Big Kids Picnic table. Made this for my daughters and they absolutely love it. Just the right size for a 9 and 6 y/o.
I adjusted the measurements for the console to make a bed bench. The over all length is 66.5", making each horizontal 2x2 26" long. The 2x4 legs are now 18" heigh. Love the end result.
Fri, 01/06/2017 - 19:21
I haven't finished it yet, but thanks for the height modification!
https://mrsonthemove.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/entryway-bench/
In reply to My take on it - as an entryway bench by Cazeliea
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 21:01
Love it!
Wed, 01/22/2020 - 08:14
What are the brown spots on the front of the legs? Are those just glued on buttons?
In reply to What are the circles? by Richard6959
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 20:56
Decorative nail heads. I think they screw in.
Thu, 01/30/2020 - 09:49
What was used for the decorative circles at the bottom of each leg? Its not mentioned anywhere in the plans and I can't tell from the pictures what was used. Please explain. Thanks.
In reply to What was used for the… by Richard6959
Sat, 05/23/2020 - 20:56
Just as a decoration. They serve no actual function!
I changed up the legs because I had a beautiful piece of reclaimed wood I've been looking to use. I did use these plans for the concrete top and it turned out great! Just followed all of her advice. It's very smooth, almost feels like soft cotton, with only tiny bubbles. Thanks for the great plans!
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!!!
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.
The Shelf Help app helped me customize this to my space, the plans were excellent. Thank you!
Sat, 10/23/2021 - 17:14
We are so happy you tried out Shelf Help! It looks amazing~
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!
Great plan from Ana White! I changed a few things with the size of the snowflake and I added a long stake to put it in the ground outside!
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.
After watching your tiny home builds we decided to build our own. It's almost complete:)
Sat, 11/06/2021 - 17:46
That looks beautiful, we'd love to see the inside when it's all done!
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
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
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.
I absolutely love this kitchen island/trash storage/prep station. I had so much fun building this with my father in law who is a professional carpenter. I had built several other projects, but with this project and his help, I feel that I can finally say I am an "advanced" builder :)
I had so much fun with this, and I can't believe how it turned out.
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.
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!
This was loosely based on one of the media cabinets on this site. I built it to fit this spot exactly and used many of the same design elements as in the Leighton media Suite I built several years ago. One thing I want to mention I did with this design that is a FABULOUS idea in all media units. Inset the back of your lower section. I hate not being able to run the top of my "counter" flush with the wall because the back of my unit or bookcase is running into all the plugs in the outlet. I left a little larger of an overhang than I normally wood to clear the baseboards and I inset the backing of this peice about and inch inward to leave lots of room for all the chords to just hang there but be hidden. They are much more accessible and now the top of my unit is flush to the wall.
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.
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"!!
Fri, 06/28/2013 - 13:35
I love that your daughter calls it her art studio. Adorable! and the color is perfect!
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.
