I've been DIYing for over a decade now and what started out of necessity, quickly developed into a passion. When my wife and I moved out of our 800 sq/ft downtown loft apartment and into our first single family home we quickly realized that we needed more furniture. As we browsed the internet looking for furniture, we quickly went into sticker shock. Having not touched a single power tool in my life, I had an idea and all that I needed to do was convince Jessica that it was a great one... it didn't take much convincing because my wife is my biggest cheerleader! What we decided was that she would find beautiful furniture that she loved, we would sketch a concept and I would build it from scratch. I have vivid memories of nervously driving home from the local tool supply store armed with my "DIY Starter Kit" which consisted of a drill, miter saw, brad nailer and small compressor not knowing what I was doing but determined to figure it out... Over the next few years, we executed on our vision... Jessica would come to me with a furniture piece that she loved priced in the several thousands, and I would build it for a few hundred dollars. We did that until our entire home was furnished and we couldn't have been prouder of ourselves.