My Top 10 Project Posts of 2011

Happy New Year! 2011 was a busy, busy blogging year. I went to my first Blissdom conference. This year I am going to be one of the Blissdom Newcomer Community Leaders! Please come! (More on that in a later post.)

I taught a great group of momand dad bloggers how to use tools at the Craftsman DIY Blogger Summit.

Richard from Craftsman, Primer Magazine, The Gadgeteer, Backpacking Dad, CC Chapman, Mom Start is hiding almost off screen), Wiskey in My Sippy Cup, Busy Dad Blog, and Attack of the Redneck Mommy.

After that, I made a little trip to Indy to visit the fine folks at the Delta Faucet Company.

Lisa from Condo Blues, Holly from 504 Main,Roeshel of The DIY Showoff,
Emily of Merrypad, Dan of Daily Home Renovation Tips, Mike of Handyguys Podcast,Maggie of Holyoke Home, and Joey and Lana from Joey and Lana Make A House A Home

In between the jaunting all over the country, I’ve been Green DIY Diva’ing around the house. It seems you like that too. Here are my top 10 most popular projects (as determined by the mystic analytics algorithms) of 2011 in no particular order.

I think organizing your house is the biggest bang for your DIY buck! Or lack there of because it’s usually a no cost project if you find a bunch of items to repurpose during your tidy up time.

Five Repurposed Home Organizers

Hands up! Who likes crates?

Four Recycled Bathroom Organizers

This project made me fall in love with the vanity I wanted to replace.

5 Recycled and Repurposed Laundry Room Organizers

Canister sets aren't just for kitchens!

My daily shower cleaner is all over Pinterest. I guess many of you share my joy (not really) in cleaning the tub and shower.

DIY Daily Shower Cleaner

Easy and inexpensive!

For those of you, who like to make your own cleaners but dislike the smell of vinegar I made:

How to Make Orange Essential Oil from Orange Peels

Orange oil steeping

and

How to Make Lavender Essential Oil

I used lavender from my garden.

My reupholstered sofa tutorial was popular no doubt, because it featured Blitzkrieg, the real star of this blog.

Want a New Sofa? Reupholster It!

Hi fans!

Or the sofa thing might have been poplar because many of you like sewing. Or got an iPad and didn’t want to pay out of the nose for a case and stand.

Make an iPad Cover and Stand

This stand works for both the iPad 1 and 2.

Or want a bunch of comfy summer skirts. I transitioned these pieces into fall by pairing them with tights, boots, and sweaters. So cute!

How to Make a T-Shirt Skirt

As comfy as sweats and looks less schleppy.

This one was a little surprising. I knew I was onto something when my mom grilled me about insulating my garage door shortly after this post went up. I didn’t expect insulation to be so popular.

Garage Workshop Transformation: Insulate the Garage Door

It's amazing how much of a difference this makes in the temperature of the garage!

That’s my Top 10 Project Posts of 2011. What type of things do you want to see on Condo Blues in 2012?

Did you enjoy this post? Get more like it by subscribing to the Condo Blues RSS Feed or to Condo Blues by Email.