My mom is an excellent baker even though she had an old beat up stove. The oven that she had used for years to feed me, my brothers and sisters finally broke down completely so I conspired with my dad, my sisters, and my friends from the The Home Depot to surprise her with a […]

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I can’t believe we are already halfway through 2017. It has been an epic year so far and I thought I would share some of the highlights as well as some moments that didn’t make it into project videos. This post is sponsored by Acura, who has been awesome to work with. They hooked me […]

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Our friends over at Quikrete are hosting a concrete design competition! You can win up to $5000 in cash prizes, just show them what you can create out of one bag of Quikrete concrete mix. Here are few of the projects I’ve done in the past with a bag of concrete: You can find the […]

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Here are my 10 favorite DIY projects from Ryobi Nation! I have been posting DIY projects on Ryobi Nation for a couple years now but today I thought it would be fun to share some of the projects on the site that other people designed.  Even though I am known for my simple modern designs […]

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Check out Ben in RYOBI Nation’s first ever Blogger Build Off! I was invited by RYOBI to a friendly completion with other DIY bloggers. It’s all for fun, but the winner gets to donate a bunch of power tools to a charity of their choice. I chose Project H. This great organization teaches children making […]

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In this TEDx talk about design and architecture, I explain why I left my successful architecture firm to give away my design ideas for affordable modern furniture for free on the internet. Cheers! Ben

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The HomeMade Modern book is now available for pre-order and will be released on November 17th 2015.

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I had a lot of fun doing the BrainPick podcast hosted by Bob Clagett of I Like to Make Stuff! Bob is a great guy and one of my favorite Youtubers.

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TRANSFORM YOUR PHONE INTO YOUR SMARTEST TOOL with the Phone Works™ suite from RYOBI. Our friends at RYOBI are giving us some new tool packages to give away! The RYOBI Phone Works™ Inspection Package features: These are the same tools used in the DIY Home Insulation Upgrade Experiment: Entering the contest is EASY! All you […]

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