Side Hutch for the Classic Storage Collection

Ana, do you have the plans for the bottom half of this? I would love to build something like this for our office!

plans for the logan collection can be found here

http://knockoffwood.blogspot.com/search/label/logan

yes, there are some plans up, some in the works.

Thanks Ana, I am really excited about this collection!

Hi Ana, your blog is my new addiction...I can't believe I never considered building my own furniture before. I need to start small though because I'm a total newbie with no tools (yet!). Any future plans for the Bedford office desk? It's been on my wish list for a long time but I can't stomach paying the PB prices. Anyway, thank you for all that you do!!

OH Happy Day!!! :)

Thanks Ana!

I have the most STUPID question EVER...

When you say "fasteners", do you mean nails?

(It took me days to ask b/c I feel dumb!) :(

i'm SO excited for this! i'm in dire need of office furniture. we're getting ready to move into our first home, and i MUST have some great furniture!

do you think this collection would be difficult for a newb?

Hi All, I'm so glad you like this collection! I love it too.

I really have to get a FAQ page up, because none of your questions are dumb, it's just that you have not been given the opportunity to learn.

I use the word fasten alot because some people prefer to screw, some prefer to nail, and I do both. Screws will hold tighter and resist a wiggle, so if you are building benches, tables, chairs, kid's stuff, you probably want to screw. Nails are easier because you don't need to predrill or even drill for the matter. Also, nails are much prettier - just a tiny bit of wood putty and they are gone. But nails don't hold up as well. Sometimes that doesn't matter, for example, wall cabinets, bookshelves, end tables, and other low use pieces. Also, if you can nail from multiple directions, then you reinforce the joint and maximize the overall strength.

That said, I tend to build all of my pieces with screws, and then frame with nails. So the structure is screwed together and the pretty wood frame is nailed on.

I say fasten because everyone has their favorite method, and some people have drills, others have nailers.

FAQ post sounds like a good idea next week when I'm in Hawaii!

Hey Ana,

LOVE your blog. I'd love it if you put up some plans for the Bedford Office Collection. I'm kind of surprised you haven't yet. I think its there most popular collection. Anyways, thanks for your blog, it's GREAT! Keep up the good work.

Thanks,

Drew

Amazing ! Great Work ! I'll try in the summer!

I LOVE your site!!! Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us!!! I'm so motivated in building this but have to convince hubby!

In your post, you say "shelf pins" what are those and where do you buy them and how are they attached? If I can't find shelf pins can I just screw/nail the shelves on?

I love love love this site. I will buying a new home soon and I could not afford new furniture, but.... NOW I can. Thank you so much. This give me the idea to just look at the furniture I want and build it. Why pay 1000's when I could make if for a fraction of the cost.

Are there instructions for a framed glass door for the hutch? Not there yet, but we're planning on one hutch being closed and one being open.
LOVE your site...thank you for sharing your talents with us!

Nevermind...I just found the plans! Love it!

Ana, could I just make the side hutches taller and not make the base? Those bases are really big and we really just want a bookcase look on both sides of our media unit.

Thanks for the plans! We just got new couches and need to get a media unit in the works...this is perfect!

Christy, this is absolutely doable, but I would recommend creating some sort of open bottom. With a flat bottom, if your floor is not perfectly level, your bookcase is going to sit "off" or rock. But with legs or feet or sides that extend (check out how I do other pieces) you can easily add felt pads to level your furniture. Just some thoughts, good luck! Ana

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I'm seriously, seriously considering building the entertainment AND desk units, side by side. But just to clarify, the measurements for the cutting list, is it to make the PAIR or just one?

In the process of making these and their "base" counterparts! Just finished final sanding, tomorrow some paint and then enjoy for years to come!!! Thank you for giving us the "tools" (aka plans) we needed to make this system a reality! I could have never paid Pottery Barns prices...but we CAN follow a plan and build them, thank you!!!

I am so new to the situation here! I am in total awe of what you accomplish! Apparently I have your same "want-to-have-a-project-going-at-all-times" gene, but definitely not the same energy/knowledge/be-able-to-focus-on-anything-else at-the-same-time-until-the-project-is-done" gene! I am wondering: Can I use 1/4 inch MDF instead of 3/4 inch for this project? Does it matter the kind of load I will be putting on the shelves? (I am looking at cutting my cost in half for a sheet of MDF..Did I mention the I-am-obsessed-with-finding-the-cheapest-way-possible-to-do-a-project" gene?)
Thanks!

Hi Ana! I have looked all over your site for the plans for the base to this hutch and this link posted earlier in the comments does not take me there. I would appreciate any thoughts! Thanks!