Built-in Wardrobes and Platform Storage Bed This is Kristy's bedroom... If you've been following along on her Sawdust Adventure you know she's had some bumps and bruises along the way but the end result is a beautiful bedroom with built-in wardrobes and a platform bed with OODLES of storage! When Continue Reading
September 11, 2015
How to add Faceframe to Adjustable Shelves
I have been SO busy this week and gotten a ton done! I got all my shelves cut, painted and installed. The shelves in some of the cabinets will remain "lower profile" but on some of them, I want to add a faceframe to make the shelves look chunkier -- so the adjustable shelves match the fixed Continue Reading
January 1, 2015
How to plan and design a built-in closet
The process to plan, design and build a "built-in" closet is completely different than it is for a piece of stand alone wardrobe. Basically, you're building a configuration of square boxes and making it fit into an imperfect space that is almost definitely out of square, out of plum and not level. Continue Reading
December 16, 2014
Built-in Bookshelf Dog Crate
Are you ready for a big reveal? I SOOOooo am!!! Madison and I started building this built-in bookshelf about four weeks ago. I thought it would take a week. But hey, building a masterpiece takes time! I spent the last two weeks trimming out the doorways on either side of the built-in which I Continue Reading
November 21, 2014
Built-in bookcase progress…
Hi guys! Remember on Monday when Madison and I modeled our Duluth duds and I told you about the built-in bookcase we were going to build and I thought we'd have it done by today? Well we didn't get it finished but we did make some good progress and got the base built, including the doors which is Continue Reading
April 23, 2014
Beautiful Storage Solution
These built-ins would fit perfectly in a wide hallway and would be a beautiful storage solution to an the too common "lack of storage" dilemma. Function and beauty -- the perfect unity. via: Kvanum Continue Reading
January 27, 2014
Built-in Window Seat – Bench Plans
This is the first plan in the Robin Collection. In Robin's room, this bench is built-in between two bookcases but you could build this plan as a stand along storage bench. Robin's bench sat over an air vent so they had to direct the air flow out through the toe kick. You can read Robin's Sawdust Continue Reading
January 9, 2014
Built-in Cabinets for Printer Storage – Cara Collection – free plans
This is the third installment of the Cara Collection built-in office furniture. I've already posted plans for the Bookshelf Base Cabinets and the Upper Bookshelf. This post includes for the Center Cabinets which Cara used to hold the printers she uses for work. You can add adjustable shelves and Continue Reading
January 8, 2014
Amazing diy entertainment center and fireplace
Check out this amazing diy entertainment center and fireplace that Kellyn built. She did all the planning herself too! Yep, she didn't even consult me, just off and did it all by herself! LOL Awesome Job Kellyn! I am SUPER proud of you!!! ~Sandra Hey Sawdust Girl readers... My name Continue Reading
January 6, 2014
Built-in Upper Bookshelf Plans – Cara Collection
This post includes plans for the upper bookshelf that sits on top of the double base cabinets in the Cara Collection. Continue Reading
January 6, 2014
Built-in Bookshelf Base Cabinet Plans – Cara Collection
This is the first installment of the Cara Collection - Built-in Office Furniture Plans. This post include free plans for the base cabinets for this bookshelf. You can configure the function of each side separately. You could have both sides be doors with adjustable shelves or both sides have Continue Reading
January 6, 2014
Built-in Office Furniture Plans- Cara Collection
This built-in office furniture was built by Cara, one of my Sawdust Diaries clients. All of these pieces can be built to stand alone or can be configured into a desk or double desk as Cara did. The overall width of that configuration would depend on the amount of knee space you give yourself. I Continue Reading
September 6, 2013
Small Bedroom Built-ins
I'm so excited to share that Kristy finished her Bedroom! Remember Kristy, from Australia, broke her finger while working on our project...? Yeah, that Kristy! She is done and her bedroom looks gorgeous! Be sure to check out Kristy's progress updates as this project unfolded. What a Continue Reading
July 11, 2013
Dining room built-in buffet reveal
Val finished her dining room buffet and it's beautiful! She's been working very hard on this built-in project for months. I am very proud of her for sticking with it and striving for excellence. Continue Reading
July 9, 2013
Kelly’s living room office – Part 3
Hi, this is Kelly! You can see my living room office plan here, and the beginnings of the cabinets here. Today’s post will document how my happy “this is fun” attitude came to a screeching halt. This post could also be titled: Frustration Sets In: My Arch-Nemesis, the Circular Saw On the left Continue Reading
June 20, 2013
Kristy 4- Bedroom Built-ins
YaHooooo, time for another Sawdust Diary update! Kristy has had some major setbacks in her bedroom project. No problems WITH the built-ins, just setbacks in general. In addition to her broken finger she needed to do some major renovations in other areas of the house so the bedroom took a Continue Reading
May 24, 2013
Conquering fears and gaining confidence
Kristy continues to make progress on her bedroom built-ins. Kristy's stories make me laugh and smile every time I talk to her. She is THE happiest, bubbliest, most resilient person I have ever met (virtually or otherwise). When we started her bedroom built-ins in January, she had Continue Reading
April 25, 2013
Buffet update (you chose it- she built it)
Remember Val's dining room buffet? Well Val has been hard at work in the appropriate Sawdust Girl attire. PJ's! LOL And she is making good progress. Bases are done. Countertop is done. When it came time to build the book cases we had a design dilemma. Continue Reading
April 24, 2013
Built-in Office Plans for Cara
I'm not the only one wanting to get organized and make use of every inch of wasted space. New Sawdust Diary client, Cara is taking charge of this room in her house. Cara and family just moved into their new home about a month ago and they were ready to jump in feet first to get Continue Reading
April 3, 2013
Built-in Mudroom Lockers
I'm SO excited to share the final reveal pictures of Malisa's mudroom storage lockers. She worked really hard on these built-ins over the last two months --and it shows! Remember what it looked like before? Besides the fact that this "mudroom" is now BEAUTIFUL, it is Continue Reading
April 1, 2013
Mudroom Locker Storage Built-ins – part 3
You all remember the mudroom locker built-ins I'm working on with client, Malisa? No? It's only been like 6 weeks since I posted so I don't blame you. LOL I've decided I'm not sharing my Sawdust Diary projects until they are completely done so it's not such a loooooong wait in between posts. Continue Reading
March 20, 2013
Beckie’s Built-in Studio Cabinets
Beckie and I have completed our project! In all fairness, SHE completed her project. I drew up her plans and talked her through the build -- but she did the work. When people ask about doing a project, I tell them, "It's a LOT of WORK. Hard, sweaty, make you want to swear kind of work. You Continue Reading
February 26, 2013
Studio Cabinet Door Ideas
I talked to Beckie last night about door options for her studio cabinets and drew up a few different ideas for her to choose from. I sketched up this rough drawing for her to visualize the completed built-ins when we first started this studio project. We talked about doors. I knew she wanted Continue Reading
November 13, 2012
“Styling” Bookshelves
It takes more than built in Bookshelves, custom raised panel wainscoting and a plank ceiling to create a beautiful library. Creating a library takes books and creating a beautiful library is all in how you style your bookshelves. "Styling" is just a fancy word for "putting stuff on the Continue Reading
November 5, 2012
library built-ins and wainscoting
The Library is finished. The built-ins turned out like I hoped, the wainscoting is more beautiful than I imagined and the plank ceiling has more of an impact than I expected. All in all -- I LOVE it! Big projects like this are always a lot of work...but totally worth it Continue Reading
October 2, 2012
Tip for gluing up mitered joints and library progress
Last time I showed you my library bookshelf progress, I got a lot of questions about what I was planning for those big gaps on the side of the bookshelves. I filled it in with a 2x4 wall (of sorts). And then covered that with a two sided column. How did I make a two Continue Reading
September 18, 2012
Arch enemies
Arches aren't really my enemies. They used to be but I think I've finally gotten the better of them and now I'll take on a more charitable attitude towards them. Oh those cute little darlings. I'm SUPER DUPER excited about how my bookshelves are coming along! I know some of Continue Reading
September 11, 2012
Library Built-ins and Built-in Building Tips
I'm feeling SUPER excited about the library because it's coming together fast. Last week it was an empty room with a rough doorway and no lights. Today, it's a room with a rough opening, no lights and some half finished bookcases. It's going fast partly because I'm only doing Built-ins on Continue Reading
