Mandvi's DIY Blog

Since our house did not have an in-built kitchen pantry we decided to use one of the kitchen corner wall to build a custom kitchen pantry. You may think that you are left with no space for a kitchen pantry, but getting one in a corner can help you greatly. Getting a kitchen pantry also allows you to empty a major amount of space around your main cooking area. Here is the corner wall before the pantry was built : Here is the final output (pending white paint for door!) And hereis how I did it in easy 5 steps : Step 1 - The measurements of the 2 small frames need to be done (I kept them around 14"). While measuring be mindful of what size door you need to use and keep 2" extra each side based on door width (including the door frame!). Build 2 rectangle frames as shows below, and screw them on the right and left walls of the corner, I did not have to glue at the bottom as both sides wall had studs which helped secure the frames, you can either use glue a...

Hi all ! This is my first blog on DIY (more to follow soon!). We've lived in this house for around 2 years now but my office desk was the tiny stock desk made from mdf - sad :( I did try to hunt online for a nice wooden desk (not mdf!) but either it was too bulky or it measured too big, or it was too pricey, and that is when I decided to build my own custom office desk. I had some left over 2x4s from last job so I decided to give it a shot and try to upgrade my office desk using the 2x4s. I used the following items for this job: 10 x 2x4 Circular or miter saw Kreg pocket hole jig (see link below) Drill + screw driver Large clamps Minwax stain + Polyurethane Wood screws 2 1/2" Before you begin make sure your working surface is flat, otherwise use a table to build the desk top, if the surface isnt flat, you will end up with unaligned desk top. Lay down 2x4s in L shape so that they create a platform for the desk, I have cut some of my 2x4s in different sizes to ke...