. pieces for the shelf portion of the sconce.

Step 2: Stain the Wood

When all the wood is cut to size: (3)16 in. pieces and (3) 4 in. pieces, you are ready for stain. This stain job is quick and easy to do with a rag. You are basically trying to fill in the raw edges of the wood you cut so it matches the reclaimed coloring on the outside.

Step 3: Create the Tiles

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Now let’s create the Moroccan tiles! I decided on a navy matte spray paint to keep them fairly neutral and classic, but let this part be where you make it your own! Home Depot’s spray paint colors are endless and there are several Moroccan stencils to choose from online also.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

As you see for the tile, I just used a basic tumbled travertine. I like the imperfect look they have in them being “tumbled” and rough in spots. The only prep needed for these tiles is brushing the dust off them before applying spray paint.

For painting time, lay out a big drop cloth or tarp in a well ventilated area – preferably outside – and center your stencil on the tile. About 1 foot away, spray your spray paint in a back and forth motion until the stencil looks fully filled in. Repeat for the remaining eight and let dry. Since these aren’t getting any wear or exposure to elements inside, no need for a sealer in my DIY opinion. Plus I wanted them to keep that matte finish look.

Step 4: Assemble the DIY Sconce

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Once your wood stain and tiles are dry, it’s time to assemble the sconce! So that we know exactly where to place the shelf, lay out the tile on the board starting at the top with a ¼ in. of the tile hanging over the edge on the top and each side. Then follow the other two tiles behind that. The shelf will butt right up against the bottom tile so now you know where the shelf needs to go.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Slip the L-brackets underneath and remove the bottom tile for the time being.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Make sure the shelf is sitting level and mark your marks for the 1 back screw and two bottom screws.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Pre-drill the holes to make it easier to work with and then hand screw in the brackets.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

You might need to hold the sconces on the wall and do any final leveling before you screw the back screw all the way in so you can adjust as you finish.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

When the brackets and shelf are securely attached, flip them over and add on the hook for hanging about 2 in. down from the top centered in the middle. These are fairly heavy once all the tiles are attached so these hooks are great to hold the weight.

Step 5: Secure the Tiles

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

We are almost done! Now it is time to secure the tiles to the boards using handy dandy construction adhesive. I love this stuff for so many projects!

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Stay towards the middle when applying so it doesn’t ooze out the sides. Secure them in place going from the bottom up since you already have the leveled shelf in place that way every tile is flush and level.

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

Then gently place some heavy weight on top of the tiles and give them a couple hours to set up.

Final Reveal

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

If you aren’t installing them into a stud, I recommend drywall screws to make sure they are safe and sound once they have been hung up and adorned with extra weight from candles, florals or other decorative pieces.

I decided to hang mine as you see with two high and one lower in between. A stair step look for these would be great too!

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

I love the look of fresh hypericum berry stems for fall and winter in simple bud vases. Another look I wanted to show is the warmth of gorgeous flameless candles on them! These are a great remote control pack from The Home Depot online. A great buy!

DIY Sconces to Add a Moroccan Flare to Your Home

I hope you love the look of these stylish Moroccan style DIY sconces for a space in your home! Have fun with the project!

Find all the supplies you need to make your own DIY sconces at The Home Depot. Check out other DIY projects on The Home Depot Blog.

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Friday, October 27, 2017

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

A DIY TV console doesn’t have to be difficult! Shara McCuiston of Woodshop Diaries built this modern DIY TV console in seven simple steps. Read on to find out how to make it yourself.

Modern DIY TV Console in Seven Simple Steps

Building your own piece of furniture is not only satisfying when you step back and say “I built that!” But, it’s also a great idea when you want a custom size or custom designed piece. After getting some inspiration from a TV cabinet I recently spotted in a magazine, I decided it would be fun to build a DIY TV console with glass paneled doors to display favorite items. It’s easier than you think, and I’ll show you how below!

Materials

Tools

Step 1: Build Two Side Panels

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

First, if you purchased 2 x 2s, pay attention to any rounded corners and try to make sure these face toward the back or inside of the cabinet. To avoid rounded corners, you can also purchase 2 x 4 studs instead and use a table saw to rip them down to 1½ in. widths to get nice square corners if you prefer.

Follow the cut list to cut four 2 x 2 legs. Then, cut out your 16 in. long frame pieces (you will use four now and two in step 2). Using a drill and pocket hole jig, drill 1 ½ in. pocket holes into both ends of each frame piece (not the legs).

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Then, using a Kreg Rip Cut and a circular saw, rip a piece of 16 in. wide ¾ in. plywood off of your full sheet. Cut this into three pieces according to the cut list above—one piece at 48 in. long and two pieces at 23½ in. long.

Using a pocket hole jig and a drill, drill ¾ in. pocket holes around the inside edges of the small plywood panels.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Assemble these panels and the frame pieces together like shown using 2½ in. pocket hole screws on the 2 x 2s and 1¼ in. pocket hole screws on the plywood holes. Now you have your cabinet sides!

Step 2: Construct the Cabinet Frame

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

In step 1, you made the sides, but now we will finish the frame. Following the cut list, cut your 48 in. frame pieces and drill 1 ½ in. pocket holes into both ends of each piece.

Also drill ¾ in. pocket holes along the edges of the 48 in. long plywood panel leftover from step 1 and assemble the rest of the frame like shown using 2 1/2 in. pocket hole screws on the 2 x 2s and 1 ¼ in. pocket hole screws on the plywood holes. Make sure the bottom 2 x 2s are lined up with the side panel 2 x 2s. And make sure your plywood top is flush or close to flush with the top of the 2 x 2s. I left a very small lip on mine.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

To finish out the frame, add 16 in. long 2 x 2s (left from Step 1) like shown using 1½ in. pocket holes and 2½ in. pocket hole screws. These should be 14 in. in from the outside. Check for square when attaching!

Step 3: Add TV Cabinet Dividers and Bottoms

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Following the cut list, cut your two cabinet divider pieces.

Carefully notch out the top front and back corners using a jig saw. They should fit flush to the top. It’s best to trim a little at a time and test it out. You can always cut more off, but you can’t put it back if you cut too much! Don’t attach yet, just dry fit it.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Drill pocket holes along the top and bottom edge and add edge banding to the front edge of these two divider pieces. This will cover the plywood edges for a cleaner look. The preglued kind is easy to apply with a regular iron. I recommend using some tin foil to protect the iron from any glue.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Attach these dividers between the top plywood piece and the bottom 2 x 2 braces like shown using 1¼ in. pocket hole screws. Make sure they are square before screwing together!

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Cut the cabinet bottoms according to the cut list and apply edge banding to the front edge. Drill pocket holes along both sides of each piece and attach like shown using pocket hole screws. Attach these so that they are flush with the back of the cabinet and they are 9½ in. from the bottom of the cabinet frame (not the bottom of the legs).

Step 4: Add Drawers

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Attach 16 in. ball bearing drawer slides using 5/8 in. wood screws like shown. It’s easy to use a spacer placed across the bottom 2 x 2s of the frame to line up your drawer slide with. Make sure they are ¾ in. inset from the front so the drawer fronts added later will be inset.

Now it’s time to build your drawers. Follow the cut list but, measure first and make any necessary adjustments. Total drawer widths should be 1 in. narrower than the drawer opening.

If you have a router or table saw, you can cut a dado about ½ in. from the bottom of the drawer pieces to slide your drawer bottom. If you don’t have these tools, that is fine, you can nail on your bottom instead.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Then, assemble using glue and brad nails, or wood screws, whichever you prefer.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Before you add the fourth box side, be sure to cut your bottom if you cut dados and slide it in place. Cut ¼ in. plywood to fit however deep you cut your dados.

If you didn’t use dados, cut a piece of plywood the size of your box and glue and nail (or screw) to the bottom.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Add these drawers in place like shown.

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Cut 1 x 2s to fit around the drawer edges and glue and/or nail into place. Leave about 1/8 in. gap on all sides.

Step 5: Add Backing

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

It’s easiest to go ahead and stain and/or paint at this point. Once you have this part finished, simple cut your backing piece according to the cut list and nail or staple in place. You only have to cover the cabinet part, not the drawers.

Step 6: Add Cabinet Doors

How to Build a Modern Style TV Console

Measure your cabinet door openings and make any adjustments to the cut list door pieces as needed. Cut these door pieces and glue together into frames. Make sure the door sizes will fit your openings.

Once the glue is dry, you can use a router and a rabbet bit to cut along the inside of the door opening for the glass to fit.

If you don’t have a router or don’t want to do that part, you don’t have to, it just makes it a little cleaner.

How to Build a Modern Style DIY TV Console

Order glass to fit these doors. If you cut a rabbet groove, make sure you get glass that will fit inside the groove. Otherwise, just get it large enough to cover the inside hole plus 1 in. on the side and 1 in. on the bottom. You can purchase glass panels and have them cut at most local Home Depot stores.Before attaching the glass, it’s easiest to go ahead and stain and/or paint.

Use clear Gorilla Glue to glue around your groove or around your opening and place the glass panel in place. Set a heavy object on top to hold it down good until it dries. Do this for all three doors.

As an optional step, once the glue is dry, you can cut to fit pieces to create a paneled look and glue these on top of the glass as well.

Once the glue is dry, use small cabinet butt hinges to attach doors in place.

Step 7: Finish

How to Build a Modern Style DIY TV Console

Stain or paint any spots you haven’t done yet and add a protective clear coat like a poly or wax. Add hardware to the doors and drawers and magnetic catches to hold your doors in place. I used these Liberty mission style pulls to compliment this style.

How to Build a Modern Style DIY TV Console

Once you have your hardware in place, step back and admire your new DIY TV console!

How to Build a Modern Style DIY TV Console

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Creating a Backyard Kitchen on a Budget

Backyard Kitchen

Kati Farrer, of Houseful of Handmade, always wanted a backyard kitchen area, but didn’t want to break the bank doing it. To turn her dream into a reality, Kati used her DIY skills and made an oasis.

Read on to see how Kati created her dream backyard kitchen and pergola on a budget.

Creating a Backyard Kitchen and Oasis on a Budget

Backyard Kitchen

I have always dreamed of a beautiful backyard kitchen and dining area. The kind you see in the magazines. Unfortunately, they were not in my budget. But I didn’t let that stop us from creating an oasis, complete with a backyard kitchen and dining area!

Before the Update

Backyard Kitchen

This is what our yard looked like only two months ago. We had been saving for six years to be able to pour a concrete patio. After the patio was in, the space was still unusable. A blank slate! But our budget was small because we just spent all our money on the concrete. So we DIYed everything! And with some careful material choices we created the perfect outdoor space for our family without breaking the bank.

The Pergola

Backyard Kitchen

Since our patio area was long and narrow, we started by building a pergola to define the space. Our pergola is 20 ft. x 11 ft. and could have broken our budget immediately! Instead, we used budget friendly pressure treated lumber for the entire pergola. Then we covered it in a couple coats of Behr Premium Plus Ultra paint to brighten up the pergola and make it fit in with the house. Now it looks like it was always meant to be there.

Backyard Kitchen

We built the entire pergola for only $700. The project took us two weekends to complete, with an extra set of hands (those 2 ft. x 6 ft. x 12 ft. boards can get heavy). The hardest part was ensuring everything was square and plumb as you build. You can see the entire patio pergola build here.

Roofing

Backyard Kitchen

After the pergola was built and painted, it was time to cover it! We had just used the Suntuf corrugated roofing for our kid’s playhouse and I knew I wanted to use it again to cover the pergola. However, this time we chose to go with a clear roof to allow more light into the space. The clear roof also turned our pergola into a three season patio so we can enjoy it all year.

Backyard Kitchen

What I love most about the Suntuf roofing is that it blocks 99% of the harmful UV rays (even the clear roof). This will not only make it easier for us to enjoy the pergola all year, but it also protects all the furniture and decor we have under it from fading and sun damage. And it only cost $500 to cover the entire 20 ft. x 11 ft. pergola.

Backyard Kitchen

Covering the pergola was really easy, but time consuming. There are a lot of screws in the top of the roof holding everything in place. We were able to completely install the roof with two full days of work. You can see how we installed the clear pergola roof here.

Kitchen Island

Backyard Kitchen

Once the pergola was built and roofed, it was time to turn it into the oasis I always wanted. I knew I wanted to include a backyard kitchen area and dining area in the space. And with 20 ft. x 11 ft. we had plenty of room to do it. To create a kitchen area, I built a backyard kitchen island to go next to our barbecue.

Backyard Kitchen

This kitchen island was built out of 2 x 4s and then covered in cedar fence pickets. On the front of the island, there are shelves for storage. I added plastic bins to these shelves so that all our outdoor cooking supplies will stay protected even in a storm. Then in the center there is a large area to hold a cooler. Now we have a place to keep food and drinks cold even on the warmest summer nights.

Backyard Kitchen

The back of the kitchen island is my favorite. I created a bar area with three bar stools. This is the perfect place for the kids to climb up to help with the cooking. And it adds additional seating in case we have a lot of people over!

Dining Area

Backyard Kitchen

For the dining area, I built the largest picnic table ever. I had purchased the table top from a local scratch and dent furniture store many years ago. There were no legs, it was just the table top, but I knew it would be the perfect outdoor dining table someday. The table top is 96 in. x 35 in. and will easily fit eight to ten people. So I built large benches for each side of the table for easy seating.

Backyard Kitchen

The dining table and benches were built out of 2 x 4s and 4 x 4s. Then I used Preserva Wood to seal the wood for outdoor use. The sealer will need to be reapplied every year, but allows the wood to patina nicely over time. And since they are protected by our covered pergola, they will be protected from the elements even more.

Backyard Kitchen

I purchased outdoor fabric for $100 and sewed tropical curtains for one side of the pergola. They help add privacy and block the view of the fence. Now when we are enjoying a dinner outdoors, we can forget that we are at home and imagine the ocean is on the other side of the curtains. You could also use long shower curtains for outdoor drapes if you do not sew.

Backyard Kitchen

The drapes were hung between the 2 x 8 pergola beams with ¾ in. electrical conduit, inexpensive shower curtain rod holders, and plastic shower curtain rings. How’s that for budget friendly? But since the hardware is hidden, no one will ever know (unless you are reading this, then you know all my secrets).

Décor

Backyard Kitchen

I could have stopped there. We had all the essential elements. But I wanted to create a magazine worthy space and that is all in the details! On the house I decided to create an area for decor. I built a simple shelf with a 1×6 and 1×4 and hung it on the vinyl siding. Then I was able to add some tropical decorations that I had on hand or found at thrift store.

Backyard Kitchen

Above the shelf I added tropical wall art. I created designs reminiscent of Hawaiian quilt blocks. Armed with a 1 x 12 and some Rustoleum spray paint, I was able to turn the empty side of our house into a focal point for our patio oasis.

Backyard Kitchen

We added lighting to the pergola with a couple strings of cafe lights. I cannot believe how well these small lights can light up the entire space. They add the perfect glow for late evenings outdoors. And were so easy to attach the the pergola with eye hooks and a pair of pliers.

Backyard Kitchen

And the final touch, to make it feel like you are in the islands, is to add greenery! A few large leafed plants help turn our concrete patio into an island lanai.

Final Reveal

Backyard Kitchen

Now it truly is a tropical oasis! It’s the perfect place to gather with our family and friends, no matter the weather. We cannot wait to enjoy our new patio. I still cannot believe that it has been totally transformed from an unusable space to the perfect gathering space. stop us from creating a backyard oasis, complete with kitchen and dining area!

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