https://cdeever.github.io/projects/Recent content in Projects on Project PortfolioHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Chris Deeverhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/fireplace-facelift/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/fireplace-facelift/A DIY fireplace overhaul — swapping brass doors and stained oak for a rustic beam, granite slab, and stone surroundhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/planet-earth-arcade/Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/planet-earth-arcade/A full-size upright arcade cabinet built from a kit, themed after the Planet Earth Arcade in Kenton, Ohio — featuring a real CRT, RGB controls, and a library of late-70s and 80s classicshttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/software/deevnet-infrastructure/deevnet-docs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/software/deevnet-infrastructure/deevnet-docs/Ansible for configuration management, Packer for image builds, Terraform for provisioning, and PXE for bare-metal deployment.https://cdeever.github.io/projects/learning/applied-ee/ee-notebook/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/learning/applied-ee/ee-notebook/https://cdeever.github.io/projects/learning/applied-ee/embedded/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/learning/applied-ee/embedded/https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/continuous-lvp-install/Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/continuous-lvp-install/Pulling out tired builder-grade flooring and laying a continuous LVP run from front door to kitchen — Team Fireplace editionhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/sump-and-drainage-overhaul/Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/sump-and-drainage-overhaul/What looked like a dead sump pump turned out to be three separate drainage failures stacked on top of each otherhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/deck-rebuild/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/deck-rebuild/Story Coming Soon!https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-door-replacement/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-door-replacement/Story Coming Soon!https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-mirror-replacement/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-mirror-replacement/Story Coming Soon!https://cdeever.github.io/projects/maker/cold-smoking-cloche/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/maker/cold-smoking-cloche/A live edge wood base for a cold-smoking cloche — still prototyping the smoke routinghttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/garage-door-opener/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/garage-door-opener/What should have been a straightforward swap gave us way more adventure than we bargained forhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/hands-free-bluetooth-resurrection/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/hands-free-bluetooth-resurrection/The HandsFreeLink module was stuck at &lsquo;Booting Up&rsquo; forever. An oven reflow brought it back to life — briefly.https://cdeever.github.io/projects/maker/lp-jacket-stand/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/maker/lp-jacket-stand/A modified cookbook holder turned LP jacket display, built with help from Uncle Petehttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/tesla-mirror-replacement/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/tesla-mirror-replacement/Story Coming Soon!https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/pi-sdr/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/pi-sdr/A reproducible, Packer-built Raspberry Pi image pre-configured for the CaribouLite SDR HAT — part of the Deevnet image factoryhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/alpine-mrp-f250/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/alpine-mrp-f250/A Facebook challenge to repair a dead Alpine MRP-F250 car amp — blown MOSFETs, escaped magic smoke, and lessons in systematic diagnosticshttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/home-rehab/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/home-improvement/home-rehab/A static site tracking 647 renovation tasks across a 1990s-era house — built in under 24 hours with AI-assisted developmenthttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/deevnet-mobile-lab/Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/deevnet-mobile-lab/A portable home lab in a rolling toolbox — real networking for embedded projects, anywherehttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/ma-bell-gateway/Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/ma-bell-gateway/Resurrects vintage rotary phones for modern use by bridging analog telephony to Bluetoothhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/esp32-pumpkin/Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/esp32-pumpkin/An ESP32-driven Halloween pumpkin with flickering flame LEDs and motion-activated evil laugh audiohttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/atari-vcs/Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/atari-vcs/A Christmas tree demo in 6502 assembly for the Atari VCS — the first milestone toward a homebrew gamehttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/spdif-audio-distribution/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/spdif-audio-distribution/A DIY whole-home audio system that distributes digital audio — and live vinyl — to vintage hi-fi gear in multiple rooms using S/PDIF over existing coaxhttps://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-seat-reupholstery/Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/car-projects/car-seat-reupholstery/<p>The leather on my seats was cracking and worn out, so I ordered replacement covers from Lseat.com and installed them with the help of my Sweetie. The covers themselves were impressive quality — getting them stretched tight was the real challenge.</p> <h2 class="relative group">The situation <div id="the-situation" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-situation" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>The leather on my seats had been tearing for a while — ugly, but mostly cosmetic. I ordered replacement covers from Lseat.com early on, but the project stayed wrapped tightly in its industrial-looking shipping pillow. I wasn&rsquo;t sure how much effort the install would actually take, and it was easy to keep pushing it down the list.</p>https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/fm-transmitter/Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000https://cdeever.github.io/projects/electronics/fm-transmitter/A soldered-from-kit FM transmitter that turned a basement music server into a neighborhood radio station in the late 2000s