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Toy Storage Beast

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This is a toy storage cabinet that I built for a friend of mine. He and his wife looked around and found some prefab cabinets at pottery barn that they liked, but weren’t too impressed with the quality. They asked me to build something similar, yet bigger and better quality.

The unit is designed to break down into six pieces if they ever need or want to move it. I don’t know that they ever will because it is heavy, all 3/4 in. MDF. The middle row is all adjustable shelves. Most of this unit is assembled with glue and pocket screws. You gotta’ love the pocket screws. I used Blum self-closing soft close drawer slides. I have always wanted to try them, and my good friend wanted to pay for them. Man, those things are sweet. Perfect for a “Kid” friendly environment as they won’t slam or smash any little fingers. They worked out great.

I am not a painter and do not proclaim to be a painter, yet I let my friend talk me into painting the unit. His thought process was that it will be better than if he did it so it must be worth it. The unit’s paint job actually turned out nice. A few blemishes but nothing major.

The unit turned out to be super functional for this family and it really helped solve their toy storage needs.

-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown


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Robb

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posted 208 days ago

“Beast” indeed! Wow, that’s thing’s a behemoth! Nice work. When their kids grow up, they can rent it out to tourists as a bed and breakfast :).

-- Robb

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CharlieM1958

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posted 208 days ago

Great looking project!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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GaryK

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posted 208 days ago

Looks great! Those kids must have a lot of toys!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scoop

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posted 208 days ago

That looks great. It’s huge! :-) If there are boys in the family, I can see them trying to climb the thing (I hope it is bolted to the wall!)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 208 days ago

haha renting it out for B&B haha

it’s great.. should keep things relatively organized.
I like the lower section.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Teri

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posted 208 days ago

What a great addition that would make to any kid’s room or family room. Kids keep their rooms cleaner when they have a place for everything :)

-- Teri, Kokomo, IN

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Tomcat1066

556 posts in 247 days


posted 208 days ago

That thing is definitely a beast! Very nicely done.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

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cajunpen

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posted 208 days ago

Now THAT is a toy box – good job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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sonny

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posted 194 days ago

You’re right, that is a beast but a very good-looking one. You did a great job on it the kid must have a hell of lot of toys, or his parents are going to go broke filling it up.

-- Sonny Edgwood,Md.

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