Chris Gardner

I have a tiny urban townhome kitchen. You can't open the refrigerator door more than 60% without banging into the oven, and the oven can't be opened more than 80% without hitting the frid...

As you may recall from science class as a kid, wood is a collection of fibers that run in the same direction. Basically, it's a collection of the tree's xylum, all stacked up next to and ...

Some may love their wet saws for cutting tiles, while others couldn't bear to part with their trim router or thickness planer, but I'm willing to bet there's at least one power tool that ...

Might I tell you my very favorite thing about the ever-versatile mason jar? The design has remained essentially unchanged since 1888. Eighteen hundred eighty-eight! That's 124 years ago. ...

Vintage windows are much easier to come by than you might think. Before the salvage craze became mainstream, windows were often one of the few items saved from building demolition. As a r...

Installing a ceiling fan is a fantastic way to cut energy costs all year round. It helps circulate cool air in the warm summer months, but can also help push heated air back down in the w...

The homemade birdhouse is a DIY classic. And with good reason: It’s usually the first woodworking project for many; often how youngsters are introduced to working with tools. It's a quick...

Whether you’re cooling off, rinsing off, or actually bathing, an outdoor shower is a fun and relatively easy summer DIY project that you’ll find yourself using even more than you imagined...

A birdhouse can be as simple or as detailed as you like—from a basic box shape built with butt-joints and a 45-degree roof to one modeled after architecture you love, a miniature version ...

While spring is generally considered the month for cleaning windows, airing out the house, reorganizing the cupboards, and tending to general home maintenance, your workshop and tools kno...