Sawdust girl

Hi, I'm Sandra, aka Sawdust Girl. I make blah houses beautiful. I have over 15 years experience. Renovating and custom cabinet making are my passions.

The doorway from the entry to the living room used to be pretty boring — just drywall meeting drywall. I wanted to create something more substantial and interesting, so I built a decorative column on

Today I'm showing you how to remove rust from tools. One way to do it anyway. The other day I took some time to clean my table saw. I asked my Instagram community about their

Hallelujah, the drywall is hung, mudded AND we stayed up late and got up early to get it painted. Now it's time to get some floors installed! (At least ONE room before Sid get's here!)

When I built my coffee station hutch, I wanted sliding cabinet doors. It's surprisingly difficult to find hardware for that. Have you ever looked? In my workshop, I made sliding doors using bypass closet door

Discover DIY build projects you can make for your home, from shelving and organizers to custom furniture and creative home décor. Step-by-step tutorials and build plans for all skill levels.

Using beadboard paneling is an easy way to hide all those imperfections that are exposed when using the "quick and easy" method of building like I did with these cabinets. Quick and Easy building method:

Time for a studio update! I've been building and installing drawers for weeks now (it feels like). I've shared many drawer building tutorials with you already so this post is simply an update on my studio. It

Use a drywall sander that connects to a shop vac to control the dust while sanding drywall. Thi is a great sander to use after skim coating.

Today I'm showing you how to build a wood countertop with undermount sink. The one I built for my laundry room also has a sink insert so I can use the entire length to fold

Sometimes, despite all your best efforts to apply paint where and only where you want it, it finds a way to end up where you don't want it...like on the floor. I don't sweat it when

Even though most of Richwood wasn't finished until we were ready to move, we've been able to enjoy our kitchen area for a couple years. It's been mostly done and functional for a long, long

Since my last update, I have worked every single day except one (to give my back a break) to get this place as ready as possible before we had to move in. I feel like

Tool reviews. Reviews of tools, new and old, good and bad. An overview of how they work and what I do or do not like about them.

Finishing my countertop with so many coats of dye and Tung Oil means there's a lot a drying time where I can't use my workshop at all because I don't want to create or even

Using wood drawer runners is a simple, inexpensive and very effective method for installing small drawers in cabinetry or furniture.

Check out this amazing woodcarving of a bear using a hatchet! 🌲🐻 #woodcarving #hatchet #bear #woodworking #artisan #handcrafted #woodart #woodcraft #woodcarver #woodsculpture #woodwork #woodartist #wooddesign #woodenart #woodenbear

I completed my Map Drawers by installing all the Cabinet Drawer Fronts, knobs and label holders. The map drawers are identically installed in all cabinets.

Many of you asked for instruction on Making a Craft Island (and drawers) and now that I have my pictures and time...here goes! Note: This is just an overview of this project. Check out my