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… stairs, consuming much space.  So we elevated the bed using garage door sliding hardware and a garage storage lift system (sources below). … upper bunk can be accessed by the storage cube, with a step up on the console.   The beds offer amazing views of the front window and allow … is additional open storage in the framing of the bathroom wall.  A barn door seperates the kitchen from the bathroom. Inside the bathroom, … Read More
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… under a floating desktop, and found tons of inspiration from Pottery Barn Teen's Stuff Your Stuff CPU Cart .  But because of other not so fun … Read More
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… cross supports for extra strength. … Attach trash pullout assembly to door, with door flush to bottom and a 1/4" gap on each side. Use screws. … A view of the door. You can order doors, use wood slabs, make doors, and I will be … Read More
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… on the people who live in my home, not the stuff in my home. Pottery Barn has recently introduced their fall preview collection, and I hope … moment to look through some of their new designs.  Looking at Pottery Barn's new collection, I get the feeling that I am not the only one that … in style right now. Today's plan is for the hutch for the Tryde Media console .  A common issue you have with a tv hutch is building a back … Read More
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… Another note, before you put the back on, you could position the door (remember it sets 3/4" inset totally, to include the false fronts) … when you are happy that there is a even gap around all sides of the door, and uninstall the hinges.  That way, when you go to install the door, you have the location marked out. … Apothecary Console Table … Read More
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… from all four directions.  There is absolutely no wobble in my media console. I used 15 1/4" turned legs, putting me back about $7 a leg, but … well worth it!  I used MDF and pine for the rest of the media console. … Please review full instructions in the PDF. … Nail the drawer … with my Kreg Jig™ in all four corners and attached it that way to the console. I inset the legs 1/2″ from the outsides. … The drawers are … Read More
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… cost AT Least $50 and we originally went with the side-by-side fridge door so we bought some wood we did not end up using. Plus we made the stove door the with the measurements on the plans and ended up making a larger … SPLASH. Used 1 coat primer, 2 coats paint. Had to make the stove door bigger than the plans call for because of the hinges I picked. This … Read More
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… make wood doors, and enjoy making doors, and would love to invest in door making tools.  ANY tool that makes sawdust is something I would … doors.  And here's why: 1. Mom wanted a raised panel kitchen cabinet door.  To do make a 20 some raised panel kitchen cabinet doors, we would need some very expensive tools.  And for ever different door style we choose in the future, we'd be back to ordering more bits … Read More
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… drawers, and that's it.  You can also get Partial Overlay, where the door only covers part of the face frame. It is important to note when … little holes through the guide. This leaves three guide holes in the door. The drill bit has a point on the end, that you place inside the … sure you drill to the right depth and not all the way through the door - but I'm sure you know this) And you've got a perfectly placed … Read More
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… cabinets was the doors. Here's the measurements but I'm going to save door construction for another post - so we can use the same building techniques regardless of the door size. The drawer face is of course just a 1x8 ripped down to size. … An alternative is to use a door building service. Because doors take such high abuse and are more … Read More
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