Hey guys! I wanted to share a craft room update because I've finished my white painted countertops and cabinets! I built these countertops many weeks ago because I needed them in place so I could build my angled cabinets. The countertops are a layer of MDF glued to a layer of plywood. Continue Reading
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February 5, 2016
Building Countertops in Place
I'm building countertops in place for the craft room. This configuration is way too big to try to do anything different (for a DIY kinda' countertop). I'm stacking two 3/4" thick materials and there a lot of seams and they need to be staggered for strength. The two materials get glued together so Continue Reading
October 27, 2015
How NOT to Refinish a Wood Countertop
I originally built and finished the pantry countertop in my workshop. I finished it with Tung Oil and it was lovely! Then I proceeded to build and paint the rest of the pantry ... on top of the lovely countertop. It became less and less lovely as this transpired. Of course I can't have a non Continue Reading
October 5, 2015
Pantry Update: Blind Corner, Drawers and Countertops
The pantry project is just dragging on and on and on. I've spent so much time working in here it feels like I never leave. I have had a couple setbacks due to hardware issues. BUT I am almost at the end of the tunnel -- and I see the light. This should be a very exciting week! This is the week Continue Reading
May 12, 2015
Wood Countertop with Mitered Corners
I'm making progress in the pantry and today I'm showing you how the template became a Wood Countertop with a mitered corner AND a wonky angle! I built my pantry countertop out of inexpensive construction lumber (SPF -- Spruce, Pine, Fir -- standard construction "studs") because I want a distressed, Continue Reading
May 11, 2015
How to make a Countertop Template
As you know, my pantry has an angled wall which increases the level of difficulty when it comes to fitting it with cabinets and a countertop. Building a countertop with corners is challenging enough but add an odd angle into the mix and it becomes a level RED headache. Or it could, if you let it. Continue Reading
April 3, 2014
Faux Marble Countertop
I've seen a few faux stone countertops and in general I'm not a huge fan. But this faux marble countertop created by Ronda of Batchelors Way has me singing a new tune.. It looks like a marble slab. I think the process Ronda used is ingenious and will have the countertop looking beautiful for Continue Reading
February 7, 2014
White granite countertops- and cabinet color revealed
The island countertop is in and I'll finally let you see the color of the cabinets. It's Sherwin Williams "Summit Grey". It obviously won't look finished until the doors are on the cabinets but every step in the right direction is exciting progress. It felt like Christmas-- waiting for them to Continue Reading
February 6, 2014
Countertop excitement
There have been a few very exciting moments in this kitchen remodel: tearing out the living room wall, opening up the dining room wall, closing off the doorway to the master bedroom, getting the floors installed, getting the appliances in... Ok so pretty much the entire thing has been Continue Reading
September 18, 2013
Oak Plywood Countertops – Cara’s Office – 6
Today I am working on getting the layer of MDF that goes under the oak plywood countertops. I don’t know if the pictures show the work space accurately or not, but I am actually very intimidated by this part of the project. Our countertop is 23 feet long!! This will be seen by everyone and needs Continue Reading
July 30, 2013
Countertop Sink Insert
Yesterday I shared with you how I made my $50 wood countertop and mentioned that I kept the sink cutout and mounted the sink with an extra wide reveal for a purpose. I wanted to use my sink cutout as an insert to sit on the sink reveal and extend the counter space all the way to the wall. Continue Reading
July 29, 2013
How to build a wood countertop with undermount sink
Today I'm showing you how to build a wood countertop with undermount sink. The one I built for my laundry room also has a sink insert so I can use the entire length to fold laundry. Wood counters like this would also work great in a bathroom or for a kitchen island. An inexpensive kitchen Continue Reading
April 8, 2013
DIY Wood Countertops
I'm building counter-tops for the laundry room by gluing up 2x6s. Inexpensive material that I can finish into a beautiful wood countertop. DIY Wood Countertops I cut the edges off each 2x6 so they all had sharp edges. I don't want these rounded --beveled edges on my Continue Reading
February 18, 2013
DIY Office with T- shaped Countertop and Built-in Cabinets
This office was built by reader, Seth Dokter. Does it look slightly familiar? :-) When he says he built his office "exactly" like my IL office, he wasn't kidding -- it turned out fabulous! He sent me this funny email with his photos and I laughed so hard reading it that I begged him to Continue Reading
March 29, 2012
DIY Wood Workshop Countertops
To build inexpensive, distressed wood countertops like I did in my Workshop, I do everything I ordinarily try NOT to do in the finishing process: Sand against the grain and unevenly. Create dips and crevices. Hit the finished piece with all kinds of tools and object in order to scratch, scrape, Continue Reading
January 13, 2012
Building MDF Countertops with Seams
[box] Look at my: Painted MDF Countertop post for pictures of what this could look like painted and for instructions on how to edge this countertop with a solid wood strip. The following instructions are to provide information on dealing with seams when you have a REALLY long or extra large Continue Reading
March 23, 2011
How to Build a Wood Floor Countertop
I got lots of questions about my Office wood floor countertop after I posted said that I built it out of Oak Flooring. So, I created some sketches to try to give you a better idea of how you can make all your dreams come true...if you're wondering how to build counters out of hardwood Continue Reading
December 6, 2010
How to build a Painted MDF Countertop
1. Figure out what size you want your countertop to be and subtract 1 1/2" from the length and width to account for your 3/4" edging all around. * I wanted my countertop to extend 1" over the sides of my cabinet. On the ends, I wanted to create more of an overhang because I wanted to use Continue Reading
May 7, 2019
Wrapping Paper Storage Cabinet Plans
This wrapping paper storage cabinet is a simple build but it holds a lot of importance. It's a support for the craft island. It stores wrapping paper and it houses power outlets on both sides. Building a Wrapping Paper Cabinet I built my wrapping paper cabinet and attached it to a Continue Reading
May 6, 2019
Wrapping Paper Cabinet
These plans are for the wrapping paper cabinet at the end of my craft room island. There is no top to this cabinet because it is meant to sit under a countertop. Continue Reading
May 6, 2019
The Ultimate Craft Room
My amazing craft room (that I will never use) is complete! This room has TONS of functional space with four designated work stations and more storage than a person will probably ever utilize. Craft Island The main section of the craft room has a large island the comfortably seats Continue Reading
April 8, 2019
Basement Bathroom Reveal
Another room is finished and I LOOOOVE it! And because I'm so excited to get moved out to our new property, I don't even care that it's another space that we never used after it became pretty. After finishing the renovation, we went shopping for a few essentials to stage the room. Now, instead of a Continue Reading
January 28, 2019
Kitchen Reveal
The kitchen is done! Five years and one back surgery later, I finally completed the kitchen renovation. You've seen a few sneak peeks as I've shared some kitchen cabinet tutorials. Today you get to see the whole room! I'll just say, it feels GOOD to be done!!! Real good. Kitchen Continue Reading
January 23, 2019
Kitchen Island with Hidden Cabinet Doors
The kitchen is done but I have so many little detail "tutorials" that you're getting lots of snippets before the final reveal. Hope that's ok. Too bad if it's not. LOL Today I'm showing you how to have operable, inset cabinet doors, with no knobs or pulls. Just like the ones I have under my kitchen Continue Reading
November 26, 2018
Kitchen Progress – Five Years Later
A while back I decided that in order to expedite completing this house before another 7 years passes, I needed to hire out a few things. Cabinet doors for the kitchen was one of those things. I measured all the cabinet openings for doors and drawer fronts-- three times to make sure I ordered the Continue Reading
September 9, 2018
Calderwood Cottage Completed
Y'all, Calderwood Cottage is finished and on the market! Calderwood Cottage Before Remember what it looked like when we bought it? We bought it on auction and didn't know what we were getting into. It was way more work than we planned or imagined. We worked a lot of long, looooong Continue Reading
February 12, 2018
Built-in Linen Cabinet
In addition to the mirrored pocket door, my latest completed project is the linen cabinet. WOOHOO!!! The carcass had been done for a while but I just got around to building the drawers and installing the doors that Cabinet Now sent me. Linen Cabinet Recap Looking back at all my video footage to Continue Reading
September 30, 2017
Built-in Office Cabinets
My built-in office cabinets. are. done!!!! So, remember when you gave birth and you were like, "I am never going to forget how my body felt", and then three short months later, you totally were on board to possibly have another and go through it all again?? Yeah, it's about the same after building Continue Reading