I decided not to use the wheels to keep my son from moving it around, stained it.
Definitely not perfect and it took me a little while! But so glad I found these plans and was able to add my little personal touch to it!
This was a blast. Thanks so much for the plans Ana, as well as for all the comments after the plans, which help a lot too. I did a combo, and it worked wonderfully! I made a little more work for myself than I needed to, but for a first project, I feel proud of myself...and can't wait for my next project.
This table is a dream come true. I have always wanted one of these but could never find one I absolutely loved. I have now.
Wed, 12/17/2014 - 16:04
I really like the look of the tabletop. How did you achieve that finish?
Tue, 12/23/2014 - 15:32
My husband painted the top with white paint, let it dry and then randomly sanded it all over and then put a coat of walnut stain on and rubbed it off and then put three coats of minwax polyurethane.
Tue, 12/23/2014 - 23:58
The design of table seems to be simple. However, I do like the color that you made for this. How can you mix the color like that?
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Fun project that turned out pretty good, we also made the matching end table
I took an edge glued round board and chisled out the profile of a Catan game board. Then I torched it, added some polyurethane and lined the bottom with felt.
These are my wooden magazine files made after looking at Ana's plans. I chose to paint these to match my bathroom.
See more of my build process at http://www.bryanpryor.com/2013/01/26/magazine-holders/
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 21:20
Great idea for corraling the magazines that pile up in the bathroom! I really like the colors, too.
We didnt include the stairs on this bed as there wasnt enough room in my daughters bedroom. We are very happy with the finished product, and so is my daughter. We didnt quite make it as high as the plans as we were worried out the fan in my daughters room.
The wood total was about $200. We added some height to the headboard for the build. The frame is done by screwing 1x2 boards along the side rails and laying (4) 2x4s across for the box spring to sit on. Absolutely love our new bed!
Sat, 11/30/2019 - 03:34
It looks AMAZING! Do you happen to know how much height you added to the headboard?
My home doesn't have a mudroom. When guests come to visit, there is no convenient place for them to take off their shoes or to hang wet coats. I saw this plan in a Family Handyman project book and thought it looked like the perfect solution.
The build was easy and straightforward. The hardest part of the entire project was mounting it on the garage wall. When I tried to use a stud finder, I realized that there was a layer of osb between the drywall and the studs, rendering the stud finder useless (even on the "Deep Scan" setting). I ended up having to carefully measure stud locations on the opposite wall (inside the house) and transfer those locations onto the garage wall. It worked out okay, but took a long time!
I carefully positioned this project so that I would have plenty of room for my next project, on the same wall - Ana's Ultimate Roll-Away Workbench and a set of shop cabinets!
This table cost around 35.00 to make and a couple of hours to build. I used the dark walnut stain twice and polycrylic. Very sturdy, good looking table.
Tue, 02/19/2013 - 19:21
Thank you. We were surprised how pretty the stain turned out.
Snooker and Pool ball cabinet with lift out ball storage trays.
Wanted somewhere to store the differnt balls and wanted lift out trays so the balls could be easily carried to the table.
Apart from the top the cabinet is made from Poplar. The top is made from Pine and the sides are 1/4 inch Birch ply.
Used full extension drawer slides.
Actually made the ball trays first and then made the cabinet to fit based on the width of those and the depth they needed to fully extend by to allow the trays to be lifted out.
Made a couple of mistakes on this one and had to scrap the first drawer I made as put pocket holes on the pieces for the sides not the front and back. Kept the drawer though to use for another project. Lesson learnt!!
The poplar legs were on offer at Home Depot and only $2.50 each. Bargain!!
I've been a DIYer for as long as I can remember and recently I decided to start documenting them on my new YT channel. I try to keep the projects as simple and fun as possible for parents with little to no experience in DIY. This project was super easy and my son absolutely loves it. We use this desk for learning and playing (reference video). And since it folds up it saves space for his play area. I hope that you too feel inspired to try a project like this.
Finally! The cedar pieces for this planter have been cut for a few months, and I assembled it a couple weeks ago. Unfortunately I had to use a lot of wood filler & glue to hide imperfections so it was painted to match our house trim. My strawberry runners from last season were begging to be moved. They should love this new home. I'm learning! Next project is an outdoor coffee table. --Susan
My husband and I used your instructions and made this bench! We are further furnishing our home, and we love it! We went with a weathered gray stain to match some other furniture we have.
This console table was exactly what I wanted! We changed the measurements and made it a little smaller to fit in the corner of the room. My brother built this table for me and he was able to build it in 2 hours. The directions were easy and informative. Thank you so much Ana! I love your furniture!!!
Loved the twin sized cabin bed but my grandson is a few years away from needing a big boy bed. Husband scaled down the plans and this is what we came up with.
Wife wanted it done without the middle shelf. Easy project! Love the plans.
I built this larger than the specs given because I wanted it to hold more. 12in shelves with an 8in back just seemed way too small. That would hold a plant or a bowl (as seen in the other brags). This can hold a plant *and* a bowl. If your space can accomodate it, I suggest making this larger.
This has shelves 16in deep and the back is 10in wide. This resulted in a front profile of about 42in across and a side depth of about 30in. I also added two cross members (?) over the shelves to give it a more finished look
Attach the back to the shelves first and then measure the rest from there. The materials list is modified as follows: back = 1x10x6ft, shelves = 2 x 3/4in by 16in by 8ft (will be enough to make all 6 shelves).
Pine back and shelves but I went with fir for the front frame/doors because the fir was much straighter and less prone to warping. It was my first time using a pocket hole jig. You gotta love that thing. The only other tool we used was a jig saw and a nice long straight edge (and a chop saw - helps with accuracy when building the frames).
Total cost of project was around $300 but considering we couldn't find anything like this in any store, and it fit our needs perfectly, it was well worth the time, cost and effort. The pictures don't do it justice.
Thank you Ana! It was just what we were looking for.
My daughter and I decided to build her a desk this past summer. We went with a precut project board from Home Depot for the top. I didnt like how the bookshelves were attached so I used round head bolts and nylock bolts underneath. This way I can later resurface the top as well as makes it easier to move. We used a redwood stain and 4 coats of clear semi gloss.
We are loving this outdoor sectional! It was super easy to build! The hardest part was figuring out cushions. I made the bottom cushions and got the back pillows on sale at Costco for less than I could make them. Thank you!
