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Looking for DIY projects for the kitchen? There are many to choose from: DIY kitchen table, barstools, islands, signs – there are so many things you can do in the kitchen on your own that you should never need to go to a furniture store to purchase something. There are a lot of practical uses for the kitchen as well.

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DIY Counter Height Bar Stool Plan and Guide

It has taken a little while to get the details for this DIY counter height bar stool plan up on the site, but hopefully it’ll be worth it! The DIY counter height bar stools turned out really great.  They were a little bit more difficult than I originally anticipated and did take a bit longer than expected, but they are a nice project for the weekend. Everyone needs to take a seat, and these go perfectly with...

DIY Rustic Counter Height Table Plan

We searched and looked for tables since we moved into our house in September, but simply couldn’t find any that we like.  Oh, and they were all over $1,000.  We just didn’t want to pay that.  If you have some time and a few tools, you can build a Pottery Barn-like table like ours for only $150.  Don’t think so?  Read on – anyone can do it… After getting a Kreg Jig for Christmas (I...

Preview: DIY Counter Height Barstools

UPDATE:  View the plan for these barstools here! I finished two counter height bar stools to go with the DIY counter height table I posted about a couple weeks ago. I plan on finishing up the other two Barstools over the weekend, then finishing up the DIY furniture plans for the counter height kitchen table and counter height Barstools. I really love how these turned out (although I would do a couple things...

DIY Rustic Painted Sign Plans

This is an easy, beginner-level project that anyone can do to bring a little character to their kitchen:  a hand painted kitchen sign, with ‘GROCERY’ painted on it.  We had a lot of fun doing this one, and now have it in our kitchen! It looks great above the sink, and although our kitchen is new(er), it brings in some of that old school charm, which we are huge fans of. Here are the basics of...

Preview: DIY Counter Height Table

UPDATE:  Just posted the full project here!  Check out how to do this yourself, step by step, complete with cut sizes and photos! Just finished this table! Put about a half weekend in it, but loved how it turned out. All in all, this ended up costing under $150. VERY good deal considering the same table at Pottery Barn is around...

Preview: Painted Kitchen Sign

Here is a hand painted custom kitchen sign that we made. We will be posting about the directions for all of our signs soon (and more!), but wanted to at least get some of these out here. If anyone reading this has any questions about how to make this sign in particular, please come back!  Bookmark us  – we will be posting the how to, step by step, along with photos, of how to make your own painted kitchen...

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