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  1. Outdoor Grill Station Built With Metal Studs and Stone Veneer

    Published: 10 May 2026

    Alex of Mr. Build It replaces a basic grill-against-the-wall setup with an L-shaped built-in grill station.

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  2. How To Make TERRAZZO using Glass, Rocks, & Broken Tile!

    Published: 1 May 2026

    Three small terrazzo test slabs are cast in white concrete using a 3:2:1 mix of aggregate, sand and white Portland cement.

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  3. Organizing a Garage by Zones: Laundry, Storage, Gym and Workshop

    Published: 10 Jan 2026

    A Lowe's associate guides a homeowner couple through organizing a large garage used as a gym, laundry, storage area, DIY workshop and office.

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  4. Closet Built-In With Desk, Drawers and Oak Doors for Under $600

    Published: 10 Dec 2025

    The creator turns his son's builder-grade closet into a custom built-in with cabinets, drawers, a desk with a laminated butcher block top, overlay doors, trim and a hidden drawer.

    View project: Son's Room Renovation
  5. Plywood Built-In Closet Around IKEA Dressers for About $1,000

    Published: 2 Oct 2025

    A homeowner builds a his-and-her built-in closet on a blank wall in a master bathroom, using a 2x6 base, 3/4 in. plywood boxes joined with pocket holes, IKEA dressers, and 2 in. primed pine trim.

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  6. DIY Kitchen Remodel: Heated Tile Floor, Cabinets and Counters

    Published: 3 Aug 2025

    Andrew Thron walks through a full DIY kitchen remodel in six stages: planning, demolition and rough-in, a heated tile floor, cabinet installation, countertops, and final touches.

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  7. Fireplace Built-ins From Unfinished Wall Cabinets and Beadboard

    Published: 29 Jul 2025

    Part 2 of a fireplace project shows how built-ins with storage were added beside a fireplace.

    View project: Fireplace with Built-ins
  8. IKEA PAX and BESTA Built-In Wardrobe in an 11 by 12 ft Bedroom

    Published: 10 Jan 2025

    A homeowner builds a wall-to-wall wardrobe in an 11 by 12 ft guest bedroom office using two IKEA PAX wardrobes and three BESTA units around a sleeper sofa.

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  9. Mississauga Kitchen Remodel: Rewiring, Self-Built Maple Cabinets

    Published: 30 Dec 2024

    A Mississauga homeowner and retired electrician converts a 1970s semi-detached house's old living space into a new kitchen.

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  10. Building Laundry Room Cabinets Around a Soffit and Washer-Dryer

    Published: 25 May 2024

    Final installment of a laundry room makeover in which upper cabinets are built: open shelving and doors under a soffit, plus three cabinets above the washer and dryer.

  11. $500 Small Bathroom Makeover: Drywall Patching, Paint and Vanity

    Published: 9 May 2024

    The first episode of a guest bathroom makeover on a $500 budget that was meant to take 2 to 3 days.

    View project: Full Bathroom Makeover
  12. Build vs Buy Closet: $200 Plywood Tower or $450 Kit Compared

    Published: 1 May 2024

    A comparison of a store-bought closet organizer assembled in just over 3 hours against a custom plywood closet tower built from scratch for a deeper 38 in. closet.

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  13. Laundry Room Renovation: Built-In Cabinets and Butcher Block

    Published: 9 Mar 2024

    A dark, sparsely furnished laundry room is gutted, patched with mesh tape and joint compound, painted white, and fitted with four base cabinets on the right wall, an open-shelf cabinet beside the…

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  14. IKEA HAVSTA and BILLY Built-ins Around an Amantii Electric Fireplace

    Published: 10 Feb 2024

    Chris of HandyDadTV helps a friend, Joe, build a permanent built-in around an Amantii TRD-33 electric fireplace in a living room, using two IKEA HAVSTA cabinets and two BILLY bookcases.

  15. Turning a Hallway Closet into Drawers and Shelves with Cedar Trim

    Published: 2 Dec 2023

    A hallway closet with hard-to-open, loud double doors is emptied, stripped of its doors, shelves and trim, and filled with custom built-ins.

  16. Kitchen Renovation Planning: Budget, Buying Order and Install

    Published: 12 Sep 2023

    Jeff of Home RenoVision DIY covers how to plan a kitchen renovation in a live Q&A.

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  17. Closet Built-ins From 3/4 in. MDF: Grooved Shelves in 5 Hours

    Published: 17 Mar 2023

    Clayton of The Weekend Builder builds closet shelving units from 3/4 in. MDF using grooves routed into the side pieces, glue and brad nails.

  18. Building Laundry Room Cabinet Boxes and Maple Face Frames

    Published: 10 Dec 2022

    Part 1 of a two-part laundry room build shows how to make cabinet boxes from pre-finished maple plywood, using dados, glue and pocket holes, plus a nook, clothes hanger and separate toe kicks.

    View project: Laundry Room Cabinets
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  19. Kitchen Subway Tile Backsplash: Demo, Green Board Patch, Grout

    Published: 1 Aug 2021

    A kitchen backsplash is replaced with white subway tile in a brick pattern.

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  20. DIY Shiplap Built-Ins With Floating Shelves Beside a Fireplace

    Published: 8 Dec 2020

    The creator builds shiplap built-in side cabinets and floating stained shelves on both sides of a fireplace she had previously built.

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  21. Building Plywood Built-In Shelves Under a Staircase

    Published: 27 Feb 2020

    Mr. Build It builds plywood built-in shelves for the area under a staircase, using 3/4 inch maple plywood, mitered face frames and wood glue.

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  22. Laminate Countertop Install: Measuring, Scribing and Sink Cutout

    Published: 5 Sep 2014

    Shows how to measure for and install a laminate countertop in a kitchen.

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