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Children’s Chairs {Land of Nod Knock-Off}

November 13, 2015 by Bethany Sy

Happiest of Fridays to you! Did you awaken feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the day? If not, you probably have either a) small children b) Hypothyroidism, or c) you stayed up far too late …for me, definitely a and b. But nothing a little coffee can’t take care of.

Today I’m overjoyed (that’s the coffee talking) to share all the details for how to build these adorable kid’s chairs!! They’re classic and sturdy. And perfect for so many different applications!

Kids Chairs - Sawdust and Embryos

In hindsight, the only thing I would change about them would be for them to be stackable. If they were, I’d probably pump about another half dozen of these just to have on hand when the cousins come over or we’re hosting a gathering or whathaveyou. Maybe I’ll make it my personal challenge… nay, my MISSION, to talk Nick into figuring it out and building a few more.

Children's wall-mounted Secretary Desk and Land of Nod Knock-off Kid Chairs! {Sawdust and Embryos}

The actual building plans for these chairs are over at BuildSomething.com… which is an awesome website and database filled with so many awesome building plans and and DIY inspiration!

But right now I’m going to throw down some details and process pics here so you can have an insiders view of how these gems go together.

Free Building Plans for Children's Chairs! {Sawdust and Embryos}

You can see the full cut list here, but I wanted to show you a view of where your pocket holes will go.

Cut list of cute kids chairs... FREE BUILDING PLANS! {Sawdust and Embryos}

Before I get ahead of myself, let’s talk about the chair back. I used a 1.5” forstner bit to drill that big fat hole. Then rounded off those two top corners by tracing around the lid of an oatmeal container, and lopped them off with a jigsaw.

Detailed instructions on building Kid Chairs - Land of Nod Knock-offs! {Sawdust and Embryos}

The last detail I want to address on these chairs is the seat and how we rounded it off. Because it’s only a slight curve, we couldn’t use the same idea of tracing something round like a lid this time. So we snooped around our garage until we found something bendy enough to pull a stunt like this.

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It could be anything really, but we use a thin piece of wood that had been sliced off of something else. It worked perfectly, and allowed us to pretty much replicate the Land of Nod Kid Chairs.

Once everything was cut and ready to assemble, we drilled all the pocket holes with our Kreg Jig, and then rounded off the edges of everything but the seat with a 1/4” Roundover routing bit. The seat we routed with the 5/8” Roundover bit so if would be more comfortable to sit on.

Building plans for adorable Kid's Chairs {Sawdust and Embryos}

Once everything was sanded smooth, we assembled by gluing and screwing (LOL!), and then we stood back to look upon this cuteness.

Free Building Plans for these cute kid's chairs! {Sawdust and Embryos}

You wouldn’t believe how SOLID these little bad boys are. Nick could use these as a stepstool if he wasn’t already 6’8” and never in need of additional height, ever.

Building plans for Kid Chairs and Murphy Table at realitydaydream.com

If you missed our post on how to build that Children’s Secretary Desk or ‘Murphy Desk’ pictured above, be sure to go check it out! The girls LOVE coloring, and spend a lot of time sitting on these chairs… making memories and artistic 4-year-old masterpieces. Makes a mama’s heart proud!

Little girls' room by Sawdust and Embryos

The twins’ room is hands-down the cutest and MOST FINISHED room in our entire house. Every little thing in here is DIY’ed… right down to those Fainting Couch / Toddler Beds. I would love it if you clicked around on all the different projects that went down in this room!

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DIY Pinwheels using scrapbooking paper and vintage buttons {Sawdust and Embryos} End Table Tulle Chandeliers {Sawdust and Embryos}

Thanks for stopping in here to my little piece of the internet, and have SUCH A GOOD WEEKEND!

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Tutorial o how to build these SUPER sturdy and adorable Mod Kid's Chairs... a Land of Nod Knock-off! {Sawdust and Embryos}

About Bethany Sy

Nick and Bethany Sy are the creative free-spirits behind DIY/Lifestyle blog, Reality Daydream. They recently purchased a historic mansion and have been documenting the ups and downs of renovation and making this home their own... all while sharing tips and tutorials along the way! When they found themselves in the trenches of infertility, they started a journey that would prove to be their most important DIY project ever, and have 3 beautiful girls to show for it. <3

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  1. 9

    Rob says

    October 25, 2018 at 5:43 am

    Amazing! Thank you for your cleverness.
    Has there been any ideas as to what adjustments need to be made for these chairs to stack?

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      Bethany Sy says

      October 25, 2018 at 11:32 am

      Sorry Rob, we never did get around to modifying the design to make them stackable.

      Reply
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    Dawn fortier says

    March 3, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Hi,
    I stumbled upon your site this morning and have been here the rest of the day!
    You are very talented. I see that someone else asked, but didn’t see a reply. Can you please tell me the paint color for the “Land of Nod” chairs?
    Thank you! :}

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      Bethany Sy says

      March 4, 2018 at 2:36 pm

      Hey Dawn! I definitely should have documented the color in this post… oops! It’s been a minute since we did the project. But I’m PRETTY sure it’s this color: (aff) http://amzn.to/2FbgIK9

      Reply
  3. 13

    Christy says

    November 13, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    Awesome job. I love the color you chose for these chairs! What is it called?
    Oh my…. 6’8″??

    Reply
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    Maria says

    November 13, 2015 at 9:39 am

    Since your house is super old, I was wondering why you don’t rip the carpet up in the girls room for some wood floor beauty? Is there wood under there? Just curious…
    I LOVE their room and as soon as we build our house I am totally using their room for color inspiration!

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    • 15

      Beth @ Sawdust and Embryos says

      November 13, 2015 at 3:04 pm

      We really wanted to tear that carpet out, but when we pulled up a corner, it was just gross underlayment rather than beautiful original hardwoods. We considered laying new hardwoods or fresh carpet, but in the end it just wasn’t in the budget. We’re pinching pennies over here! Haha!

      Reply

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  1. Modern Children’s Chairs says:
    January 10, 2016 at 1:00 am

    […] Beth and Nick from Reality Daydream have created a beautiful bedroom for their twin daughters that is chock full of DIY projects. One place the girls love to spend time is at their drop-down secretary desk. Of course, they needed some cutie patootie chairs to sit in while coloring and creating artistic masterpieces! Beth and Nick built these mod style chairs that are inspired by Land of Nod and nailed every detail, from the handhold cutout to the splayed legs for added stability. You can find the free woodworking plans at Build Something to make your own! […]

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    December 28, 2015 at 11:07 am

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