My love of DIY continues to grow. And so does my supply of tools and everything DIY. Which is not a bad thing until said tools are in just about every room of my house and scattered all over the basement floor. It was time to take action. It was time for a DIY workbench.
Thanks to the free DIY workbench plans that I found at Shabby2Chic I was able to make this awesome workbench all by myself!
I can’t believe I’m showing this photo, but now you see why I needed this workbench!
I followed the plans exactly so I’m not going to give a step-by-step tutorial but I will share some photos that show how the workbench came together.
It all started with this small pile of wood from Home Depot. And my son, his muscles, and his pickup truck.
After I cut all of the wood to size using my Ryobi table saw and Ryobi circular saw, it was time to make pocket holes for the first time! I was so excited to do this. I had learned how to drill pocket holes using a Kreg Jig last month at a DIY blogging conference and couldn’t wait to put my brand-spankin’-new K4 to use.
I can’t believe how excited I am about this whole DIY thing – but it’s so empowering and rewarding to just make your own stuff! And not to mention that it’s a whole lot cheaper and it’s way better quality!
Here is the frame of the workbench (in a bad cell phone pic) all screwed and glued. At this point I kept saying under my breath: please be square, please be square. And it was ; )
And yes, that is a laundry basket holding the wood scraps. Yeah, I know. But it works for now ; )
The final step before the big flip was attaching the locking casters.
Then it was time to attach the top of the workbench and bottom shelf with the Ryobi Airstrike Stapler. (I did need some son-muscle help lifting the MDF into place)
I painted the legs and frame with primer + paint and sealed the MDF with Polycrylic. I think that’s just about the prettiest workbench I ever did see! I’m thrilled that I was able to make it and even more thrilled that all my tools and supplies have one happy home! I’ll tell you all about the pegboard and how I hung it (without drilling into the cement blocks) in a future post. UPDATE: Here is how I attached a pegboard to my cinderblock without drilling into the blocks.
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LOVE this! I have tools scattered around as well. You did a great job, I’m inspired! ~Sonya
You did a super awesome job on your workbench. I love the length of it. You’re so handy ~ I’m not at all confident using power tools, except a palm sander. One of these days, though, I’m going to give them a try and build something cool.
Thanks Lori! I would have never believed that I’d love using power tools this much. I am hooked! I hope you do give it a try. You will surprise yourself!
Great job. Want to know about hanging that pegboard. I want some in my basement but have concrete walls.
Thanks Carla! I’m working on the pegboard post right now and it should be up tomorrow!
Your workbench looks great! Looks simple to make and love that you painted parts of it!
Thank you Pam!
You did a fantastic job creating that workbench! I need to do the same thing! Thanks for the inspiration! Sharing on Facebook!
Thank you Anne! And thanks for the share, too!
Love it! My husband has a huge work table like this and was just telling me he needed to cut the length in half because it was too big. I just showed him your post because it is the perfect size. Great idea on the wheels, we will be add those as well! ~Sonya
I absolutely LOVE this workbench and want / need one so badly! Love the caster idea… taking notes!
Great job! I know you are so happy to have your tools organized and in one place.
I need one and I want one! My tools are all over the place too. I can never find where I set things down, this would help me greatly!
Wow! That is an awesome workbench. Wish I had a place in my house to put one of those.
I’m so impressed with and envious of your gorgeous workbench. Congrats, Jeanie, you’re featured this week at the Inspire Us Thursday Link Party on Organized 31.
Love this! I really need to make a work bench…really, really bad. lol Enjoy your new work station. 😀
Love that final result. Simple yet very useful idea. Easy to move and great storage. I cannot wait to make my own. What was the total cost? I’m just starting to buy all the necessary materials
Thank you! I think the material added up to about $200.
Great little project. You definitely will feel better for having all your tools organized.
Amizing!!!! Your documentation help me a lot.I used power trills.
I learnt how to use this.
It’s help me in my workshop.
Great.
I run a small blog and for my readers, I need to handle lots of tools. On the first days, it was really messed, all the tools and accessories scattering around. then I came up with a working table, I made it by my own, this is amazing. Now life is much cleaner and in order. 😀
Love to read this article. Thanks for this great post, I find it very interesting and very well thought out and put together. I look forward to reading your work in the future.