The Accent Piece
The Accent Piece is a blog about simplifying projects for the home like DIY furniture builds, painting projects, home decor, and tips on new home construction.
I recently finished up a furniture building project where I needed to make a perfect circle for a table top. This table top was for a round end table that was a knockoff of Studio McGee’s Cora Side Table. Check out the post on how to make a side table here. In order to cut …
There have been many woodworking projects where I would like to hide the screw heads that were used to assemble the pieces I was building. In this article, I will cover some very simple, quick, and easy ways to cover up those ugly screw heads in wood. I have done this many times for many …
During a recent project, I needed to figure out a way to make wooden dowels look like black wrought iron metal. This was for a project where I made a round side table. I figured out a pretty simple and easy process to create a faux metal look. So, I’m going to share all the …
Over the past few years, I have made handfuls of cutting boards for friends. Grilling is popular with them, so every cutting board I have made has been fairly large. They are all big enough to fit at least a 15 lb brisket, so most boards I make measure around 20×30 inches. So, I thought …
I always love finding ways to repurpose scrap wood into something beautiful and useful. I am one to hesitate to throw out off-cuts, (especially hardwoods!) so I decided it was time to cull down the pile and make a homemade DIY wooden face grain (also known as end grain) cutting board. The cutting board I …
Creating a waterfall edge joint in wood furniture is a great way to add interest and beauty when building your own furniture. It can be done on a kitchen island, cabinetry, dining table, coffee table, or side table. Cutting this type of waterfall miter joint is a fairly simple process if you have the correct …
I have used the Adaptive Cutting System made by Kreg Tool for a few projects now, so I wanted to do a complete review on this track saw and system. I will cover what the system is, setting up and using the system, and benefits/drawbacks of the system as a whole. The Adaptive Cutting System …
I was recently given this 7 ft long double live edge mesquite slab from a friend. She rescued it out of a trash pile (!!!) and was so kind in giving it to me. I knew I wanted to build a live edge waterfall bench out of it. Given that it’s so wide, there was …
