By day, I work behind a desk, typically crunching numbers. By night, you can find me in a garage. My wife and I purchased a builder-grade home in Texas not too long ago – a quick close without costly bells and whistles. In 2021, we started customizing each room at our own pace, investing into our … Read more
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You’ve arrived here because part of you (or all of you) is interested on how to DIY your own Darth Vader costume. Guess what? It is entirely possible. I had a choice between purchasing a ready-made costume or just hacking my way through a Build-to-Made project. The latter just seemed more appealing. The thought here … Read more
If you came here from the ORC site, hello! I’m Sanju Patel. By day, I work behind a desk, typically crunching numbers. By night, you can find me in a garage. My wife and I purchased a home in Texas 4 years ago – a quick close without costly bells and whistles. As lifelong fans of DIY, … Read more
It’s week 6 of the Spring ORC 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary with an amazing partner in Apartment Therapy. I have come to accept that I may not be concluding this chapter of ORC by the time week 8 arrives. The plans were ambitious for 8 weeks, especially in a post-covid era where … Read more
It’s week 5 of the Spring ORC 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary with an amazing partner in Apartment Therapy. We have a few balls in the air (mind you I’m a terrible juggler). Here are some updates. If you came here from the ORC site, hello! I’m Sanju Patel. By day, I work behind … Read more
It’s week 4 of the Spring ORC 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary with an amazing partner in Apartment Therapy. We have some updates, yay! Finally! If you came here from the ORC site, hello! I’m Sanju Patel. By day, I work behind a desk, typically crunching numbers. By night, you can find me in … Read more
It’s week 3 of the Spring ORC 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary with an amazing partner in Apartment Therapy. So far, we’re making incremental progress at a snails pace (our household, including myself, was hit with a stomach bug all week). The sci-fi vision has taken a back seat, but hoping by week … Read more
It’s week 2 of the Spring ORC 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary with an amazing partner in Apartment Therapy. And guess what? We’re already falling behind! You know, last week felt like Week 0 and this week feels like Week 1. But fear not, we have a plan that we intend to carry … Read more
Welcome to the Spring ORC 2022! As we enter our third participatory season, we’re reminded of season one and season two, inspiring us to make incremental progress in transforming our home (if you haven’t yet visited, check out our Instagram stories). The challenge introduces us to a supportive community of talented designers over the course of … Read more
TOUCHDOWN! Prior to the Super Bowl, we challenged ourselves to build a lightweight, portable baggo board set made from lumber scraps and extra hardware found in the garage. And guess what? We made it happen: bold and bright, full of life ready to begin a new Sunday ritual in our pergola. (Is it baggo board? … Read more