With four kids in the house, we end up with a lot of backpacks sitting on the floor after they all get home from school. My kids are messy just like all the other kids in the world, but what I have discovered is that when each kid has a specific spot for an item,…
Loft Bed – Part 7 – Finished!
It’s finally done! I’m embarrassed to admit it, but building this loft bed took me over 3 years to do and even longer to get all the videos edited and posted. This project was started when child #4 (Cora) was on the way and the boys needed to start sharing a room. It was finished…
Loft Bed – Part 6 – Ladder
It keeps going and going and going. The Loft Bed Project is still in progress and in part 6 of this series I’m building the ladder. I’m in the home stretch now and there are just a few final touches to get in place before sanding and staining can take place. I really enjoyed this…
DIY Garden Trellis
The season of fresh fruit and veggies is upon us. While I was planning out the garden this year, my wife requested cucumbers. I had already been thinking about planting them as well so I could try making pickles (ironically, I don’t even like pickles), but I was concerned about the vines taking over the…
DIY Boot Tray
With 4 kids in the house we have a lot of snow boots, so for this snow season I decided to build a boot tray. There was absolutely no hesitation in my wife’s response when I asked if she wanted me to build one. This DIY cedar boot tray is 55 inches long and 1…
Just Another Maple And Walnut Cutting Board
Lately, I have been making a few cutting boards in my spare time. If you have the right tools they can be fairly easy to batch out and go from raw wood to a beautiful finished piece in just a few days. (Unlike loft beds which seem to take years.) I love running them through…
Loft Bed – Part 5 – Guardrails
Part 5 of the Loft Bed Project is finally complete. In this part of the project I built the guardrails for the side of the bed. Not only did adding these parts to the bed bring a lot of stability, but they are also the last major pieces that needed to be built and installed…
Loft Bed – Part 4 – Side Rails & Assembly
With continued work on the Loft Bed Project, part 4 is now available on YouTube. In this part of the series I build the upper and lower side rails for the bed and assembly all the parts that I have made so far. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the whole series…
Loft Bed – Part 3 – Headboard
I have continued to work on the Loft Bed Project and now part 3 is available on YouTube. In this part of the series I built the headboard for the bed and attached it to two of the posts that I built in part 1. I really enjoyed working on this part of the project…
Loft Bed – Part 2 – Footer
I have been working for quit some time on the Loft Bed Project and finally was able to release part 2 in the video series. In part one of the series I built the four posts that will be needed for the bed and you can check out that part of the build here. Now…