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  1. Building a U-Shaped Outdoor Patio Sectional From Douglas Fir

    Published: 24 Apr 2026

    The creator builds a U-shaped outdoor patio sectional from Douglas fir, aiming to copy a $12,000 design for about $1,000.

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  2. 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
  3. 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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  4. Building a Media Wall Around a Fireplace With Oak Floating Shelves

    Published: 6 Nov 2024

    A carpenter builds a media wall in a finished living room.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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  7. 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.

  8. 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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