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In this video, host Kevin O’Connor helps the children from Toys and Colors [toysandcolors.com/] build a perfect storage solution for their imaginative outfits: A well-designed and painted dress-up closet.
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Wendy and Kaden, young hosts of the online channel “Toys and Colors [youtube.com/@toysandcolors],” travel to the shop to collaborate with Ask This Old House on a project. General contractor Tom Silva develops a design for a dress-up closet. Then Kevin O’Connor teaches Wendy and Kaden how to assemble it. With basic power tools and pocket hole joinery, the trio builds a shelf before having a dress-up party of their own.
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About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home.
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In this video, host Kevin O’Connor helps the children from Toys and Colors [toysandcolors.com/] build a perfect storage solution for their imaginative outfits: A well-designed and painted dress-up closet.
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Wendy and Kaden, young hosts of the online channel “Toys and Colors [youtube.com/@toysandcolors],” travel to the shop to collaborate with Ask This Old House on a project. General contractor Tom Silva develops a design for a dress-up closet. Then Kevin O’Connor teaches Wendy and Kaden how to assemble it. With basic power tools and pocket hole joinery, the trio builds a shelf before having a dress-up party of their own.
Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: bit.ly/2GPiYbH
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Materials
1x12 lumber [homedepot.sjv.io/09kkNJ]
1x3 lumber [homedepot.sjv.io/1rz2q6]
1 ¼ dowel [homedepot.sjv.io/yqnn1W]
¼-inch plywood [homedepot.sjv.io/7aWWNQ]
Pocket screws [homedepot.sjv.io/1rNZ29]
Paint [homedepot.sjv.io/55o5Vb]
Tools
Tape measure [homedepot.sjv.io/LKWkyj]
Miter saw [homedepot.sjv.io/YRKy7j]
Pocket hole kit [homedepot.sjv.io/XmbEvy]
Drill [homedepot.sjv.io/xLRyQk]
Clamp [homedepot.sjv.io/kOeAPx]
Cordless finish nailer [homedepot.sjv.io/B0QJoW]
Circular saw [homedepot.sjv.io/4P7669]
Sanding block and sandpaper [homedepot.sjv.io/kO77qd]
Paint roller [homedepot.sjv.io/N9ZEvP]
Roller covers [homedepot.sjv.io/nX99dX]
Paintbrushes [homedepot.sjv.io/JzPqxN]
Paint tray [homedepot.sjv.io/y25OG2]
About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home.
Follow This Old House:
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