Wishing Well Planter
Wishing well back yard art.
Jwrobel904
Wishing well back yard art.
Jwrobel904
This is our first woodworking project! My husband and I decided to build a bookshelf because my old store bought flimsy bookshelves didn't make it into our new home. They completely fell apart. Needless to say, with 16 boxes of books sitting in our bedroom, we were well motivated to build this bookcase!
I saw this Ladder Shelf in the PB Teen catalog months ago and knew it would be an easy knockoff project. It took maybe 20 minutes to build the ladder, and then I painted it using a paint sprayer. All-in-all, it only took a few hours to build (minus the glue dry time). And I was able to build it for 1/3 the price of the original! Check out my blog for the instructions on how I built it. http://addicted2diy.com/2014/07/01/pb-teen-inspired-ladder-shelf/
This is what got me started in woodworking. I started by repurposing different things. This is a piano that I repurposed into a bar. I have repurposed many items. Then I got the urge to build new items. I can't stop!!! I am totally addicted! I have built the sandboxes with the lids that fold into seats, (I adapted the plans to make a 5' by 5'), toys boxes, childs tables and chairs, lego tables, and the list goes on. I cannot stay out of my garage. But I am loving it.
Thanks Ana White for the awesome plans! My daughter decided she wanted a new bed, so I told her I’d help her build one. I am not a carpenter, by any stretch, but I thought it would be some good dad/daughter bonding time. She tweaked your plans, did all the cuts, drilling, sanding, and painting (well, most of the sanding and painting anyway), and tolerated her father with great grace. It turned out pretty well. We couldn’t have done it without your plans! Thanks again! —Gabe
Mon, 04/05/2021 - 10:10
Thank you for sharing, what an awesome build! Love her vision and mods!
This bench was made from the Garden Bench build plan. It includes 2x4s, 1x3s, 1x4s, 2x2s, and an old head board for the back. It has been finished by sanding and spray painting.
Started my summer project to build outdoor furniture.
Sofa table
Wood - common pine Stain - Danish Watco Oil Light Walnut - 4 coats Top of table Sealed - Minwax Polyurethane Clear Satin - 2 coats Legs painted with Rust-Oleum Chalked Charcoal - 2 coats
Modern farmhouse side table. I chose this as my first project for woodworking class!
Mary Healy
After spending what seemed like forever on Pinterest, drooling over all the adorable DIY play kitchens, I decided to build this one. The plans were so easy to follow and a guy at Lowe's did all the cutting for me, which was a huge time saver. I literally had it actually built in just a few hours with the help of my mom. Then I was able to primer, add two coats of paint, and accessorize over the next few days. I LOVE the results!! And I was so inspired by the one I originally saw online that I even made my own ruffled sink skirt!!! The fabric was leftovers from the handmade crib bedding set that my mom had made for my daughter. So everything coordinates perfectly!! I am in love....I think I even love it more than she does at this point because she is only 23 months old!! :) Hope she'll enjoy it for years to come!
***Update - Just added "burners" to her stove so now it looks complete!!***
Mon, 09/10/2012 - 22:04
Very cute!! What little girl won't love something like this! My oldest son would have loved this. He is 6 now so maybe his little brother may want something like this built.
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After being deployed for a year, my husband and I needed to spend quality time together. I showed him the Queen Farmhouse Bed Plans and he loved it. We spent a weekend clearing out our over stuffed garage - sorting through things with a common goal in mind. He loves woodworking and we love spending time together. We spent two weekends cutting and sanding and putting it together. We spent another doing three coats of stain and two MinWax poly coats. We finally finished this weekend and I absolutely LOVE it. I SERIOUSLY love how solid this bed is. He bought the wood to build two matching nightstands this morning...and I can't wait until tomorrow to start on them.
Thank you so much for sharing your plans and for so many sharing their brag posts - it was wonderful to read through them and see all the variations.
I built this modern chair and end table. I will be building one more chair to complete the set.
I wanted to build something to keep my sons dugout organized. I took helmet and bag measurements and used Ana's free design tool to make 2 units to fit. He has 12 players on his team an it all worked out great and was a the perfect fit and solution! Each unit is 96" long, I had my local lumberyard rip 2 sheets of 3/4" outdoor rated plywood to 11.25" strips and then I made my cross cuts based on Ana's design drawings. It was built and painted in a couple of evenings and then we added the numbers and names to take it to the next level, can't wait to surprise the boys with it at practice tonight!
This was my gift to my husband for our 23rd Wedding Anniversary. I decided to build it on Friday and had it built the following Friday (but not stained). I was able to work on it a few hours each night.
This is my very first attempt at building anything bigger than a tole-painting project and I'm thrilled with the results.
If you have ANY skills at all, this is NOT a difficult project but it IS a heavy one!
I refused to let my husband know what I was building so I was on my own moving things around. It tipped over on me twice and I had the bruises to prove it.
I searched and searched and found a great price ($13 + shipping) on the side-rail hardware at http://www.woodcraft.com/product/2003981/9364/hafele-nomortise-bed-rail….
We like traditional looking furniture but wanted a touch of a modern feel. So I stained the inside panel with one coat of black stain and then we went over it with a thin coat of the oak stain that we used on the rest of the bed.
We opted to use the standard metal bed frame that goes with our box spring and mattress set. So it basically just sits inside the head & foot boards and side-rails. Eventually we will be adding the box of drawers or baskets underneath and then putting the cleats and cross supports instead of the metal bed frame.
Sun, 11/18/2012 - 20:09
Wow, that turned out great! I like the two-tone.
I had been trying to figure out what kind of craft desk/table i was going to put in my craft room. I ran across ana white's modern craft table and knew it was the one.
My husband was kind enough to help me through the process and we completed it in about 2.5 days.
we live in AZ so it is pretty darn hot right now to be out in the garage making it, but we got it done! We tweaked a few things like height and we didn't use the risers.
It is our first build so it was a bit challenging and we learned some things along the way. But having the Kreg Jig definitely helped with putting it together.
we no sooner go it in the room and the cats claimed it as theirs!!
I haven't set it up w/ baskets yet, but will be doing that in the next few weeks.
Thank you Ana for the FREE plans, i will be checking out the site for more plans that we can get building!
Deb Rhoads
This took me much longer than I anticipated, mostly due to my being a novice and stubbornly trying to complete the project without the Kreg jig. Everything went much more smoothly once I had all of the proper tools.
I had to sneak to do all of this during my toddler's naptime on school days. It took me nearly 20 hours over two weeks to finish as I had to clean everything up and hide it so he wouldn't see it and tell his sister! If I would have had the Kreg jig from the start, I would have saved myself a significant amount of time and effort.
I love my new outdoor sofa! Was a great quarantine project with my teenage children. Finished it off with a ton of cushions from Lowe’s.
Used the one piece kitchen made by Rebecca (good instructions, thanks!) with some changes and additions. Fun project, took much longer than I had anticipated. Can't wait until my new granddaughter is old enough to play with it.