Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com Renovation, cabinet building and woodworking plans and tutorials. Build like a Girl® Mon, 30 May 2022 14:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://sawdustgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-SG-site-icon-32x32.jpg Sawdust Girl® https://sawdustgirl.com 32 32 An Easy Guide to Building DIY Sliding Doors for Cabinets https://sawdustgirl.com/easy-diy-sliding-cabinet-doors/ https://sawdustgirl.com/easy-diy-sliding-cabinet-doors/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=25482 I’ve been wanting to cover the middle section of my workshop cabinets with sliding doors.  I really don’t like how chaotic the visible storage looks.  Other than the visual appeal, cabinet doors don’t serve any function besides keeping some dust out of the cabinet. They haven’t been a high priority on my mile long to-do list–until ... Read More about An Easy Guide to Building DIY Sliding Doors for Cabinets

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/easy-diy-sliding-cabinet-doors/feed/ 21 How to Make a Storage Bench and Cabinets for Your Side Entry https://sawdustgirl.com/mudroom-storage-bench-and-cabinets/ https://sawdustgirl.com/mudroom-storage-bench-and-cabinets/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:22:00 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=20288 As you know, I’ve been working on getting my house ready to sell. For one of my most recent projects, I built a storage and upper cabinets in my side entry. I plan to add drawers under the bench at some point to hold shoes but, for now, baskets will do. I also plan to add ... Read More about How to Make a Storage Bench and Cabinets for Your Side Entry

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/mudroom-storage-bench-and-cabinets/feed/ 12 How to hide seams in Beadboard https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-hide-seams-in-beadboard/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-hide-seams-in-beadboard/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:00:38 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=25017 I often install beadboard to the sides of built-in cabinets in addition to using it as a decorative element on walls ceilings. The most cost effective beadboard material I have found is 4×8 paneling sheets found at most home improvement stores. If 8′ isn’t tall enough, you have to install multiple pieces and the seam ... Read More about How to hide seams in Beadboard

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-hide-seams-in-beadboard/feed/ 21 How to Build a Drawer for Blum Drawer Slides https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-choose-and-use-blum-tandem-plus-blumotion-drawer-runners/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-choose-and-use-blum-tandem-plus-blumotion-drawer-runners/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:48:00 +0000 https://sawdustgirl.com/?p=24809 Blum installation instructions leave a lot to be desired but the hardware is great.  I pretty much always use Blum Tandem plus Blumotion for my drawer slides. Once you learn how to make sense of the drawer sizing instructions, Blum drawer slides are much easier to install than side mounted drawer slides. Once your drawers are ... Read More about How to Build a Drawer for Blum Drawer Slides

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]]> https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-choose-and-use-blum-tandem-plus-blumotion-drawer-runners/feed/ 20 How to plan and design a walk in closet https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-plan-and-design-a-built-in-closet/ https://sawdustgirl.com/how-to-plan-and-design-a-built-in-closet/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2020 21:45:00 +0000 http://sawdustgirl.com/?p=21775 The process to plan, design and build a walk in closet is completely different than it is for a piece of stand alone wardrobe.  Basically, you’re building a configuration of square boxes and making it fit into an imperfect space that is almost definitely out of square, out of plum and not level.  The more walls ... Read More about How to plan and design a walk in closet

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