Whenever I’m at a furniture store, I find myself peeking behind the back of pieces or checking under tables, searching for a glimpse of the craftsmanship that went into them. That curiosity is what inspired me to build a tambour cabinet. While designing it from scratch felt daunting, the construction process isn’t as complicated as […]
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I’m willing to bet that many of us have a piece of broken furniture hiding in the basement somewhere (I know I do!) Maybe it has a broken leg or just needs a makeover. You tell yourself you’ll fix it… one day. I’ve grown tired of looking at this old pine table that’s gone all
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How many hours do you spend sitting down every day? Between my day job and editing content, I spend WAY too much time sitting at my desk. They say sitting is the new smoking… Whatever that means. But one thing is clear, all that sitting isn’t good for anyone. So today I’m doing something about it
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Just over a year ago, I built a desk from scratch for my home office. I built a set of drawer cabinets out of plywood and added a solid ash wood desk top. I’ve been meaning to build a set of matching floating shelves for over a year now but seem to keep putting it
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I live in an old house with a tiny entryway closet. Inevitably, every winter it ends up overflowing with coats, jackets, scarves and hats. To help remedy this, I decided to build this modern free standing coat rack. It’s made entirely of wood, but I finished the base to make it look metal. DIY Modern
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I’ve had this old timber beam in the corner of my shop for almost 2 years now, just waiting to see some action. I salvaged it during some major renovations I did a couple years ago. We had some walls removed to create an open concept between my kitchen and dining room. This was actually
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Summer is in full bloom and I’ve been enjoying the the warm sunny weather out on my deck here in Montreal. That being said, one key piece of furniture has been missing to complete my patio set: a coffee table. Not any coffee table though, but something that looks cool. Meanwhile, I’ve been itching to try making
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Working from home has become more popular than ever. Even though I’ve been teleworking for over a year now, I’ve been doing so from everywhere but my home office. The kitchen, the couch, the bed, you name it. The truth is my home office looks more like a storage unit than anything else. Today, I’m
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Finishing plywood cabinets on the outside can be as easy as a few coats of paint, but if you want professional looking cabinets, you need to consider finishing the inside of the cabinet too, especially the drawers. In this tutorial, I’ll cover 4 different techniques to finish plywood cabinets inside & out, including sealing plywood,
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