So this was a really fun project from start to finish, I wanted a storage bed with a place for my son to showcase his Super Hero collection!
You were right, this really was super-easy and super-cheap!
Unfinished pine bathroom tower shelves. I assembled all pieces with kreg jig and pocket hole screws. It was a quick and easy project.
I had my nephew build this outhouse for our new 70 acre lot - no neighbours in sight so I had him put in an acrylic window (with a view). I left off the deck and had him put the boards tight together so 'critters' didn't get in as easily. I made a sign for above the door - 'Waste Management' for a touch of humour. The plans were easy to follow and I love it. Thanks, Ana.
Thu, 04/20/2017 - 16:45
So excited to see this one built! Your nephew did a great job, love the window in the back!
Finally found the perfect table for my foyer! Only possible because of this site... Thanks Ana! The step by step instructions and detailed illustrations were sooo easy to follow. I finished the table in a day and a half. The drawers on the other hand gave me a run for my money. I am positive that was due to my less than perfect circular saw skills! Which are improving by the way:) Everyone loves the table and are pretty impressed with my (as my 8 yr old would say) "mad skillz"!
After discovering a leak, we are in the process of a master bathroom/bedroom remodel. In the bedroom, we had replaced all of the windows, painted and installed crown moulding with rope lighting in the bedroom. Then we looked at our closet doors leading to our walk-in closet, and realized they really needed to go to. They were heavy, mirrored with brass trim and regularly would jump off their track. Unfortunately the leak had caused more damage than we originally thought, and our remodel had expanded to replacing two exterior walls as well so we were over budget. Just to get an idea of how much it would cost to buy new doors, I got online and thankfully I found these plans. Although I used to watch my Grandfather build things in his wood shop, I had never actually built something all by myself. My contractor let me use his Kreg Jig and miter saw. After purchasing the wood, I quickly put together the door frames. Since we were on a strict budget for these doors, I decided to use bead board instead of glass. I bought a 4 x 8 sheet of beadboard and had the store rip it in half. I then attached it to the back of the doors with small wood screws and glue. I painted the doors with white gloss trim paint to match the other doors in the room. Since my closet is a walk-in closet, I did paint both sides. My closet entrance had no trim, so used a piece of moulding and attached it to the bypass door track. We are not finished with the flooring or baseboards yet, but once complete we will be installing guides along the bottom.
Fri, 04/05/2013 - 20:43
Beautiful! And so much better looking than mirrors and brass!
We have lived in our home for 2 yrs now and have been trying to figure out what we wanted to do with the plain boring wall with cords handing from out behind the tv due to no power outlet on that wall. We finally decided to do the whole wall in shiplap but the the cost of lumber going through the roof I went with 1/4 underlayment that I had ripped down to 6in strips at my local hardware store. I cut them down to size with my miter saw the painted them white before I attached them to the wall with 1 1/4 brad nails and used nickels for my space in between each row. The cabinets are 36 in tall. The carcass is made fro 3/4 in MDF and the face frames are made from 1x3 pine and attached with wood glue and brad nails. Cabinet doors are made from 1x4 pine for the frame and 1/4 underlayment for the center. I used my hand router to route out a 1/4 deep groove for the center to drop into the frame I used wood glue and brad nails to attach it to the frame and filled in any gaps with paintable caulk. They are attached to the studs in the wall with 3 in wood screws. The mantle is made from 1x6 pine boards and attached to a wall bracket made from 1x6 that are attached to the wall in each stud with 3 in wood screws. The mantle is attached with wood glue and 1 1/4 brad nails. The shelves were made out of 1/2 Poplar 4x8 plywood sheet ripped down to size. The wall brackets are made from 1x2 pine attached to studs with 3 in wood screws. And the shelves are attached with wood glue and 1 1/4 brad nails. I added 3 1x2 spacers to each shelf between the top and bottom board to prevent them from sagging before attaching the face of the shelves with wood glue and 1 1/4 in brad nails. This project took about a month to complete because I worked on it during free time. Also this was the first major build I have ever done so I was also learning along the way. Some parts were frustrating but most of it was fun and a great learning experience. Also this project evolved as I was building it. My wife loves the finished product. Now it’s time to find my next project.
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 11:05
What a beautiful space you created, thank you for sharing!
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:47
Surprisingly makes your living room appear so much larger compared to the before picture! Thank you for sharing your photos with us and congrats on a great result!
These sturdy chairs are a wonderful replacement for plastic deck chairs! They are nice and heavy, and won't blow over in a storm! This project is a mix of Ana's Adirondack Chairs and the Simple Outdoor Lounge Chair. I combined ideas from the two plans to use the extra lumber we had left over from an outside project from last year. Left-over lumber included some 2x4 for the bottom frames, some 5/4 decking board for the seat, back, and arms, and a few balusters at the back. Most of the lumber was left over, so I only had to spend $20 for 2 boxes of Kreg screws and 2 pc 5/4 x 8 decking board. Finished with some left over exterior latex semi gloss paint. This was a fun weekend project - built the chairs on one day, and finished the sanding and painting the next day. My next project is a little outdoor table to go with them, and I have a few scraps left over to use for that. These chairs have received lots of compliments, and we've given Ana's web site name to several admirers. Ana, thank you for your wonderful plans!
Sun, 09/28/2014 - 18:15
Hi Mepaganjr,
I used the plan for the Simple Outdoor Lounge Chair
http://ana-white.com/2010/05/plans/simple-outdoor-lounge-chair
as my guide for the seat part, and the slant of the back,
and used Ana's Adirondack Chair
http://ana-white.com/2010/05/furniture-plans-adirondack-chair-ana.html
as the inspiration for the tall chair back and front legs. I did several adjustments to fit the mixture of sizes of 2x and 5/4 scrap wood that I had available. I traced a paint can lid to make the curve on the top of the chair backs.
A great plan that has a similar seat and legs is the Adult Adirondack Chair, which is in Ana's book, The Handbuilt Home, on page 174. That's a great plan because it only uses six 1x4's an one 1x2. If I hadn't been using up the mixed scrap lumber, I would have used the Adult Adirondack Chair plan.
Happy building! :) Joanne
I built the above corner bench based off of the frameless drawer bench plans (they are on the shelf help site) which are very similar to the essential entryway bench plans, but the drawers are included. The long bench is 60", the shorter side 42".
For the carcass i did use the shelf help pre cut plywood.
When I started the project beginning of 2021, there was no tutorial for the corner part yet, so I was very glad to see I did the right way when the corner 'add on' came out, also found on the shelf help site).
The shaker fronts were shown in the barn door console plans, so I adopted that.
I get loads of compliments and obviously even more when people hear I built it myself.
The hardest part about this project were the drawer slides and getting them to line up and work as expected. The I broke the soft close on one of the big drawers during final assembly and still didn't bring myself to exchange the slide to a working one... 😊
But overall I'm really proud of it!
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:03
Thank you so much for trying out Shelf Help, what a grand project!
My very first furniture build! Took me about 5 days, but as a beginner I found it very easy to follow the plans. I did buy a Kreg jog for this project, highly recommend it! Other tools used were a miter saw, circular saw, and drill.
I started out several years ago building the Modern Adirondack Chairs using Ana White's plans. Customers loved the modern design and I was able to fulfill orders in any color or stain. Customers even asked if I could make a children's and adult size chair. These pans are available upon request.
As the trend towards outdoor living increased due to the pandemic, I expanded my product line to tables, benches and patio planters. I even created my own design for a fire pit rack and bench based upon Ana's designs.
Today, I have a thriving business for commercial and residential fire pit furniture and accessories.
I continue to follow Ana White for inspiration and ideas, George
I made this less wide then the plans to fit in my small bathroom. Thank you for these wonderful
Plans!
Tue, 10/05/2021 - 09:49
Wonderful mods, fits like a glove and adds so much storage! Thanks for sharing:)
This project is a modified version of Ana's loft bed. We shortened it and made it a bit more narrow to fit our space and because we only needed a place for our eight year old daughter to read and work, not a place to sleep. We also added a desk to the bottom, making it a full-service work station for our elementary school girl!
I modified the plans slightly to go taller so it could fit a standard propane tank. I also added a hinged lid based on an image I found on Pinterest that did something very similar. I still need to sand and stain it next weekend.
Like others, I had a little trouble keeping the fence planks from splitting when screwing them to the 2x2 legs, since there was about an 1/8” gap between. I tried to find some scrap to fill in the gap and didn’t overtighten the screws. The lid was made entirely of 1x3”.
First attempt ever at building anything! Probably took me a lot longer than it should have, but I'm very proud of the result
highchair is finished! I used mostly 1x3's instead of the 1x2's and had to adjust the measurements accordingly. This project talked me into buying that pocket jig.. and I LOVE it! This is only my 3rd project but it took longer than "20 minutes to assemble". I have to build after my son goes to bed so I completed it over two evenings.
This started out a project driven by inspiration. I wanted a bed similar to the Hampton Bed in the Pottery Barn Teen Catalog, and I wanted a handful of beds from the newest Crate and Barrell Catalog. So, I sat down with a piece of paper, and a felt tip marker, and sketched out the bed. I had just built the farmhouse bed, and knew it was strong, so thats how I designed the frame. Then I used plans from the Simple Bed to get another reference point and for full size dimesniosn. Then I built it. I journaled each step of the way on my blog, if you want more info on how building went, or the learning process. I am truly very proud of this bed. Thank you Ana for giving me the courage to do this one without step by step instruction. You rock.
I finished these last weekend and finally took pictures.
I found 44 5' cedar pickets on craigslist for $30 and built these raised beds. I built them according to Ana's instructions except I made them bigger (4'x8'). Since my boards were 5' long I couldn't span the entire length and went with a brickwork style overlap so there wasn't one seam in the center or a weird off-center seam. And, of course, I blogged about it.
Submitted by Abigail Marolt on Facebook -
I made a your crib mattress sectional with an extra armless couch to make one large U-shaped design! It was my first project with a kreg jig and a circular saw, but it certainly won't be my last. We love using this couch every day!
My son's bed fell apart like a day before this plan came out. Being able to create things with just my chop saw makes it so simple and fun to do with my young son.
Thank you very much Ana.
Kim and Levi
I modified these plans to be a bit smaller and also added an upper shelf area. Overall dimensions for my finished product are 74” long by 21” wide by 37.5” tall. I stained the top, upper trim pieces, and shelves dark walnut. The rest of the project is painted in “Summer White” by Sherwin Williams. To complete this project you will need barn door hardware *plus* an extra door set. I did my best to provide sketches and dimensions, but all wood was cut to size by measuring its space first, so “cut list” may not be exact. In this project it is key to measure as you go and maintain a level workspace so that the furniture remains level. I also added 3/4” by 1/2” trim pieces to the shelves because I did not like the gap in the shelving pieces. I also drilled 1.5” holes in the back in order to accommodate electrical cords.
Upper and lower frames:
4 - 2x3 @ 65”
4 - 2x3 @ 17”
4 - 2x3 @ 14”
Sides:
2 - 3/4” plywood @ 36”x17 1/4”
Face Frame:
2 - 1x4 @ 70.5”
2 - 1x4 @ 29”
1 - 1x4 @ 63.5”
2 - 1x4 @ 18”
Shelves:
3 - 1x8 @68”
3 - 1x10 @ 68”
3 - 3/4”x1/2” trim @ 68”
Shelf Supports:
6 - 1x2 @ 10”
6 - 1x2 @ 7”
10 - 1x2 @ 17”
Trim:
1 - 1x2 @ 71.5”
2 - 1x2 @ 17 1/4”
1 - 3/4”x1/2” trim @ 71.5”
2 - 3/4”x1/2” trim @ 17 1/4”
Top:
1 - 2x10 @ 74”
1 - 2x12 @ 74”
Doors:
1/2” plywood approx 16”x20”
1x2 creates border and diagonal piece
Back:
1/4” plywood approx 36”x69”
Comments
Ana White Admin
Thu, 01/14/2021 - 09:56
Awesome!
You did an amazing job, thank you for sharing!