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Sandra August 9, 2017

How to Build a Curved Floating Desk

I built a curved floating desk in Madison's bedroom and I LOVE how it turned out! The niche are was original to the house and we previously filled it with a hutch (that we bought 3 houses ago), because it fit the space. But I'm a big fan of built-ins so I made that part of the plan for this Continue Reading

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Sandra January 18, 2015

Library wall to wall bookcases – Bookcase Plans

Today I'm sharing detailed bookcase plans for my wall to wall bookcases. These plans utilize straight top rails instead of arches in the faceframes. If you want to do arches, simply follow my tutorial to create uniform arches for the top rail when you get to the faceframe. These plans utilized Continue Reading

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Sandra April 8, 2014

How to Install Floating Shelves

If you just read my tutorial on Building Floating Shelves, now you're ready to know How to Install Floating Shelves. If not, you might want to read that one. ;-) There are quite a few ways to secure floating shelves, I'm using one of the easiest ways which is to simply build a hollow box that Continue Reading

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Sandra April 8, 2014

How to Build Floating Shelves

There are many ways to build floating shelves. In this method, I'm using 1/2" plywood with beveled edges. You can build simple shelves by edging 1/2" plywood with 3/4" poplar or other solid wood to hide your plywood edges and proceed with the install. This method is nothing like what I showed you Continue Reading

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Sandra March 28, 2014

How to Build Corner Floating Shelves

I wanted chunky shelves in the closet. Building small decorative shelves is generally an easy task. You build the shelf, install a cleat and hang the shelf. Done. Not these shelves. These corner floating shelves are in a small closet, hanging on three adjoining walls. The shelves are fairly deep so Continue Reading

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