Connor Side Table
I built this as a way to stay busy on a three day weekend, and it turned out so well my wife wants two more for our night stands.
I built this as a way to stay busy on a three day weekend, and it turned out so well my wife wants two more for our night stands.
My husband and I worked on this for a few months, no rush. This is the outcome and all we need to do now is get one glass shelf for each cabinet. This is a great place to store all liquors and glassware. The drawers are a nice addition. The paint it black chalk paint with wax finish. All materials were purchased at Lowes or Home Depot.
I’m in the process of renovating my kitchen and dining area and needed a rectangular table fitting against the wall. I couldn’t find the dimensions I needed so I set out to build my own! I tweaked the beginner farm house table and bench plans to fit my space and voilà! Perfectly what I needed! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I made this bed for my nieces birthday.
This is inspired from the Chestwick upholstered headboard. One of my first larger projects. I applied the upholstery on an 1/2 inch thick plywood that is screwed into the frame order to allow us to change out the fabric as desired and added more trim around the upholstery.
I made this chair for my almost three year old and it is perfect for him to reach the dining table.
Here is a "Before & After" (Christmas Day) family gathering. Easy plans to follow. Made it a bit wider (48") but otherwise used your dimensions.
Happy New Year!
Mark V.
Lakeville, MN
Love this project! Quick, easy and beautiful.
Please don't look at the mess!
I built few furnitures for our patio and I am very happy with the result.
I modified the plan of the chair to make a loveseat.
It was rather easy as construction. By making the bar, I made an error of measure for the tray, I had to begin again. I then transformed the too big tray into coffee table by adding feet.I have to sand and paint it.
Now I am going to put a little of order.
Mon, 08/22/2011 - 17:24
Really nice! I love that you now have a coffee table from your "error". What a bonus.
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 18:54
Did you reinforce love seat in any way or just double all the measurements ?? How sturdy is it. I already made chair. Can't find plans for loveseat
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 15:52
I only doubled all measurements of the chair but I used thicker boards. I used 27 mm boards instead of 19 mm for the structure. I didn't make other change. It's very sturdy and 2 adults can seat on it without problem. I am very happy with the result.
Other persons used the same wooden thickness as for chairs but I wanted to be sure that it would be sturdy.
Good luck!
I made the farmhouse bed and patrick cottage dresser. This bed was so simple to make and looks great! I have step by step pictures on my blog.
I love how my co-op turned out! I added a few things. I made a door for egg collecting, I built 2 nesting boxes. I made a door for access to food and water and I made the middle 2x4s 10 feet so we found move it around the yard. It cost about $130 for me. I had some extra wood that I used for the boxes and ladder. The chickens and myself are enjoying the new coop.
Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:12
Love how it turned out! You've done the add ons I was also thinking of: adding nest box and egg collector.
Still happy with your design after real life experience?
I am so happy with how this shelving unit turned out! I adapted Ana's plans to the size of our closet space - the shelves are actually 33" deep. One side of the wall is studs, which is how I secured the unit. Now we can put away all of our Christmas decorations!
This might be my proudest build to date...crazy since it's just a closet shelving unit :D
Fri, 01/04/2019 - 13:32
This is perfect for your space! I know how that is, sometimes a simple project can be the best! Thank you so much for sharing a photo and using our plans. We appreciate you! Ana
This was our first project from the website. I fell in love with the concept and love the finished product. My husband and I worked on it for a full weekend, and now we have a table that the whole family can sit at. The plans were easy to follow and came together nicely.
We also decided to do the Simple Stackable Outdoor Chairs. They are large and comfortable. I did adjust the seat board length to 19 1/2 to give it a little over hang. One down and 4 more to go.
Tue, 03/20/2012 - 03:37
Great job. Both the table and the chair look really good. I am curious how the chairs hold up. Are they sturdy? Anything you would change or do differently? Thanks.
This was my first project I've ever built, although I have wanted to build something for years. I needed a bench for my cat to sit on in front of the window, and also extra seating for my dining room table when we have guests. I didn't buy any lumber. I just used scrap wood that was left in our garage when we moved in for the base and old bed slats from bunk beds we no longer have for the top.
I made one HUGE mistake....I didn't have a carpenters square and didn't realize how important it was to use so my bench turned out a little wobbly, but I found a solution to fix that. It took me a couple of days to build because I kept having to stop and run to my sons school and do many other mommy duties. I found a tutorial for the finish on Pinterest.
Easy plan to build. Used scrap 3/4" maple plywood for lower shelf instead of 1x12. Finished top with Minwax Gel Stain in Coffee color and top coat with Minwax matte poly. Painted bottom with primer and 2 coats of SW ProClassic in Soji White.
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 16:44
Your coffee table is stunning! The white really makes that wood top pop!
Thanks so much for buidling and sharing! Ana
Made from pine with Special Walnut for the stain. I didn't need a tall bookshelf, so I modified a little. Thank you Ana!
Sun, 10/09/2022 - 20:35
Love this, and the finish is stunning! Thanks for sharing.
My husband made the little helper tower for my son. After using it for a day I asked him to add a seat so that my son could eat lunch at the counter while I worked in the kitchen. I LOVE this tower!!!
In reply to Love the added seat! by cdswhite
Mon, 07/20/2015 - 10:47
does he have the material and tool list that he use
In reply to Love the added seat! by cdswhite
Mon, 07/20/2015 - 10:47
does he have the material and tool list that he use
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 09:20
This is what custom furniture is all about! If you had a store bought tower, I bet you would not even think about messing with it to add that seat. It looks great and now it is multi-purpose!
Sun, 08/28/2011 - 20:25
I have a two year old who is going to need this soon. Does your son try to stand up while the seat is in place? Do you have any trouble with him trying to get out of it? Would love to know because my son is always climbing on stuff. I am worried he might fall. I wonder if I could put a seat belt in it. hmmm....I am a first time parent so maybe I am a little paranoid. lol
But it looks so cool. I want one.
Tue, 12/13/2011 - 09:54
I absolutely love the idea!!! We have a real small house and we are always looking for ideas that will help to maximize the space and functionality of our furniture. My husband built a couple of months ago the tower and our 2 kids (2&4) can climb in there at the same time and help me to cook, wash dishes or just look what I'm doing around the kitchen. It is a little bit crowded when both are in there but they learned to make it work for both :). Thank you for sharing your idea... it is awesome!
This is my vision of what a fine lady’s treasure trunk might have looked like back in the days of pirates. It is made from the Pirate’s Treasure Trunk plan. I used another alternative hinge for this one. It is a 2 ¼” radius quarter-circle of heavy craft leather, attached to the box top with some super glue and decorative furniture nails. The bottom acts as the pivot, and is attached with a furniture nail.
The decorations are made from craft leather, and attached with super glue and furniture nails. The keyhole escutcheon is made from a piece of foam shelf liner, cut to the shape of the keyhole template from the plan, and spray painted gold.
The finish for this is 2 coats of Clark & Kensington paint (white, with a little brown stain mixed in to make it a cream color).
This build was nearly free – the furniture nails were left over from the prototype build, the wood was scrap, and the paint was left over from previous projects. The craft leather is from Michael’s (cost was about $3.99 - I think it was on sale, but couldn’t find it on the web site to attach a link, so a picture of the packaging is attached).
I’ll be using this one for trinkets, and it’s not going to get heavy use, so this was a good project for trying out the leather hinge idea. I’ve wanted to try that for a while. Not sure how durable it will be over time, but I think it looks cool. :)
Tue, 09/17/2013 - 17:51
Or as they say in pirate-speak: Thank ye so much! I be glad ye like them! Many hearty thanks fer postin' a comment! :)
Thu, 04/17/2014 - 05:48
For a more durable hinge could you use an angle covered by the leather? Just a thought
Wed, 12/03/2014 - 18:28
Yes I think that is a very good idea! I'm going to try that for the next one I do with leather. Thanks for commenting! :)
My husband and I bought a milk snake a few years ago. We had the cage sitting on our kitchen table. My husband was up north visiting his family and it irritated me. So I went out to the garage to see what we had. We had some tongue and groove and some misc. Pcs of scrap pallet wood. I slapped the stand itself together in a day. 3 years later, I completed it with the live edge shelf trim and the canapy, again using live edge. The pine log Pcs are left over from our basement knee wall ledge.