Raised Farmhouse Toy & Blanket Bin

Plan your cuts carefully before you start — as with any sheet good layout, you can't mark every cut ahead of time, because the saw blade's kerf takes up space too. Mark, cut, then mark the next piece. Having the strips pre-ripped to 15-1/2" wide at the store turns the at-home cutting into a handful of easy straight crosscuts.

Drill pocket holes in all the boards as needed, then attach a leg to each corner of both end panels with glue. Predrill and use a countersink bit if you're using screws instead of pocket holes.

Attach the two long sides and the bottom together with glue and pocket holes (or countersunk screws and glue). If you're working with MDF and screwing into its edges, predrill the full length of the screw and use straight-shafted drywall screws — regular tapered wood screws will split MDF edges apart.

Attach the box to the two end-panel-and-leg assemblies through the pocket holes in the bottom, with glue. Sand every edge and surface before finishing.