T is for Three Legged Stool

My little desk stool is complete and you're in luck because my buildy friend Ana White has the plans for us!  I feel extremely blessed and fortunate to have Ana in my life because when you design a three legged stool with multiple angles she kindly agrees to make the plans!  Hurray!

(link to plans for desk above)

Typically when we're doing a furniture piece Ana will make the plans first and then I build it. However, in this case it was the reverse.  Here's my inspiration:

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DIY Kids Bookends

Need an easy gift idea for kids that you can make from one 1x6x6 board?  How about a pair of bookends with a rainbow or a pencil?  Super cute, simple and easy to make.  I'll show you how down below.

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DIY Sliding Barn Door Console Free Plans

Snowstorm Jonas kept me hunkered down all weekend with plenty of time to make proper plans for the sliding barn door console as I've been meaning to tackle for quite some time.

Thank you to everyone who has shown so much interest in the original console post where I shared cut lists and basic construction process.  Your interest and questions spurred me on to make proper plans down below.

You may recall I built this console for week one of the Creating With the Stars series in the Spring of 2014:

Week one of the contest was a 'knock off' theme and I was inspired by Sundance Catalog's Yorkville Sliding Door Console:

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The retail version above sells for $2800 plus $400 shipping - yikes!  I'm sharing the plans to make your own DIY version for $300.

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B is for Build Besties Part 1

 Build Besties: Part One

A warm woody hello to all my buildy readers.  Im feeling the need to share and acknowledge my DIY blogger community so today I present some of my build besties.  We all build furniture and share a love for making pieces out of wood for our homes and the people we love.  This is definitely not a complete list, there will be more to come I promise!

Below are brief snippets of these build besties which I guarantee does not do them justice - please go visit their blogs to see much more!

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B is for Barn Door Plans

 Looking for DIY door inspiration of all shapes, sizes and colors?

Remodelaholic is devoting an entire week to doors!  Im over at Cassitys place today sharing my DIY sliding barn door from my girls bedroom.

The plans to build this door and hang it using inexpensive hardware are at Remodelaholic here. 

Also if you have any DIY door related tutorials youd like to share be sure to join the linky party going on all week.

Cheers to doors my friends!

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