Last week I picked up a few pallets while I was at Ace and made these cute stands with some of the wood today. I spray painted a few cans and threw some flowers in them and have a beautiful centerpiece for my Farmhouse table! I built both of these in about 10 minutes.
Ana
This is a farmtable that i made from your plans, along with the bench also made from your plans. Turned out pretty good, worked on it mostly on the weekends. Christmas present for my son and daughter-in-law. Your website is full of great ideas and plans, thank you.
Chuck
A very enjoyable project. I'm relatively new to diy woodworking projects but these plans make it so much easier.
Thanks.
This is such a great project. Easy and fast you still have time to make one for hanging Christmas stockings!
I truly enjoyed using these plans to make this project mostly because I made it with wood that I got from a friend and reclaimed from other projects. The top of my desk is made with reclaimed 3/4 X 5 1/2 that wanted to curl and twist when I glued them together but after sanding and finishing they came out great and add a lot of character to the overall project.
A nice summer project that is good for relaxing and eating outside.
Built with
7 - 2x4x72"
1 - 2x6x8
galvanized hardware
Started with a light base paint and taped off diagonal sections.
Next time we would lessen the gap inbetween 2x4's.
I took the plans for the indutrial cart and modified them just a little. I needed a shelf, not a cart, so I left the casters off and I made mine 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide. I just had the guys at Lowes cut some 2x12x10's in half for me and the metal angles were already 4 feet long, so I didn't even have to cut them!
Thu, 11/06/2014 - 11:41
You did a fantastic job and I love the stain color you used! Just wondering if you have had any issue with the shelves bowing or sagging in the middle? I am looking to build two of these to hold books in my living room. Nothing too heavy... just curious to see how they are holding up.
Wed, 12/23/2015 - 10:20
Just barely saw this comment! It's been over a year and the shelf is holding up great!
Made a footstool by modifying the rustic X end table plans. I used all scrap wood, foam, and fabric from my various stashes so this was free for me to make. Also, on all of my x tables, I use a dado blade so the exes are intact and not cut and screwed.
With Christmas fast approaching I am busy finishing making my holiday gifts. As a personal touch for some of the purchased items I decided to make little crates to hold the gifts. I used 1/4" poplar craft boards and made them in about half an hour. My dimensions are to fit these spices that I bought for gifts in the Caribbean when I was visiting my sister last month, but the design is so simple that you can easily modify it to fit whatever gift you are giving.
Check out my blog for more details: http://homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2012/12/14/small-gift-crate.html
I modified the plans (took out the top set of drawers) to make it a little shorter so my daughter can climb on it easier.
We live in a termite infested area and as such were nervous about putting wood in contact with the ground. We modified these plans to sit on top of a welded bar frame that is moveable and stands a meter high. The measurements are custom to our welded frame but the shape was based on these plans as was the construction process followed. We dont have a worry about predators so have used a design that doen not have a closed floor - our girls can simply fly or walk up the ladder to the roost and are able to leave the coop when ready in the morning without us opening doors. We are also in a warm environment thus an enclosed coop is not needed.
So far they are happy and are happily laying in the two egg boxes (We left the remaining space closed internally so that we can use it for storage) and as there is no bottom to the coop they poop straight into the run and onto the sand floor.
They are not free ranging yet as we are nervous of our dogs chasing them but once we are happy to let them free range we will use the gate built into the welded run.
Thank you Ana and lady goats for this design - I spent hours (and hours) researching and reading and looking at coop designs before deciding that this cute number was the one we wanted.
From me and my happy hens, thanks again!
Made this little shelf upon special request from my mother for a cookbook shelf. Perfect size. Ended up staining it, but in the photo it's unfinished. Easy shelf!
Very easy and fun first dollhouse project. Opted not to go with traditional "barn" colors and made it a mod Barbie house. My 5 year old niece loves it. Thanks Ana!
I scaled this 1 foot long coffin from a full size version I saw online. I built two versions – see drawing links. The first one (documented below) is from purchased craft wood which was clean and straight. The second version was built from scrap pallets. I’ve also included a quick video of the build along with PDF versions of the plans.
Build Instructions:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Coffin/
Video:
We LOVE how functional this toy bin is!! My husband built it in 3 hours, and then the stain took me 2 days (typical the finishing stain takes the most time! Ha ha) I did a 4 step process after looking at dozens of websites of how to stain- since we used pine board I didn't want the grain to stand out as much. 1: homemade vinegar solution stain 2: rustoleum weathered grain stain 3: minwax special walnut 4: 3 coats of poly
I found the label holders at houseofantiquehardware.com
This was my first big build, previously I had only made the $10 ledges. It mostly went as expected! The hardest part, as many have said, is keeping the pieces still while drilling the pocket screws into place. The bed itself did not take much time to build, my time estimate is so high due to the finishing, and really it could’ve used a great deal more sanding and sealing. I was OK with a somewhat rough/rustic finish because it is for my daughter’s “forest” themed room.
I considered using bed hanging hardware, but all I could find used hooks or something similar, which does not seem wise for a bunk or loft bed, since someone could be underneath and accidentally lift it out of place! In the end I just use pocket hole screws to attach everything like the plans dictate.
Used cedar wood so I applied a few costs of oil based polyurethane to compensate for the softness of the wood.
Found the plans for the little 3 tiered planter really interesting. I built a few of the boxes when my wife says "You know...." She has wanted a "living wall" for years, so I modified some of the sizes to make the boxes 18 inches long to accommodate my 37" inch wall. I added a french cleat to the back of each box, cut down a couple furring strips that I anchored to the wall and added the other half of the french cleat to the frame. Woot! Together in moments. The individual planters can be easily removed and rearranged. I added LED's to the bottoms of the planters for additional lighting and it's really a cool affect.
Mon, 04/20/2020 - 15:30
This is so cool! I love that you put lights on it. I will have to ask my brother if he could make me one, he's the one with the talent and the tools!
