This weekend at the cabin
Lake-morning fire-pit bench
Two cinder blocks, one cedar 2x10, three minutes. This is not a project, it is a memory of one. But the bench has been around the lake for ten summers, the dog likes it, and every time someone visits I have to explain that yes, that is the whole bench. So write it down. Stack two blocks. Drop a cedar 2x10 across them. Sit. Watch the lake do whatever it does in the morning.
kitchen
Sapele cutting board you'll actually keep
Most cutting boards live one summer at the cabin and end up under a coffee mug for life.
read the build →porch
Two-evening sauna bench
Cedar bench, two evenings, no fasteners visible from the seat.
read the build →kitchen
Cabin coffee station built from a single shelf
One pine shelf, two iron brackets, one morning.
read the build →Browse by mood
Porch
Slow mornings, screen doors, and the projects that earn their square foot.
Lake
Dock builds, water-softened wood, and anything that survives a wet retriever.
Kitchen
Cabin kitchens - cast iron, enamel, and one drawer of wooden things.
Woodshed
Tool-rooted projects: sawhorses, splitting blocks, sharpening boards.
A few things I keep around. None of this shows up because someone paid for it - it's what's actually in the kitchen, on the porch, or under the workbench.
A few things I keep around
Cabin-aesthetic finds that have earned a spot.
Martha Stewart 32-Piece Combo Set Stoneware Dinnerware Set - Service for 4 Stoneware, Stainless Steel in Blue
MARTHA STEWART
$80 source
Costa Nova Beja Salad/Dessert Plate 8.9 W in whiteCeramic/Earthenware/Stoneware in White/Cream | 8.9" W X 1.3" W
COSTA NOVA
$116 source
Latitude Run® Steel Outdoor Fire Pit Table w/ Lid Steel in Black | 25" H x 20" W x 42" D
LATITUDE RUN®
$312 source
XIZZI Adirondack Chair 36.0 H x 29.0 W x 32.0 D in Plastic/Resin in Green | 36" H X 29" W X 32" D
XIZZI
$155 source
Ekena Millwork True Fit PVC Three Board Joined Board-n-Batten Shutters 58.0 H x 16.125 W x 0.625 D in blueVinyl in Starless Night Blue | 58"
EKENA MILLWORK
$224 source
Tineco - GO Max Cordless 3-in-1 Wet Dry Floor Washer, Mop & Vacuum in One, Multi Surface Cleaning, Self Cleaning Dock - Orange
TINECO
$224 source