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Make Your Own Dog Dish Drawer

March 08, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in DIY

Space is a luxury in a 120-square-ft travel trailer. And feeding your 70 lb. goldendoodle takes up more space than you think. Thus the dilemma: where would we feed Costello?

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March 08, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
dogs, dog dish, food dish, diy, woodworking, space saver, organization
DIY
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Forget IKEA -- Build your own Folding Desk!

February 03, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Interior Projects, DIY

Don't get us wrong -- we visited IKEA a lot over the course of the remodel and use a lot of IKEA buys in the trailer. However, there are some times when you just have to say "screw it, I'ma build this sucker myself." 

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February 03, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
IKEA, IKEA hack, folding desk, desk, writing desk, woodworking, DIY, diyproject, self build
Interior Projects, DIY
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Creating Custom Cabinetry

January 01, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Interior Projects

After stripping off the old contact paper, there wasn’t much else that the cabinets needed. We primed them, painted them and planned on calling it good. But being us, we decided the cabinets needed a little something extra. Creating custom trim was the way to go.

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January 01, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
woodworking, cabinetry, design, tiny house remodel, tiny house on wheels, self build
Interior Projects
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