![]() No one has to know what the cabinet holds. My new solution looks more like a piece of furniture than a storage cabinet. It would be open all the time and look messy because that’s my reality. I just don’t want to look at my stuff all the time. While I’m very grateful for the space, I’ve realized that I don’t really want it to look like a craft room. My craft area sits in the front of our home in an oversized living room. The longer I waited, the more regret I felt about spending that much money on craft storage. Reasons to Choose a Dreambox AlternativeĪfter waiting for 5 months for my Dreambox to be delivered (and being in my new house for 6 months) I realized that it wasn’t the right solution for me. Update: I wrote a new post with more affordable craft storage furniture options. So I canceled my order and came up with an alternative solution. ![]() And the version I wanted was going to be delayed by another 4-6 months. ![]() Yikes.Īfter months of hemming and hawing over it, I finally splurged and ordered a Dreambox cabinet in September 2021.Īfter 5 months of waiting, I still didn’t have it. We’ve all seen the ads for the Dreambox craft cabinet and fallen in love with it. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By purchasing an item through an affiliate link, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. DAP Alex Plus Fast dry is my go to, and they just released a new version that doesn’t require a caulk gun- it comes out like squeezy cheese! When you caulk, make sure you cut your tip very small and at an angle to prevent waste and to make a straight line.This post contains affiliate links. Once I was finished with that, I moved to caulking the inside corners. My general rule is wood filler is for nail holes, seems in between wood, and outside corners. One of the most frequent questions I am asked is when is it appropriate to use wood filler and when should you use caulk. I apply a decent amount and then sand it down with 220 grit sand paper. Once I had all my face framing complete, it was time to give this a finished look! I used my favorite DAP plastic wood filler- it goes on pink and then dries a natural wood color. Tip: If your face frame trim isn’t sitting flush you can use a few paint sample cards to make them flush before you nail the boards in place. I tried something new with this project and used u-scribe jigs to mark my boards. ![]() To give this craft closet a true built in look, I added face frame to my cabinets to close the gap between the cabinet box and the walls. You use a clothing iron and literally iron it on, giving you a smooth surface to paint over and hides the layers of the plywood. Once my boxes were in place and I was ready to add my shelves, I used edge banding on the fronts of my shelves. Also, since I am going to have multiple adjustable shelves, I used my pin hole jig to make my pin holes for the shelves. Then, I used my circular saw to rip down my plywood to the size I needed, and then my Kregjig to assemble the boxes. You could also use birch or maple plywood. I chose to use 3/4″ Sande plywood for the box, and 1/2″ for the shelves. The very first thing I built for this area were the cabinet boxes.
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