I was recently asked by some friends to design a window bench for their kitchen. This particular bench is custom sized to 70″ wide, 18″ deep, and a standard 18″ height, however the plan can be easily modified to fit any size.
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One of my readers, Scott Hawley shared his designed for a nightstand to match his Rustic Farmhouse Bed. Below are step by step instructions on how to build one yourself.
If you’re been looking for a king version of my Tatami Inspired Platform Bed, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve re-sized the original queen plans and added additional supports to the base to accommodate the larger and heavier 76″ x 80″ standard king mattress. You can access a SketchUp model of the king sized bed here.
I built these mid century modern nightstands to compliment my recent platform bed, but this stylish design is versatile enough to go with just about any contemporary decor. This is also a really great project for a beginner to intermediate DIY woodworker and can easily be knocked out in one or two weekends.
I’ve had my eye on a DIY platform bed project utilizing the Tatami style joinery for a couple years now, but another project always seemed to keep coming up. That all changed recently when my daughter decided to redesign her room with a minimalist modern look and decided to ditch the old spindle bed. This was the perfect opportunity for that clean, elegant platform bed design I’ve been looking to do.
I’ve been trying to figure out how best to position large canvases for painting since my current easel isn’t all that great and I’d rather spend the limited time I have painting rather than constructing another easel (which I’m sure I’ll do at some point). One of the challenges I keep running into is how to position my canvases, particularly the bigger ones, vertical instead of at an angle.
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DIY Emerson Dresser – How To Build
When building my Kendal Extra Wide Dresser, I was also simultaneously building another smaller Emerson 3 drawer dresser. This classic dresser style is so versatile and can be used in just about any setting for either children or adults and is a great project for someone just getting into woodworking with maybe one or two previous projects under their belt. While I stained the Kendal dresser for a more rustic look, my plan for the Emerson is to paint it white and give it to my daughter to compliment her multi-colored room!
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DIY Farmhouse Bed – Full Version
Working on a full size version of the rustic farmhouse bed that’s lately been getting a lot of traction. Here’s a SketchUp model of the overall dimensions and I will soon have a detailed assembly schematic and cut list.
Now that I’ve gotten her windows replaced and room painted (lots of funky, girly colors), my daughter has been asking for a desk to do her school work. “This will be easy,” I thought, “a couple file cabinets and an old door on its side will be perfect!” Not exactly what she had in mind… ah, the difference between boys and girls…
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Build a Mega Spice Rack
I’ve been searching all over the place for a spice rack that can actually hold a bunch of spices. I’m convinced that the spice rack manufacturers don’t actually cook anything, because if they did, they’d realize that the racks they make and sell at the big box retailers only hold about 25% of the spices any cook really has! And that’s not counting all the duplicates I bought because I couldn’t see in the cabinet where they’ve all fallen over and rolled behind all the other stuff that was crammed in there!