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New Locker!
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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
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Perfect for my farmhouse table
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Built to go with my farm house table. It looks amazing.
Above Toilet Storage Ladder
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I was inspired by Ana's Over the Toilet - Leaning Storage Ladder to create my own! This build is about as easy as it can get! Just 3 easy steps. More pictures and details can be found HERE.
Let's chat wood!
Lumber:
(2) 8' - 2x4
(1) 8' - 2x6
(1) 8' - 2x8
Step 1:
Drill pocket holes into ladder legs.
Step 2:
Attach shelves with 2" wood screws.
You will attach your smaller 2x6 shelf at 17" from the top of each ladder leg and your larger 2x8 shelf at 34" from the top of each ladder leg as well.
I plugged each hole with 3/4" pine wood plugs.
Step 3:
Sand and paint
Happy building!
Miranda
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The Littlest Helper Tower
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Built from supplied plan. Slight modifications made to curved rails and larger dimensional lumber used for corner rails.
This tower was built for my granddaughter Amara
Paul S.
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Raised Garden Bed Variations
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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.
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!
Kitchen Island with Butcher Block and Reclaimed Wood
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Custom Kitchen Island with a butcher block top and reclaimed pallet wood on the sides and back. Sliding barndoors cover the lower cabinets and hammered black gate knobs finish out the upper drawer.
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Camp Loft Bed w/Add on Desk & Chalk Board
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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"!!
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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!
Ballard Design Bookshelf Knockoff
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I fell in love with the Ballard Designs Turin bookshelf. But it was way too expensive and not the right size for my space. So I made up my own version!
Made from plywood with a poplar face frame. For the side panels I just nailed on poplar rails & stiles, then routed a simple cove molding with my router. The base molding and crown molding I bought by the foot from HD. I routed the fluting on the face frame with a hand held palm router and a small U-groove bit.
Wooden Marble Roller Machine
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I saw a picture of marble machine years ago and I finally got around to trying to make my own. I seriously had doubts about getting it working; so I didn’t want to invest money in nice wood. Therefore, besides the dowels, everything you see was made from a scrap 2×4.
As expected, it was a challenge to get mechanism worked out. I had to remake the cup and adjust the pivot point but I eventually got it working as shown in video.
Build Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Marble-Roller-Machine/
In Action: https://youtu.be/sel0w0gXGQk
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Nativity stable
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Stable made from scrap wood I had on hand (plus a few toothpicks).
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Mon, 11/29/2021 - 05:42
Lovely manger!
Awesome use of material, it looks great! Thank you for sharing, God Bless~
Children's Homeschool-Craft-Play Area in our Living Room - 3 of Ana's plans
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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.
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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.
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Sandbox fun
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3 boys playing in the sand.
I used 2x8's for box base. I ran into spacing trouble, 1x4's must have been really new, they were about 1/16" over 3 1/2". I had to reduce spacing on each gap a hair to be able to close.
Modern outdoor chairs and tables
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Project is still in progress but so far this has consisted of a firepit, 20x20 slab, 4 cypress columns, bistro lighting, 2 modern outdoor chairs, 1 modern outdoor bench, 4 matching tables, and a project screen. To come: flower bed, projector storage stand with casters and hinged top, outdoor speakers, and possibly a green egg stand, and extending power to the back of the slab.
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Library Bookcart
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This was a fun, easy project...and perfect solution for the book clutter. I got some good practice rounding off corners (invested in a belt sander) and cutting out the handles. I beleive the baskets my wife bought for the bottom shelf cost double the entire project.
This is by far the best site I have ever found for wood projects.
bench with storage chest
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wanted a storage chest but didn't want just a chest so saw this in a picture then did my own measurements for what i wanted
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Pub Table
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My daughter-in-law requested a pub table for my son’s birthday. Having never done this before I searched the web and found Ana White’s site (great by the way). Table was built using the image of old_man’s table on Ana White’s site as inspiration (size 42” x 44” x 42” high). I used 2x8s for the top, jointed and trimmed down to 6” wide and then glued together. Since I could only clamp up to 25” wide, I made the top into two sections gluing one board at a time to minimize wet boards. I then had two halves that I glued together using a wedge setup so as to avoid purchasing additional expensive clamps. Once the top was complete, I sized out my base and opted to place the apron boards between the 4x4 leg instead of placing them outside the legs. They were attached by drilling pocket holes in the apron and then attached with glue and screws. The top was then attached to the legs and apron from using 1 1/2” right angle brackets. As old_man stated and I concur, this table is HEAVY.... Thanks to both Ana White and old_man for the inspiration.
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Planters
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This was my first project! I did get better the more I made. Even mitred corners on the top! Thank you for the easy to follow plans.
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Ana White Admin
Sat, 11/06/2021 - 17:45
Very nice potting bench!
That's a great way to spend time at home, thank you for sharing!