BARTERING, can be a beautiful, beautiful thing.

Just look what I struck a deal for…..

How’s THAT for a WILD chair??

Sit and relax for a minute, and I’ll tell you the tale of how it became… (READ MORE......) | 11 Comments

For those of you who have been following our blog for awhile, you’ll know how this post is a little late coming.  The project was done quite awhile ago – we just didn’t get to posting the last part of the project.  Not sure if anyone has literally been following this project to build a bench of their own… (READ MORE......) | 1 Comment

So sorry about the big delay between the parts of this project. No doubt, many of you will need to refresh your memories about where we left off.  So here is Part I.   We’ll wait until you come back.

So below I need to cut out a rectangular notch for the cross beam to fit through. I have it sketched out in step one, which also shows 2… (READ MORE......) | 2 Comments

Hi Everybody. I’m Michael, a.k.a. Mr. Our House Of Joyful Noise.  I’m excited to introduce my first project on the blog!  I’ll be working this project in parts, and blogging as I go.  I’ll do my best to explain what I’ve done, along with what photos we took, but if you find you still have questions, you can let… (READ MORE......) | 5 Comments

We are SO very blessed, that the man and head of our household and family (well, one of them, lol) is multi-talented.  There is NOTHING he cannot do.  He is what they refer to as a ‘Jack-of-all-trades’.  His vast abilities including mechanics, electronics, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, finishing, you name it….has probably saved us ga-zillions over… (READ MORE......) | 3 Comments