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We needed some way to organize shoes, coats, book bags and the the things that need a home when you have 4 kids. I found the plans for the Braden entryway units and I loved them! I showed them to my husband who built them for me one Saturday afternoon. We decided to use piece of paneling for a wall on the back of the lockers and used MDF for the shoe bases since we wanted them to be sturdy. I painted them Valspars "Tidal Teal" and then technique glazed them with a black brown color. I LOVE THEM! They are colorful and fun and so functional. I love this site and have many other projects for my husband to build as long and I get to do the fun part, PAINTING!!

Made to save space from hickory in an L shape to wrap around a column near the kitchen. Upper wrapped in trim with the lower section trimmed with some left over trim from another project. Two hooks on each side on the upper part and one each on the lower side. I used clear satin polyurethane and rustic red spray paint for the upper trim.

We used library catalog handles that I found cheap on Amazon. We adjusted depth reducing 3 inches and did an routered edge wood overlay on top. I also had my husband router all 1x2 and 1x3 except short edges of 1x2's. My favorite project yet but it took a couple week so to finish between job and kids. I used honey stain and 3-5 coats of poly until I was happy. Thanks for the guidance and giving me a plan to work from.

Project for a friends 2 year old, seats will hold a 200 lb adult. NIce starter project, best part was watching the little ones sit at "their" table once it was done

This is the third farmhouse doll bed we have made and it is by far my favorite!

We used Carrington stain which dried in one hour to it's perfect color (just be sure to wipe down after a few minutes as it sets more quickly than the regular oil-based stains).  And I sewed the blanket out of a $5 throw I had purchased at WalMart (the same throw made two scarves also!).  The mattress was made from a foam mattress topper wrapped in fleece.  Since we had all the wood as scrap in our garage, this project cost us nothing!

We donated it to a local tricky tray and it was priced in the $200+ range!

This was a fun project... i really enjoyed it! It was my first time staining, so I learned some things, and it got a lot of compliments from customers!

My first project from this site! It was a blast to make, and my 2.5 yr old son can now reach the sink to wash his hands.

Cutest plan ever

Instead of the double handles I went for a center handle. Little darker stain than what's posted. 

I wanted a large chest to store toys, books or blankets. I wanted it to be cheap to build and be rustic. This project turned out perfectly! I used 2" and 4"-wide furring strips and rope for the hinges and handles. I used 1/4" plywood for the bottom and made a groove with the router for it to slide into while assembling. I helped 16 girls make these who had no previous experience and they loved it!

This week I built a picture frame by re-purposing a cheap store-bought picture frame.

Blog Article: http://www.lanebroswoodshop.com/2015/04/picture-frame.html

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-2-300Kwcw

I hope everyone is having a fun summer! I decided to take advantage of the long 4th of July weekend and tackle my 2nd woodworking project: a custom-built cabinet to house all of my nail polish! While I don’t consider myself a “girly-girl”, I have always enjoyed painting my nails and thus have accumulated quite the collection over the years. The building process went fairly smoothly. I began by cutting all of the pieces to size (hooray for using a miter saw for the first time!) and pre-staining them a trendy weathered grey. After that, the piece came together quickly. I constructed the cabinet and door separately, added the stainless steel handle and glass inset, and finished the piece off by attaching the door with 2 profile hinges.