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Making an enchanting table in Minecraft requires a variety of materials, like six wood planks. Make an enchanting table in Minecraft with help from a video game expert in this free video clip.
One way to make your delicious desserts even more presentable is through a multilayer dessert table. Make a dessert table with different layers with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Short, round vases make great decorations for end tables or tables in the entryway of your home. Decorate short, round vases with help from a florist, interior decorator and party planner in this free video clip.
Sinking a bolt into wood is something you have to do in a very careful way. Sink a bolt into wood with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.
When making hot table mustard, you're always going to want to keep a few very important things in mind. Make hot table mustard with help from a food host and private chef in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Homemade wood stenciling is a great way to really personalize a wide variety of different types of objects. Find out how to properly do homemade wood stenciling with help from an artist and crafts expert in this free video clip.
Do it yourself furniture cleaning doesn't have to be the stressful endevour that a lot of people seem to make it. Clean your own forfeiture with help from a home cleaning professional in this free video clip.
Making Kahlua with vodka and maxim coffee is a great way to catch a nice caffeine buzz. Make Kahlua with vodka and maxim coffee with help from a mixologist with over 10 years of experience in this free video clip.
How you'll go about restoring wooden furniture depends on the type of furniture you're working with. Restore wooden furniture with help from a master precision craftsman in this free video clip.
There are few programs that allow you to more effectively schedule a project than Microsoft Excel. Learn how to do project scheduling in Excel with help from a technology and communications expert in this free video clip.
Making a posing platform may be helpful for several different kinds of photography. Make a posing platform with help from an experienced photographer in this free video clip.
Making a boring desk look more expensive doesn't have to cost a proverbial arm and a leg. Find out how to make a boring desk look more expensive with help from a social media manager and brand designer in this free video clip.
Creating a bunk bed with a staircase makes a unit that's safer than using a ladder. Measuring and drawing the structure will not be overly difficult, but assembling the bunk bed unit requires patience. All components must support the stairs and the mattress platform for both beds, especially if rambunctious children or teens will sleep there. Be sure to use a wood finish or paint colors that create the desired artistic outcome because this project is likely to become the focal point of a bedroom.
By using your imagination, you can change a basic twin bed into a loft bed for a child or teenager. One way to do this is to use pipes, either PVC or metal, to construct a loft bed shape. You want to design framework to fit around the existing bed that yields a super-strong space that's visually appealing. It's possible to include book shelves or a sitting space, for example. Draw a design to utilize pipes for main support structure, but include flat sections of plastic or metal to enhance the design as well.
A bunk bed allows two kids to sleep in one room comfortably, even if the room is small. However, a bunk bed also needs stairs for the children to safely climb in and out of the top bunk. This is especially important if the top bunk is too tall for the tallest child to climb into. If your bunk bed does not have a set of stairs, you don't have to go to the furniture store to purchase it, you can build it yourself using materials and tools from a hardware store.
End tables don't necessarily have to touch the ends of the sofa in your living room. Find out how close to put an end table to a sofa with help from an interior designer and decor mentor in this free video clip.
If a wooden dance floor is too slippery, the first thing you should do is work to correct this as quickly as possible. Find out what you can do if the wood dance floor is too slippery with help from a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor in this free video clip.
Intex's Easy Set pools feature tough, durable side walls and bottoms made from PVC, topped with an inflatable ring. To set up the pool, blow up the ring and fill with water. As the water level rises, so does the ring, erecting the pool simply and easily. The only catch is you must have a level surface underneath the pool. Intex warns that sand and other unstable surfaces are not suitable, nor is a deck or wooden platform. The solution is to build a concrete pad and equip as desired.
A homemade sliding board attached to a bunk bed is not only fun, but it provides a functional and safe way to exit the top bunk. This slide uses basic lumber materials covered with a slick plastic laminate. A single afternoon is all it takes to transition your set of bunk beds into an indoor playground that makes being sent to your room a pleasure rather than punishment.
If you suffer from back pain, a waterbed might give you the relief you seek: When you lay on a waterbed, the mattress conforms to the shape of your body so you do not feel pressure on your joints, hips or spine. To transform a platform bed to accommodate a waterbed, you need to add reinforcements; otherwise the frame of the bed may collapse. The best type of platform bed to use is one that has a full platform system, not just a sheet of wood attached to four legs. A full platform system looks like a large rectangular box…
Platform beds are the most basic form of constructed bed. They consist of a raised rectangular base that holds a slat roll, supported by crosspieces, to support the mattress. There are several types of platform beds, such as contemporary, transitional and Reese-style, a platform bed that requires no box springs. Reese-style platform beds are perhaps the easiest to assemble, as the assemblage requires tapping the frame components securely in place with a rubber mallet and securing them with the hardware included in the bed kit.
Children love bunk beds. A bunk bed is not just a place to sleep, but also an imaginative play place -- where, with the addition of a curtain, flag or slide, it becomes a tent, Mount Everest or a playground. Slides are particular favorites, especially when rain or snow keeps the children inside. With careful attention to detail and safety issues, a bunk-bed slide is safer than the local playground's equipment.
When a child needs to get out of his bed quickly, such as needing to go the bathroom in the middle of the night, the bunk bed stairs might not be the fastest route. Rather than have your child jump down from the top bunk, you can create a safer exit by attaching a slide to the bed. The dimensions of the material you need largely depend on the height of the bunk bed and the slope of the slide. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a slide should not have a slope more than 50 degrees and…
Decorating a room using bunk beds and blue futons is not difficult, but requires some degree of planning. Whether in a bedroom, apartment or dorm, the combination of furnishings creates additional sleep space for friends or for children’s sleepovers. Convert the futon bed into a couch to provide additional daytime seating for entertaining and to preserve floor space.
Wine racks are elegant and functional pieces that allow wine enthusiasts to display their collections so that the beauty of the wine is the focal point. While bottle openers and other accoutrements can be stylish, they can take away from the clean lines of an attractive wine rack. You can create a concealed storage space to your wine rack, without detracting from its beauty, by adding a hidden door at the bottom. The door's dimensions will cover a 12-by-36 inch opening at the wine rack base. Adjust the dimensions, as needed, to fit your wine rack.
As your child gets closer to a double-digit age, consider transforming the child's daybed into a loft bed. Being able to use the space below the bed loft as a private playroom -- whether a fort, a space station or a princess castle -- is perfect for cultivating a younger child's imagination. As the youth gets older, you can incorporate a study area and below-bed bookshelves. Turning a daybed into a loft bed is a matter of building and attaching sturdy long legs and cross supports to a wooden daybed frame. The simpler your daybed is, the better looking your…
You can make coffee grappa in a very specific way right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Make coffee grappa with help from a coffee consultant in this free video clip.
Making a table sequencing the phrases of the cell cycle may be necessary for a wide variety of different reasons. Make a table sequencing the phases of the cell cycle with help from a teacher with over 20 years of experience in this free video clip.
You can make your own Arabian coffee right at home in a very specific way. Find out how to make your own Arabian coffee with help from a longtime professional in the coffee industry in this free video clip.
The only thing more fun than making your own peppermint coffee is drinking the finished product. Make peppermint coffee with help from a longtime professional in the coffee industry in this free video clip.
You can make an output-input table in Algebra in a very specific way. Find out how to make an output-input table in Algebra with help from a mathematics educator in this free video clip.
Numbers tables in math can help you out with a wide variety of applications. Make number tables in math with help from a mathematics educator in this free video clip.
A dining table made from old, used floor planks adds a piece of “green” furniture in your home with a rustic appeal. Floor planks come in a variety of widths, and a basic pattern on the dining table can make these random sizes look quaint rather than unattractive. Once you have your planks collected together, you can make your dining table in less than a day.
Basic outdoor furniture and rustic indoor furniture can both be made from branches that you've collected from outside. While a lot of how the finished product looks depends on the branches you use, a straightforward design allows you to build simplistic branch furniture in one afternoon. As you select your branches, make sure each one is whole, without any cracks, and solid rather than hollow, to create a longer-lasting piece of furniture.
Make bunk beds more fun for kids to get into by adding a ramp with a climbing rope to one side of the bed. Building a ramp for bunk beds is similar to constructing a ladder. For safety, foot rests are added along the length of the ramp for traction. This idea can also be adapted to outdoor play structures such as playgrounds or treehouses.
Scalloped edges transform ordinary furniture into beautiful pieces of decor. A scalloped-edged table, for example, turns a traditional dining room table or even an end table into an eye-catching piece. Instead of spending a fortune on one of these tables at a furniture store, make one yourself. This project can be completed in a weekend, even by a novice woodworker, and save you money in the process.
Building your own wood toilet seat might turn out to be more expensive than just purchasing one at the local hardware store. If you’ve just lost an oak or maple tree, however, and you can afford the best hardware, you can create a stylish seat for the “necessary,” the name ascribed to Colonial commodes. You can also take pride in your own craftsmanship and the fact that you’ve recycled wood from a noble American hardwood tree.
The type of shelves you want to build will determine how you frame your wall for built-in shelving. The standard space between studs is 16 inches, and it is easier to find wood that is 2-by-4 inches or 2-by-6 inches, so you are looking at shallow narrow bookshelves. If you want to do a more custom, deeper built-in shelf, you should frame your wall normally, put up drywall then build bookshelves you attach to the finished wall for built-ins, instead of following these plans.
The magic box sliding desk is a desk that doubles as an extra table. You slide a chair under it like any ordinary desk, but when you tug on the underside of the desk, another desktop slides out on wheels that enlarges the desk. The magic box sliding desk is used by hobbyists, for scrapbook assembly, sewing circles and crafts. To allow two people to use the desk, slide two extra chairs under either side.
A vintage-style fir cross-beam table is the perfect centerpiece to any eat-in kitchen or dining room. Fir's light color gives it a rustic farmhouse look that is suitable for any type of Scandinavian or rustic look. This table is composed entirely of fir boards that are connected with cross beams. The dominant feature of the table is a 4-by-4-inch cross beam that runs between the two table supports to provide horizontal support for the table and a distinctive look.
The table that perfectly matches your decor may not be the right height, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't purchase it. In the children's room, the small art table often needs to become a homework table and must grow along with your children. You can adjust the table's height yourself by replacing the wooden legs with adjustable legs. With adjustable legs, the table can return to the original lower size easily. Make a set of adjustable legs from PVC pipes, which are available at your local hardware store.
Brick is a hard, durable and attractive building material, used for foundations, house facades, paving, fences and walls. A brick wall makes a pleasing outline around a garden or patio or a high privacy barrier on a property line. Always consult local building codes before planning any brick wall construction. Most localities have rules about placing walls inside property lines and on corners. A wall over 3 feet high also may require special permits or engineering. Freestanding brick walls can be built several ways, but the sturdiest style has a cement-grouted center with steel reinforcing bars.
A common misconception about retirement spending is that retirees will only need a portion of the income they use while they're working and on the go. However, that's not always true. Some expenses may drop, but others, such as health care, personal services and entertainment, may rise. You must also factor in the effects of inflation on your retirement budget.
The video game company Rare produces Viva Piñata, a life simulation video game tailored toward children and designed for the Xbox 360 video game console. Players can plant virtual gardens and work on subgoals to attract colorful piñata animals to their virtual properties. You can obtain specialty items, such as coffee, jam and banana splits, by gardening and interacting with villagers in the game.
Entryway furniture holds an important position in a home, as it is often the first portion of the home to be seen by guests. This gives it the prominent role of setting the tone for the home. As such, the furniture in the entryway should present an attractive scene that is well-organized. Coat racks and shoe benches are the two standard pieces of entryway furniture that can help keep the space clutter-free.
Build-A-Bear is known for its chain of self-assembled toy outlets, but it has also entered the children's furniture market with bedroom furniture. Build-A-Bear bed frames are built to last and can be reorganized into bunk beds to change up the room and add space. Build-A-Bear makes twin and full bed sets that are designed to connect together, but it also offers separate twin and full beds that will need to be modified into bunk beds.
Adding extra features to a bunk bed fosters the imagination of your children. Instead of climbing in and out of bed, they are suddenly climbing a mighty oak tree or scaling a massive castle. Retractable ladders are one type that works with beds because your kids can pull the ladder up once they reach the top bunk and drop the ladder before climbing down. You can make your own retractable ladder from rope and a few pieces of wood.
Bunk beds are usually attached to each other with metal pins to keep the top bed balanced on the bottom bed. This prevents the bed from falling over. If you lost the metal pins to your bunk bed, you can make new metal ones. The most important aspect of bunk bed pins is the diameter and the length. The pins need to fit into the holes snugly to safely hold the beds together.
Given the meteoric rise in copper prices, it pays to be confident when making a copper table from scratch. You’ll cut a plywood base and wrap it with copper sheeting in the same manner as covering a picnic table with a tight-fitting cloth, only your topper requires a mallet to shape the metal over the wood rather than clips to keep the wind from blowing the cloth away. Simplify your efforts by buying prefabricated table legs or make a copper pipe framework if you’re handy with soldering tools.
A tray on a desk is used to hold the computer keyboard at a comfortable height and slides out of sight when not in use. The purpose of a simple release latch prevents children from accessing the keyboard tray. Anybody, including the novice do-it-yourselfer, can install a latched keyboard tray on an existing desk.
