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69 How-Tos From Blog Cabin

1. 1. How to Build a Custom Shelf

   

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   Create a country-style look in your kitchen with easy-to-craft kitchen shelving, a money-saving alternative to upper cabinets.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $100 to $250

   Difficulty:

   Easy to Moderate

2. 2. How to Build a Custom Wine Rack

   

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   Create a custom wine rack to fit in your kitchen's dedicated space.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $100 to $250

   Difficulty:

   Easy to Moderate

3. 3. How to Build a Raised-Bed Berry Garden

   

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   Building a raised bed is an easy weekend activity that will reap the rewards of homegrown fruits and veggies, as well as boost your DIY...

   Time:

   Under Half Day

   Cost:

   $100 to $250

   Difficulty:

   Easy

4. 4. How To Build a Round Stone Fire Pit

   

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   Although tougher to construct than a standard square or rectangular fire pit, a round shape blends better with the organic, curvilinear...

   Time:

   Several Weekends

   Cost:

   $500 to $1000

   Difficulty:

   Hard

5. 5. How to Repurpose an Antique Cabinet Into a Vanity

   

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   Learn how to retrofit an antique cabinet with a porcelain sink and fixtures to create a stylish vanity.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $100 to $250

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

6. 6. How To Build an Outdoor Pizza Oven

   

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   The components of the outdoor pizza oven came from a kit. Learn how to add the brickwork and sandstone arches to highlight the arched d...

   Time:

   Month

   Cost:

   $10000 to $15000

   Difficulty:

   Hard

7. 7. How To Build a Privacy Screen for an Outdoor Hot Tub

   

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   The cabin's outdoor hot tub is afforded a bit of privacy with a four-panel screen lined with thick mesh fabric.

   Time:

   Weekend

   Cost:

   $1000 to $2500

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

8. 8. How to Make Barn-Door Style Blackout Shutters

   

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   Barn-door style wooden shutters block out external light to darken the home theater area.

   Time:

   Weekend

   Cost:

   $100 to $250

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

9. 9. How To Make a Cutting Board out of Reclaimed Wood

   

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   Left over wood flooring can provide new materials for making things around the house. Learn how to reuse wood flooring to make a useful...

   Time:

   Two Days

   Cost:

   $1000 to $2500

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

10. 10. How To Build a Custom Firewood Holder

    

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    The firewood rack is faced with rough-hewn cedar logs and capped with metal roofing material.

    Time:

    Weekend

    Cost:

    $250 to $500

    Difficulty:

    Moderate