Previously I shared a post about how to paint MDF and get smooth edges. I wanted share a tutorial for painting plywood too. If you build with plywood with the intention of staining or clear-coating it, you would use edge banding. However, when painting plywood, edge banding is not necessary. You can 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
October 25, 2016
Fawn’s Library Built-in Bookshelves – Reveal
Fawn's library built-in bookshelves are finished and this is one of the most beautiful rooms I've ever seen --if I do say so myself! I'm alway so proud when projects come together -- proud of the clients who worked so HARD to make the vision come to fruition. Fawn and Jerry were like machines Continue Reading
September 11, 2015
Attaching 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. There are a couple fixed shelves in this large cabinet but the rest are adjustable. The fixed shelves are covered by the faceframe so I like to add a faceframe to adjustable shelves too. How Continue Reading
December 15, 2014
How to support extra wide built-in shelves
In my last update on the built-in bookcase, Madison and I had finished the bottom portion. Here's how the project has progressed since our last update... Madison used my track saw (under my watchful eye) and cut the plywood for the upper portion and we assembled this box. I wanted the upper Continue Reading
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
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
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