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Woodworking

“Woodworking is just Legos for grownups!” -me to my kids

Beginner woodworking projects. Learn how to update your home with new built-ins or a closet system, make planters for your garden, or build creative toys for your children.

These ideas will inspire you to learn more about woodworking and to create the vision you have for a project- rather than settling with what you can buy at the store.

I try to approach things in a way that makes them easy to understand and feasible for those who are just beginning to start woodworking.

Build for your pets or farm animals, your children, and your home.

DIY Built In Bookshelves for the Living Room

November 12, 2022September 15, 2019 by Danielle Pientka
Closeup of our living room bookshelves next to our matching height ruler for the kids.

How to add DIY built in bookshelves for your living room to add storage space and visual appeal. This simple woodworking project is a great DIY project.

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Categories DIY, Furniture, Home and Garden, Woodworking Tags Built-Ins, furniture, living room, shelf, woodworking Leave a comment

DIY Recessed Shelving

April 14, 2025September 14, 2019 by Danielle Pientka
Recessed bookshelves in the living room.

How to create DIY recessed shelving that are built into the wall. These bookshelves are perfect for living room storage.

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Categories Furniture, Home and Garden, Woodworking Tags Built-Ins, furniture, living room, shelf, woodworking

Easy to Build 2×4 Projects

June 5, 2025August 20, 2019 by Danielle Pientka
Collage image with text overlay saying "projects using 2x4 wood"

2×4 projects with tutorials for the beginner DIY’er. These are some ideas for what you can make with 2x4s, from small projects to big!

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Categories DIY, Furniture, Home and Garden, Woodworking Tags 2x4, woodworking 2 Comments

Outdoor Dog Cabana DIY

June 5, 2025August 15, 2019 by Danielle Pientka
DIY Small Cabana for the backyard for either the kids or the dog, or both. Fabric curtains for the side.

This outdoor dog cabana is the perfect DIY dog “house” for your pup to get a little shade from the sun. It’s built almost completely with 2x4s.

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Categories Home and Garden, Pets, Woodworking Tags Dog DIY Projects, furniture, outdoors, pets 4 Comments

DIY Outdoor Guinea Pig House

June 5, 2025August 2, 2019 by Danielle Pientka
Toddler standing in the guinea pig hutch.

Information on how to build an outdoor guinea pig cage and run, as well as the safety considerations to making sure the guinea pigs stay happy and healthy in their outdoor space.

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Categories Home and Garden, Pets, Woodworking Tags Guinea Pig Projects
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