Improving Your Home with Workbench Magazine
Workbench magazine has been a source for great project plans for the home for many, many years. I think I bought my first copy off the newsstand around 1987. Back then, I was a brand new homeowner anxious to turn my 3-bedroom, 1000-square foot ranch-style home into my own idea of a “castle.”
Even though my wife and I were on a tight budget in those days (or maybe because we were), we realized the benefits of updating and maintaining our home. I considered every project that added to the functionality (and beauty) of that small house as an investment.
And now almost twenty years later, we own our third home and we’re still making improvements. In fact, we’re planning to build a smaller version of the Outdoor Kitchen grilling center featured in the July 2005 issue of Workbench. Each issue of the magazine is filled with great ideas for updating your home and I continue to take advantage of it all the time. If you own your home, or if you’re thinking of buying one, a subscription is a great idea.
What’s in store?
If you’re already a subscriber, you should be receiving your September/October 2006 issue of Workbench magazine soon. (This issue should be on the newsstand around August ?.) Here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll find inside:
Space-Saving Home Shop
Discover new strategies for making a small shop work big. Like using inexpensive cabinets to create multipurpose workstations, building a flip-top planer cart, and converting a miter saw into a precision cutting tool.
Kitchen Counter Upgrade
Transform your kitchen with a remarkably simple plate rail and tile backsplash. You can build them both — from start to finish — in a weekend.
Garage Door Makeover
Give your garage door a custom look, without the cost, by adding shop-made windows. Built from PVC lumber, they’ll last forever, and they’re a snap to install.
Alice Dowd said,
My father (89 yrs. old) has a basement woodworking shop (with access from upstairs and through garage doors).
I am trying to help my parents move from their present home to a smaller home in a retirement
place about 20 miles from their home (in NC). Who would we call to get the woodworking equipment moved safely to the garage in their new home? I haven’t been able to find anyone listed in the yellow pages or online, and I’ve seen some reports of equipment being ruined by movers. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
(posted on August 19th, 2007 at 11:34 am)