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I loved the idea of re-purposing fence pickets as siding for a cedar shed, but the plans on the website were much too big for the space I have. I ended up modifying the design to make a smaller shed, with approximately a 4 foot by 2 foot footprint. It turned out beautifully! Cedar is expensive, but I was able to save money on the project by buying much of the material at local salvage and second-hand stores.

I'm new to woodworking but I'm already obsessed. I was looking for something I could make for Father's Day and came across this. I thought it'd be perfect for my dad especially if I did it in his favorite team's (Miami Dolphins) colors. It's definitely not perfect and there was a lot of frustration when it came to putting the cooler inside... but I'm proud of the finished product.

Came together pretty easily. Took about half a day.

Had a Blast making these shelves for my daughters room last Summer! (sorry for just posting now) She had such a long plain wall I thought what a perfect way to take up space but still have places for her toys! She loves them as much as I do!

I wanted to build a structure for the kids to play in and on. I used the playhouse deck design and made it 8 feet by 8 feet. The "roof" is removable to provide shade when it's sunny. It's just 2x2 and a tarp - pretty simple, but it does the job. I used treated posts, dog eared fence boards andlots of screws. I stained and built the walls in my garage before assembling it. Once all of the wood at been stained, it came together pretty quickly with the grandkids help...Lol

I wanted to use our laundry basket dresser as a collector for dirty laundry in our bathroom, and wanted it to have doors so it would blend in better. I also made the shelf above for our towels. It is painted white with a faux-zinc finish on the top. I made the top slightly larger so it would overhang and added cute little bun feet. My talented friend Carli helped me build the doors (and by helped I mean I handed her things while she impressed me with all her tools and skills!) and frame.

Been a while since I had time to actually build anything worth posting about! My wife wanted some items for her Kindergarten classroom this year, so built several items, most inspired by the Farmhouse family.

This is the prototype build for the Cedar 2-drawer desktop storage cube. It is made from 1 piece of ½” x 5 ½” x 6’ fence picket, about $3 for wood. I had based this plan on a board that is ½” thick and 5 ½” wide, and had identified areas in the plan where you’ll want to measure and cut as you build. I found this especially important on the prototype build, since it turned out the picket I bought was 5 3/8” wide, which affected the depth of the shelf, length of the drawer sides, and the size of the drawer bottom. Measuring and trimming as you go gives the best fit for all the pieces. Probably the most helpful thing besides keeping the measuring tape handy, was some 60-grit sandpaper. After everything was assembled, I used 60-grit sandpaper with my palm sander to sand down any high spots caused by cupping, to get the outsides nice and smooth. Followed up with some 220-grit for a nice smooth final sand. The pulls are some ¾” x 1 ½” pieces of the cedar, sanded well on all sides. I just cut these from the scraps, and they are glued on. You can use regular knobs or pulls if you like. You may need a shorter screw or a ¼” spacer, since the drawer face is only ½” thick. The screws for regular knobs are normally sized for a ¾” thick door or drawer face. This build took about 3 hours. Finishing time will depend on the type of finish used. My words of advice for building this would be: Take your time measuring. Measure twice before cutting. Sand thoroughly. Have fun!

I scoured the web unsuccessfully for months trying to find a cabinet big enough to store everything we needed to store. I wanted something huge and bright and simple, and so I decided to just build away. It's 8'4" long, 18" deep and 36" tall. Topped with a slab of Giallo Napoleon granite and painted a nice plain white. Took me only a few nights to build and paint, thanks to my power nailer and power paint sprayer. Thanks to a great deal on a remnant granite slab, this was just about $400 total start to finish. I winged the entire plan and didn't really use any plans in particular, though I have gathered many great ideas and tips from this site.

My wife and I needed space in our kitchen to store various items. This cabinet works perfectly for that purpose.

Project took on by my dad and painted by myself and my mom...LOVE how it turned out!

Thanks Ana White for the blue print to an awesome storage sofa. I used the similar dimensions except mine is a bit shorter in width (60 inches wide). Now I just need to find awesome pillows to go with it.

The original size of the unit was too big for our needs so we cut down the size of the unit to 72" long and 30" high. Used patio rollers for the doors.