Round Outdoor Adirondack Side Table

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Speed Welding a Reception Desk – 5 weeks in 30 seconds!

#shorts It actually took 4-5 weeks to build this reception desk – but I have sped up the process for you – Enjoy!

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Rustic Modern Platform Bed Frame with Headboard (All Bed Sizes)

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We took a modern silhouette and built it using 2x lumber... and this is how it turned out!

I love the combination of rustic materials in a modern shape.  

Free Plans to Build Your Own Rustic Modern Platform Bed

This bed turned out so well, we had to share the plans in all mattress sizes for free!  You'll love this beginner friendly design that creates amazing results!

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Hidden Door Knee Wall

Sloped ceilings add so much charm and character to a home.  But they can make a room awkward and challenging to use. 

Before - Slope Ceiling Makes Room Awkward to Use

We recently took our attic room sloped ceilings that looked like this -

After - Looks Like a Board and Batten Wall

And built knee walls out of 2x4s and plywood

After - Opens for Full Access

But since I wanted the space behind the knee wall to be accessible for storage, we created hidden doors in the knee wall.

The entire knee wall is actually hidden doors - so the area behind is completely accessible.

You could take this project a step further and add closet rods and shelving to create a built in closet.  We'll be using the knee wall storage for totes and off season things.

Update: Several Years Later...

It's been a few years since we tackled this project.  Here's what it looks like today:

Related: Storage daybed plans here

The all-doors system gives us options for furniture placement - you can place furniture anywhere and there's always a door still available somewhere.

It still looks awesome and none of the doors or hinges have sagged at all.

We use the space for storing Christmas decorations, heirloom gifts that we can't part with but don't necessarily use daily, and of course, the kids use the space for hide and seek.  You'd never know this is actually a wall of doors.

How We Built this Sloped Ceiling Storage Wall

This was a fairly easy project - but time consuming since the walls are each sixteen feet long - that my husband and I tackled over the course of a few days, working a few hours each day on it. We are confident that the average homeowner could tackle this project.  Here's how we built our knee walls with hidden storage -

First, alot of planning and measuring.

  

We decided on making the wall 48" tall, because this is where the ceiling height becomes useuable for furniture, and it also helps maximize materials use.

We also decided on making the doors 32" wide, so you can get exactly three 48" tall x 32" wide doors out of a sheet of plywood.  

The easier way to do this is to just build a pony wall 48" tall x the length of your room, and install it plumb and level.

Then trim out the top and bottom to give space for the full overlay doors.

We finished this gap at the top off with a piece of trim.

For the doors, we purchased euro style overlay hinges for FRAMELESS cabinets - for a total of 5/8" overlay on each side.

DOOR WIDTH: Inside opening + 1-1/4"

DOOR HEIGHT: Overall opening - 1/2"

We cut our doors on a table saw and installed the hinges and hung the doors in the framing.

RELATED: How to install concealed hinges

To disguise the door spacing and provide a handle, we nailed 1x3 boads to the opening edge of the plywood door.

This is what it looks like before paint -

And after paint - We used about a gallon on 32 feet of walls, four feet tall.

We love how this project turned out and know it will greatly improve the function and look of the room.

Video Tutorial of Building this Knee Wall with Doors

We also shared in video format this entire build

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Ana

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DIY Garage Shelves [Freestanding]

Freestanding Garage Shelving Features

• BEGINNER FRIENDLY: Very easy to build using just 2x4 boards
• YOUR SIZE: Easy to customize in size to fit your space
• NO HOLES IN THE WALL: Freestanding, so will work with concrete, brick, metal walls or for rental units
• THIN SHELVES: Because the shelves are only 1-1/2" thick, this creates more space vertically
• YOUR NEEDS: Customize shelving placement as needed or to add workbench or garage media center
• FITS TOTES: Designed to fit totes and boxes
• MOVEABLE AND REUSEABLE: Easy to take apart and reuse the 2x4s

Customization Ideas for Freestanding Garage Shelving

Utility Workaround: Built around water heater and with roll out shoe bench.  

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Around the Door: Shorter end to fit around garage door:

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Face Lift: This user added a barn door to the front

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Work Around: A built in workbench in the center, could also be used for a TV

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Concrete Basement Wall: Not required to be attached to the wall

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Finished: The shelving is solid wood, so you can paint or stain it easily

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Video Tutorial

Here is a very quick video of building this garage shelving:

Project Notes

• You can make your shelving as long or short as you want.  
• The span between leg sets can be altered.  Mine are about 5' apart, and it's plenty strong.  According to the Sagulator you can put about 200 pounds on a six foot long shelf, made of 2x4 boards - but do test.  For heavy objects, like bulk food or water, make the span less.
• You can go taller with the shelving, but do consider forward tipping - you will want to attach to the wall.
• You can add more shelves, at any height.  And the shelves can be partial or full length
• I recommend you secure to the wall to prevent forward tipping or racking

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Modern Cedar Fence Picket Birdhouse Kit

Want to share your love of DIY with your kiddos?  Building a birdhouse is a great starter project.

Here's how you can build a modern cedar birdhouse for just $1 using half of a cedar fence picket.

DIY Birdhouse Kit Instructions Free Printable

Here's a free printable for building this birdhouse with instructions.

Photo Steps of Building this Modern Birdhouse

This plan is designed for a 5 1/2" wide x 1/2" thick fence picket, about $2 each.  

Other materials like a 1x6 could be used, but because the wood is thicker, it may alter your outcome slightly.  Adjust accordingly if you use different materials.

Use a miter saw or circular saw to cut the cedar fence picket as noted in the cut list below.  Notice I trimmed the rough end off and there's also enough leftover for a second birdhouse.

Then I just nailed the front to the sides.  If you are having kiddos do the assembly, consider predrilling holes and having them attach with pound in nails or screws.  Also recommended is wood glue designed for oily wood and exterior applications.

Next, it's time to add the top and bottom - the back side is still open.  Notice the back is a little bigger - this is just to add that "mod" feel to it and give you a place to hang on a tree.

Now we'll put the back on ....

Just line up the bottom and outside edges with the floor and roof ...

Drill a hole to hang the house on a tree

And then add a front door with a larger bit

The back can be used to hang on a tree.

Since this is cedar, no finish is needed.  The birds will appreciate that!

 

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Modern Farm Bench - New/Updated Pocket Hole Plan

PS - If you don't have a pocket hole jig, the original plans for this bench can be found here.

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Essential Platform Bed Frame

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Getting mattresses off the floor is essential to bedroom form and function.  A bed frame creates the room structure, makes it easy to make the bed, and differentiates the mattress from the floor. 

For about the cost of a box spring or metal bed frame, you can build a wood bed frame that removes the need for a bed skirt.  A wood bed frame is much more beautiful, adds texture to the room design, and is sturdy and substantial.

In this free plan, I'll show you how to build a wood bed frame using dimensional lumber (ie 2x4s) and two power tools: a drill and a saw to cut the wood.  

Matching Headboard

This bed frame is designed to work with a variety of headboards, and we have also designed a headboard that matches this bed frame perfectly.  Free plans for the matching headboard are here.

This bed was designed and built in partnership with my friend Whitney at Shanty2Chic. Please take a second to stop over and visit Whitney at Shanty2Chic for lots more details and photos on this bed.

 

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Essential Platform Bed Frame Plans

The free plans for this wood bed frame follow.  If you build, please add a brag post - this keeps me inspired and helps other users see different options and creative decisions.  Thank you for using Ana White plans.

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Hammer Mod... The CLAW!

#shorts I LOVE to modify tools… so here’s a little R & D with a cool result.

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DiResta The Making it Podcast Table Collaboration

In this video you watch me make my portion of the collaboration between my friends Bob Clagett and David Picciuto. We’ve been doing a podcast together for nearly 8 years called Making it. Together we make three parts of this table that comes together to create a 24 inch round 24 inch high table that we will gift to one of the patrons of our Podcast! Thank You all for the love and respect and thank you to Bob and Dave for being with me every Friday morning for the last eight years! Xo https://www.youtube.com/c/MakeSomething https://www.youtube.com/c/Iliketomakestuff https://ift.tt/p4UhjlW

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BREAK the Ground - Ceremonial Shovel Build…

#shorts For the distillery, they needed 10 ceremonial shovels to break the ground; check out the build!

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Simple Lift Top Storage Bed

Why a Lift Top Bed?

A lift top bed is an easy way to create maximum storage in a bedroom, without the bed appearing complicated with storage drawers or shelves.  

• The storage is not as easy to access as a drawer, but with the assist of the lift top hardware, it is not difficult. 
• This becomes a great place to store out of season items, extra blankets, or just things that you don't need everyday but can't part with.
• There is also more storage in a lift top bed than a traditional captains bed or storage bed, since the entire inside of the bed is accessible.
• This bed is actually pretty easy to build too - much easier than a bed with drawers or shelves.
• It does become cumbersome to move into a room when fully completed, so do consider how you will move the bed into the room before final assembly.

Why I Built This Bed

A few years back we built a tiny house and everything inside it.  Here's the link to the loft system with bed and storage video and project and  the Tiny House series if you want to catch up.

Instead of a sofa, I decided to use the foot of a bed as seating. 

The bed can be pulled fully out and becomes a full size bed.  So basically, it's a trundle bed, but it is never fully pushed under the main bed.

To create storage for the bedding, the trundle bed is actually a lift top storage bed.

Here's the video on how we built it and use it -

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Easy Build End Table or Nightstand with Drawer

End Table with Drawer Features

With a simple, solid wood design that can be painted or stained, this DIY end table fits almost any decor and is super functional.

• Easy to build design 
• Basic tools (no pocket holes)
• Roomy drawer
• Easy to vacuum underneath
• Paint or stain - all wood
• Substantial size - like something you'd find at Pottery Barn!

Use as a Nightstand

This end table can also be used as a nightstand to match any of our beds, I have it paired with our Modern Farmhouse Bed (plans here).

See it Get Built - Video Tutorial

If you are interested in building this nightstand, please take a moment to watch the build video - HOW this nightstand is built is everything.

Easy Build End Table with Drawer Plans

We are happy to share with you our free step by step plans below.  If you build, we very much appreciate brag posts so others can see how your project turned out.

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Brass Bell by Hand?... Ummmm - YUP!

#shorts Watch as I a make a handmade brass bell!

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DiResta [Pt 2] Porch Restoration - Finished!

In this restoration video, I finish my porch renovation I started last summer! I use porch poles custom made by century porch post to replace the original ones damaged by time... this is part 2 of the series - thank you and please enjoy!! https://ift.tt/3PaQnsH (not sponsored)

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Essential Drawer Bed or Daybed

Want to add some more storage to a bedroom, without cluttering the space?  Have you considered a bed with drawers or a captain's bed?  

Storage beds can be expensive though!  Or cheaply made.

The good news is with just a few basic tools and some lumber, you can build this:

Video Tutorial for Building a Drawer Bed

The steps for building this bed are pretty simple - build two 2x4 frames, add the ends, then the drawers and slat system.  Watch me create this bed in this video:

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Easy Flip Down Storage Option

Are you interested in just the flip down version? 

Those plans are here and are much easier.  And you can always add drawers later, like I did!

Can I Make this a Twin XL Storage Bed?

Yes! The twin XL modification is easy.  Just add 5" to the overall length.

Can I Make this a King?

Yes!  A standard king is just two twin XL beds but together.  Only build drawers for the two outsides (and you can make the drawers deeper for more storage.

The king is the best bang for your buck if you are wanting to build a bigger bed, and the twin XL option makes them always valuable for kids rooms too.

What About a Full or Queen?

Yes, you can do this, I would recommend the two bed method like the standard king, so you can move the beds into the room and the center is supported.  

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DIRESTA Doghouse in a SNAP!

#shorts Building a house for the puppers!

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Essential Twin Bed Frame

It's hard to find an affordable, sturdy, nice looking kids bed.  If you go affordable, it may not make it through childhood.  But it's hard to spend the money for a quality bed, when you know they will outgrow it quickly.

Have you thought about DIYing your own twin bed frame?  

For about the cost of a boxspring, you can!  

DIY Twin Bed Frame Features

• Very easy to build with basic tools (no pocket holes, simple cuts)
• No box spring or bed skirt needed
• Paint or stain any color - it's solid wood, so accepts stain well
• Sturdy, solid construction is also repairable and refinishable
• Headboard design keeps pillows on the bed
• Footboard design keeps blankets from falling off the bed
• Easy to change sheets
• Lightweight and easy to move around

Twin XL Bed Frame Option

A twin XL bed frame is simply 5" longer.  This plan is easy to modify to a twin xl and directions are given in the plan.

Daybed Option

Here's a quick diagram for building as a daybed.  

Full Size Option

For the full size option, I recommend center legs.  The easiest way is to add a center cleat and then legs off it.  You are just looking to take some of the weight off the center, so nothing fancy is required.

Free Plans for Twin Bed Frame

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Wooden Egg Holder

Build your own wooden egg holder with our free plans.  Display those beautiful eggs on your countertop, and free up fridge space.  No more dealing with recycling egg boxes.  

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Killer Hammer Mod

#shorts Don’t like to use a tool belt? Well then… this Hammer Mod should have you covered!

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Taylor Console Table

FAQ

What finish was used?  Please visit  Whitney from Shanty2Chic for more details

Do I have to use caster wheels?  No, of course not.  If you skip the casters, just make the legs 28-1/2" long instead.

Can I use 2x4s instead of 4x4s?  Yes!  It will affect the dimensions, so I'd advise cutting as you go.  

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