Our first woodworking project!

Submitted by Motsy on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 12:20

This was mine and my husband's very first attempt at making something on our own from wood, and I'm so pleased with the end result! Actually I didn't do much of the actual building - I left that up to my husband. We recently moved into a new home, and I wanted some nice furniture for our front porch that was comfortable to on. I found a lot of nice furniture, but the price was just a little more than I wanted to pay especially since I knew there were other things we needed for the house. So after discovering Ana's site we decided to bite the bullet and buy some tools and the supplies we needed to build this loveseat. The only thing we really had was the drill because our circular saw needed to be replaced. It turned out to be probably more expensive by the time we paid for all of those things, but we knew in the long run it would pay off.

So my husband started his work, and when he finished building I put two coats of primer on it and one coat of white paint. The woodwork itself turned out better than my paint job because there are some drips here and there. I just haven't bothered trying to sand them yet since it's not too bad.

We bought our cushions from Lowe's. They were $55 for each set (cushion bottom and back) so about $110 for the all. It's amazing how much more expensive the cushions were than the actual loveseat! All in all we are very happy with our new loveseat and absolutely thrilled that we found Ana's site! We've already made something else since this project and are working on a third!

Estimated Cost
Less than $50 for lumber
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

Ladybug Rocks Wood

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:06

Beautiful job Motsy! I agree with Patrick that you're probably hooked now! A little sweat equity can produce the most beautiful things that make us proud!