This spring marked 10 years of Lazy Guy DIY.
That’s honestly a little hard to believe.
I started Lazy Guy DIY in the spring of 2016, and if you’ve been around for a while, you’ve probably noticed things have gotten noticeably quieter here over the last few years. YouTube has been sporadic. Instagram comes and goes. And the website definitely hasn’t gotten the attention it once did.
So… where have I been?
And more importantly, what’s next for Lazy Guy DIY?
A Slight Detour Into Television
For four years and three seasons, I was part of the cast and build crew for Renovation Hunters on the Outdoor Channel.
If you watched the show, you know we put an incredible amount of blood, sweat, and tears into those builds.
And in my case, I mean that somewhat literally.
There were several hospital visits along the way, including a table saw injury that kept me from building for several months. Fortunately, I was able to recover, get back on the tools, and return for what ultimately became my final season with a crew that had really become a family.
Before filming began on Season 4, a large portion of the cast decided it was time to part ways with the show.
I’m incredibly grateful for the experience. The people I worked alongside taught me a tremendous amount, pushed me far outside my comfort zone, and expanded my skill set in ways I probably never would have experienced otherwise.
But the travel, the physical and mental toll, and most importantly, the amount of time away from my family ultimately made stepping away the right decision.
Meanwhile… Life Got Pretty Busy
When we started filming Season 1, our family of four became a family of five.
That means the Lazy Guy DIY internship program now officially includes Tilly, Teddy, and Hattie.
Somehow, the oldest is already in middle school and the other two are BOTH in elementary school, which doesn’t seem remotely possible.
As the family grew, we also outgrew the little Craftsman bungalow in Richmond that had been the backdrop for so many Lazy Guy DIY projects over the years.
We sold the house and moved farther out into the country outside Richmond.
There was just one small problem.
We didn’t actually have another house yet.
We needed to get the kids settled into school, so we moved in with my in-laws with the expectation that it would only be temporary. Then life happened, the world got weird, and a stay that was supposed to last a few months turned into three years.
Three years without a real workshop.
Three years without much space to build furniture, test tools, review products, or create the kind of content Lazy Guy DIY had been built around.
Earlier this year, that finally changed.
We were fortunate enough to build a new home, we moved in, and most importantly for this corner of the internet…
I have a workshop again.
An Unexpected Career Pivot
During all of this, another opportunity came along.
Through Renovation Hunters, I had gotten to know the team behind Stone Coat Countertops, and after doing some consulting work with their parent company, I was offered the opportunity to take over the brand.
More than three years later, it has turned into one of the best career moves I could have made.
Today, I get to lead Stone Coat, build alongside an incredibly talented team, develop new products, expand into new markets, and help shape where the brand goes next. We’ve evolved considerably over the last few years, expanded our product offerings, and even launched an entire woodworking line.
Did I ever imagine myself going back into the corporate world?
Not really.
But looking back, I had already been heading in that direction.
Over the years I had increasingly moved into the business side of the maker industry—working with brands like Wall Control, Mullet Tools, and others on social media, ambassador programs, marketing, content strategy, and consulting.
Combine that experience with my old project-management background and a decade in the maker world, and somehow this role became a culmination of almost everything I’ve done professionally.
And I love it.
So… What Happens to Lazy Guy DIY?
Lazy Guy DIY isn’t going anywhere.
I’m still here.
The difference is that I now have a full-time career that I’m deeply invested in, three growing kids, a house full of projects, and a few more responsibilities than I had when I started this site 10 years ago.
But remember: Lazy Guy DIY was originally built on nights and weekends anyway.
And now I finally have a shop again.
I’ve started looking at partnerships again. I’m designing furniture again. I’m building projects again. And after several years without a proper creative outlet, there are a LOT of ideas waiting to get out of my head and into the workshop.
I still love building.
I still love figuring things out.
And I still love creating something that might help someone else tackle a project they weren’t sure they could do.
So if you’ve somehow stuck around through the quieter years, thank you.
Seriously.
Bear with me while I get my footing again and figure out what the next version of Lazy Guy DIY looks like.
Ten years after this whole thing started, there’s plenty more to build. I might be older, have a lot more gray and occasionally wear glasses to read, but it’s still me.
The shop is officially back open for business.
And I’ve got several years of creativity to unleash.
— Adam
Founder, Lazy Guy DIY
