These are fabulous little vehicles that I made for my 18 month grandson when he visits. After making the car and truck, I decided to add a simple bus with round windows.
I used scrap wood, cut out the truck wheels with a hole saw but purchased a package of wheels for the others. My little cars aren't perfect but that adds to the charm.
Finally I drummed up enough courage to try a project ... the leaning wall shelf. My husband and I had a great time working on it together.
This was a great way to keep my five year old daughter busy on a rainy afternoon. I had a scrap piece of 1x4 and bought some clothes pins and 10 cents clearance wooden figures at Joann. We also used some left over acrylic paint and some glitter nail polish. Thanks for a other great idea Ana!
7.5' long cabinet, made with pine boards. Hardware purchased on Amazon.
My wife worked with a lady that wanted an extra tall corner hutch. She couldn't find one that would fit her requirements that was also within her budget. Naturally I got volunteered to make it since I'm pretty handy. It stands 7 feet tall. The shelving is made from birch plywood. She wanted a drawer in the middle and glass doors on top with lighting. Personally I would have chosen a lighter color but she wanted all black.
Our guest room had to be ready for some friends coming in town for the week. Before this room had no shelves and worse yet; no head board. Turned this boring room into...well a less boring room. In the picture are my first two projects; the Ten Dollar Ledges and the Reclaimed-wood headboard.
My 8-year-old and I built a shelf for his room, based on the Rolling Cubby Bench plans. (The paint job is all him. He originally suggested trying to paint a picture of an eagle on it, we ultimately settled on a partial flag.)
I'm fairly new to woodworking, and this was my second of four projects I've built using plans from this site so far. Cutting and assembly was just a couple of hours, but finishing stretched this out into a several-night project.
My dad and I built this table for my wife's birthday present.
I built this table for my wife as a surprise 50th birthday present. She had been wanting me to build her a farmhouse table and I loved this design. I allowed her to pick out the colors of stain/paint that she wanted for the finish after she unwrapped it. I actually went into sketchup and designed my own table, based on these plans, to fit into our smaller dining space. By designing it, I was also able to modify it to fit our chairs. The top is Oak with a red mohagany stain. The legs and aprons are pine and chalk painted in drop cloth...her favorite paint and color.
Great table. I already have people asking me to build them one.
My son needed some encouragement to keep his shoes in one place.
I made him a castle shaped shoe holder with a drawbridge door,
including an air venting back so his shoes will dry.
See link below for my youtube video of the construction...
This was my second project. I wanted to get practice working with corners so I could do a media cabinet eventually and this was a great starting point. This cabinet is a great addition to our dining area too! My little helpers were never far away :)
I am in the process of remodeling/redecorating my tiny house. I started with the kitchen and am now moving into the living room. The two rooms are connected so I needed something that would match the "beachy feel without being obvious" style I am trying to accomplish. I also needed a place for my files, printer, etc since I don't have an office. My house is very small so I have to consider function in every piece of furniture I own. This table was the PERFECT solution! It hides my seldom used but definitely necessary office supplies while looking super cute and brightening up the room.
As you can see I made a few slight changes to the look of the trundle. I made it look like three "drawers" instead of the two in the plans, and used manila rope instead of handles or cutting out the shape in Ana's design. I also lined the inside of the trundle with felt to protect my computer, etc. from the hard surface of the wood. I couldn't help pick my favorite color, since you can't see it while the trundle is closed. Though not pictured here, I added a bracket for files as well (they didn't photograph well). I picked it up from a woodworking specialty store for $15.
All in all it was an easy second project for me, I had it built and nearly finished in a weekend.
Thu, 07/18/2013 - 12:49
I really like your mods. I have been eying the 20 Sec Tidy Up Coffee Table for a while to store my kid bombs, but it just wasn't quite right. Now I know what I would like to do. Thanks for posting! You did a great job.
Wed, 08/13/2014 - 07:29
for our house at the beach. Thank you so much for sharing your design and your experience. We are just finishing up a 7 piece outdoor set for the deck. Your table is next, going right to the top of our "To Build List".
I needed to adjust the width of the dresser to fit - and it was may first build by myself... Already have a second one ready to paint!
Wyldwood 42-square-inch pine table is finished with red mahogany stain and matte varnish, with black painted legs. It's paired with four of our custom dining chairs.
We were in desperate need of a corner media unit. I just know that Ana will post something incredible for this soon, but we just couldn't wait any longer. SO...I 'TRIED' to modify her lovely Cabin Collection Media Console & Hutch. Her plans were great, and I pretty much followed them step-by-step and just modified corners and things to fit my need. I'll emphasize...it is NOT perfect by any means and is probably not 'done-by-the-book', but it hides all of my hubbies gamer items (rockband guitars and keyboard, wires, controllers, games, etc). AND, I built it with growing room for his biggest wish, a new t.v. :)
This was my third or fourth project and it was pretty tough. I started out with the basic build which was pretty simple and then I got to the end where everything was built except for the drawer slides and boy was it rough. I think that i spend half of the time on this project doing the drawer slides and half the time doing the build and the finish. I don't want to discourage anyone from doing this project but make sure you don't get in over your head. Check out my profile I am willing to do builds for people for an inexpensive price.
Man cave chair for my Hubby, made entirely from reclaimed/scrap wood. This took a long weekend to build (includes time to rip down the reclaimed wood, and a couple of tries to get the padded arm rests right).
This build uses the Simple White Outdoor Chair plan, adjusted to fit smaller cushions and use my scrap/reclaimed wood.
The seat cushion is covered with marine vinyl, and the back cushion is covered with fabric from a curtain already on hand. The covers are done in a simple box style. The seat cushion closes with ties at the back, and the back cushion has an envelope back.
The end result is a sturdy, comfortable chair that’s not too heavy, and is decked out with colors from Hubby’s favorite football team. I’m very pleased to say that Hubby likes his new chair!
I changed the size of one of the tables to fit the space. Otherwise they are built from the plans. Turned out very nice.
Build a leaning wall shelf easily with Ana White's free plans!
I had some left over wood from pallets and I really liked the look of the simple outdoor bench. One pallet was made out of some type of red colored wood and I decided the slats for the seat would look good in the red colored wood. The rest of the bench was from a lighter colored pallet. I used nails and glue to attach the seat slats so that my daughter could help. She loves to help, but does not like my drill even if she has hearing protection. See more at http://www.makeitlovely.com
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Ana White Admin
Wed, 01/26/2022 - 08:34
Cute toys!
These are great, thank you for sharing, you're grandson is sure to love and cherish these!