Monday, June 18, 2012

Family Handyman's "Refresh Your Home: 500 Simple Projects & Tips to Save Money, Update & Renovate" Book Review

This week I checked out Family Handyman's Refresh Your Home: 500 Simple Projects & Tips to Save Money, Update & Renovate and was pleasantly surprised to find over 24 tips and projects that we can actually use in our home.

Some of the projects are involved, like building the under cabinet drawers pictured above. I think I'd need to do a simpler project before tackling this one but I love the idea and we could use the storage.

Some of the projects will only take a few minutes, like drilling holes in our plastic bench (which is just sitting in the back yard collecting water and debris because we never use it because it doesn't drain).

 I thought the above idea was a clever way to dispense twine, string or coned yarn.

And there were plenty of tips throughout the book (you can see some of the painting tips in the photo above). I made a list of the projects I want to do (some are in progress and others won't happen for years) and will either be checking this book out again from the library as needed or buying a copy for the house (first I have to pick a book of at least the same size to give away so we have room). 


Do you have a favorite home repair/remodeling book? I'd love to hear about it!

4 comments:

  1. As always you come up with awesome!

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    1. You're so kind Alan :) Thank you!

      PS I love your Facebook cover photo collection :)

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  2. And there were plenty of tips throughout the book (you can see some of the painting tips in the photo above). I made a list of the projects I want to do (some are in progress and others won't happen for years) and will either be checking this book out again from the library as needed or buying a copy for the house (first I have to pick a book of at least the same size to give away so we have room).

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