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Mudroom Makeover: Part 2
Supply closet and cabinets above lockers Now that you’ve had a rest after reading the last post about how we made our mudroom bench and lockers, it’s time for the next step. Here’s where we left off: If you haven’t seen the first post in this series, check out how we got from a cluttered mess to this bench and lockers here: Laundry Room Makeover: Part 1 Today I’m going to show you how we added a small supply closet at the end of our lockers and then added cabinets above the coat lockers. We will finish it all off by adding crown molding to the top to make the…
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Ikea Hack Bookcases for a Home Library
I’ve aways wanted a library in our house. Sitting in a room by a fire, surrounded by interesting books, and reading all day sounds like paradise. In our Portland house, we had a front room that was begging to be turned into just that. The problem was that built-in bookcases were beyond our budget. The solution? Ikea!I had seen ideas before about turning Ikea shelving into built-ins and I thought it was time to try it for ourselves. We found that adding Ikea Billy bookcases to make built-ins was the perfect solution for our home library. Supplies: Bookcases – We used Ikea Billy Lumber – 1×4 on bottom, 1×12 on…
