Hall tree
Fancy hall tree
Fancy hall tree
Hi Ana,
I got your plans online as I always wanted to build a small, simple greenhouse - these plans were excellent, easy to follow and the job went way quicker than I thought. I did the work myself, so, even though 2 people would have really helped, some judicious use of clamps did the job.
I used deck blocks and standard deck flooring. This raised the structure up, as the low lying ground has a tendency to flood in the spring melt and I used old metal baseboards and leftover flashing to fasten a metal skirt to the structure to keep animals out. A bit of spaypaint to match the metal to the gravel. The wire shelving was inexpensive and I managed to get all of it from a local Habitat for Humanity store. The door I made from leftover wood from another project and some leftover cuts from the metal siding. I didn't need any special tools, but did use the project as an excuse to buy a Kreg Jig, which turned out to be really useful.
Mon, 09/02/2019 - 10:51
Wow, this is an amazing greenhouse! Everything about it, from the gravel pad with retaining wall blocks, to the finished door, is just spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing a brag post!
Mon, 09/02/2019 - 18:43
This is amazing, which plans did you use? I'm getting ready to build a greenhouse early next year, and was thinking of doing a pvc pipe structure with the panels like you have, but your post is inspiring me to go with the wood frame.
Loved this plan from Ana. Easy to follow and looks great. 100% reclaimed cedar.
Thu, 05/11/2023 - 19:39
Awesome build, thanks so much for sharing!
It's my first woodwork project and I went ahead on building a slide with a playhouse underneath. Took some of the ideas from Ana's playhouse deck plan. It took me awhile to figure out how to build the slides and steps though. The project is intended to cater for my 1 year old daughter. As you can see, the playhouse is not "there" yet as there's no wall surrounding the structure beneath the slides (there will be some soon enough). As this playhouse will someday be put under direct sunlight and heavy rain, choice of wood takes into account the tropical weather that we have here in Malaysia (I might have to put some heavy coating on that Meranti though).
Dimension wise it's a 4'X4'X4' structure with 1.5' steps attached at the side. The railing are about 1.5' high.
I was drooling over Ana's Faux Fireplace plan and it was perfect! Low profile, beautiful, and I knew I had to have it. We had a bunch of leftover 3/4" MDF and didn't want to spend any money on this project so we constructed the Faux Fireplace out of ripped MDF, a leftover 1x6, 1x2 and some quarter round! We made the faux beam top out of 1x4s as a slip cover that mounts to the wall.
We painted it with the off the shelf antique white paint by valspar that I had leftover and some "American Walnut" stain for the top. I painted the wall behind it in black chalkboard paint. This is the first piece of furniture we've made that pretty much serves NO function but I love it sooo much.
I put a basket in the opening with some christmas lights, burlap and chunks of 2x2s (I want some birch logs in there!) and they look pretty lovely when plugged in.
In reply to Marvelous! by JoanneS
Sun, 11/24/2013 - 16:49
Thank you! we soooo love it!
The plan was cut down to 6ft. This took a few weekends, in order for all the parts to come together (waiting for the hardware, waiting for someone to cut track, etc).
Bought a double door hardware set on eBay for $120 (including spacers and bolts), without the track included. If buying the hardware, consider the size of the hardware you are buying in the overall design!
Tue, 02/09/2016 - 14:33
Very nice work!! I was eyeballing this project myself a week ago, yours came out very clean!
I built this using the plans from here as a base and then made some alterations and added things i saw from different builds and added my taste to a few things.
Shou sugi ban burning of the pine roof and then a cherry stain. I added much more trim than the original plans called for. I put baseboard and trim in each sections of every room. This added about 30 hours to the build. Then the difficulty trying to use painters tape on such small trim. Took about another 5 hours. I used birch plywood with the intention of staining but only decided to stain the outside and the floors and then polyurethaned the floors to look like hardwood floors. Touch lights added to each room. Each room was primed white and then painted a different color per the kids request. We spent about 700$ on the nicer plywood and all supplies when all was said and done. Another $300 to furnish the rooms. I would estimate over a hundred hours spent over four months of work on this project.
I made this tall planter for my Mom for Mothers Day. She loves it!
Thu, 05/18/2023 - 07:33
I bet she loves it, fantastic job! Thank you for sharing.
My daughter loves her new bed, thanks Ana!
The plans were well thought out and very easy to follow. I did make a few changes/modifications that others might want to consider.
I used select pine boards to cut down on the amount of sanding necessary prior to paining, however that boards have a fairly sharp edges. Because this is a kids bed and play area underneath I rounded off all the edges with a 1/4" round over bit in my router. I love how it turned out!
I also added two 1x3 supports to the long 1x2 top back rail. I did this for two reasons, first was the 1x2 seems a bit saggy and didn't seem like it would hold up too well to my 6 year old up there. Secondly, it match the front rail nicely. Speaking of the front rail, I also changed the vertical supports from 1x4s to 1x3s. The 1x3s match the 1x3 posts and look much better IMHO.
When I built the ladder I was struggling with the gaps left by the 1x3 stair treads when I placed them in the 1x3 sides. Finally I decided to use 1x4 treads, again rounded over with a 1/4" bit. These larger treads overhang the 1x3 sides by about 1/2-inch and look very nice.
Finally, instead of screwing the ladder to t 1x8 bed frame, I bent 5" corner brackets into a "J" shape and attached them upside down to the top of the ladder. The upside down "J's" hook over the top of the 1x8 bed rail and allows the ladder to be easily removable yet is still securely attached to the bed for use.
Mon, 01/23/2012 - 14:12
Wow!!!! Saw a similar bed at a kid's furniture store for about $2,500 in NYC. Thank God I came across this site before plunking down that amount of cash.
Well Done!
Sun, 02/26/2012 - 21:47
Is this bed as tall as the original design specified? For some reason it seems shorter to me. We have a ceiling fan in my childrens' rooms and average height ceilings. I am concerned with making something too tall.
Thanks.
Wed, 07/11/2012 - 07:59
Mary - No, I had to shorten the bed by about 3 or 4 inches because our ceilings are lower than 8' in the basement. The only real challenge with changing the height of the loft is re-working the step spacing on the ladder.
Built this media center for the den. I had to resize all the pieces smaller to fit the console between two doorways.
This lap desk was easy to build, it took me less than 2 hrs. The painting and finishing...um, a bit longer. I really hate painting, and filling nail holes is not my favorite thing to do, either. But overall I am glad I built this little desk, as it will keep all of my beads and jewelry-making stuff handy for when I am sitting in front of the tv at night. The side storage compartments were omitted to keep it on the lighter side, and the front handle serves no purpose whatsoever, it is purely decorative. I added my initials on the top, they are just fancy gold stickers I found at the craft store.
First Crack at any wood work since high school. All timber used was reclaimed hard wood, hours of
planing,sanding and clamping (its heavy). A few mistakes but that's learning.
I've wanted chickens for a long time and loved this chicken coop plan. I used lots of salvaged materials so made minor changes in dimensions to use what I had and I absolutely love this! Probably took me longer to build than it should have but the Houston weather was not in my favor....
So easy to build and soooo functional. The plans include both the bench and the shelf, but I just didn't have any room for the bench or I would have built that too.
My wall was too short to fit the original shelf, so I modified this to work with the space available. It's about 10 inches shorter and only has two cubbies.
This is a great starter project.
Fri, 01/13/2012 - 15:53
I really like that. I'm going to have to make one. Nice job.
This is a sofa table made from 2x6 framing lumber. I did the bottom shelves a bit different than the plan.
I built the Simple Bed into bunk beds. The plans for this project are pretty straight forward. The only change I made in the plans, was use 2" x 4" angle plates to mount the side rails to the head and foot boards. This made it easy to assemble and disassemble if the beds needed to be separated or moved. I also had to use two 2"x4"'s mated together to make the bed posts since 4"x4"'s are only available pressure treated. The ladder is constructed of 2"x4" with the steps spaced 10" on center.
Mon, 02/15/2016 - 19:40
Can I have a url to the angle plates you used ? I am not certain I know what they are.
The beds look great.
My grandson needed a bigger bed. His mom needed more storage. So, with a few tweaks, this storage bed was just what they needed. One side will always be against the wall so on that piece I added a hinged too so that seasonal items could be stored there-like gilly suits for hunting season. There’s also room between the two side pieces for more storage. They didn’t want it too tall, But still needed multiple drawers. There are four 8” drawers on the side, with two false fronts on the side of the end piece. The end piece had two large deep drawers that will be perfect for bulky items-lots of sweat shirts. So far so good-they both love it.
I had built two outdoor chairs with love seat (modified from the sofa plans) with 2x4s. The cushion seats were 24" x 24". Where to store them? I modified the Modern Cedar Outdoor Storage Bench plans to make the box wider, higher, longer to accommodate the cushions. With five boards comprising the top, it's a bit wider than the box so I didn't need to carve in an opening.
I mostly followed the directions as provided. My only changes were using hickory instead of pine, it is a nicer wood and it only added $6 to the project. I also put non slip pads on the bottom of the bottoms and used 14 feet of fabric in place of curtains. It is a very quick and inexpensive project that my kids have been getting a lot of enjoyment out of.
Mon, 02/06/2012 - 18:01
where or how did you make that cool mini/toy "tree house" in the background!!?!
My wife wanted a farmhouse dining room table for our new house, I wanted to get into woodworking so these plans were a perfect fit. Bonus was adding a few tools to my collection! Revised plans to two pedestals and shortened about 2 feet. If I were to do over I would have stained and poly'd separately, but I tried to save steps because I was finishing inside the house and didn't have time for separate steps before leaving town. Ran into a few hiccups along the way but both my wife and I are happy with the end results.
We built this media stand for our home and we had many that followed. We put a backing on ours to hide the cords and such. It makes it feel a lot classier & takes under 5 minutes to add! We used 1/8" particle board and we used our neumatic nail gun.
All in all, this is a super easy beginner project that adds a big bang to the space!