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Sofa table I built using your plans but with a natural live edge slab

Made from reclaimed 1 X8 boards.
Nailed to 1 X 4 Boards on the back.
This was a very simple project to put together with nails and wood glue.
This took about 3 hours and most of the time spent was on carving the initials and painting.

I originally found this on a Pinterest link. The DIY'er kindly blogged instructions as well as a template file for the side pieces. This is a child's rocker toy that uses non toxic food dye for the colored parts of the wood. A template is provided for the end pieces through a link provided or you can just eyeball your own. Overall, it is a fairly easy project but a bit time consuming.

When cutting out the template for the sides, it is best to cut the smaller holes first and the do the larger outer lines.

I used a Kreg's jig, Mitre saw, Jig saw, and a palm sander.

My sons have been ready for bunk beds for awhile and, being an apartment dweller, I wanted some that could be disassembled and reassembled. I really liked Ana's design for classic bunk beds. Because storage space is also at a premium for us, I thought to add wraparound shelves to the bed. I ended up with seven panels instead of four, plus shelving. Also, I wanted to add truncated safety railing to the bottom bunk. Lastly, I wanted to use a bright color scheme that incorporated some of my sons' favorite colors that would also serve to visually separate the shelves from the beds.

The construction plans are available in 11x17 PDF format from my blog, as are the source design files in Revit 2018 format.

Due to rain (and horrible ability) this project has been taking a LONG time it seems. =) We had one of those "cheap" playsets from one of the warehouse clubs that would scare me to death anytime my girls got to swinging on it. So... we knocked it down and I took some liberty with the details from Ana's playset plans.

We made this play Teepee for our niece Jenna's sixth birthday in June. The kids absolutely loved it!! It was a HUGE hit at the party. All of the adults asked where we ordered it and could not believe it was homemade. The most priceless moment was when our 10 year old niece Jordan came out and saw it. Her mouth dropped and she couldn't believe her sister got a tent! She turned to me and said, "Aunt Lisa, you know you're going to have to make another one of those!" meaning she wanted one too! At one point there were about six piled in the tent. Its really quite roomy. And when we took it down because it started to rain, there were still kids inside! Any child will absolutely love this secret little hideout. Thank you for the plans Ana and Jaime!! =)

P.S. The pictures are before we ironed it! Looked even better without the wrinkles! LOL

Used repurposed lumber for most of the project. Only thing I bought was the cedar pickets. This project cost less than $9

I also chose to cut the tops off and add mitered boards on top.

My husband and I made this for our daughter as a Christmas gift. We were very pleased how it turned out, especially being our first furniture project. We found the directions clear and easy to follow.

Our daughter was very surprised and loves it. 

We cut this plan down by 8" in length to fit in a nook behind our front door. The opening was 44.5" and we cut our longest piece to 42" to make sure we had clearance for baseboards and door trim. We finished both items in an afternoon, even with adjusting measurements and having kids ages 5 and 2 "helping".

This was a bit daunting as my first woodworking project, but after a few mistakes (and taking it slow), I'm pretty proud of it!

I started looking for plans for a bunk bed for my grand kids and found Ana's Simple Bed and Simple Bunk Bed.

I took the advice of some of the posters here and used head board plans for both top and bottom beds. I drew up the entire bed in Sketchup prior to building and realized I could improve the strength a bit. The attached pictures illustrate those changes. I used laminated 2 x 4 posts for the legs and cut a notch to receive the rails into that notch on the inside 2 x 4. Making the rail longer to insert into this slot allows the bed to be supported directly on the 2 x 4 instead of relying only on screws. I then used 5 1/4 lag screws from the side through the 2 x 4 , the 2 x 6 rail and into the head board structure. Additionally, I screwed in triangular corner pieces under the rails to reduce racking when the kids play.

Making these changes, I also attached the end supports for the spring/mattress only to the head and foot boards which allows the rails to be separated for transport, i.e. smaller pieces. This thing is heavy!

I also slotted the stanchions on the guardrail for the top bunk, inserted into new supports, so it can be removed for easier changing of the sheets.

The kids really love this bed and played in it for most of the time they were visiting. Thanks Ana for the initilal plans.

We needed an outdoor table for our patio, and this one fit the bill!

I loved the photos that others have put out of their own tables, but I was concerned about eating off of a table that was stained and varnished with petrochemicals. In order to avoid the toxic finish, I built the top and stretchers out of cedar wood, which I sanded down to 220 grit, and gave a light coat of tung oil finish. The legs are untreated 2x4s that I sanded down and gave a heavy coat of tung (e.g. seven applications.)

To ensure the legs remain in good condition, I intend to foot them with sheet metal casings when I remove them at the end of the season.

I also took Ana's advice, and attached the legs using bolts, so that I can disassemble the table and throw it in the garage over the winter. There's a close-up of how I inset the bolt-heads with a spade-bit below.

I've made a couple of tables from this plan now, and I love the simplicity of it. I changed the top to 1x4, 1x6 so that it doesn't look so bulky.