Built Ins Makeover Using a Paint Sprayer

Who wants to paint a ton of built-ins with a roller and brush?  It's doable but definitely not the smartest, fastest or most professional looking approach.

The last few months I've been making over our upstairs walk-in closet and the most drastic change is painting the built-ins.  I used the Homeright Finish Max sprayer and the results are amazing! 

To be perfectly honest I've never painted with a sprayer before.  The thought of cleaning all the parts was enough to turn me off UNTIL I realized how much square footage there was to paint in all these built-ins.  (There are actually 3 portions of built-ins, the above picture only shows one wall and a small portion of another on the left.)

The smarter person in me decided it was time to give the sprayer a try.  

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DIY Modern Bookshelf

Welcome back to Handbuilt Holiday!  This is week 7 of the series and today we are sharing a modern bookshelf.  Ana White and I strive to provide a good mix of new gift plans every week that include toys as well as functional and fun furniture pieces.

Today is one of those functional gifts and since most kids have a collection of books this modern bookshelf makes the perfect storage solution with just the right amount of quirky kid fun built in.  Ana designed this bookshelf with tons of storage space but also great ledges and nooks for all kinds of toys and play.

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DIY Lemonade Cart

It's Friday and that means another Handbuilt Holiday gift build from Ana White and me!  Today we are sharing this cuter than cute lemonade cart.  Honestly what little kid would not want this fun toy?  I wish I was three again!

This lemonade cart is the 3rd build in the 2015 series.  Last week we shared the changing screen with mirrors and the week before was this stuffed animal zoo:

 

Today is a super fun and over the top cute lemonade cart!

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DIY Modular Dollhouse Furniture

Happy Friday friends, only 7 more Fridays until the big day!  That gives you plenty of time to build our latest Handbuilt Holiday gift plan: the modular dollhouse.  Ana White has the plans for this extremely versatile and amazingly simple dollhouse we're sharing today.

If you are new here welcome to week 5 of this year's Handbuilt Holiday series, you can see the previous 4 builds here plus 24 more from the past 2 years.

But today is all about this truly awesome dollhouse:

Modular to the max!  Above are 3 combinations I put together using all the same pieces and when my girls came home from school they rearranged it again into something I never thought of.

Honestly this dollhouse will provoke those kids imaginations like you never thought before.

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