Category: Projects
Garage, shop, car builds, collections. Where the engineering shows.
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IKEA Kitchen With a Hydroponic Smart Garden — How I Built a Built-In Herb Niche
How I built a hydroponic smart garden into my IKEA Sektion kitchen — a built-in herb niche growing fresh basil, mint, and tomatoes year-round.
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My 250+ Die-Cast Car Collection — And the IKEA Display That Brought It to Life
My 250+ die-cast car collection displayed in a custom IKEA DETOLF and IKEA BILLY Extension — a complete IKEA hack with LED lighting, OXBERG doors, and display shelves for AutoArt, Kyosho, Minichamps, Norev, Exoto, Burago, and more. A hobby that started with one model and never stopped.
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DIY 60×32 Garage Foundation: Excavation, Footings, Waterproofing, French Drains & Concrete Slab
Follow my DIY 60×32 garage foundation build from excavation and footings to waterproofing, French drains, underground plumbing, rebar, and a monolithic concrete slab.
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How I Installed a Flush Wall-Mounted iPad Dock for Whole-Home Automation
See how I flush-mounted SimpliDock iPad wall docks throughout our home for a truly built-in smart-home control panel — no proprietary systems, full DIY, step by step.
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These Flush Floor Registers Blend Right Into My Hardwood — Here’s How I Did It
I swapped ugly brass floor registers for sleek flush-mount vents with hardwood inserts that blend seamlessly into my refinished floors. Full DIY, step by step.
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How I Planned and Designed My Detached 6-Car Garage From Scratch
Before a shovel moved, I spent 2.5 months planning. Here’s everything I designed, permitted, and figured out before building my detached 6-car garage from scratch.
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How I Built a Wall-Mounted Garage Car Wash & Detail Center — an IKEA Hack
DIY garage organization using IKEA stainless steel panels, floating wall mounts, a wall-mounted pressure washer, retractable hose reel, air compressor, garage vacuum, and frost-free water outlet.
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LEGO Technic Wall Mount: Turn Your Cars Into Gallery Art
How I turned my son’s LEGO Technic cars – Porsche, Ferrari, Lambo – into a gallery wall using acrylic display frames. What worked, what I’d do again.
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How I Restored Vintage Kenwood Speakers From a $45 Craigslist Find
Scored a pair of late-70s Kenwood tower speakers for $45 on Craigslist. Beat-up cabinets, mint drivers. Sanded, filled, primed, painted, and clear-coated with SprayMax 2K for a black-and-white showpiece finish. Around $108 in supplies. Full DIY build log.
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Custom Foam Inserts + Caster Wheels: My Facom Cantilever Toolbox Upgrade
I bought my Facom Cantilever for the build quality — then ruined it on purpose. Custom-cut foam inserts and four caster wheels turned a beautiful-but-impractical toolbox into the small-project kit I actually reach for. Total cost: under $40 and a Saturday afternoon.
