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July 14, 2016 by: Melanie

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

A few weeks ago, I attended my first Do-It-Herself Workshop at Home Depot. The project for the month was a cute beverage station.

 

I met my friend Mary at Home Depot. She’s experienced with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself workshops. She arrived a little early and bought all of our supplies so that we could actually make the project there.

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

 

 

Tip #1: The Do-It-Herself workshops are free, but you have to buy the materials to make the project there should you decide to build it during the workshop. 

When I arrived at the workshop, Home Depot had a table of snacks and beverages for the attendees. I had to sign in (this was a very quick process), and then I got to pick out a free prize just for showing up (yippee!).

Each person received a Project Guide for the Beverage Station. This consisted of two pages: a cutting diagram and the instructions. This way, you can take the guide home and make the project later if you choose.

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

The class was led by two women who demonstrated how to use the power tools. Yep, there were lots of power tools and attendees get to use them! Even if you were not making the project to take home, you can try out the tools.

Tip #2: Thinking of buying a new drill or other power tool? The Do-It-Herself workshop is a great way to try out tools!

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

The class lasts about an hour and a half, even though ours went a little over. There were several of us making the project which extended the class a bit.

I opted to not cut the circle in the top of the beverage station. I liked the look of the inset pail, but I wanted to be able to use it as more of a table than a beverage station all the time.

Here are the Mary and me with our unpainted tables. It was a little on the wobbly side, but overall I was happy with how it looked. It’s very lightweight, so I can carry it around the house without a problem.

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

I decided to paint it a summery yellow color. Right now it’s on the back deck with flowers on it.

My First Experience with the Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshop

If you’re looking for a fun girls’ night out, the Home Depot Do-It-Herself workshops are a fun option! Check out their schedule to see if there is one near you and to see upcoming projects.

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    July 14, 2016 at 11:36 am

    I love the yellow!!!

  2. Michelle says

    March 11, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    How much were the supplies? I’m on a tight budget. The one I want to do is a similar wood project.

    • Melanie says

      March 11, 2018 at 8:31 pm

      Hi, I split the cost with a friend. Some of the wood pieces we had to buy could take multiple cuts and so we shared. I think it was around $30.

  3. Nadia says

    April 17, 2019 at 6:35 pm

    Just decided to attend a Home Depot workshop in Woodbridge Ontario and it was the most pathetic workshop that I have ever attended. I signed up and also received a reminder for it and when I got to the customer service desk, they were unaware and oblivious. They bring me to an employee and he in turn shows me what someone else built and the colour he chose to paint it. The kicker was it was not even close to what was advertised. I was there for all of 1 minute when the workshop clearly stated that the duration of the workshop was 1 hour.

    Do not waste your time for any advertised worships in Woodbridge Ontario location.

    • Melanie says

      April 20, 2019 at 12:31 pm

      I have not been to any workshops lately. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  4. Susie says

    June 13, 2019 at 3:45 pm

    Dumb question – but is it just for women? I was thinking it could a fun date night with the hubs but wasn’t sure if he’d be turned away.

    • Melanie says

      June 13, 2019 at 9:25 pm

      The Do-it-herself workshop is geared towards women. The one that I went to had only women. I don’t think that they would turn him away, but he could be the only guy there.

      • Kevin says

        November 22, 2019 at 12:16 am

        Hi. I’m a guy, and decided it would be fun to take my son for some bonding time. He is 10, and helps me around my shop, and I felt like he would be bored with the kid’s workshop. I didn’t realize it was geared toward women until I showed up and saw the “DIH” on the paper… oops! My son needed to go to the bathroom about 20 minutes in, and I asked the 3 women that were attending if it was ok we were there. They loved that I brought my son and didn’t necessarily agree with the “herself” part of DIH. It was a little awkward, but my son had a blast and wants to come every month now! Glad we got to bond!

   
   
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