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Bring order to the spray paint cans scattered throughout your garage with this rotating spray paint storage cabinet. My new workshop is finally taking shape, with walls, a roof, and electricity in place! Now I am excited to begin arranging everything. Finding items packed away in boxes and crates from our major move has … Read more
Keep your router and accessories organized with this bench top router table. Moving involves more than rearranging your home; your workshop needs reorganizing too. Now that the shop is being constructed, I am excited to unpack all my tools and work more efficiently! One of my tool tables, a quickly assembled router cart made … Read more
OMG, there is just 1 week remaining to finish this Office & Craft Room Makeover! And I have nearly used up my budget. Well, $100 disappears pretty fast, but I am proud of how thoughtfully I’ve spent it. The largest purchase, a $32 sheet of plywood, was used for 3projects. I think I got my … Read more
Prepare for outdoor meals with a brand-new folding picnic table. Summer will be here before long, and as the temperatures rise, I become eager to enjoy meals outside. At our previous home, we had a lovely patio with a pergola and an outdoor dining table. Our new house, however, has no space for a permanent … Read more
If you have not used pegboard to arrange your sewing or crafting materials, you absolutely should! Truly, creating a pegboard in my former craft nook completely changed the way I worked. Keeping my scissors, washi tape, ribbons, and other commonly used craft items close at hand and ready whenever I need them makes crafting so … Read more
One of the main difficulties in our new house is the shortage of storage space. There isn’t a closet near the front entrance to contain shoes and other belongings, so we are finding ways to create plenty of practical storage! I teamed up with Kreg Tools and their project-plan website, dopten.com, to build a straightforward … Read more
Create a coffee station in your kitchen using these simple coffee bar table woodworking plans. Our kitchen immediately seemed more elegant after we added a coffee bar! It also simplifies mornings since everything I need to get going is kept in one spot. The centerpiece of our coffee bar is the straightforward coffee bar table … Read more
Build the ideal workspace with a brand-new DIY built-in desk. Few things inspire productivity like an attractive built-in desk with plenty of storage! Creating your own DIY built-in desk may seem challenging, but it is actually quite simple. A built-in desk consists of several desk cabinets with an opening between them where you can … Read more
Build this simple fold-away desk and enjoy additional workspace whenever necessary. If your home could use a few more work areas, today’s DIY project is just what you need! I teamed up with Kreg Tools and their project plan website, dopten.com, to present this straightforward fold-away desk. We are using our recently built folding … Read more
Arrange your home printer with an attractive and practical printer stand. My previous printer stand was far too embarrassing to show you… it was a 20-year-old, undersized, budget side table. I can’t believe I waited this long to build a proper printer stand. One with ample storage to keep everything tidy, which is, well… … Read more