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Recently, I traded my brother for an old Dell laptop. For a while, I had dreamed of converting a laptop into a photoframe. I’d seen others do it, various blog posts on techniques, etc. However, my hope was to just “figure it out” rather than starting with the experience of someone else. Below is a picture of the result…
Why would you want to do this? Plenty of reasons! Read more »

My father can tell you, off the top of his head, how to build a set of shelves. As I grew up, wooden shelves, TV stands, beds and more were carefully designed, built and finished with a very similar reddish brown lacquer in the garage. Unfortunately, this natural ability wasn’t passed on. Instead, I’ve had to develop a knack for reading instructions. As luck would have it, the internet is a great place to find guides for your DIY adventures… You just have to know where to look. Read more »