A few months ago, my sister asked me to build her a pair of nightstands. She wanted something similar to this but didn’t care to spend almost $800 for one nightstand. Insanity. So I sketched up a few rough drafts, she tweaked the dimensions to fit her space, and we came up with this: And the best parts?…
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Ballard Designs-Inspired Beadboard Laundry Drying Rack
Hi there! If you’ve been hanging around here for the past couple of weeks, you’ll have noticed I’ve been focusing on my laundry room lately. I ripped down the ugly, dysfunctional wire shelving and replaced them with these beautiful custom DIY floating shelves and installed solid wood tongue and groove boards to the walls. Because our laundry…
Ballard Designs-Inspired Dresser
Remember the DIY Ballard Designs-inspired nightstands I built for my photographer friend Emily? Well I’m back to share how I built her matching dresser! Once again, I teamed up with my sweet friend Ana White on this build. You can download the free plans on her website here. I used my favorite plywood, Purebond Plywood to build the carcass…
Ballard Designs-Inspired Nightstands
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook (you’re amazing – thank you!), you’ll have caught sneak peeks of this project. And if you don’t, get with the program! The House of Wood IG and FB feed is where it’s at, yo. This project is way overdue, you guys. Like, several months overdue. Way back in September, I…
Master Bedroom Nightstands
Years ago, before I started building solid wood furniture, I didn’t know any better and bought a pair of these nightstands from Target, made of particle board and a “wood-like substance.” They served us well for a few years, that is, until they didn’t. The other day, as I was sitting on my bed, I foolishly…