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Rustic Farmhouse Table Plans
Inspired by the farmhouse table design by Ana White and our friend’s the Young’s who built a similar table, I decided to try this project out. It’s a great project for an ambitious beginner and because...
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Rustic Farmhouse Table Bench Plans
I built this bench to go with our Rustic Farmhouse Table. Since building it, it’s been a great addition to the table. In addition to the “look” we were going for, it’s really useful when we have a...
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Making a Farmhouse Bed
Ok, so it’s been a little while since I’ve done a major building project. Laree and I have been looking for a queen sized bed for one of the children and haven’t found anything that we like or want to...
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Building a Moveable Workbench
While working on my recent Farmhouse Bed Project, I realized that I really needed a solid workbench. I’ve been using an old door on a couple of saw horses, and that’s ok, but what would really be...
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Farmhouse Bed Plans: Part 2
Ok, so I had some things come up that took my last couple of weekends, but I’m back on task with the bed! Be sure to read the first part post with lots of details and plans. Once the post mortises are...
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Making a Rustic Farmhouse Bed Part 3: Finishing Touches
Reading through my Farmhouse Bed post, I realized that I hadn’t included the finishing touches! If you haven’t seen the other posts on the making of this bed, start here. This is a massive piece of...
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Rustic Farmhouse Nightstand
I am working on my next project, a rustic farmhouse night stand to match my rustic farmhouse bed. Since I finished the bed, we’ve been on the lookout for a nightstand to match, but haven’t found...
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How to Build an Extra Wide Kendal Dresser: Drawers
I am in the middle of building an adaptation of Ana White’s Kendal Extra Wide Dresser. In this post, I’m constructing the drawers. This dresser has 3 drawers along the top and 4 drawers below. One...
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How to Build a Kendal Extra Wide Dresser: Intro
I’ve been wanting to build a dresser for some time now and finally decided to take the plunge. After searching for a long time to find one I like, I settled on a modified version of Ana White’s Kendal...
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How to Build a Kendal Extra Wide Dresser: Cutting & Framing
I’m in the middle of a project to build my own modified version of Ana White’s Kendal Extra Wide Dresser. Actually, I’m concurrently building 2 dressers at the same time, but that’s a story for...
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How to Build a Kendal Extra Wide Dresser: Making the Dresser Top
I left off the last post as I was completing the frame and the dresser top. Here’s a picture of where we are in the process: Dresser frame We also began assembling the dresser top, which consists of a...
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How to Build a Kendal Extra Wide Dresser: Assembling the Dresser and...
Now that we have the frame and the top built and the dresser drawers as well as their faces constructed, it’s time to assemble the entire project and attach the drawer faces to the drawers. In this...
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DIY Farmhouse Bed: King Version
I’ve had a number of questions about converting my Farmhouse Bed post plan to a king sized version (the original plan is a queen). While the construction techniques are the same, the king version...
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Awesome DIY Cork Art Project
I’ve been saving wine corks for as long as I can remember. I can’t bring myself to throw them away – the natural ones – because I just think they’re cool. I even find myself picking bottles of wine...
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Build a Mega Spice Rack
I’ve been searching all over the place for a spice rack that can actually hold a bunch of spices. I’m convinced that the spice rack manufacturers don’t actually cook anything, because if they did,...
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DIY Harbor View Desk & Hutch Knockoff Plan
Now that I’ve gotten her windows replaced and room painted (lots of funky, girly colors), my daughter has been asking for a desk to do her school work. “This will be easy,” I thought, “a couple file...
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Farmhouse Table Plan – 5 Years Later
I recently got a question from one of my readers about how the Farmhouse Table has held up over time. It’s been 5 years since I built mine and so I thought I’d share the good, the bad & and ugly!...
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SketchUp: My Most Valuable Woodworking Tool!
One of the most valuable tools I have isn’t a woodworking tool at all. It’s software & it’s indispensable when I’m building a woodworking project! I’m of course talking about SketchUp, the 3D...
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Two Recently Updated Woodworking Plans
I recently updated a couple of my woodworking plans with more detailed and thorough assembly instructions and updated the cut lists. Since I wrote the original plans a couple years ago, I thought it...
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Rustic Farmhouse Bed – Reader Projects!
I confess I’m a little late getting this post up, but I wanted to highlight one of my reader’s rustic farmhouse bed projects since it turned out so nice! Ronnie was also the reader that inspired me to...
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