Community Brag Posts
Dining Room Buffet Cabinet
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I scoured the web unsuccessfully for months trying to find a cabinet big enough to store everything we needed to store. I wanted something huge and bright and simple, and so I decided to just build away. It's 8'4" long, 18" deep and 36" tall. Topped with a slab of Giallo Napoleon granite and painted a nice plain white. Took me only a few nights to build and paint, thanks to my power nailer and power paint sprayer. Thanks to a great deal on a remnant granite slab, this was just about $400 total start to finish. I winged the entire plan and didn't really use any plans in particular, though I have gathered many great ideas and tips from this site.
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Sat, 08/13/2011 - 14:51
Beautiful!
Wow - looks great! You would think it was done by a pro! You should be very proud of your finished product.
Tue, 12/04/2018 - 06:43
Where did you find these cabinets ?
Trying to find cabinets like this. Did you buy them or build them?
Kitchen Helper
The kitchen helper tower was a fast and easy build, the modification of 16 hinges to allow the tower to fold flat was actually the most time consuming part of the build. I added clear skateboard grip tape to the platform floor. I found the hinges and griptape on ebay and most of the wood was scrap leftover from other projects.
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Tue, 10/04/2011 - 20:38
Love the use of grip tape!
Love the use of grip tape! Will use it on my little helper! It definitely adds a little flair...thanks!
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 08:52
cut sheet/instructions
First off, your website is awesome and I love how you give such great directions. However, on everything I pull up all this information is on it. On this one it is not, can you help me? I really want to build this for my daughter.
Thanks so much.
Stacey
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 19:46
Stacey, This page is just a
Stacey, This page is just a brag post from someone who has made the project for themselves. The full project plans are here: http://ana-white.com/2010/12/helping-tower.html
Laundry Room Cabinets
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We are getting ready to list our house and the laundry room was the last room in the house that hadn't been renovated. I used the momplex cabinets as an inspiration and made a 6 cubby cabinet, small cabinet with drawer and door, laundry pedestal, and sink cabinet. The cabinets are made of MDF and face with pine and pine doors. The countertop is made of 2x6's.
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The countertop was stained with Minwax Jacobean
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Sun, 01/03/2016 - 08:23
Nicely Done!
This looks great, you might want to keep the house after that upgrade!:)
Mud Room Closet Organizer
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Combined the Extra Wide Shoe Bench and the Braden Entryway Hutch plans and added some customization to make the perfect mud room closet organizer! I modified the measurements to fit the width of the inside of the closet. Each kid has a ‘locker’ with hooks, a storage cubbie above and hidden storage below. The bottom of each locker has a removable lid that hides winter boots or off season gear behind the shoe shelf. So nice to have out of sight storage for items we only need for part of the year!
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Wed, 10/02/2019 - 09:48
The little hinge up cubbies…
The little hinge up cubbies are so awesome!!! What a great project!
L-Shape Outdoor Bench
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Modified to make an L shaped bench . Absolutely love it! Thank you!
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Live Edge Custom Built Entryway Bench
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Entryway Bench. I customized the plan with a maple live edge top and a fourth bay that had to be modified to extend the right side of bench down to lower level floor. Worked out perfectly! I am a total amateur woodworker but impressed with how easy it was and how professional it looks.
web: floatingislandsstudio.com
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Hailey Storage Daybed
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This is our second bed from Ana and definitely our favorite. This bed is one nice, sturdy piece of furniture. It went together easily and everything was right on. We did make a couple changes. Instead of putting two legs on the end of the bench in back, we put three - one where the center divider is and one on the dividers on each side of the center. We changed it so you wouldn't be able to see the bench legs from under the bed. It worked perfectly! Also, we added a 1x4 top trim to the back and arms instead of just stopping with the 1x3. Thank you so much for saving us hundreds of dollars!
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Tue, 06/18/2019 - 13:47
What a beautiful room! …
What a beautiful room! Thank so much for taking photos and sharing!
Modified Square
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We modified this table to make it larger for our growing family. It measures 42" (10 inches larger than the original plan). We added 10 inches to the length of the 2X6's and added 5 2X2's to increase the width of the width of the table. We love the interest it added to the table. 3 coasts of minwax cherry and three coats of minwax helmsman poly.
Minwax Helmsman Polyurethane
Charcouterie
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Expressing stain
Sewing & Craft Table
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Using Ana's plan for a simple sewing table, I modified it to meet the needs of my daughter.
I only used 1 wing instead of two and made a brace that folds away under the leaf. On second thought I added a safety leg and foot to keep the table from tipping when the sewing machine is on top of the leaf.
I trimmed out everything but the leaf with 1 x 2 pine.
The top (with leaf raised) is 31 x 46 inches of work space.
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Water based polyurethane on the top only, applied with a brush.
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Sat, 02/29/2020 - 14:55
The bottom and the shelf…
The bottom and the shelf were both mounted in 1/4 grooves cut in the sides with a homemade router jig.
Deck Gate
With grandchildren and pets we decided to put a gate on the deck.
The gate is made from 2 X 4's and 2 x 2's. I used brass hinges to prevent rust and smooth operation
Coat Rack
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By far the most utilized thing i've ever made.
3rd and 4th Projects - Modern Farmhouse Table w/Benches
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I worked on the benches and table for three weekends. All are finished in Ebony by Rustoleum. I used the non-Kreg plans for the benches and the updated Kreg jig plans for the table. I spent a lot of time at Home Depot selecting straight, flat boards for the table top. I literally dug through all of their 1 x 6's and laid them out on the floor in the store to find a good fit. I finished the benches with three coats of Minwax semi-gloss, and I finished the table with three coats of Minwax gloss. I prefer the higher gloss so I may put a coat of gloss on each bench so they all match. I also put some heavy duty furniture felt on all of the legs so they slide easily across the wood floor without scratching! I've been using a sad hand-me-down table and folding chairs for the past couple of years. I couldn't be more pleased with how this turned out.
I live in Alaska and the lumber for the benches cost about $35. The lumber for the table cost $65. I spent about another $100 on wood conditioner, stain, polyurethane, screws, sand paper and a brush. So all total, I have about $200 invested.
Minwax semi-gloss (benches) and gloss (table)
Kids Storage Bench
After building a few things from plans I decided to come up with something on my own, and from scraps I made this bench for my son.
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My version of the small chicken coop
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Plans for this coop were fantastic. It was a lot of work, but really fun to build. As hard as I tried to keep the cost down, it cost probably close to $300 in materials, but it is well worth it compared to the quality of similar priced premade coops. I did not want the garden bed, so I enclosed the run fully with hardware cloth. I also added a 2" lip around the cutout in the floor so they wouldn't push all of the bedding down the hole.
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Comments
Wed, 09/07/2016 - 13:17
BEAUTIFUL!
I just got your email and had to run over to check it out. Looks great!! That was a great idea to add the lip to the opening (am I weird for not using bedding in the coop? We just have the painted floor that we scoop out every day).
The red roof and the flower box are making me swoon <3
Pirate Sandbox
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Turned the sandbox into a pirate ship. The kids love it!
Lea B.
Hanging Organizer
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After following Ana for a couple years, I finally got to build something. This was made after watching the you tube video, I used old redwood fencing that was salvaged from a friend headed to the dump. I decided I wanted mine wider so I adjusted the measurements. It went together great, I hung it up before the metal was attached and found it looked funny being so wide. With the pocket hole construction, it was super easy to undo, trim and redo. Then the metal was added and walah! Done! Lovin it. I also made a TP storage hanger to fill the extra space. I will now be making them for 3 friends who have asked for them.
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Bay Window Standalone Desk
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This is a bay window standalone desk. The desk has an enormous top and fits snugly into the bay window. It did not have to be attached to the wall. There are four pieces in total: the top, 2 base units and a support that spaces the desks at 36" and further secures the top.
The base unites are built from the File Base Classic Wall Storage System and the top is glued up 2x12s that were planed down and straight edged.
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This was my first desk to build and learned a great deal. Looking forward to my next project!
Hamper
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My family is expanding, which means more laundry! (I am 39 weeks pregnant now) So I decided to build a big enough hamper for us (two adults, one toddler who constantly dirties his clothes). For finish, I tried to mix two stains "weathered oak" and "dark walnut" and I think it came out really nice! I must admit I love my new hamper!
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Comments
Tue, 07/16/2013 - 12:54
Do you have a plan for the hamper?
I would love to replicate!! It is beautiful :)
Wed, 04/01/2015 - 05:00
Liked this Design
I liked this design of hamper you made. After looking at your photo and doing some figuring I started working on my own yesterday. So far I like it, although I think mine maybe taller. Again I really like your idea here.
Outdoor Sectional
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Modified the plans of the outdoor sofa and sectional piece to create this set, then added cushions from IKEA.
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Wed, 02/21/2024 - 10:27
I'm building the sectional…
I'm building the sectional this weekend, and saw your addition to the end piece and am going to steal your idea. Very nice.