At threethriftyguys.com we aren’t always about being thrifty, but we are also about being resourceful. Here is a story of how my wife and I distressed a kitchen cart. Over this past fourth of July weekend my wife and I the opportunity of making a distressed kitchen cart. We found this cheap black kitchen cart …
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How to Make a Lego Table – with Storage Containers
Earlier this year my wife came to me with a picture, and said, “Build me one of these, please!” It was a picture of a Lego table with storage containers. It had some flat Lego base plates glued to a board with storage containers underneath. I thought….hmm…this table looks easy enough, I’m a man! I can tackle this small …
Our Experiment With Minimalism
My wife and I are dabbling in minimalism. Consequently, I will use as few as words as possible for this post. We had too much junk. We got rid of a lot of it. We are happier. You should try it. The end. A 43 word post sounds great to me, but I’ll give you …
How to Sell a Home By Yourself (Well, Almost)
A few weeks ago, my wife and I put our final signatures on a stack of papers which gave up our rights to the rental property we had for over nine years. It had been a difficult decision to come to this point – but the timing seemed right and were happy to see it go to …
3 DIY Projects That Saved Us Thousands This Year
2016 has been the year of the DIY projects. And for a fella like me who recognizes that not all men are equipped with handyman skills (like myself) and would prefer to outsource such tasks to more qualified persons, these jobs were a bit stretching, to say the least. I certainly did not go gung-ho into these projects, but was …
How to Fix a Garbage Disposal
Let me just tell you – I’m no handyman. Most of my repairs are done with the aid of YouTube and the help of a trusted professional. So, when my wife said she had gotten something stuck in the garbage disposal the other day and it wasn’t working, my first thought was to think about …
How to Create Your Own Wedding Website on the Cheap – Part 1
A good friend of mine recently asked me if I would set up a wedding website for he and his fiance so they could post pictures, information about the ceremony and accept RSVP responses all in one place. So I thought it would be neat to document what I did for them and create a …
How to Create a Professional Website With No Web Development Experience: Clover Review
A few years back a small church that I was involved with was looking to build a new website that would be affordable, user-friendly, easy to implement and simple to manage. Being a designer and having knowledge of how to create and manage websites – I knew this wouldn’t be as easy as it sounded. …
Decorating Your Home with Free Old Photographs
As a designer, I’m always stumbling upon different websites and resources online that offer photos and various elements that help me in my daily work. Some of these sites are free and/or nominal cost. It was about a year ago that I happened upon the Library of Congress’ Prints & Photographs Online Catalog while doing some research …
Save Money by Changing Your Own Spark Plugs
Your car’s engine is an incredibly complex set of systems designed to work together. The core of the system is where combustion happens. Combustion (the ignition and explosion of gasoline vapors) is what’s responsible for moving the pistons inside your engine, and creating motive power that’s then transferred to the transmission and then to the …