Wood Easter Basket Bunny Shaped Trug
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Check it out on iamhardware.com ! Thanks Ana for the plans!
Check it out on iamhardware.com ! Thanks Ana for the plans!
I got this bright idea that we should change the basement into a master suite. However, we could not get a box spring down the stairs. This gave me the perfect opportunity to take on the biggest project of my woodworking life. I absolutely love how this bed frame turned out and it looks so great lined up here next to the fireplace!
In reply to Awesome! by Ana White Admin
Thu, 03/18/2021 - 11:38
Awww, thanks!!! I do absolutely love this site!! You guys rock!!
My wife came to me a couple of months ago and asked me to build a corner cabinet for our family room. She had found inspiration through a picture on pinterest that she "had to have." I found a couple of old doors through a resale shop near our house and this is what I was able to make with them.
This was a little tougher than I thought it would have been. I have done crown molding before, however, I have never done a floating crown (no support on the top). I was able to use my nail gun and get a solid fit on the bottom of the crown and then glued a support strip behind the crown.
The shelves are made out of 3/4" ply with a birch veneer facing. Surprisingly easy to use with just a little measuring and a hot iron set to the cotton setting.
Again, another project that would have been made infinitely harder without my kreg jig.
Let me know what you guys think!
Bryan
Simple to build, took longer to paint it than it did to build it!
My daughter and son in law needed a small table for the babies room and this ended up being the perfect solution!! Absolutely love it!!
Fri, 03/19/2021 - 05:50
Needed a small table for the grand baby’s room.. this was the perfect solution
Built this table using the Ana White plans everything worked great.
I ran across your website and decided to build my first ever extra long king size bed. I followed the plans of the farmhouse king size bed. Instead of using the square 4x4 post I used porch post and cut them down to size plus I stretched the bed to 88 inches long. My wife is super happy I did because we saved a bunch of money doing so and got a more durable bed.
This is one of the coolest things I've ever built! My husband was so proud of me. :) I recently completed built-in bookcases in our 3rd bedroom/office and those were neat and much more complicated, but I think he likes this better because he sleeps next to it every night. This only took about 2 hours to build, but the staining made for a weekend project by the time it was completed and dry. We've gotten a TON of compliments on this and even had friends ask for me to make them one! Thanks, Ana!
Video of Build:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDwXPVC4m58
Build Instructions:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mason-Bee-House/
Native mason bees can be housed to protect them from pests, diseases and predators. They are excellent early season pollinators for orchards and other early season fruit crops. Mason bees can do more work than non-native honey bees, even on a cloudy rainy day. Also, mason bees are solitary non-aggressive bees, which makes them ideal for folks with pets or children. The initial step for the care of mason bees is to build a nest block or mason bee house.
My friends were getting married so I chose these as their wedding presents due to them having fold out chairs for their new home. Wood burned the mr and Mrs. Used wood conditioning and stained with the rust oleum Kona. Then used the rust oleum glossy polyurethane x3 coats.
Thu, 04/01/2021 - 16:56
They looks great and I am sure the bride and groom will cherish them!
This took me and my father a few weekends to complete simply because that is all the time I had to work on it (was the weekends). We put a lot of effort into it and made sure everything was neat and safe. We modified the original plan a bit to give some more boy feel to this bed, and we added window bars to keep my children from climbing out of them. You know boys! We also added a window on the far side of the top bunk. We should have added one to the bottom too since it is so dark, but he likes it anyway! If you want to see some step by step photos, you can go to http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151477424866465.1073741825.5…
P.S. The estimated cost was for the bed only, not the mattresses or stain
Sun, 03/17/2013 - 14:53
My daughter walked in and said.....AH! I wanna sleep on the top! HAHA. Good job
Sun, 03/24/2013 - 08:08
I love this! You did a fantastic job. I think the stain makes it look great!
I'm just a novic so this was a challenge and lots of fun! I Made this one and just finished. I used oak plywood, oak lid, rocklar hinges, stained and poly coated ever thing about 3 times. Looks great! Those hinges a expensive but work great.
I made some modifications. Instead of using 2x4's. I used 2x3. I live this storage bin, I added a top to use as a stool chair.
Made this for our 3rd daughter for Christmas. I had finials, but ended up liking the look of the crib better without them. It was so fun to build and my daughter was super excited Christmas morning! Thanks!
This was my first build, I never picked up a drill until now, but my mom really wanted something nice to hold her microwave but everywhere we looked for an island that would support it was just to flimsy so when I saw these plans and how cute it looked I told her I'm gonna build you this. I didn't add a drawer manly to force my family from putting junk in there that doesn't belong in a kitchen. I had a lot of fun building this and definitly learned a lot. Thanks for the plans.
This dog bed was built with furniture grade pine and stained in Minwax Golden Oak. I added stairs and a storage drawer in the bottom.
I made this nightstand for my daughter and struggled with the drawer install. I am grateful for Ana’s way of installing drawer slides - SO much easier!!!! Thank you Ana !!!
Mon, 04/12/2021 - 19:55
You did a fantastic job, I am so happy to hear about the drawers!
This was my first Anna White experience. It was a great beginner project. My husband was even impressed with the results. I was a little scared of the Menwax Ebony stain, but I applied it with a rag (several coats) and it came out very even. I used paste wax to finish off the project and it turned out great. I'm soooo proud of myself. I hope I don't sound too obnoxious, but it was just so much fun, and I was so surprised that I could build something that looked this professional. Ok, shutting up now. :-)
Fri, 03/22/2013 - 08:16
It's beautiful! You deserve a little bragging time!
This project was a labor of love for sure. It took me an hour here, an hour there over the course of several months before I finally finished it. I have never felt so proud of something I built, and I truly could not have done it without the plans written up on this site! Thank you so very much for the service you provide with your free plans!
I started with rough-cut American walnut from a guy's basement. It had been stored for over 50 years in a nice dry climate. After planing it, running it through a jointer, and trimming off the crooked parts with my table saw, I was able to get everything to line up pretty well. I will say the drawers sure gave me a run for my money! Those are so difficult to get perfect!
The stain I used is a Kona stain from Varathane. I truly couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out.
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 18:10
This walnut sideboard has real Wow factor! Absolutely love! The finish looks awesome, and I'm so impressed with all the work you put into making the old walnut boards ready for building. It's an Instant Heirloom!
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 19:23
That walnut is gorgeous! What a beautiful piece. I wish I could find some 50 year old walnut from some guy's basement.
Wed, 02/04/2015 - 06:14
Thanks for the comments! I should also mention, that table was the "Rustic Farmhouse" from this site as well. And since that picture was taken I have built two more pieces from this site. I found a source for rough-cut oak lumber, and also managed to win an auction for a huge stack of maple that is currently drying in my basement. Hopefully I'll have many more projects coming soon. =)
After showing my wife the plans, she did not like that flat top so I did some drawings until she liked what I had. I Modified the plans so that we could get what we liked. I used all 2" lumber instead of 1" because I wanted it to be nice and heavy. Raised the base of the side rails by 3" so that there would be more ground clearance, and used plywood under the slats so that we didnt need to use a box spring. I think it came out well.
Wow, building this table was more than I bargained for, but all the difficulties were my own fault. For starters, although the wood is beautiful (wormy ambrosia maple) the piece I chose to work with had a large knot hole that needed filling with an epoxy pour. It looks pretty good if I do say so myself (it's probably hard to see in this photo). Second, I didn't count on the hinges being so long and my wood came up about 3/4 inch too short for them. Had to scour the internet for some that were not so long. They ended up being a bit of trouble to install, but all's well. I used my router to cut a cove for finger grips which did make it easier to lift the top. I also made the top sides bigger that the original 2 x 2 (2 x 5 maybe) for weight and stability. I had extra wood so I added a bottom shelf as well. The finish is several coats of Varathane semi gloss polyurethane. I really like how it turned out!
Mon, 04/19/2021 - 15:35
Sounds like you attacked and conquered! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous build here!
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Sun, 03/08/2020 - 20:58
Easter basket
This is great starter project for the diyer I want to personally thank you ana for this plan I'm a modest wood worker and sell my stuff for profit I will say these were a big hit in my area with selling 50+ baskets which is the most I've built of one thing in all my 7 years of woodworking these are the cutest little baskets thanks again