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Pony wall work bench
Had to shorten plan due to garage size. Added drawer under miter station. Pined weather wash.
Barn Style Greenhouse
Fun project!
Hesasmoothoperator
Brookstone Desk and Hutch Combination
I saw this plan and knew that I had to build it for my home office. The top of the desk is the perfect size for my HP printer/scanner. I added the cork backing as suggested in the plan - works great for adding notes and papers to the back of the desk.
Because I am taller I modified the plan by not adding the middle drawer to the desk. This gave me the knee room I needed to be able to get my desk chair underneath and close enough that I could type. I also cut a hole in the desk top to place an cable grommet in so that I could run wires for my electronics through it. I added two pocket holes in the back plate to further secure it to the desk bottom.
The only disappointment I had was not with the design but with the stain. While I like the color, at a distance it ends up looking like paint rather than stain. I don't know if the wood was drier than normal and soaked the stain more, or if it just stained darker than I thought it would (i.e. should have stayed with one coat rather than two). But, when I'm sitting at the desk I can see the wood coming through the stain so the dual character of the stain isn't so bad.
The design is quick, simple, and easy to follow. It came together in no time.
Pedestal base and Concrete Top with L.E.D. Lights and a Built-in Cooler
I wanted to build a really neat table for the patio and came up with the idea to do a concrete top with LED lights and a built in cooler. I loved Ana's plans for the pedestal base and so I used her plans to create the base. I did modify the plans a bit to help it hold up the the heavy concrete top. I have the modifications listed on my blog. There is also a complete 17 minute tutorial showing how to do the concrete top.
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In reply to Beautiful Creation! by Ana White Admin
Sun, 06/01/2014 - 12:31
Thanks Ana!
Thanks Ana! It was a lot of fun to do and your base plans were perfect for it! Love your site!
In reply to Beautiful Creation! by Ana White Admin
Sun, 06/01/2014 - 12:32
Thanks!
Thanks Ana! It was a lot of fun to do and your base plans were perfect for it. Love your site!
In reply to Beautiful Creation! by Ana White Admin
Mon, 06/02/2014 - 11:54
Thanks Ana!
Thanks Ana! It was a lot of fun to do and your base plans were perfect for it! Love your site!
Sweat Pea Garden Bunk Bed
Started this about a year ago, working for an hour or two at a time, all nights. Then the little one started talking about having sleep overs once the bunk bed was done. Luckily i had a week of vacation this summer and spent most of that time completed the bed. I still have to complete the storage boxes for under the bed, and just need to find some nice hinges to mount the upper window shutters. We let the girls pick out some stickers and decals, hence all the awkwardly placed Elsa & Anna Stickers. Girls love it.
2x4 Outdoor Sectional with Matching Chairs, Ottomans and Table
We were looking for outdoor furniture for our deck, and for the size and amount we needed it would have cost us at least $2000. We really like the idea of having an outdoor sectional that we can also use for dining, and we had trouble finding a set we liked. We found Ana's plans for the 2x4 Outdoor Sectional, and i loved the look. After seeing what others have done with the plans, I thought I would be able to modify it to get everything we needed for much less cost than buying a set.
We ended up extending the size of the 2x4 outdoor sofa by one 24" section, for a total length of 96". I then used the same design to make two outdoor chairs, just reduced the length to 24". I modified the 2x4 outdoor coffee table plans to create two ottoman's that can be moved around to make the seating more lounge style Finally, I modified the coffee table plans to make a 5 foot outdoor dining table. All in all, it took about a week and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!
DIY Outdoor Wood Chairs
Posted the chairs recently. Here they are with the side table. Side table used 100% pocket holes.
Huge butcher block cutting board - my very first build ever!
This was my very first build ever! I enrolled in a beginning woodworking class at the local community college and our first assignment was to make a cutting board. All that was required was a super simple cutting board with some wood strips glued together then cut into a shape of some sort. But I decided that if I was going to bother making a cutting board, I was going to make something awesome and useful. I wanted to make a butcher block style cutting board. My boyfriend's only input was that he wanted something "big enough to hold a tri-tip". This was the result! It's made of PC maple and measures 23-1/4" long by 14-1/2" wide and 2-1/4" tall with the feet (1-1/4" thick cutting surface). It took me way longer than most of the other people in the class, but I love it. For this project alone, I had to learn to use the table saw, the compound miter saw, the planer and jointer, the router, an assortment of machine sanders and palm sanders available in the school's shop, the glue scraper (oh goodness I hate glue squeeze-out), and how to do clamping set-ups. At the very end, I finished it with mineral oil, and we broke it in with an amazingly delicious prime rib at New Year's ;D
Old Deck Wood Laundry Crate
I have been in love with Ana's laundry dressers since she first posted them. When I helped makeover my sister's Closet/Laundry room I knew she had to have one! Only problem? We were out of funds. I wouldn't let that stop me!! With some free old deck wood I modified Ana's laundry dresser into a rustic awesome laundry crate! Talk about bringing cute to the laundry room, this totally fits the bill, and it is of course useful. She uses the top as a folding station too. To make it taller I cut small pieces of the deck wood and stacked them for feet, which I love! Then I added casters so she could roll it around the room. For a full tutorial check out my blog post, you won't be sorry!
Ikea inspired outdoor storage bench and rack
This project is based on the outdoor storage bench at morelikehome.net, which was based on an Ikea outdoor storage unit. I used 100 year old lath that I recycled from a remodeling project. The lid of the bench lifts off, it will eventually hide the timer for a drip irrigation.
Modern farmhouse console table
Used Ana’s modern farmhouse console table plans to make this pet food station 😍
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DIY Wood Planter
I have used other people's plans when building furniture and I find that yours are so easy to follow and the videos are perfect. I built this in a few hours and LOVE IT.
Shontelle Moore
Craftsman Frame
Our new house has an imposing exposed brick wall over a fireplace and mantle. To fill the big wall, we wanted to post enlarged pictures of our baby/family, but did not want to spend to money on a massive frame. Executing these plans turned out awesome. We blew up a photo, had a matte and glass cut to size, and then I built the craftsman frame to fit around everything. The framing probably would have been better/easier if I had a router to cut out an indent on the backside, but I ended up framing the photo/glass/matte inside some plain molding I nailed to the back.
Tiny Apartment Table
Modified the plans somewhat to accommodate the limitations of my daughter's tiny studio apartment. Took 4 inches off the width, centered a cart type base, and put it on wheels so she can use it as a desk or roll it into the kitchen space when she has company.
Also used 1x4 inches boards for the white boxes and used one board the length of the back and put hinges on all 3 top sections. Drilled a hole with a gromet in the center section so she can feed a powercord through to her laptop.
Simple Composting Toilet Outhouse
We built this composting toilet as one of the first things we did on our piece of vacant land. (How can you build anything else without somewhere to go when nature calls?)
An eco-friendly design was important to us, so we used cedar fencing instead of plywood. Otherwise, we followed Ana White's simple outhouse plans. It came out perfectly! It even has a rain barrel for hand washing.
Rustic "X" Coffee Table
This table was super easy to make and is solid as a rock! I'm very happy with the way it turned out. It is the first piece of indoor furniture I have made. I did need 3 2x2x8's instead of two though. I don't know if it was my inexperience or what, but that is the only thing I had trouble with.
I finished it exactly like Hillary did, with the steel wood vinegar concoction, but mine came out much more brown than hers did. It wasn't exactly what I had planned, but in the end I'm happy with it. I guess that's one of those things that can't be controlled.
I can't wait to build the end table to match!
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Mon, 08/27/2012 - 22:41
Gorgeous, Meagan! It did come
Gorgeous, Meagan! It did come out a lot more brown than mine. That is so strange. I guess with oxidizing you never really know what you're going to get! I go a bit crazy with scraps before I oxidize and I experiment with more or less vinegar to tone down the effect. Anyway, yours is really beautiful and looks super square and sturdy. You did a great job.
Dining Table
This is my first major DIY project and was relatively easy if you follow the instructions (I have done the crate coffee table and turned an old coffee table into a bench).
X rustic coffee table
Heres my final product of Anna's X Rustic Table.
Check out my page for future projects.
Workbench
Built 2 of the workbenches for our garage. The plans made assembly very easy and quick. We had Home Depot cut the plywood to size.
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SweetAsh
Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:29
My son loves horses, so I
My son loves horses, so I made him this Horse Wall Hay Feeder to keep with the theme but where he would have a place to put his babies! :)