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Thanks for sharing, awesome job!

It looks really nice, I like the paint color and the baskets are cute!

That looks great! It looks great on it's own, but it also looks fab in your beautiful house!

Awe, thanks guys!!

What type of floor is that and color, it's beautiful!, as well as the bench,love it

Thanks for the compliment on our floors!! My husband and I just installed them a few months ago. I love them but I'm always a little embarrassed to say this, because I'm a bit of a wood snob, but it's laminate. Kensington Manor 12mm Imperial Teak Handscraped, from Lumber Liquidator. We bought it when it was on sale for $1.99 a square foot. Can't beat that!

Thanks for the compliment on our floors!! My husband and I just installed them a few months ago. I love them but I'm always a little embarrassed to say this, because I'm a bit of a wood snob, but it's laminate. Kensington Manor 12mm Imperial Teak Handscraped, from Lumber Liquidator. We bought it when it was on sale for $1.99 a square foot. Can't beat that!

This is beautiful! where did you get your baskets?

I found them at Target.

these things looks realy nice,i would like to appreciate u

So creative, love it!

Love how you modified it, looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.

Wow, this is gorgeous! Love the rich finish and the dove tail details, and the sliding top tray is so neat. Everyone in the family is going to want one! :) Joanne

This would make a great gift for my husband and all the men in my family...

I am impressed with the hand tool joinery!

Kristen you should try it yourself. You'd need to buy a joinery saw, but I just picked up a decent dovetail saw for $13, and a set of good chisels, but for $26 you can get a good set of 4.

My joinery isn't brilliant, but it's functional and doesn't look terrible. I'm pretty sure you could start knocking out some strong joints pretty quickly.

The upside is that it's faster than setting up power tools to make these joints. Hand cut dovetails will always be faster than machine cut, unless you're building a dozen boxes.

You may not think your joinery is brilliant, but those are some tight joints. Looks beautiful. I love the top!

Those are very tight joints. Slightly too tight in fact. There was a small amount of hairline splitting on the side I didn't show, that I had to fill with glue and sawdust to keep from spreading.

My dovetails aren't bad, just slow for me to cut right now, especially cleaning out the waste. I bought parts for a small bow saw that should make that easier, once I get the thing built.

I love it. Very impressive. What a lovely gift.

This Gentlemen's Valet looks amazing! How did you do it? This would be a great Valentine's present for my husband!

The short answer is that I built a box, then built another box to go inside of it. A plan with dimensions wouldn't be a very good idea, because I sized this to match the $7 board I'd found at the hardwood dealer. Your lumber dealer almost certainly carries differently sized boards.

I'll think about a tutorial or video though. Box making is fun, rewarding, and can be profitable. Especially since most cabinets are just different variations on the box.

Alright, I will give it a try this weekend. Will let you know how it went! Thank you so much

If you get any results, post some pics. If not here, feel free to put up a link on my blog. Always good to share ideas and results.

Gorgeous dovetails. Nice job!

Your work is gorgeous! I'm definitely stealing this idea for my husband's birthday as well as all the men in my family, who all have birthdays this spring. :) Only thing is, I'm using tools, my hand tool skills are no where near as good as yours.

Also, I appreciate the tips you've posted on other project plans, they really help clarify some of the smaller details overlooked by the designers for beginners like me.
Hope to see some more projects from you soon!

Hand tool skills actually develop pretty quickly, and one of the reasons it's gaining popularity. You can use scrap wood to learn how to make joints. The first ones will be rough but with even a little bit of practice they'll improve.

The tools are also getting cheaper. I just bought a decent dovetail saw for $13 from Tools For Working Wood, and $26 will buy you a decent set of chisels from Narex.

Christopher Schwarz and Logan Cabinet Shoppe are two good sources for hand tools articles, including videos. There are also good books on the subject. My first text was Hand Tool Essentials, but I'm told there are others worth looking into for first books.

Thank you for posting . I always learn something from you.

This came out beautiful! Love a turned leg!

Thanks for sharing, it looks fantastic!

Love the 'granite' countertops - what a creative idea! Also the little heart cut out -- just precious. :)

Thank you so much, my niece drew the heart, I cut it out, can't take all the credit :)...nice place to put plugs through, she has her Hello Kitty radio on that shelf, so she can "listen to her music when she cleans!"

That looks so nice. Youve got some very luck kids!

i want to build this project for my daughter, but the link for the bookcase is a dead link. where can i find the bookshelf plans? i plan on making the loft be a full size, so will be adding 15" to my project. thank you!

Wow this came out great. I love the stain.

Thank you! I'm getting ready to post my second project now! I love her site!

Did you use a kreg jig and attach 4x4 legs via pocket holes? I don't see any screws... trying to decide how to best attach everything before taking on this project. Thanks!!

Did you use a kreg jig and attach 4x4 legs via pocket holes? I don't see any screws... trying to decide how to best attach everything before taking on this project. Thanks!!

Yes. I used the kreg jig and created pocket holes that screwed into the 4x4. I used the correct size when drilling the holes but I may have used the next size up in the screw length for extra support. The bed gets plenty of use between my 7 and 5 year old and is one solid piece of furniture.

Thanks for sharing Ashley, it turned out great!