Leaning desk
Love this desk and the plans are so easy to follow. Perfect for a small space.
Love this desk and the plans are so easy to follow. Perfect for a small space.
I went to my dad and said I wanted to build bunk beds for my girls. I showed him an easy set of plans and he said no problem, he is handy. Then I pulled the switch on him and told him I wanted to build the Sweet Pea Bunk Beds. Ha ha. Three weeks later, only weekend work, we have the final product. I have to say I think they look pretty awesome.
Sat, 12/08/2012 - 22:16
Your Dad did a great job, these beds turned out beautiful. It took me all summer to build them! 3 weeks-unbelievable! Nice work, I hope your children love it!!
Sun, 01/06/2013 - 14:14
My husband came home with a pic of this bed..and I fell in love..We started ours on Thurs morning..by mon night it was being set up in the bedroom..It is an amazing bed..Yours looks great too..I like the totes under the bed. We havent done anything under yet I will be getting some totes like that..Thanks for the idea!
Had plans but no instructions, so involved learning my own techniques which was fun and it came together including size modification. Lots of cutting!!!
I made this for an older girl (11) so decided to go for a trendy, modern design rather than a bright playful color. It was very quick, and I made it with scrap 3/4: plywood from another one of Ana's projects. I increased the width of the seat and back from 5 1/2" (a standard 1x6 width) to 6" for the back and 5 3/4" for the seat. This gave it a higher back and made the back side of the sofa completely flush (probably to account for using 3/4" plywood instead of a 1x6). I used Titebond glue, 1 1/4" brad nails, and clamps for assembly. I ironed veneer edging on all the raw plywood edges and sanded, then gave it a thick coat of paint. Instead of seat and back cushions, I included two square throw pillows lightly stuffed so they can be creased (as in the photo) like real throw pillows. Including sewing, the project took me an hour. PS: I photographed it next to an every-day object for rough size comparison. I had initially shown someone who thought I had made an actual couch. LOL, Maybe in my dreams!
Gray / White Brookstone Desk “Farmhouse Style”. Super fun desk build . I went with a soft close set of drawer slides for a nice drawer closing . I used pocket holes to attach the table top but for the rest I followed the plans. I’ll be uploading a video step by step how to build this to my Instagram (bryan_oneill907). Link below .
Made this fun pink stool for my two-year-old granddaughter. She loves it!!! Thank you Ana for the awesome plans. It was a lot of fun to build.
This free standing banquette corner bench was fashioned from Ana's upholstered bench design. I made modifications to her design to fit my space and the 4" upholstery foam that I purchased on-line from Amazon in 4x30x72" sheets. Designing it to be 18" off the ground allowed for a multitude of play options from American Girl dolls to Barbies. The addition of rope lighting underneath held on with cable ties allows wonderful illumination and spurs creativity and desire to entertain imaginative play at night. The seating is wide and sturdy and even though it is housed in a play room it is very comfortable for adults. Of special note; the upholstered back rest and skirt were made with one queen sized quilt, eliminiating the need for sewing a hem by utilizing the hemmed edge. The cushions were made from one king sized duvet cover and no sewing was needed. To finish the look custom piping was added which required sewing. Confident that when it will inevitably be jumped on that it can take it and will not come crashing down. The back rest was attached to the wall with this bracket I purchased at Lowes for $10.00.
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We created this step stool for our granddaughter for Christmas from plans on your website, using the classic "The Little Prince" as a theme.
Following the lead of the animated version on Netflix, we even included glow in the dark stars on the treads
We hope others are inspired by our creation!
Great desk, easy build and very solid.
Only issue with the plans was not enough 2x4 (unless I cut it wrong).
Duel Computer Desk. I varied the desk width to 16.5" in and used 3 - 2x6's for the top. Other dimensions changed to allow for the narrower top. Purchased hardware for under desk keyboard and mouse tray. The His and Hers signs were made on a scroll saw by my wife.
Mon, 03/23/2015 - 17:48
I'm building a computer desk myself and just purchased a 1"x16" x 6 foot project board for the top. I love the look of your narrower Fancy X Desk, so I'm thinking I'll go that route too. ヅ
This was my first project. Shortened the bench to be 3 feet long. Angles were hard and the hubby had to do it for me and help me put it together. Other than that it was fun to build.
My Husband made this twin bed for our son off the Alaska Cabin Bed plan.
It was easy enough for him. To complete without any mistakes. Took aprox 3 days to complete, about $130 in lumber. He used
6 (pine)2x4's & 1 sheet of cabinet grade Baltic Birch. He added a center support beam.
Painted a white trim around drawer fronts coordinate with white nightstand. Used magnet clasps on drawer flaps. The bed is solid enough for us to lie down and read bedtime stories with our son, and the bed doesn't even creak a sound. Easy to slide mattress off a little and change the sheets. I would highly reccomend this plan to others.
I love this site and the user friendly plans. I used the suggestion of turning the 2x4’s but I think it would have been better to have more to screw the top boards to if I hadn’t.
My Girls are having an american girl doll christmas this year. They're each getting a doll, with cars, horses, clothes, gymnastics bar, whatever you could want to go with it, lol. I decided last minute to make this closet for them as well to help organize their stuff. I made it 2" taller and added some more shelves. On the two little shelves, I am currently making a box out of the plastic embroidery sheets (I'm embroidering it with pink satin ribbon, instead of yarn to make it prettier). Walmart had a bunch of shoes for these dolls for just $1.50 a pair so I got them a lot of shoes for their stockings and needed little bins to hold all the shoes they are getting. I had fun building it. Because it was last minute and because I still need to install the quarter round on our laminate floor (hopefully before christmas), I was making this as quick as possible to I opted to not do the star cut out and just spent the $5 more to get the two handles. I also did easier hinges. We only have the washing machine for these dolls so I didn't need all the room on the bottom.
We followed all the original plans and added a few modifications. Chickens seem happy! We dropped the height of the nesting box down a little and made the roof only cover half of the coop. We live in California on the central coast so it doesn't get too cold. We also only made one side of the nesting box able to be opened. We added a little door on the bottom level with left over t 1-11 for easy access to their food and water and in the hopes that eventually we will let them roam our yard supervised during the day.
All in all the project cost us about $150 and took 4.5 hours to complete! Thanks for the great plans!
This turned out to be a great project. In the end it took far more time than I thought. I used Mahogancy and Maple for the table top. That was expensive and costs around $250 in material alone. I attached the boards together with Kreig Screws. It took around 120 screws to get it all done.
There are a few things I would do differently. I would not use 12 inch wide boards. They are all warpped or cupped. I would either use birch veneer plywood or I would use 4 to 6 inch boards, straighten the edges on a table saw and then glue them together. There are YouTube videos that show how do to that. The 12 inch boards just did not cooperate and I really had to struggle to deal with the twisting and cupping. And, I hand picked what appeared to be straight boards.
The top took a lot of sanding. The Krieg system states that glueing is not necessary. However, that is really not accurate when using different kinds of wood of this length. So, the edges raised up and needed some serious sanding. I also should have cut all the edges straight because after the job was done I could see spaces between some of the boards. Not a big deal but just somehting to take note of. All together this took around 50 hours. I also used a router to cut the shelf supports, (a challange in cupped wood) and I put some extra mouldings on to cover up the cupping and warping in places. Then we painted it white with aqua trim and decided to re-do the color to dark blue.
My wife loves the table and it looks great and no one knows about the mistakes but me. It is a great design and very functional. I really like the hardwood top.
Just finished my Garden Bench, love the sturdiness of this bench.
I loved how these little crates turned out. I used scrap wood that I've had for so long..It's 2 different kinds of wood though which is why I painted them. I ran out of 1x6 boards so I used a 1x12 for the bottom. I hope my daughter's teachers will like them. I filled the cubbies with various little things like candy and Christmas ornaments.
I made the coffee table earlier this year and love it. It holds so much and it's filled to the brim with toys.
Spent an hour or so an evening after work to make this bench . Also made the umbrella stand but haven't drilled the hole for the umbrella yet so it' s still in the garage. Love the bench, it's long & deep enough to lay down upon. Made the arms from a 2x6 and rounded the front w/ a jig saw, made the other end the same size as the 2x4, and made them longer than the plan. Pretty simple, did use pocket holes in places. First major build & 1st brag.
I borrowed a few ideas from multiple plans to make this prep station for a kitchen with very few countertops. I really like the strong tie hardware and I purchased a bamboo benchtop from Home Depot to finish it off.
Built this for my mom as a Christmas gift!