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Cottage end table w/ rustic x
Made the cottage end table, but through in the rustic x style. I really needed a narrow end table. Oh and I threw a shelf on the bottom. First time making a drawer! Loved it!
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Twin Farmhouse bed
Our first project! Love this website Ana, Thanks soo much!!
My triple truss coffee table
This is my very first furniture project. I'm happy with how it turned out.
Nightstand
Built this nightstand for my boy's bedroom- built the farmhouse headboards to match. Was a straightforward project. I actually bought a circular saw instead of having the store make the cuts- best decision ever. Much better to cut as I go along.
Your kitchen island
My first real project, which you gave me the courage to try!!! The kitchen island!
Made one error that I had to spend a bit of money to correct but in the long run the finished product is beautiful, I even used the same color you used.
After that success my daughter-in-law asked me to build the changing table for my expected granddaughter, I went into that with a little more confidence. Thank you for the inspiration that you give so many!
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Mon, 12/27/2021 - 15:54
Those are superb!
WOW, WOW, WOW, you did a brilliant job! Thank you for sharing:)
Ottoman (Inspired by Upholstered Bench plan)
This is my second woodworking project (first was a toy chest with a LOT of help from my Dad). I made the wooden frame at my parent's house with the use of my Dad's power tools and brought it home to finish and cover. I used Ana's Upholstered Bench plan but modified the dimensions to what I wanted.
Farm House Table
This was from the farm house table plans and the finish I used was bar and table top resin that you pour on to get a mirror finish. It doesn't take very long at all to cut all the boards and put everything together with pocket hole screws. It just takes time for the paint, stain and top coat to dry.
Play House For Ece & Zeynep
Hi, My name is Ibrahim I am a Project management Unit Manager in an Information technologies. I have two daughters, 3 and 8 years old. We have garden around 150m2. I want to do play house in our garden to play. First of all I searched how can do it in internet. Than I did preliminary work. I provided equipment and materials. And I take a holiday my company as a week. I started my first project which is wooden house.
My daughter and all around me was liked wooden house. I hope you like it:)
Sorry my English :)
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Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:37
This is too cute, I bet your
This is too cute, I bet your little girls love it :)
Adirondack chairs
I made a pair of these
and my friends arrive early so they can have one to sit in. The other is mine!
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Recycled Storage Table
We used a $35 craigslist table top with a leaf some 50 cent cull MDF pieces and about 80 in screws, paint and wood and got a beautiful counter height dining table! Loved getting to know my Kreg Jr.
Simple Stackable Outdoor Chairs for DIY Wedding
For our wedding we wanted to make seating for our guests. We ended up making 16 chairs total over several weekends. We also made the pergola.
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Sun, 07/07/2013 - 16:27
Beautiful chairs!
These are so lovely! Congrats on your DIY wedding, the setting is beautiful. Popped over to your blog, your new siding and floors look super too. :)
In reply to Beautiful chairs! by JoanneS
Sun, 07/07/2013 - 18:30
Thank you!
Thank you so much. It has been a labor of love. Being able to have our wedding in our backyard made it so much more special.
Baby Crib for $200
Hey yall! This is Sara from OnHouseandHome.com with plans for my favorite build ever: my son's baby crib for less than $200. This is a super simple design that is fairly easy to build. It's built from pine and poplar, both available at Lowe's or Home Depot, and I only used basic tools like a table saw, drill, kreg jig, and router to buil this. The crib has survived a move to a new house and is currently housing my 2nd son so I can promise it's just as strong as it is stylish!
Second project ever
This end table was the second woodworking project I have completed. The first was a doghouse that came out pretty well but was definitely not "furniture grade," so this time I knew I needed to up my game. For the most part, I think I did do that. It was not a completely seamless process, but considering my newness and the number of new skills involved (e.g., pocket holes, staining and polyurethaning) I like how it came out. It also showed me how I can continue to improve my skills so that the next projects will be even better still. The pine 2x4's were very easy to work with and dried out nicely once I got them home to reveal a nice grain. Clearly I have to learn how to cut boards to the same length, but that's part of what gives the project it's character (If you believe it then it's not a lie.). I also need to figure out how to sand polyurethane without scraping it and the stain all off. Thanks to Ana for developing this great page and for all the really nice plans on here. It made the whole process far less intimidating. (sorry for the sideways pics)
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Sat, 01/01/2022 - 18:22
That's what it's all about!
Way to go, lots of great learning here and it looks pretty and functional! Thanks for sharing!
Workbench Console
Saw this bar in the PB catalog and loved it! SO excited when I found it on Ana's site... This project was a little more time-consuming than the others I've done. A ton of 2x4's are used, and we bought stud grade 2x4's...definitely got our money's worth out of our palm sander. The table top gets pretty heavy so I couldn't have done it without a hand from the hubbs. We built four separate pieces - the table top, the lower shelf/box, and the legs. We stained everything, then assembled the pieces. Finished assembling this the morning of my work Christmas party, which we were hosting. The perfect drink station!
Chic Teen Girl Bedroom
Our niece recently moved to Virginia to live with us. I may or may not have been pinning ideas to a Pinterest Board http://pinterest.com/stoneybrookesty/teen-bedroom/ non-stop day and night from the moment I found out because I was so excited to get to decorate a “fun” room. Her only requests were that it include animal print and bright colors. After looking through dozens of inspiration pictures and taking a trip down the paint aisle at Lowes, she decided on bright pink (Valspar “First Kiss”), green (Valspar “Parakeet Green”), lavender (Valspar “Berries Galore”) and teal for her color scheme.
The headboard we scored for a cool $15 at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and it just needed a coat of paint and a 1.5 yards of Nu-Suede fabric. We didn’t realize until we had the headboard home that it was sized for a queen and not a full so we had to do a little improv on the legs and attached a 12 inch section of 1 x 12 pine. These were leftover from the frame were no added cost.
We chose to make the Captain's storage bed from the Ana White plans because I wanted to make sure Tiff had plenty of room to put away all her books and make it easier to keep her room clean. The chevron storage bins are from Lowes. Which happened to have cheapest bins in fabric we liked and that fit when we were looking. We also found lots of good options at Target.
Farmhouse bed - King
We made the farmhouse bed with a few modifications. We distressed the wood and did a whitewash finish. Absolutely love how this turned out!
*Note: wood was warped but adds to the more rustic look. This may not be for everyone!
Patrick's Jelly Cupboard
I love, love how this turned out. I was originally going to build it exactly as the plans are written, but somehow a screen doors came into the design. Thanks again Ana for sharing!!
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Thu, 01/06/2022 - 20:06
Love the screen doors!
Wow, that is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing.:)
Bulky Dining Table: Built to Size
I had been wanting a trestle table for months but couldn't swallow the outrageous pricetags that came along with the tables. I was also dealing with a small space, so the table had to be just the right size.
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Thu, 09/29/2022 - 13:55
Looks amazing!
Love the two tone finish and it looks perfect in your space! Thanks for sharing.
Outdoor sofa
This is from the simple white outdoor sofa plans, they were very easy to follow and came out great. I built it out of cedar for my mom's birthday that is her favorite wood. The cushions came from Wal-Mart on sale for 70.00 for the set. There is about 140 total in everything.
Orange and white book cubby
First time actually following a plan and not making it up as I go along! Turned out pretty nice :-)