In recent weeks, my sister has expressed great interest in woodworking. She sent me a picture of a coffee table someone built following Ana White's plans for the Rustic X Coffee Table. She wanted to build it too! We spent a weekend constructing the coffee table, and in this post, I'll share the ...
DIY Industrial Factory Cart Coffee Table (Plans by Rogue Engineer)
I am so excited to share with you my latest project, an industrial factory cart coffee table! The Shanty 2 Chic sisters teamed up with the Rogue Engineer to put together plans for this table. When I came across their post it was love at first sight! The project is pretty easy to build, and in ...
DIY Providence Bench (Plans by Ana White)
Hooray! I recently finished building a dining room bench. For this project, I used the Providence Bench plans by Ana White. I started this project in May, and two months later it is finally complete! In this post I'll share details on how I built the Providence Bench. ...
DIY Mobile Lumber Rack (Plans by Rogue Engineer)
Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links. I finally have order in my garage! I built a mobile lumber rack using free plans from the Rogue Engineer. My husband and I knocked out this project one Sunday afternoon. We love this rack! It can store a huge load of lumber and best of ...
DIY Minecraft Sword (Wooden Sword Tutorial)
My little sister loves Minecraft. She also loves handmade gifts from her big sister. For her birthday present, I made a Minecraft sword. The sword complements the wooden Minecraft torches I made a few months ago. You can check out the tutorial here. In this post, I'll share steps ...
DIY Busy Board
I found a really cool project while browsing Pinterest: a busy board (the busy board by Millionayres in particular)! I have never seen such a thing, but the moment I saw it I knew I had to make it. I made use of some scrap 1x12 boards, spray painted it black and yellow, and purchased a variety ...
DIY Bowling Lane (Tutorial)
Scratch your bowling itch by building this miniature bowling lane made from scrap lumber. My husband and I were discussing how fun it will be to take our little boy bowling once he is old enough to enjoy it. From that conversation I got the idea of building a miniature bowling lane. I was also ...
DIY Volcano Wooden Stacker
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Using scrap lumber, I made a little volcano stacker. I created the stacker using a pattern from Erin Freuchtel-Dearing's book, Natural Wooden Toys. The stacker was a really simple and easy project. I was able to complete the project within ...
DIY Minecraft Torch (Tutorial)
How to make wooden Minecraft torches from a 2x2 board. The torches make awesome party favors for a Minecraft themed birthday party. My favorite 7 year old recently had a Minecraft themed birthday party. For party favors, I made Minecraft torches from a 2x2 board. Painting each pixel of the ...
DIY Vintage Step Stool (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. Several years ago, the first woodworking project I finished was the Vintage Step Stool built with plans by Ana White. I use the step stool just about every day. I had some scrap lumber taking up space in my garage, so I decided to use it to ...
DIY Clothesline Picture Frame (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. When I moved out of my parents home, I realized I did not own any pictures of myself as child. I wanted to fix that. I found plans by Ana White for a clothesline picture frame, and thought that would be a great way of displaying photos ...
DIY Benchwright Farmhouse Table (Plans by Ana White)
My dining room sat empty for months as I pondered what kind of table I wanted. Then one day Ana White posted plans for the Benchwright Farmhouse Table and I knew it was the one! We worked on this project over the course of several months. Most of the boards were cut with my Japanese hand saws. ...
DIY Rustic X Console (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links I was in need of a place to store my growing collection of cookbooks and I also wanted to protect the back of my sofa. To kill two birds with one stone, I decided on acquiring a console/sofa table. However, I really wanted the length of the ...
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