There are tons of different ways to build a cabinet drawer. You can get fancy with dovetails, box joints or locking rabbets. There are biscuits, loose tenons and pocket screws. In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to build a cabinet drawer using the easiest possible method. You don't need Continue Reading
October 25, 2016
Fawn’s Built-in Bookshelf Plans
Today I'm sharing the Built-in Bookshelf plans for Fawn's library . Her bookshelves were created from one plan. One side of her room was was slightly shorter than the other side. We simply altered the plan for that side by 1/2". Fawn and Jerry build 3 bookshelves for each side of their library Continue Reading
October 11, 2016
Classroom iPad Docking Station
I built this Classroom iPad Docking Station for a friend who teaches first grade for a total cost of about $45. This year in our school district, all the 1st through 4th grade classrooms are supplied with iPads. The teachers were left to their own devices to find a way to store the tablets and keep Continue Reading
June 6, 2016
Rolling Lumber Cart for Vertical Wood Storage
Today I'm sharing how I built my rolling lumber cart for vertical wood storage. The side support brackets are what support the vertical wood. Those brackets allow me to store long vertical pieces of wood securely so it can't warp, bend, bow or twist. Rolling Lumber Cart for Vertical Wood Continue Reading
April 12, 2015
Industrial Platform Bed – Woodworking Plans
We let Madison move down into the guest bedroom in the basement because it is much larger than her old room. I drew up woodworking plans for this DIY industrial platform Bed to build for her new room. We love the industrial look with the metal casters. The mobility of the bed frame make it easy to Continue Reading
April 5, 2015
DIY corner cabinet with NO wasted space!
I spent the entire last week building one corner cabinet in my pantry. You know I like to use every inch of space so when it came to designing the cabinets for my pantry corner, I had to come up with a really smart plan to give me access to the complete corner. What I came up with is a sort of Continue Reading
March 29, 2015
X leg Dining Table Plans
This X leg Dining Table is the table version of the $20 X leg bench plan I designed and built for my front porch. Build this table and two benches and you're set for a new dining room setup! This table is an easy build and requires only a few tools: a drill/driver for fastening and a miter saw for Continue Reading
March 23, 2015
BoX Leg Console Table
This BoX Leg Console Table is a variation of my two-toned console table. This one with a large X in the box legs. The X's are a fun addition and are easy to add when you use the technique used in my X leg bench. You could also ad an additional shelf in the middle like in my Three Shelf Console Continue Reading
March 15, 2015
Three Shelf Console Table – Free Plans
This three shelf console table is a variation of my two-toned console table. It's built in exactly the same way with the exception of adding a third shelf. The legs are 2x4's so make sure you buy your wood several weeks (or more) before building to let them dry out as much as possible before Continue Reading
March 13, 2015
Plans for China Cabinet Base
I partnered with QuikDrawers.com to bring you the free plans for the China Cabinet. QuikDrawers sells custom drawers sized to the 1/16". Available in plywood or solid birch. Dovetail construction, pre-finished and you can get them bored and notched if you have specialty hinges so all you have to Continue Reading
March 1, 2015
Console Table Woodworking Plans
This console table is super easy to build yet the two tone finish gives it a unique, rich appearance. For the tabletop and lower shelf, I used reclaimed pine and stained them with deep mocha and black onyx. The legs are made from new 2x4 lumber and is stained with honey maple and walnut. Following Continue Reading
February 16, 2015
Narrow Rolling Wood Storage Cart
For a couple years my scrap lumber was kept in my Hall of Shame. No matter how many time I neatly piled and organized it continually ended up in a big mess because I had to dig around every time I wanted to find something. I finally set aside some and built some organizational storage units to Continue Reading
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
January 9, 2014
Printer Storage Cabinet – Cara Collection
This is the third installment of the Cara Collection built-in office furniture. I've already posted plans for the Base Cabinets and the Upper Bookshelf. This post includes for the Printer Storage Cabinets. You could add adjustable shelves or drawers to use this triple wide cabinet for other Continue Reading
January 6, 2014
Bookshelf Base Cabinet- Cara Collection
This is the first installment of the Cara Collection. 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 drawers or one side of each like Cara Continue Reading
August 11, 2013
X leg Office Desk
A reader suggested I take my X leg bench design make an office desk. I thought that was a great idea! With this X leg Office Desk plan you can build with very simple construction to create a sturdy, inexpensive desk. For about $30, it's hard to beat! Build an X leg Office Desk Supplies: Continue Reading
June 24, 2013
Letter Bin Organizer
This letter bin organizer could also be a magazine rack or shoe storage... I'm offering the Free woodworking plans so you can build one or five and store whatever you like in yours! Letter Bin Organizer Materials: This would be a great project to get rid of some scraps that might be piling Continue Reading
March 17, 2013
Mobile Work Cart – free plans
I use my mobile work cart to store tools on job sites (whatever room is under construction) but this would be a great storage cabinet in an office or craft room as well. I'm sharing these free plans for a mobile work cart for anyone that wants to make one. This work cart is about 36" tall with 4" Continue Reading
February 11, 2013
Pull-out Storage Cabinet
I built a pull-out storage cabinet in my laundry room to utilize the 36" deep space above my washer and dryer. 36" is a lot deep space and that's a lot of potential storage. The problem is the items in the back would be difficult to reach and I don't want to have to move all the front items out Continue Reading
January 28, 2013
DIY Storage Bench
These free DIY Storage Bench are for an 18" tall bench that can be stained, pained or upholstered with storage inside. Perfect for a bedroom, living room, playroom or anywhere else one might need an extra seat with some hidden storage. DIY Storage Bench Tools and materials needed:3/4" Lumber Continue Reading
September 24, 2012
DIY Upholstered Storage Bench
Today I'm sharing woodworking plans for the upholstered storage benches that I made for Madison''s bedroom. They are SUPER easy! So now you can make your own storage bench or benches! How to build an upholstered storage bench. I built these 18" tall so she can slide one over and use it as a Continue Reading