Building a Pine Kid's Desk

Pine desks can be pricey when bought from a furniture store, however, with some elbow grease one can be built for about $60.

Kid's Pine Desk Complete

Step 1: Plan it

Planning should be the first part of any project and Google Sketchup was used to plan this one. Google sketchup is a great piece of FREE software for do it yourselfers. After going through a few of the tutorials you will be able to design a few basic things. This desk's dimensions is  H25" x W36" x D20".

Desk Design Done in Google Sketchup 

Building A Pine Twin Bed

Pine beds typically costs upwards of $250. Here is how to build one for less than $100

Pine Twin Bed Complete

Step 1: Plan it

Google sketchup is a great piece of FREE software for do it yourselfers. After going through a few of the tutorials you will be able to design a few basic things. This bed is made for a standard 75" x 39" mattress. it is made 1" bigger all around to accomodate comforters and other linen as well as a railing for a toddler.

win Bed Design Done In Google Sketchup