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My Kids Clara Table

This is actually my second build. I made my dad some Hyde end tables for his deck at the cabin and they went up in the fall before I could get pictures.

For this, I sold an Ikea kids table to pay for it. Most of the wood I had from my dad's basement and went ahead and bought an MDF table top for $8. I want to save up for the big kreg jig kit. I could have actually gotten two table tops out of one sheet if I had altered some dimensions. But build the base first before I bought the top.

Project itself wouldn't take too long if I had more clamps, and no kids! :) And next time I will be spraying!!!

Built from Plan(s)

Simplest Kids Play Table

Estimated Cost

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

leftover white paint

Recommended Skill Level

Starter Project

Pergola

Built this great pergola from Anna's Weatherly Pergola Plan. I am very pleased on how it turned out. This was a fairly simple build and I added a few of my own touches to it. I used Red Cedar as my wood of choice. I also added a great Olympic Stain + Sealer to help keep it looking brandnew. I hope y'all enjoy the pictures.

Built from Plan(s)

Weatherly Pergola

Estimated Cost

$650

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Olympic Stain+Sealer 704 Redwood

Pieces where first cut to size then sprayed with a Graco TrueCoat Plus. After drying the pergola was assempled.

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Comments

dwm22

Thu, 06/27/2013 - 15:33

Nice job

I like the red color and the added touches (lights, bird feeder, and "wall"). I finished mine in May and like the idea of adding small lights for the evenings. Well done!

jbayer80

Sun, 04/13/2014 - 11:17

Awesome picture

I just wanted to say that 4th picture is so cool looking. Love the dark clouds and blue sky. Very nice pergola, by the way.

Clubhouse Bed Home Depot Style

Plans were easy to follow. After my younger daughter fell down the original ladder, I changed them out with steps. They have a better incline. I finished assembly in day one. Then paint on day two.

Built from Plan(s)

Clubhouse Bed

Estimated Cost

500

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

paint

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Comments

Ana White

Mon, 05/11/2015 - 15:38

Super cool! I love the fun

Super cool! I love the fun colors!

Kids table and benches

Built this with matching benches that will store underneath the table completely. Thanks for the great ideas!!

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

none

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

My entry way bench in Hickory

The Shelf Help app helped me customize this to my space, the plans were excellent. Thank you!

Built from Plan(s)

Essential Entryway Bench

Comments

Ana White Admin

Sat, 10/23/2021 - 17:14

Thank you for sharing!

We are so happy you tried out Shelf Help! It looks amazing~

Farmhouse Table with "X" legs

Hubby and I built this as our first build! It's a modified version of your farmhouse table. We spliced together your farmhouse table plans and a plan for a desk with "x" legs. We modified the dimensions to fit our formal dining room. We just hosted our first ever Thanksgiving dinner at our new home, and fed my whole family on this table. Everyone loved it! Thanks for the inspiration!

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

Minwax Dark Walnut, Polyurethane

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Harvest Table DIY

Submitted by Valeria Green -

My husband built this table and bench for my son and his wife. He is presently building another by request for a young couple.

Built from Plan(s)

Fancy X Farmhouse Table

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Comments

amberfro

Thu, 10/25/2018 - 11:01

Love it

I love the use of the 4x4s instead of the 1 and 2 x 4s. How did he attach the 4x4 used for the width to the 4x4s for the side braces and height? Thanks in advance

New Locker!

This was such a fun and easy build! I love, love, love it! I work at a lumber yard, so I was able to have my awesome lumber guy get me some good straight boards. Straight boards are a must! I had my husband help get the first peices screwed together, but after that, it was easy enough to do myself.I don't have a cool nail gun, but I do have a rockin' hammer drill that did the job. I also don't have a kreg jig (birthday wish!) but using stainable/paintable wood putty, the finish came out great.I used the screws I had on hand, 2 1/2 drywall screws, and 1 1/2 finish nails for the frame.I used 1/4 Lauan for the backing, I painted it before nailing it on.

Super fun easy build. It feels nice to build my own stuff, and my husband it totally diggin' me using the power tools:)

Kyli

Built from Plan(s)

Locker Bookshelf - Full Size

Estimated Cost

$60

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

To finish I sanded with my random orbital sander (120 grit), primed twice, and painted twice, sanding between coats. I'm pretty sure I used the color Playa Azul from Do It Best.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Rustic Whitewash Box

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

Blog Link

Rustic Whitewash Box

Estimated Cost

8 dollars

Estimated Time Investment

Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)

Finish Used

Water based polyurethane, Minwax walnut stain, white acrylic paint.

Recommended Skill Level

Starter Project

2x4 Rustic Outdoor Bench

Submitted by Carla Santiago on Facebook -

We did a bench, I got your plans off Pinterest. We just put a slight slant to the back and we love it. Thanks for the great plans.

Built from Plan(s)

Modern Park Bench

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Raised Garden Bed Variations

Our 1x6 cedar fence posts were like $2.39 each, but the 1x4's were $1.17 each, so $9.36 for the cedar plus about $2.50 for the trim. But on the 2nd bed, we opted to use 4x4 @ 8' cedar that I got for half off (@$8) because there were 3 "beat up" pieces left. So our total was @ $13 each.

Built from Plan(s)

Cedar Fence Picket Raised Garden Beds - Narrow Width

Estimated Cost

$13.00

Estimated Time Investment

An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)

Finish Used

No finish

Recommended Skill Level

Starter Project

Play Kitchen Extreme Remodel

My wife and I were perplexed about what to get my 2nd daughter for her 3rd birthday. We were also tired of all the plastic around the house. I was browsing and saw your kitchen plans.

Interestingly, one year ago we remodeled our main kitchen when my wife was 8 months pregnant. So we used our kitchen as the model and built a smaller scale version for my daughter. Complete with stainless appliances and accessories. The counter/backsplash was the sink punch out from our main kitchen counters that I kept after I installed them.

My daughter was thrilled with the way it turned out!

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

Kilz, Rustoleum magnetic primer/black enamel/, stainless steel spray paint, white latex

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Twin captain bed

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.

Estimated Cost

$550

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

Primed and painted with 2 coats of flat latex paint.

Recommended Skill Level

Advanced

Comments

kevin2117

Mon, 02/13/2017 - 10:23

Plans

Hi there - you don't happen to have plans you can share for this bed, do you?

Thanks! ~ Kevin

Rolling shelf turned laundry cart

This is my first build! It came together really easily. I modified the dimensions to fit my space. I didn’t add the black pipes, simply because I couldn’t find all the pieces, or the corner brackets, and I think it looks great without them. I added a handle (a towel bar I found on Etsy) to pull it in and out. I used rough cut cedar, and have not finished it. I’m not sure if I will. I wanted to spray paint the wheels, but the person that helped me attach them (a.k.a. my dad) was ready to to help me before I had them painted! But I love it, and it really adds functionality and stoage to this little gap between our washers and dryers.

Built from Plan(s)

Reclaimed Wood Rolling Shelf

Comments

Ana White Admin

Sun, 11/21/2021 - 18:26

Great first build!

Great mods, love it! Thank you for sharing~

Apothecary Media Console

My husband and I worked on this in the evenings. It took us about a month, just because we didn't have the time to devote all at once. We modified Ana's plans for the Apothecary Media Console to accomodate a surround sound bar in the center and to custom fit our baskets. We went with 4 cupboards to keep a uniform look. The faceplates were painted before we permanantly attached them with gorilla glue. . . one of the last steps. The finished cabinet is approximately 86 inches wide by 33 1/2 inches tall by 18 1/2 inches deep.

Blog Link

Apothecary Media Console

Built from Plan(s)

Apothecary Console

Estimated Cost

$350.00

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

wood filler,
gorilla glue,
minwax wood stain - dark walnut,
minwax wipe on poly,
Valspar color match interior latex paint,
Valspar clear mixing glaze,
Glaze mixed with Olympic paint sample satin "Pumpernickel",
polycrylic,
150 fine sandpaper

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Camp Loft Bed w/Add on Desk & Chalk Board

I added a small attached desk to the Camp Loft bed plans and framed a 1/2 inch sheet of scrap plywood painted with chalkboard paint. i then Reused an old "hanging herbs" fixture bought from IKEA for art supplies. My daughter calls it her "Art Studio"!!

Built from Plan(s)

Camp Loft Bed with Stair, Junior Height

Estimated Cost

$50

Estimated Time Investment

Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)

Finish Used

Semi gloss enamel paint and Rustoleum chalk board paint.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

Lasso the Moon

Fri, 06/28/2013 - 13:35

I love that your daughter

I love that your daughter calls it her art studio. Adorable! and the color is perfect!

Entryway Locker

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.

Built from Plan(s)

Hillary's Locker Cabinet with Charging Cubbies

Estimated Cost

We used wood that we had around already for this project, so I an unsure.

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

Chalk paint and wax with some distressing.

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Bench

I needed a place for my kids to put their shoes so I shrunk the plan for the X Console and made it fit my entry way. I love it!

Built from Plan(s)

Rustic X Console Table

Estimated Cost

$60

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Paint, stain, and Kilz Sealer

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Children's Homeschool-Craft-Play Area in our Living Room - 3 of Ana's plans

My husband just finished the Elementary Trestle Table from Ana's plans. I painted the base white and he polyurethane'd the pine project panel for the top. He also used "Super Glaze" on the surface for a thick shiny protective coating. I made the Storage chairs from Ana's plans last year, they were my first real project. I also made Grace's Bookshelves a while back, you can see them a little in the background, one is pink and one is blue. We love Ana's plans and are always printing and planning what we're going to build next.

Built from Plan(s)

Face Framed 1x12 Bookshelf

Kids Chair with Storage

Estimated Cost

$60

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Paint, Poly, Super Glaze

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

Spock89

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 06:16

Nice Table

Love the shine on the table.

Do you have the plans for the table? I made this table and the chairs in 2020, but now can't find the designs for the table. Thank you for any assistance.

Rustic x Coffee Table

This was my very first project. People ask me how much it cost me to make it, and I don't know that you can quantify the satisfaction of making our own furniture. The whole family helped in making this table. We elected for the Rust-o-leum Kona stain and then a semi-gloss poly. i think my next project will be a kitchen table, some built-ins as well as taking my son's favorite college team logo to embed onto a chair. Thank you for making the available and easy to follow.

I worked on this in the evenings after work so it took more than a day or two to complete. Plus sanding, staining and finishing if done right took over the course of a couple of nights.