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doll picnic table
This is a picnic table my husband made for my niece's doll from scrap wood we had left over from the drawer pull project. he said "enough room so that she can have a doll party" I'm waiting to see her at Easter to piant it with her!
Fantastic Garden Beds
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These garden beds are fantastic! They were so easy to build and look great in our backyard. We have always found ourselves with a garden covered in weeds or plants out of control. Our garden this year looks wonderful and we have hardly any weeds in the beds. Thanks for the great plans!
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Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:05
I'm so glad the plans worked…
I'm so glad the plans worked for you! Your garden looks fantastic!
Doll house for 18" Dolls
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Both my princesses absolutely LOVE their dollhouse. It was my first diy project and it's wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it would be.
Adirondack Chairs!
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Ana’s Adirondack Chairs are the best!! The plans are so easy to follow and the chairs last for years! I made a pair for myself years ago and still constantly get compliments on them. I now make them (when I can) for gifts for friends for all occasions... Christmas, Weddings, you name it! Thank you Ana for sharing your talents with all of us. Blessing for a great 2022!
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Sun, 12/26/2021 - 13:53
Great gifts!
These are beautiful, I am sure the recipients love getting them! Thank you for sharing~
cottage bench in a day
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Love this bench! Its now finished in a Martha Stewart paint called leafy green and resides in my large bathroom housing excess towels.
I did change this up a little and used 1x2's for the top and bottom of the backing. I drilled my screws in from the top and it went together easily. Then I just filled in all my holes.
one suggestion would be to make a paper template 2 1/4" for the spacing between the rails. Saves lots of time.
This project took me about 3 hours the first time and about 2 hours for each one after.
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Jessica's Bed & Headboard
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This bed is so perfect for my studio apartment. I don't have the floor space for multiple dressers, and the modular 3 bench design made it super easy to move in (and hopefully to move back out when school is over). LOVE LOVE LOVE this project.
I also made the headboard.
It is a single sheet of plywood, cut down and covered with polyfill and fabric. We predirlled holes for the buttons, and I set the headboard (fabric side up) across 2 saw horses with a flashlight underneath so I could see the drilled holes. I used nylon thread and a large needle to attach the buttons. There are flat buttons on the backsides of the holes so the thread doesn't slide through. It is hung directly on the wall behind the bed via wire hooks - make sure you hang it from the studs!
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We used sheetrock mud to fill in holes and divets since we used cheap plywood.
We crafted our own drawers as well - they ended up being 18 deep x 24 long x 10 tall. We used premade metal drawer slide kits from Lowe's.
Use an air nail gun if you have access to one. My very number one recommendation for this project! Makes your life so much easier.
Dining Room Pedestal Table
I've been wanting to build a pedestal dining table for a while, and loved these plans!
Puzzle table
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This is a table that will fit a large 1000 piece puzzle. The drawers can hold the pieces you believe would fit in that particular corner of the puzzle. When you need the room on your table this puzzle table is easily picked up and moved without disturbing the puzzle
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Modified Flip Top Storage Bench / Coffee Table
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This table is based on the Flip Top Storage Bench / Coffee Table. While the original design size was almost perfect for my needs, my intended use was as a base for a flat panel TV. For this use, the flip-top made no sense so a modest design change was required.
To add some strength to support the TV, and still get some utility out of the top shelf for remotes, magazines and what-not, I left off the front trim and pocket screwed a couple risers to the top shelf and back trim and attached the top to these as well as the legs.
I had big-time warpage issues with 1 X 12 pine boards, So I settled on a 'speed' approach using a 18 X 72 laminated pine board, which I cut to 52 inches length. These dimensions eliminated the need for second top board used for the hinge mount in the original design. I immediately took it home, cut and mounted it on the table carcass and locked it in position with screws before it had a chance to move on us. My wife then quickly painted it.
I have a sketchup model of the revised non flipping bench. If anyone is interested in that let me know.
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Our Much Appreciated Mudroom Bench!
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I followed Anna's plans pretty closely though deviated somewhat as well. Added additional length and one more seat separators & seat, increased depth by a few inches, changed design of seperators to allow for arm rests, added some additional trim, a second inset shelf w/in the shoe box area (for sandals and whatnot), and then inset wainscoting.
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Farmhouse Table
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Finally got the time to do the farmhouse table. Changed up just a few things. Flipped the ends around to add more leg room and put a 2x10 as breadboards. Chairs fit in about 8 inches under now and plenty of leg room and I'm 6'3. Only real adjustment is shorten the stretcher board by 3 inches total but just do stretcher board last and measure it to fit exactly.
Also wanted a different style bench so went with the bench that matched the Big Ur Farm Table and Bench and customized the benches to fit. Also instead of 2x4 all across top of bench I place a 2s8 in center. Adds just a 1/4 inch in total depth and looks great and one less board to do pocket holes on.
Office Desk
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Used these plans to make this office desk for my daughter!
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Apothecary dresser
The apothecary console inspired me to make a dresser with faux drawer faces. I have no plan, since I measured and planned as I go along. This took me waaaay longer than I expected, and everything that can possibly go wrong did go wrong, and even some of things that were perfectly fine went wrong too. I'm blaming the wet midwestern stormy weather for mysteriously expanding two of my drawers. I used drawer sliders and they were more tricky than I expected.
I wanted to make an all-wood dresser, so no MDF or plywood.
I also made a food tray using scrap pieces. It's a little heavy for a tray, but I think I gained enough muscles building the dresser.
Kentwood Bed for a Friend
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We built this bed in a few hours - so easy! This bed is pretty solid too, with the 2x4s and 2x6s. Read about it here: http://jenwoodhouse.com/blog/2013/06/26/kentwood-bed/
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Toddler daybed
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I had quite a few 42" pieces of select pine left from the triple bunkbeds I made for grandkids and they needed a space for 3 of them and mom or dad to read bedtime stories so I decided to use the no longer needed crib mattress and build a daybed using that mattress as the cushion. I built it to incorporate a storage area underneath as in a small room every inch matters! My daughter-in-law decorated it with pillows for extra comfort when they are snuggled in for bedtime stories. Very easy build from leftover wood I had.
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Grazing board
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Used your idea of a grazing board or charcuterie Board to build one for my daughter for Christmas. I have made some cutting boards for her in the past but now she has a charcuterie board for the specific purpose.
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Meida center
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I built this on my own (no help!) in my apartment garage from February 2011 - April 2011. I'm a single mom, so I would work an hour here and there every week or so.
The large pieces had to be cut by HD employees,Small pieces were all cut individually with a hand-saw. The only power tool I own right now is a drill, so this took a while. lol
Fireplace Remodel
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When my husband and I bought our home we knew we wanted to make changes. The fireplace was an eye sore to us, so we decided to change the whole thing. When we researched on the net on how to make a mantel, we didn't find that many how to's. We have had a lot of questions on how we did it, so wanted to share with others how we did ours. Once we figures out how we were going to build it, it didn't take much time to finish the project. My blog has more details on how we accomplished our mantel. http://supersaturdayldscrafts.blogspot.com/2013/06/fireplace-remodel.ht…
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Zachary's Car and Truck
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I made this car and truck for my nephew. They were super easy to make and he loves them!
Check out the blog link for more details.
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I used wood scraps and only had to buy the wheels. If I would have also needed to buy the board and dowel, it still would be under $5 a vehicle.
Sunroom console table
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This was my first big project. I am a total beginner and was mot sure how it would turn out. Your plan was so easy to use. I am very happy with how it turned out and am excited for future projects.
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Tue, 12/21/2021 - 12:52
Amazing first project!
Way to go, it looks fantastic!