First Project!
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Easy starter project that has gotten me hooked on this site. Wish I could go back and re build it with pocket holes. Changed the farmhouse bench dimensions to fit with the table.
Easy starter project that has gotten me hooked on this site. Wish I could go back and re build it with pocket holes. Changed the farmhouse bench dimensions to fit with the table.
I really like vessel sink vanities, so I did some research and found a couple of DIY projects I liked on Pinterest. I showed them to my husband and after telling him that I wanted a hybrid of about 3 vanities I liked he came up with the vanity that we (we as in he) built :)
Add shelf between top and drawer. Also added wireless charging to the top.
I built the Farmhouse bed with storage but departed from Ana's design a bit. I built the legs from 4" red oak, the boxes are painted plywood. The crowns on the head and footboard are also red oak. I have a Carvewright and used it to detail the bed pretty thoroughly...and topped it off with a temperpedic mattress. ROCK solid and looks great! Also, put LED lights behind the headboard insert that shines around its sides.
All in, great project, took me around 3 months to complete!
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 17:42
Hi, if you want to see the rest of the build, I have 140+ pics posted on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150844261192960.416336.65162…
Fri, 01/11/2013 - 17:16
wow! I really liked your idea of adding lighting into the headboard.
Sat, 01/12/2013 - 06:51
Fires up with a remote, something like 35 colors, strobes, flashes. Likes OK by day but it looks amazing at night. Which, in all sincerity, is a fair description of my own looks. (smile)
My 15 month old needed a new dresser and a place to put his changing pad as he outgrew the changing table with rails but still fits on the pad itself. I stained the drawers dark to match his existing crib. I used plywood for the drawer faces and attached 3/4 inch square poplar as pulls. I wanted an integrated look and the bonus is that my son has a harder time getting a good hold to open the drawers. I used the plans for the three drawer dresser but omitted the face frame because I wanted to cut costs (I used poplar not pine or else it would not have added much). I just made the plywood wider and I added some stabilizing pieces in the back.
Fri, 11/07/2014 - 09:27
Looks good! I like the combo of the dark wood with the white paint.
I made one fairly major change. When I was buying the boards, I noticed the store sold a panel of joined wood that was just a bit bigger than the final table top was going to be for just a couple dollars more. My kiddo likes to write and color, so I figured a smooth-topped table might make sense. I could have cut down the panel, but as it was only a few inches bigger (36x20x1) I modified the design a little bit instead and just made the cross beams a little longer. My only concern is that the large panel won't drain water as well as the the four boards in the original design, so after I painted the stencil (I got a die cut machine for Christmas, so suddenly everything needs a stencil...) I applied 4 coats of spar urethane to the top and two coats everywhere else. We'll see how it holds up.
We originally built the original console a while ago as an entertainment unit for underneath our television. We enjoyed the console so much that we decided that we wanted to do another modified console with a fireplace in it and make the other one into a buffet/storage area for the dining room.
Both of these are fairly modified from the plan, however the basic concepts remain the same. One big thing that we did was use 1x4s as much as possible to reduce the different sizes of lumber we were buying to both reduce complexity and end up with as little as possible scraps.
The frames are made of the 2x3s, The sides (4 deep), shelves, middle shelves and face frame are all 1x4s. The back and inside frames are scrap plywood. The top is 1x6s.
The addition of the fireplace was not difficult. What it did require us to do was to add the centre section and essentially create a box that is closed to the outside cabinets. If it were not closed off it wouldn't support the fireplace insert correctly. The important piece with the fireplace is to ensure you have enough clearance on the top and sides to allow the fireplace to mount safely without overheating. The nice thing about this setup is the additional shelf above the fireplace which we used for electronics. The wires go through the back of the cabinet and it looks very clean.
These are probably my favorite things I've built this year. They're simple to make and add a lot to any living space.
Tue, 01/12/2021 - 19:34
This is beautiful! Any tips on how your built the box around the fireplace?or pictures?
This was my first build...in fact, it was the first time I ever cut something with a saw. This was very easy and came out better then I ever imagined. I did some modifying because the original was way to big for the space I had planned for it. I also could not get ahold of a 4x4 that was not treated so I glued and screwed some 2x4's together to make my own. This was so much fun, I plan on making my sons toddler room and new living room furniture. I took pictures of most of the steps so if you want to see them, send me a message. Happy building!
In reply to Did you use a kreg jig by Nickibickie (not verified)
Sun, 01/13/2013 - 06:14
Yes, it was very easy. I just bought the cheapest one I could find and it worked perfect.
Sun, 01/13/2013 - 12:34
Thank you! Plans below:
http://ana-white.com/2012/10/plans/updated-tryde-coffee-table-pocket-ho…
This was a frist time project for myself. I'm always trying to prove to myself and my husband I can take these new projects on, and found this plan to be very easy to follow. I used the modified plans from "House of Wood" as the more square-ish version of the table, becuase those dimesnions were more suitable for the space I was trying to fill.
This table is quite large, and that is what drew me to it. I loved the solid-ness of it. It almost seems indestructible (something that is handy with 3 young ones running around)
Can't wait to start another project! :)
Needed a corner hutch in our dining room and what better way to get one than build it!
I’d previously made a farmhouse table for my son and his wife (photo below). They had a baby this past August, and I thought a matching toy box for the dining room would be a good Christmas present for our grandson. The design includes a chalkboard on the front. I wanted this to last for generations, and used birch for the project as well as dowel pins to join the boards. When the baby gets older, I’ll build a matching two-compartment cubby to stack this atop, so he can continue using the chalkboard.
Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:31
The best gifts and they look great! Thanks for sharing and spreading cheer!
Followed plans with slight modifications:
1. Made shelves deeper but narrower
2. Used 3/4" Birch Plywood for all
3. Built no base just mounted to floor & wall
4. No drawers just shelving
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 04:43
It's nice to see the closet system with actual stuff in it, so you can see how much it really holds. Good job!
Built a simple bench to put under our big living room window. Top boards are were reclaimed and left over from my buffet table project. One of them was fracturing on the outside, and upon cleaning it up it gave it kind of a live looking edge that I think looks cool. I used 2x6 pine for the legs and support underneath with 2x4's.
Fri, 11/14/2014 - 03:56
It is a good idea to collect some recycly material and create some stuff, be imaginative. Recently I have discovered your site so can get some extra ideas of how useful things can be created in spare time.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Fri, 11/14/2014 - 03:59
It is a good idea to collect some recycly material and create some stuff, be imaginative. Recently I have discovered your site so can get some extra ideas of how useful things can be created in spare time.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
My wife and I came across your plans for a single canopy bed which we modified since our granddaughter Adelyn has two American dolls. Modifying your plans to widen the bed was easy. We elected to go with a "split rail" design for both the headboard and the footboard.
My wife made the bedspread, pillows and "curtains".
Today (2/17) is her birthday - can't wait to see her reaction. Thanks for posting the project plans for this, as well as many others.
Bob & Marilyn, Rochester NY
Our daughter has just recently gotten into playing dress up so we were looking for storage for all of her new dresses and accessories. This tower was the perfect solution. We used a mostly MDF and some plywood we had left over from other projects to help keep the cost down. We added a mirror to one side and 3 hooks to the other side. Very pleased with the result!
My daughter's 4th year-old birthday gift.
Mon, 11/17/2014 - 22:01
This is super awesome! I love the colors...your daughter is going to be so HAPPY!!
With six people in our household, we were in desperate need of easily accessed storage for our off season clothes/gear. This ended up being a perfect solution. We customized shelf heights to fit the bins that we use for storage as well as made an area for our cat box (at the bottom right). It's such a relief to finally have everything tucked away but easy to get at when we need it.
We've been doing the consoles for some time now and where excited to include the top shelving unit with this one..
This is the first project my husband and I have made. Funny enough, it was suggested in the directions to not do this as a first project. We had already gotten the materials and our minds were already made up on building this media console. We just took it one board and one nail at a time. Sometimes we would take one step forward only to turn around and take two steps backwards. We learned A LOT on this project. Needless to say, we loved working together and building our own furniture... We will be building more for sure!
I used old gumwood and pine for the table top. Just finished renovating 1930’s house and saved some old wood from the baseboards, fireplace mantel, etc. Used craigs jig to connect them for table top. I was only ¾ inch thick, a bit too thin for my liking, so I added bottom frame from new ¾ inch pine then enclosed the whole table top with the 1.5 inch frame from old wood leftovers. Legs all new 4X4 fir beams. Came out quite nice and definitely unbreakable! Thanks for the plans, Anna!