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Table Saw Stand

by wood work | Oct 16, 2020 | General

Super Simple Bed Frame [Queen, Full and Twin Sizes]

by wood work | Oct 11, 2020 | General

YESTERDAY My sister called me and said she wanted to build my niece a new bed in the next 24 hours. She wanted something beautiful, sturdy, but also inexpensive and simple to build. So we got our heads together and designed a 2×4 framed bed (the plans are below).

TODAY She sends me these photos!

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LESS THAN 24 HOURS ago I sent her the plans.

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My sister said this bed cost about $50 for her to build!

Here’s how she built it:

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Cut all the boards. She used a miter saw, but you can also use a circular saw.

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Predrill holes for attaching the boards together.

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Attach the boards with screws and glue.

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Here’s the headboard frame completed.

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Add plywood to the back with screws, nails, or staples. YES you can use 1-1/4″ Kreg Jig screws here.

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Fill any holes or imperfections with this stuff. Sand with medium grit sandpaper. Finish with fine grit sandpaper.

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Here’s the headboard and footboard done.

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Then paint or stain. She choose a paint and primer to save time. But this bed would take stain just as well!

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Move the pre-painted pieces into the room and assemble.

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We love how this bed frame turned out so much that we are sharing queen, full and twin plans for you!

Thank you for using the plans on this site. If you do build, please share, we love seeing your projects! Youc an tag me on Instagram @anawhitediy or create a brag post on this website.

Horizontal Closet Organizer

by wood work | Oct 10, 2020 | General

What is worse than piles of dirty laundry?

I’d have to say piles of clean laundry with no closet to put it all away. Then it gets mixed up with the dirty laundry, and you end up with twice as big piles of laundry that you have to treat as dirty laundry. You know what I’m talking about here.

We’ve recently moved into the new house, and first up, I insisted that we have one working closet in the house.

We’ve done lots of closets in the past, but this time, I got a little crazy and ditched the vertical organizer.

Yep, we went all horizontal on this closet.

And this is why –

No more bending down low to reach a bottom shelf. Or reaching up high to hang clothes. And it’s easy to fold and put away jeans at the perfect height.

We did lose about 2-1/2 feet of closet rod storage, trading it for 8 feet of shelving space at an easy to reach height. I think that is worth it.

I’m so glad we went with the horizontal closet. We love how functional and easy to reach everything is, and love the extra shelving storage for folded clothes and baskets for socks and underwear.

Ready to build your own? Here’s a few options for you:

CUT LIST AND STEPS: The step by step build process and plan diagram over at Ryobi Nation with photos and cut lengths, for the exact closet pictured
CUSTOM DESIGN YOUR OWN: Or design your own using our free template at our sister site Shelf Help, with the option to have the pieces professionally cut and shipped to your front door.

PS – If a vertical closet is the right size for you, we’ve got the perfect one sheet of plywood plan right here (you can also use three 15-1/2″ x 97″ long melamine shelving boards)

Frameless Kitchen Wall Cabinet from Shelf Help

by wood work | Oct 9, 2020 | General

Click here for our free Frameless Wall Kitchen Cabinet Template on our sister site Shelf Help.

Frameless Kitchen Base Cabinet Template from Shelf Help

by wood work | Oct 6, 2020 | General

Looking for ONE kitchen cabinet plan that is easy to adapt to any size? You found it! This universal template if for Frameless Kitchen base cabinets, and can be easily modified for different widths and door/drawer/shelf customization.

kitchen cabinet plans easy to adjust