I recently saw a really neat little table/desk accessory that I thought I’d recreate in my own way, and here it is! I used some scrap 1×1 cutoffs that I’ve been holding onto for a few years (you can never have too much scrap) and they were perfect for this...
Ever since I let a little bonzai tree die because my apartment doesn’t get enough natural light (rest in peace, little tree! *sniffle*) I’ve wanted a second chance at keeping something green other than bamboo alive (which is apparently very difficult to kill, even in the dark). I walked over...
This is the finest thing I’ve ever built. The idea was inspired by a shelf of similar design that my great grandfather handmade and handed down to my grandfather. I grew up seeing it in his office, and I thought I’d make one of my own. It currently holds all the...
These are the latest version of the heavy duty shelving, built for the new 10×20 Louisiana Destination Imagination storage shed. The design is exceedingly simple so hopefully the pictures speak for themselves! I decided to split up the original 2x8ft design and instead make two identical 2×4 foot shelves instead...
My brother and I chopped up a few boards to be sold at a craft fair this fall, and I thought I’d share a few pictures of the prep work I did on them. In the picture below, you can see some pine boards on top that were glued up...
I’ve been eyeing this project for a long time, and I finally made it happen! The openers pictured below were gifted to friends and family – I just wanted to enjoy making them and to teach myself how. I’ll be making more of these to sell in my store soon! First...
Pictured first is a lathe tool mount, made for the shop wall. This one is fitted for 1 inch diameter tools and made out of some oak scraps. Just cut about a 2-inch strip that will fit all of whatever you need to put in it (when you measure, be...
This project was a blast! I think they turned out well. I built these for my mother as a mother’s day gift one summer during college, and she was thrilled to have a nice place to plant and care for flowers on her front porch, where she didn’t have to...
My parents have some unfinished space next to a water heater in basically a closet at the top of their house. I wanted to provide them with some additional storage space for a few boxes that needed to get out of the way, so I came up with a solution...
This is obviously an adaptation of the other heavy duty wooden shelving I’ve built – this one was ridiculously tall, but allowed for the entire back wall of a third garage to be used as storage space.
I built these shelves for my sister’s family, and organized their garage to provide better access to its contents. These are about 6ft tall, 2ft deep and 8ft wide. I made the basic platforms quickly out of 2x4s and 1/4 inch plywood, and then tacked them up with 2×4 legs....
This coat rack is made out of a single reused 2×4 and a wooden dowel. This sits in my entryway, and I use it daily! So glad I made it – it’s one of my favorite builds. I’ll admit, it’s really ugly and I could have spent more time and...
This was a fun project! Pretty simple and easy – the idea was my father’s, and I used some jars he saved for this project. I’ve thought about making some improvements, but it seems to be holding up just fine, even with all the junk we’ve filled the jars with...