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My Best Friends Crib
I had peformed internet searches on Pet Crates and decided to build my own. This one has a touch sensor small 1 watt light inside so I dont have to keep other house lights on when I am at work. The light has no heat and purchased at Rockler hardware. Shiloh's crib is on wheels and the only thing I screwed up is the width. I could not get it thru the garage door from the house. Had to take it thru the front door and had to take the door off the hinges. Either way I should not ever have to build another one. It has a kitchen cabinet black laminate on top purchase from a damaged piece at home Depot. Half the cost. Should be durable enough for my kids Printer, radio and Cable box. Doors have two hinges per door so they can fold back out of the way.
Loft Bed
First I'd like to say THANK-YOU Ana for this incrediable site and for all the work that you do. You are an inspiration to us all!
This was my very first project. I have been stalking this website for about a year working up enough courage to build something - anything for that matter! Finally my husband bought me a great Drill / Driver for Christmas and VOILA! I am putting it to great use.
My son's room is rather small so I opted to eliminate the stair leading up to the landing area and just added a couple of 2 x 4 for him to climb up to the landing area
I love it - He loves it. Before I could never get him to play in his room or sleep throught the night without coming into our bed at 4am. Well let me tell you...Since I built this bed last week he sleeps like a charm and actually wont leave his room! Hhahaha
2x4's Deak
I did an epoxy coating which took a few coats as I learned the hard way how to use it but I love the look!! Did a custom gray and brown stain mix after sanding, weathering and conditioning the boards.
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Kentwood Twin Bed
My boys are young, so I wanted to do this without a foot board (I'm always nervous while they play that they'll hit their heads or something). I modified plans from the Hailey bed for the frame, by making it deeper.
Modified Cassidy King Headboard
Love this bed. I found the Cassidy plan and immediately fell in love with the decorative detail of the headboard. It wasn't until I was in the process of buying the wood that I decided to go in a different direction and use wood from my giant scrap piles to create the headboard instead of the wood shims. I followed the plan with a few minor modifications to work with our existing metal frame as opposed to building the one in the plan.
The basic headboard and footboard went together in one day, but creating the design with the scrap wood for the headboard took an entire Saturday. It was time consuming cutting pieces to fit and then staining each individual piece.
I marked this as a week long project because it does take several days to stain everything and then poly it. Most of that is wait time not actual building time.
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Tue, 03/03/2015 - 12:22
Thank You!
It was a long, cold Saturday in the garage assembling that headboard, but so worth it!
Mon, 05/04/2015 - 15:40
Love this!
So can I ask more details on how you added it to the existing bed frame?
DIY Pantry Cabinet
This pantry cabinet was inspired by a design from Ballard Designs. I needed something a little less deep for my space and couldn't afford the $1900 price tag. I was able to build this one for just around $100 and was able to customize it to fit my own space requirements. The arched doors and half round moulding add a nice touch. This versatile cabinet could be used for linens, kitchen storage, crafts, or just about anything else you can think of!
Toy Box
This was modified from a hose bench plan from Sunset Magazine website. I lengthened the front legs to 20 in and the back support legs to 36 in to accomodate a deeper box. It was made from 1x 6 scrap, a 36 in piano hinge, mdf pre-cut letters and two hinge supports. I painted the letters with yellow spray paint and the bench with two coats of exterior satin green paint. I also added a tray made from 1/8 in luan plywood timmed with 1x3 sides and screen molding sliding on a pvc 1x2. The seat was strengthened with additional cleats for sitting. Peel-n-stick decals
First ever project
The one on the left was my first try. I had so much fun making these!
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Sun, 07/18/2021 - 12:27
Great first project!
Awesome job, thank you for sharing! Can't wait to see what's next:)
Pottery Barn Style Night Stand (thank you Ana)
Yesterday I built two of these for my wife and I's room, we just moved from Hawaii to Arizona. The plans were clear and simple, and the end product turned out awesome. Next I will tack the dresser/tv stand. Thank you Ana
Patio Coolbox Box
I wanted to make this project for my son-in-law for Christmas and use up wood I already had in the garage. I also thought using 2x4's was a bit chuncky for the size of the coolbox, so while I used the idea, I did not really use the plans and made up my own. I only used screws to attach the wood for the two shelves, all the other joints were cut and glue joints and at one point I felt I was making a jigsaw puzzle!
Other changes I made were:
No water drain tap - The drain in the cool box is set slightly above the base of the coolbox. I loved the idea of a tap for the external look of the finished project but for a practical purpose, it is very fiddly to install and you would still have to emply the bottom of the coolbox with a cloth as the water would not completely drain from the box. I did not remove the handles and made the wooden box slightly bigger, just big enough to raise the handle and remove the coolbox for emptying and cleaning.
Decorative Bottle Caps - Instead of putting these on the front, I designed the lid so that it could be covered with a layer of bottlecaps and grout (having first glued the caps on). The provided a surface for putting hot food on should you want to use it as a 'hotpad' (although you would not be able to open it if you did) - but mostly, I thought they would be less likely to fall off, it povides a rain/weather barrier, and futher insulates the box. So the lid in my version is framed with wood, then has a layer of insulation, a layer of 3/4" wood, then the bottle caps/grout.
Bottle Cap Catcher - I added a bottle opener to the side opposite the shelf and attached below it a 1/2 circle terricotta planter which comes with a hole in the bottom to catch bottle caps.
The whole thing was painted in 3 different layers of Anne Sloan chalk paint, waxed and sanded to give it the distressed look.
I have a list of the wood used (with sizes) if anyone wants it. I plan to write the plans up better, but for now this is what I have.
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Wed, 03/11/2015 - 15:59
Love the chalk paint! This
Love the chalk paint! This is a really awesome project!
Rolling Barn Door Cabinet
This is my version of the Barn Door Snack Cabinet. I made it for my shop/office and was just what I was looking for to add storage space. For the most part I used the published dimensions, but changed the construction method by notching the center divider and using a cutoff from the plywood panel as front and rear stretchers for attaching the top and the face frame. I also used nylon washers for the rollers to make the slide smoothly and quietly. I installed door stops to make sure the door wouldn't slide off the track, I added silicone door bumpers to the lower door guide to avoid wood to metal contact and finally, I ground a radius on the door straps to match the rollers.
Thanks Ana for the inspiration!
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Reclaimed 1x4 Coffee Table
I purchased reclaimed 1x4s from a deconstruction warehouse called Re-Use Hawai'i for 20 cents a foot! I cut the lumber to make an un-ordered stagger pattern, experimented with dowel joints to join the cut pieces into 4 ft. planks and used pocket hole screws (hidden by the table legs and supports) to join the planks. I used old salvaged 1x2 window framing for the legs using pocket hole joinery.
Wine Cabinet from Barn Boards
I used the plan more as inspiration. Most of the boards are from an old barn and had to be planed down. The cabinet holds 30 bottles. I also found some old hardware on a couple of drawers that were in the barn.
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Paint and Stain 2x4 Adirondack Chairs
Built for our Firepit.
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Lego/Storage Coffee Table
I built this lovely lego/coffee table for my son, 7 and my sanity at night! This is my 3rd plan I tried from Ana's wonderful plans. (I made airplane shelf and $10 wall ledge before).
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Sat, 04/26/2014 - 11:57
Cost question
Your table is just beautiful!! Question-- do you remember about how much it cost for the wood materials? I am dying to make one soon!
(Also, I would be curious to know which stain you used, it's gorgeous.)
Thanks!
TV Stand with Storage
Loved the extra long buffet cabinet but did not need it, however I did need a television stand. Here is my inspired project.
Removed the center drawers and added a glass door, adjusted the dimensions to 60x16x20... and this is what I've created.
Thank you for the inspiration!
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Cooler chest
I'll be honest I didn't use these plans to build this cooler chest but this was the first place I saw the concept of building a box around a cooler to make a cooler chest so I give anna props for inspiring me I already had an old cooler to use so it helped keep the cost down I also used 1x4 blue pine and cedar fence picketts and repurposed the bottle opener from a growler carrier (in hindsight the bottle opener on a growler carrier doesnt make sense) all told this cost me about $45
Coffee table
I modified the plans and used oak instead of pine. I used black walnut on top is guangzhou on top with white granite strip in the middle
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Bunk Beds for a Small Room
Our bedrooms are 9' x 9' so when our girls needed to move in together, we needed a bunk bed that would be short enough to fit under the fan, have a place for drinks, books, an alarm, and tissues, and also have a place where our youngest could have a dark sleeping space while older sister stays up later.
We're not going to be in this setup for long, so I used common board to keep the cost down as much as possible. The whole bed cost about $200, but I would suggest staying away from common board. It was really warped and couldn't be sanded smooth. We ended up going with a dark, thick paint to cover the wood imperfections. To deal with the warped wood, I made an outline of each end of the bed with painter's tape on the garage floor and used weights to hold the wood where it was suppose to be. I also modified the plans to make the bottom bunk a bit shorter and made the whole thing only 3 inches off the ground. All put together the bed is very sturdy and everything lined up well.
I used some scrap wood to make the holders for drinks and tissues and a holder for the iPod and speakers. These just rest over the railing, so we can move them around if need be. The book racks are Ikea hacks....they're just spice racks painted to match the bed. The curtains are just hung on a 1" dowel set into the same cups that closet rods are put up with. I also added some flower knobs from Target so that the girls can hang a robe when it's cooler outside.
Thanks for the plans Ana! My girls LOVE this bed!