built coffee table based off easy to follow plans - couldn't find untreated 4x4 but just painted it and hoped
Made from farmhouse plans
Great plan from Ana White! I changed a few things with the size of the snowflake and I added a long stake to put it in the ground outside!
Some of my first builds... I built this wall unit with sliding barn doors and the desk in front of it.
By Kraig Faulkner
After living in a 19ft travel trailer and touring the country, moving every three months as a travel nurse, for four long years, it was awesome to build our bed frame!
I swapped out the 1x4s on the headboard with pallet wood, and finished the whole thing with 000 steel wool and vinegar stain.
Absolutely love it! And man! Do we sleep well now!!!
This was my first project to build although I cut wood for another project a year ago. The plans were simple and easy to follow. Now I want to build more! Thank you Ana!
my first project, loved how this came out. Thank you so much for the easy plans. I made this for my wife as a surprise mother's day present. She loves it, we will be using it all summer. Made with Redwood, and just a clear coat finish.
We recently got a new puppy and the toys were all over the house. I decided to make a simple yet practical box for his toys....I'm sure the box will be chewed up soon :)
Wood type: Pine
Finish: Water based polyurethane, Minwax walnut stain, white acrylic paint.
Cut List: Only one 1" x 6" x 8' board was needed for this box.
Full detail instructions on my blog:
http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/rustic-whitewash-box
Cheers,
Ian
This one is from last year but one of my favourite pieces we have built at Naughty Timber Rustic Creations.
We moved into our house 2 years ago that was built in 1935. We recently decided to knock a wall down separating our kitchen and dining room to make it 1 large kitchen with a dining table. While removing the wall, I decided to repurpose those old 2x3 wall studs into our dining table. The wall also contained random 4x4s, which was perfect for the legs. It took a while for me to figure out what kind of leg style would work with the amount of wood I had to use. The fancy X farmhouse table was the perfect leg design for what I needed. I must say, wood from the 30s is MUCH different than the wood today.
Thu, 11/11/2021 - 08:48
Way to go, such a great table and reuse of lumber, crazy there were random 4x4's in the wall!
We are SO proud of our first build! It was such a fun project and it built our confidence so much to do this. We didn't want to permanently screw our side rails into the head board and foot board so we took another user's advice and bought some steel bed rail fasteners from rockler.com. They worked like a dream and will make our upcoming moves much easier. Our bed is very heavy and sturdy and I know it will last our son for years. We ended up spending about $70 just for the lumber. The paint was $25 plus we spent some more on primer, screws, and nails. It was an investment and will save us some money on our future projects. =)
I needed some extra space for towels & misc items for my bathroom. So I replaced our over the toilet vanity for these floating shelves, and it was perfect for extra towels and what not. Ana you're the best!!
Sat, 03/21/2015 - 18:39
Great job! I saw floating shelves used in a water closet on another site, and thought it was a great idea. I definitely plan to do this in my Master Bath!
This bed was built custom for the girl who ordered it. She wanted both a bookcase headboard on the long side and a traditional headboard. The bookcase headboard could not block the window and needed to have access to the outlet behind the bed. The bed was designed to match a dresser that had already been purchased. The drawers below give additional storage.
My wife wanted a piece for our dining room. This was a easy weekend project. I had to modify the size to fit my space. I decided to use red oak for the top. It was more expensive but is a much harder wood with a nicer finish. I made the hardware myself from aluminum flat bar.
Except for adding a bottom support in the center, and modifying the top to compensate for the larger crown molding, (and adding 2 inch wide putty to compensate for poor miter skills), I followed the plans that were given.
The mantle is approximately 15" X 60", and will be covered soon with a Nativity scene.
Thanks for the plans. Made an ideal Christmas gift for my wife and she is very happy!
I love the height of this pedestal. We also wanted a bench for the kids so we just extended the pedestal around. It works great and looks awesome. I put a floating shelf above the hangers and some of my art.
Our two oldest (both boys) had been needing bunk beds for some time. I came across the Side-Street Bunk Beds and LOVED the design; simple, easy, and most importantly, sturdy!
I used standard framing lumber from Home Depot and picked out the cleanest, straightest boards I could find. For safety (because boys will be boys...), I routed all of the edges of any part they could come in contact with using a 3/8" curved router bit. Along with tremendous amounts of sanding, that was the most labor-intensive part of the project. The Kreg Jig made short work of everything else, and eventually sprayed on the paint (I used Kelly-Moore brand paint, but the color is Behr Cinnabar Red).
Although I could have built the beds for cheaper (I spent upwards of $350+), I wanted to make sure the project didn't look like it was built out of framing lumber. A lot of sandpaper, wood-filler, and extra coats of paint could have been reduced, but at close look you can't even tell the main posts are laminated 2x4's.
For some reason, and I still have to find out, the paint still remained tacky long after drying, but that hasn't kept our boys from loving their new beds! Great design and a fantastic first project!!
We built this entryway locker using Hillarys plans. It turned out amazing and it gets more use than any piece of furniture in our house at the moment.
Made the standard full farmhouse bed with storage, but did a couple modifications. 1) Didn’t use drawers, but wanted closed, not open cubbies. I made the drawer fronts and then attached with full overlay hinges and magnetic catches do they open from top down like a horizontal cabinet. 2) built the slats as two, one piece slat frames which sit on the cleat so that they can easily be removed for the extra long term storage between the cubby boxes. Just lift mattress and the two pieces of slats and lots more space.
Made this for my moms caregiver for Christmas ❤
This is the Mom's Lego Table everything went according to plan until, I cut and tried to place the table tops in ... Ooops. Was not square, with the help of my father-in-law we got them to fit. So, as Ana says ..CHECK FOR SQUARE!!! The other part that took awhile was the chess board but was worth it my son loves chess!
