Quick and easy to follow plans. Only issue I ran into was that my miter saw only cuts up to a 50° angle. I set up a jig to hold the 2x2 perpendicular to the saw and set the miter to 30°. Viola, easy 60° angles! Pic attached for reference.
Finally Completed!!! Thank you rainy Saturday! So I wanted a new entertainment center of sorts... couldn't find one that was just what I wanted..... so why not just build what I want! Just DIY it. ;)
I used the faux fireplace plan and modified it to have attached shelves on the sides. I also added an extra strip at the top of the fireplace opening so I could mount an LED bar light.
I used 1/4 plywood to make a tile base, penny tile, and 1/2 quarter round to finish out around the entire bottom.
Total project cost was less than $200 including the tile and light!
Best part is the whole thing is movable!
Thanks Anna White for such an awesome plan to start with!
Wed, 07/03/2013 - 10:24
This whole unit is great. My wife LOVES it, which means I will be building it! Did you purchase the two shelf units or build them yourself? Did you use a pattern or plan? Thanks!
Sat, 08/03/2013 - 18:25
I did make the depth of the fireplace deeper so I could have room for the halves on the side. I just sketched out the dimensions I wanted the side shelves and built them along the same lines as the fireplace. Wasn't hard to figure out and just made it to fit the size I needed. The inset of the fireplace does not go all the way back to the wall either, that way the power strip can fit on the floor behind it. Glad you like it and thanks for the compliments!
Wed, 07/23/2014 - 14:54
Hi Celeste 808, What a wonderful faux fireplace WITH the bookcases, especially. I'm hoping I can try this in our space challenged bedroom. Did you by any change reply to the chap who asked if you had some kind of dimensions or plans you could pass along to us? I would love to see if we can make it work in the space we have available.
Thanks again for the inspiration,
e
Mon, 10/28/2013 - 18:25
I absolutely love what you did with this. I am going to have my fiance help me make this for our house. If you still have the dimensions and details of how you built the whole unit I would greatly appreciate it if you could post it.
Tue, 10/29/2013 - 05:36
Love it. I wasn't going to build the side shelving unit, but changed my mind. This is beautiful... I really love the base.
Sun, 04/13/2014 - 13:00
This is gorgeous & I can't believe it's your 1st project. I would love to build this too. Did you use any particular plans for the side units? If you have any tips or information to share, that would be great! I've actually been trying to make up my own plans using Sketch Up, but that's not working too good, lol. Again, great job & thank you.
Lynda
Sun, 02/08/2015 - 12:31
I'm dying to know the dimensions you added to the width. Also, the dimensions of the book shelf. I have been trying to draw up plans for the last week and I'm stuck with trying to figure it out by looking at your pictures.
PLEASE HELP!
Thanks!!
Mon, 07/27/2015 - 09:15
Do you have the blue print of how you built the mantel and side book shelves? I am wanting to go buy supplies to build this tonight!!!
Thank you!
Sun, 11/15/2015 - 13:19
im having a hard time with the site. LOVE this and want to build it. how do i get the plans for it?
Sun, 11/15/2015 - 13:19
im having a hard time with the site. LOVE this and want to build it. how do i get the plans for it?
Mon, 07/18/2016 - 12:19
Hello! I love the design! If you have the dimensions or blue print for the shelves please forward along!!
Sat, 12/31/2016 - 18:06
Hi there! Love this look! Just wondering where you found the mirrors shown on either side? Thanks!
Tue, 12/19/2017 - 21:55
How wide is this? From the end of one bookshelf to the other? Also, how deep is it?
Custom tower shelves with hanging space and four shelves.
My wife and I need a big dresser for the new addition to our home. So instead of a media console we turned this into a dresser.
Tue, 04/07/2015 - 20:37
Beautiful job!!! I am currently in the process of building the triple printers console as well. I love you choice of drawer pulls. I may have to reconsider my selection ;)
I've officially stopped stalking and started building! First project a modified spa bench. Still have to stain it, but it already makes the big pile of shoes by the door look neater! I'm a hands-on person and not afraid of power tools (got a band saw for my birthday!) but it's still a challenge building a piece of furniture. I've already learned lots of do's and don't do's for next time!
Thanx a bunch for your site, Ana! It definitely gets the mind plotting great projects to come!
I changed this plan and made it into Full size. Feel free to contact me if you would like more information about how to do this too.
Love this! My husband used this project to help boys learn to use power tools and work with wood. They made one and he did the others. THANK YOU!
Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:15
Great way to get the kids involved, it looks very nice, organized and functional! Thank you for sharing~
I have added hundreds of plans on my to do list, and some of them may have been a little easier, but I really wanted this table. Badly.
So, my husband and I, decided one weekend to build the Modern Farmhouse Table. Even though we have a saw, we decided since this was our first project, we would have Lowes cut our wood. Big mistake.
When we got home, we organized the wood as to what is what, and measured. It was while we were measuring, when we noticed that a lot of the wood was cut wrong :(
So let that be a lesson...ALWAYS CUT YOUR OWN WOOD!
We went ahead and put the table together, and even though there are some gaps, which I'm planning on filling, I am proud with it.
It's been 3 weeks since we've built the table, and I still have A LOT of sanding to do, and I still need to finish it, but I am proud of what my hubby and I built together so I have to brag!
Next on our list is to build the benches...
This project was a blast to make. And, it really is doable and a lot less time then you would think. And finishing it with milk-based paint is even more enjoyable. I used screws and a drill (pre-drill!) and it was wonderful.
Here's some advice for the plan:
- Mount the back of the headboard with a piece of wood and use a metal support as shown here. Just make sure the board is wide enough to be level with your back trim, or else the metal support won't be even when you screw it down. And when you pre-drill this board, make sure you don't go all the way through, or else you will have holes through the front! It stunk to have to putty them all in, but thank heavens for putty.
- Although the instructions say to make your top 1 x 3" trim to fit in line with the top of the headboard, I made mine one inch longer on both sides, and then the 2 x 4" one inch longer to go on top of that 1 x 3" on both sides. That was just the look I wanted. Although you can get your wood pre-cut, I would recommend cutting it all yourself, especially since you will need these cut afterward once the rest of your headboard is put together.
- Ana's 'get started' tips are very helpful. Be sure to check them out first!
- Make sure, make sure, make sure you dry thoroughly between coats. Patience is a virtue.
This was quite the project- took us several weekends to finish (we don't have a garage or really any good working area- we rent. Oh and we also have a toddler). We assembled the table in the living room, stained it on our front sidewalk, did a couple coats of poly in the backyard, and finished the last coat of poly in the dining room! (we know how heavy this table is, that's for sure! We modified the original farmhouse table dimensions so that this table would fit in our oh-so-tiny dining room. As you can tell, we also decided to build a bench to go with it. We are extremely pleased with the results!
This cubby was my very first project! I just finished remodeling my kitchen, all that was missing was a place for my keys, dog leashes etc. My little house doesn't have a proper entryway so I created a "welcome station" with this cubby. The trickiest part was definitely cutting the sides, but I was able to get those tight circles with a little forethought and a lot of sanding :) I used leftover paint and samples from choosing colors for the kitchen, so it automatically coordinated with the rest of the decor.
My daughter and I did this project together. It was our first wood working and painting project. Learned a lot in a short time. Plan was as said “Easy” although maybe a bit hard for us given we had no experience. All drawings and paintings were free hand.
Instead of having the plywood top sit on top of the frame, I sunk it into the frame instead with 2x4 supports underneath.
This was an easy project although it took us 3 weekends to get it finished. My son loves to help now but it slows down the process. We used wood we already had and reclaimed oak to make this table.
We had to resize the table to fit our entryway. The table design was 64” long and we made ours 48” in length. It was easy to do the math, the cuts for length were 75% of the original size. For example, the table top trim piece calls for a 64” cut, take 64 x 75% and you get 48. So that cut piece would be 48” instead of 64”. We kept all other measurements the same, both width and height. The only other change we made was in bottom shelf, it calls for a 1x12 and we already had a 2x12.
I am still looking for a metal piece(towel holder) to go on the front of the table.
I built these bookshelves with the help of my husband for our daughter's nursery. They were so simple to build, the finishing work is what took the most amount of time. They're very sturdy, and we get tons and tons of compliments on the 'feel' that they add to the nursery!
I pretty much followed the plans to the T. I did use 3/4" plywood for the middle shelf instead of the suggested wood. The hardware was the hardest part and mostly followed the previously posted DIY from Jamie's website with a few modifications.
It was time for Addison to get a big girl bed. We used the Kentwood design and the trundle bed plans.
I followed plans from Woodworking for Mere Mortals. Steve Ramsey has a great build video for the project. You can check out the video on his YouTube channel. This lumber cart replaces a previous one that I built a few years ago. My old lumber rack could not store sheet goods and took up too much floor space in my garage. I disassembled the 2x4s from it and hope to recycle them for a future shop project.
For complete build details continue reading my DIY blog here.
I had no experience building furniture prior to this project but I wanted a 12 ft outdoor table and could not find one. This tables center section is 8 ft and was built roughly following the plans for the farmhouse table. I added two 2 ft extensions at each end making the overall table 12 ft. The extensions included aprons so when installed they look to be part of the table. The extensions just plug into the end apron of the center section with 2x4 oak braces which engage in the apron and under the table approximately 2 ft from end. There is no visual sagging of the extensions. I finished the table with Sikkens DEK finish.
I had worked on this project a while ago, but did not had time to add my brag post. I actually modified the dimensions to fit my needs. I enjoyed making this pedestal along with my son.
I had some left over wood from pallets and I really liked the look of the simple outdoor bench. One pallet was made out of some type of red colored wood and I decided the slats for the seat would look good in the red colored wood. The rest of the bench was from a lighter colored pallet. I used nails and glue to attach the seat slats so that my daughter could help. She loves to help, but does not like my drill even if she has hearing protection. See more at http://www.makeitlovely.com
