After I’ve built my Dresser Clothes Rack Combo, I wanted to have a place, where, in the evening, my girlfriend and I can put the clothes we are wearing during the day. It was time to build a valet stand. To get a consistent look in the bedroom, I wanted to use 18 mm birch […]
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For a long time I stored all my clothes on two Ikea Mulig clothes racks and a Skubb organizer. The clothes racks worked fine and I liked the open storage for my t-shirts, sweaters and jackets. But I didn’t like the Skubb organizer. The shelves were unfavourably spaced, it started to sag over time and […]
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I wanted a nightstand, which not only looks nice, but has also a lot of storage, so I can place different things on and in it. So, I decided, that I’m going to have one big drawer at the bottom and an additional shelf on top of it. That way, I would have way more […]
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It’s spring, so it‘s time to plant some herbs and vegetables on our balcony. To do that, I build this Planter Box Wall with French Cleats. It has a small footprint and doubles as a privacy screen. The French Cleat makes the wall very versatile and once everything has grown will look very nice. I […]
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As spring is coming, I wanted to make a bench for our balcony, as we needed some seating there. I made everything out of douglas fir, as this is a good and affordable wood for outdoor furniture. I used 54 x 54 mm lath for the base structure and 100 x 18 mm slats for […]
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After building the movable and foldable Workbench for my Creative Maker Space, it was time to build a Tool wall. I wanted to use Pegboard, as the tools are easily accessible and they look very good, which is not unimportant, as this room still needs to function as a living room. Plus you can change […]
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I turned part of my living room into a Creative Maker Space. A fundamental piece in any workshop is a good workbench, but this one needed to be easily packed away. So I hacked a foldable Ikea Kitchen Table with some castors and got an easily movable and foldable workbench. It is really big unfolded […]
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I made a shelf, that you can put onto your Kitchen Counter for organization and storage. Or you can place it on your kitchen table, to get more space and have an extra spot for things like flowers or candles. For the first time, i made box joints and i cut them by hand with […]
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I made two picture frames as a wedding gift. They are made out of oak and have a nice detail in the corner out of copper. To give them a little bit of contrast, i added beech splines in the miters.The paintings are done by my very talented girlfriend. Go check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildhild/
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This is the build video for a modern plywood shelf to display anything you want, especially (bigger) toys. The highlight is the corner, were the plywood layers “intersect” with a very clean rabbet. And this rabbet was achieved with only a table saw. Overall, this shelf has a nice, clean and modern design. If you […]
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My girlfriend and i needed more proper seating in the kitchen. So we decided to build a simple bench. It is a modified version of the “Berliner Hocker” (Berlin Stool), which is inspired by the famous “Ulmer Hocker” by Max Bill. It is build with limited tools and very easy to make yourself. So if […]
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Today I show you, how I build my big main workbench. Ok, after the right side wall mounted workbench was build, it was time to work on my big main workbench. The basic idea is kind of similar, but I used bigger 78×78 mm timber and half lap joints to make it really sturdy. I […]
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Hello everybody. My name is Philip Becker. Today I show you, how I build my wall-mounted workbench. In the last article, I showed you how I prepared the right hand side wall, so I can mount a workbench to it. I used 58×58 mm timber to build the basic structure of the workbench and the […]
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My bathroom was somewhat empty. The only furniture in there was a cheap Ikea cabinet and a glass shelf that the previous tenant left. To get a little bit more storage and to finally have a mirror in the bathroom (try grooming without one), I decided to make my own cabinets. One with a sliding […]
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I had this Book, where the author took modern furniture design and build it with easy and accessible materials. The idea was, that people on welfare should be able to afford to build them. From this Book I took the most famous design “The 24 Euro Chair” and build it my own, but with a […]
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