This was my first cubby project. I didn't want to spend Pottery Barn money on one of these so we built our own. We just got rid of this a year ago and it was very hard for me. So many memories building it with the kids, painting with Jess in a cramp storage room in the basement, and many, many kids using it to find toys, jump off of, etc.
This was my first time using a Kreg Jig and I loved it. It made building the furniture so much faster and easier. Although, now I tend to use a brad nailer and glue more than the Kreg Jig. It seems to hold just as well and is much faster.
These were constructed with particle board. They're pretty heavy duty. With 12 years of usage they were just as solid and secure as the day they were built.
I painted them with regular interior latex paint and a polycrylic.