Indoor Furniture “How To” Projects

Angled Half Lap Three Tier Shelf

Angled Half Lap Three Tier Shelf

Have you ever set out to make something and then actually end up making something else that is 100% diffe ...

Have you ever set out to make something and then actually end up making something else that is 100% different and not related to the original plan? That's what happened this week. I wanted to make a n ...

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Making Boxes: Internal Components

Making Boxes: Internal Components

In the last video I started making four boxes that I'll be giving to family for Christmas. I got the box ...

In the last video I started making four boxes that I'll be giving to family for Christmas. I got the box structure complete and added hinges to two of them. If you want to see that video/article just ...

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A Cherry Flag Display Case | Collaboration

A Cherry Flag Display Case | Collaboration

Recently I made a trip back home to Southeast Michigan and while there I swung by Tyler G’s shop. We shot ...

Recently I made a trip back home to Southeast Michigan and while there I swung by Tyler G’s shop. We shot a quick shop tour video (click here to see it) and also got started on a flag display case tha ...

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How To Build A Bookcase

How To Build A Bookcase

My wife loves to read. I mean, she really loves to read. Not digitally though. She says flipping the page ...

My wife loves to read. I mean, she really loves to read. Not digitally though. She says flipping the pages and physically holding a book are part of the experience. No Kindle or tablets for her. This ...

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Hand Cut Dovetails – Suspended Utensil Shelves

Hand Cut Dovetails – Suspended Utensil Shelves

The number one purpose for the majority of projects I make is to solve a problem or serve a purpose...whi ...

The number one purpose for the majority of projects I make is to solve a problem or serve a purpose...which isn't really the case with this one. The primary goal for this project was to have some peac ...

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Homemade Easel and Chalkboard Frame

Homemade Easel and Chalkboard Frame

My sister is getting married next month (congrats!!). During her wedding planning she found a picture of ...

My sister is getting married next month (congrats!!). During her wedding planning she found a picture of an easel with a chalkboard frame on it with the clever saying “Choose a seat not a side. We're ...

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A Rustic or Western Style Picture Frame

A Rustic or Western Style Picture Frame

My wife simply isn't into woodworking. That's fine. Everyone has their own hobby. But sometimes when all ...

My wife simply isn't into woodworking. That's fine. Everyone has their own hobby. But sometimes when all of the stars align and the moon is full my wife actually want's to make something out of wood. ...

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How To Build A Dining Table

How To Build A Dining Table

Previously, I completed my dining table top. I wanted to try something different with the top so I went w ...

Previously, I completed my dining table top. I wanted to try something different with the top so I went with a wedged through mortise and tenon breadboard end. It was a fun joint to make and it turned ...

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Wedged Through Mortise And Tenon Sprung Breadboard End

Wedged Through Mortise And Tenon Sprung Breadboard End

I sold the previous pine dining table that I made just before moving in to our current home. That made it ...

I sold the previous pine dining table that I made just before moving in to our current home. That made it one less thing to move and I figured I would just make a better one when the time came. We've ...

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Making A Dartboard Cabinet For The Shop

Making A Dartboard Cabinet For The Shop

Not every shop project has to increase productivity. This one actually does absolutely nothing to increas ...

Not every shop project has to increase productivity. This one actually does absolutely nothing to increase productivity. It's just a simple build to increase the fun by getting lose and throwing a few ...

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Mission Style Coat Rack

Mission Style Coat Rack

There's all kinds of jokes floating around the internet about guys not completing household improvements, ...

There's all kinds of jokes floating around the internet about guys not completing household improvements, renovations, or projects in a timely manner. I want you to completely forget about all of thos ...

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A Wedding Gift: Walnut and Sapele Box

A Wedding Gift: Walnut and Sapele Box

I rarely work with hardwoods anymore. Not that I even did it much to begin with. I'm totally content work ...

I rarely work with hardwoods anymore. Not that I even did it much to begin with. I'm totally content working with pine and you probably already know this. Not only do I live quite a drive from any pla ...

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Tongue And Groove Blanket Chest

Tongue And Groove Blanket Chest

The fourth dimensional lumber piece for my dimensional lumber furniture set is a bench sized blanket ches ...

The fourth dimensional lumber piece for my dimensional lumber furniture set is a bench sized blanket chest. My wife and I went back and forth on different sizes for the chest for a few days and finall ...

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Knot Free Pine Chest Of Drawers

Knot Free Pine Chest Of Drawers

This chest of drawers project is the third piece (four if you count the dual 2x10 bookcase build as two) ...

This chest of drawers project is the third piece (four if you count the dual 2x10 bookcase build as two) to my dimensional lumber bedroom furniture set. So far the joinery has advanced with each build ...

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Easy & Huge 2×10 Stopped Dado Bookcases

Easy & Huge 2×10 Stopped Dado Bookcases

My wife is an avid book reader. Not the digital type though. She says there's something special about act ...

My wife is an avid book reader. Not the digital type though. She says there's something special about actually feeling the book and manually flipping pages that you don't get with the digital versions ...

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DIY Mobile Stand Up Computer Desk

DIY Mobile Stand Up Computer Desk

I've been wanting to get a computer in the shop for various reasons for the past couple years now. At my ...

I've been wanting to get a computer in the shop for various reasons for the past couple years now. At my previous residence it wasn't a huge concern because I didn't have a decent wifi signal to sync ...

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Plastic Shoe Box Organizer Rack

Plastic Shoe Box Organizer Rack

This was a last minute project I decided to make for my mother for Christmas. She makes a lot of items wi ...

This was a last minute project I decided to make for my mother for Christmas. She makes a lot of items with yarn so the objective was to make a storage solution with some plastic containers. While the ...

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Build A Bunk Bed

Build A Bunk Bed

Since buying our house my wife and I have decided to not purchase any more furniture. If a furniture need ...

Since buying our house my wife and I have decided to not purchase any more furniture. If a furniture need arises we will (I will) just make what we want instead of buying. Due to the possibility of fa ...

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Easy DIY Window Cornice

Easy DIY Window Cornice

My house has pretty boring windows. A little because of the architecture of the house and a little becaus ...

My house has pretty boring windows. A little because of the architecture of the house and a little because of the fact that I hate curtains. So we just have 2” wide blinds in all of our windows. All o ...

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Pocket Hole Corner Cabinet

Pocket Hole Corner Cabinet

This pocket hole corner cabinet is the last installment for the projects going to my relative. I've alrea ...

This pocket hole corner cabinet is the last installment for the projects going to my relative. I've already made her a pair of bathroom vanities and a new set of kitchen cabinet doors for her new home ...

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Making Tongue And Groove Cabinet Doors With A Table Saw

Making Tongue And Groove Cabinet Doors With A Table Saw

Recently I made a pair of bathroom vanities for a relative. They were a budget friendly build made from p ...

Recently I made a pair of bathroom vanities for a relative. They were a budget friendly build made from pine to go in her new-to-her home. It's an older home that they are renovating on a budget. I re ...

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A General Guide To Building Cabinets

A General Guide To Building Cabinets

Recently I was asked to make a pair of bathroom vanities for a relative. She is in the process of renovat ...

Recently I was asked to make a pair of bathroom vanities for a relative. She is in the process of renovating a new-to-her home and needed a budget friendly option. I designed the vanities in SketchUp ...

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Super EASY DIY Slide Out Cabinet Trays (Free Plan!)

Super EASY DIY Slide Out Cabinet Trays (Free Plan!)

I'm in the middle of making two bathroom vanities which have sliding trays in them and figured it would b ...

I'm in the middle of making two bathroom vanities which have sliding trays in them and figured it would be a good opportunity to make a short video on the construction of these easy DIY slide out tray ...

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How To Make A Half Lap Bar Stool From 2x4s

How To Make A Half Lap Bar Stool From 2x4s

It's been a while since I made a pure 2x4 project. The last one I made was my toilet cabinet and it also ...

It's been a while since I made a pure 2x4 project. The last one I made was my toilet cabinet and it also happens to be my most favorite project that I have made. I think the idea of turning constructi ...

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Pocket Hole Step Stool #2

Pocket Hole Step Stool #2

This time of the year is always really busy for me. My day job is maintenance at an apartment complex in ...

This time of the year is always really busy for me. My day job is maintenance at an apartment complex in a college town. So that means once all the college kids graduate in May they of course move out ...

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A Toy Box That Anyone Can Make

A Toy Box That Anyone Can Make

Not every project requires a lot of expensive tools. For this toy box I only used a circular saw and a mi ...

Not every project requires a lot of expensive tools. For this toy box I only used a circular saw and a miter saw to cut my parts and a Kreg Jig and a brad nailer for assembly. A circular saw can be a ...

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How To Get An Antique Weathered Paint Finish

How To Get An Antique Weathered Paint Finish

I'm not sure if I can call this a "how to" as it was my first attempt at an antique weathered paint finis ...

I'm not sure if I can call this a "how to" as it was my first attempt at an antique weathered paint finish. I tried it on the bar stool that I just made. It's more of me sharing my results than anythi ...

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How To Make A DIY Pocket Hole Bar Stool

How To Make A DIY Pocket Hole Bar Stool

Have you ever wanted to make a bar stool? Maybe for your home or shop. This is an extremely easy DIY bar ...

Have you ever wanted to make a bar stool? Maybe for your home or shop. This is an extremely easy DIY bar stool that anyone can make. You can probably batch out a set of 4 of these in a few hours. Ther ...

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Rustic Picture Collage Clip Board

Rustic Picture Collage Clip Board

Some of you may recall this project from a long time ago. It's a rustic style picture collage clip board ...

Some of you may recall this project from a long time ago. It's a rustic style picture collage clip board thingy. I'm sure someone else can come up with a better name. Anyway, I have been making these ...

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Make Quick, Strong, Easy Drawers

Make Quick, Strong, Easy Drawers

Here is a quick video showing how I make my drawers 99 times out of 100. This is an easy process using po ...

Here is a quick video showing how I make my drawers 99 times out of 100. This is an easy process using pocket hole screws and a floating bottom. I have never had a problem with this drawer constructio ...

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Build A Built In Twin Loft Bed

Build A Built In Twin Loft Bed

Back in May of 2013 I was contacted by someone who saw my loft bed videos on YouTube and asked if I had a ...

Back in May of 2013 I was contacted by someone who saw my loft bed videos on YouTube and asked if I had any plans for a wall mounted loft bed setup. Unfortunately I did not have any at that time. Howe ...

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How To Make A Wooden Trash Can

How To Make A Wooden Trash Can

This is a project that can be adapted and transformed into all kinds of stuff. I really want to see what ...

This is a project that can be adapted and transformed into all kinds of stuff. I really want to see what you come up with on this one. The two that I made cost around $70 combined. You will need two 1 ...

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How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Display Case

How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Display Case

This was a fun project. I made two versions of plans. Here I will show you the acoustic version. At the e ...

This was a fun project. I made two versions of plans. Here I will show you the acoustic version. At the end of this post you can watch a fun assembly video and download both SketchUp files and plans ( ...

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Make A SUPER EASY Key Holder Shelf

Make A SUPER EASY Key Holder Shelf

I made a bunch of these last year but they were all finished in Amber Shellac. Lately we have been replac ...

I made a bunch of these last year but they were all finished in Amber Shellac. Lately we have been replacing all of our lighter furniture with darker furniture. These key holder shelves are incredibly ...

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How To Build A 2×4 Chair

How To Build A 2×4 Chair

Have you priced dining chairs lately? If not, be prepared for sticker shock. I have been tossing around t ...

Have you priced dining chairs lately? If not, be prepared for sticker shock. I have been tossing around the idea of making a new dining table and chairs and figured the chairs would be a great place t ...

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How To Make A Curtain Rod Shelf

How To Make A Curtain Rod Shelf

This is one of those really easy projects that will make a big difference to your room. I made a painted ...

This is one of those really easy projects that will make a big difference to your room. I made a painted set for my living room last year and this time I wanted to make a smaller, stained version to m ...

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How To Build A Full Size Loft Bed

How To Build A Full Size Loft Bed

How to build a loft bed. This is for a full size bed. Everything you need to build it as well as the Sket ...

How to build a loft bed. This is for a full size bed. Everything you need to build it as well as the SketchUp file for you to modify as needed is here. The foot board side is a full ladder that will s ...

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Rustic Style Picture Collage

Rustic Style Picture Collage

Build a Rustic Collage Style Picture Frame. Here are a few previous projects and 2 videos covering how to ...

Build a Rustic Collage Style Picture Frame. Here are a few previous projects and 2 videos covering how to build one. ...

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How To Build A Pocket Hole Blanket Chest

How To Build A Pocket Hole Blanket Chest

Size: 18"x18"x32". Species: Pine. Cost: About $60. This is a super simple way to get the nice floating pa ...

Size: 18"x18"x32". Species: Pine. Cost: About $60. This is a super simple way to get the nice floating panel look without the complicated joinery and tools. Obviously if you can build a chest with flo ...

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How To Build A Pocket Hole Step Stool

How To Build A Pocket Hole Step Stool

I went into the shop today to finish up a blanket chest. I ended up making a step stool.... Here are some ...

I went into the shop today to finish up a blanket chest. I ended up making a step stool.... Here are some pictures and a video to guide you through building one of your own. The design was slightly mo ...

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