Painted buffet and hutch
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This is the largest piece I have built. I wanted a buffet and hutch to hold all my crockery. All the large pieces became the display pieces in the open shelves. Ana's plans makes it so easy to modify and build
This is the largest piece I have built. I wanted a buffet and hutch to hold all my crockery. All the large pieces became the display pieces in the open shelves. Ana's plans makes it so easy to modify and build
Armoire for 18 inch doll. Constructed using Ana White guide, with small alterations to doors. Stars were not cut, instead small wooden knobs were used. Two stars were painted pink and attached to the doors, to give the American Girl feel. The doors were difficult to keep shut, and an attachment was installed at the bottome of the doors to aid in keeping them closed. For any future builds, we will scale down the size of the armoire. It is quite large for an 18 inch doll.
This is my second table which I built for our new home in the Olympic Penninsula. Moved closer to our kids when we retired. It was wonderful to have our kids, their spouses and friends gathered around the table for dinner, conversation and laughs.
This was a custom build for one of my clients in San Diego, CA (Encinitas). She wanted a 9 foot buffet to store all of her kid's toys in :).
We came up with the design, and I built it right before my wedding (probably my most stressful build! haha).
Wanted to build nightstands for our bedroom after tackling the farmhouse table plans. Followed the plans for the farmhouse bedside table. The build went really well. These were the first drawers I have made and they work great. I first tried to stain them using the vinegar and steel wool method which worked great on my trial piece. Then when applied to the nightstands...nothing. We ended up using Minwax grey. I was a scary color to start with but couldn't be happier with the results. People are loving the different color and still being able to see the grain.
I made this bed for my son Luke's for 4th birthday. This project was a first for me and I loved doing it. I modified the stairs as I wasn't crazy about how shallow the steps were and how high the rise was. I have 4 stairs instead of 3 and they stick out about 4 inches from the front of the bed. The bottom step is a small toy box and the top 3 are all drawers. I also added a slide. The slide design was the biggest challenge as I couldn't find a set of plans that I liked. I ended up tracing the shape from an outdoor playset that we have. I then created a template and used a router to cut 1/4" grooves into the left and right hand sides. With help, We slid a 1/8" of wood into the grooves. The wood was from home depot, slick on one side. I think it was a Hardboard tempered panel, but I don't remember for sure. The entire project probably took 60-70 hours. The bed itself was about 30-35. The other time was the stairs with drawers and the slide. A good chunk of the remaining time was spent in planning and figuring out the slide and adjusting the drawers. This being my first project, I spent a lot of time just figuring things out. I had never used a router before. I had never drilled pocket holes before. This project opened my eyes to a whole new world.
Mon, 10/13/2014 - 13:09
This is just awesome. Your son is a lucky child! What a beautiful bed. :)
Sun, 05/01/2016 - 16:09
How long is this bed? How many inches from the outside of the stairs to the outside of the slide?
I doubled the size of the shelves for more storage and made 2 drawers instead of one. Loved building this and your plan. Don't think it turned out bad at all for my first time. This looks great in my new remodeled kithcen and all who have seen it love it and are amaze I built it myself. Thanks for sharing your plan.
Strong, sturdy desk. Dressed ash for the body and a pine project panel for the top at my husband's request. I really enjoyed building this and learned a lot (meaning I also messed up a lot).
I used dressed ash for the legs and drawer front and discovered the difference between nailing in softwoods such as pine and hardwoods such as ash. I was using a nail set to get the nails flush. I ended up making holes when the nail set bounced off the nails (see picture). I learned that if the nailing was going too well, that was because the nail set was making a hole in the wood.
Built this vegetable bin for my sister in law. Just needs knobs, which I'm letting her pick out. Easy build finished in an afternoon. Stained and painted the next day. Could use this for other storage as well.
Wed, 10/15/2014 - 20:30
Thank you Joanne! Really enjoyed building this! This is also the first time I have shared one of my builds! Glad I did. :)
As a stay at home mom of 2, I was looking for a play area to bring indoors for the winter or rainy days. I came across this clubhouse bed. I added a slide and a private room underneath with lights and it's perfect. And since this is a brag page, I just want to say that I built this completely by myself. It was the first thing that I've ever put together without a kit, so I just went all it. The kids love it!
I built the Farmhouse X Desk with full extension drawers instead of shelves.
I made the table from the original plans and then just added a shelf on bottom to put my baskets on!
Built from the Farmhouse Table plans with just a few adjustments. Total cost around 130.00
Great experience building this sectional, although would recommend pre-drilling the holes where practical to avoid splitting. It only happened to me a few times on #2 douglas fir, but I would have preferred to avoid it. As you can see from the picture, I didn't account for the siding taking up the space, and was expecting a perfect fit. Easily fixed with a bit of saw work, and now it's really custom fit for the space. :-)
I've added the details of the finish we used, and really happy with how it turned out, with the exception of my garage workshop lighting not revealing the spots I need to touch up now that it is in the natural light.
And of course, this is a terrific time to purchase couch cushions at the end of the season. Lots of great sales, and we found these at Target for $47 per top/bottom set.
Made this table over the long New Years Eve weekend. Whole lot cheaper than the table from Pottery Barn.
My Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table. I used oak and created a more mission style look.
Built the week of Thanksgiving 2016, this is a slightly modified sideboard without the top drawers and with increased height so the top drawer inside the center cabinet rolls out at a height of 29" and works as a sewing desk. The lower drawer slide holds the vinyl cutter and neatly slides out of the way when the laptop is put away after cutting is complete. Up inside the center console just behind the door catch is a pair of LED work lights that light up the sewing area. The cabinet is finished with a blue milk paint and a few layers of poly over the top. Hinges were sourced at Home Depot and the knobs were found at Hobby Lobby. A 3/4" x 3/4" piece was added above and below the doors along the entire length of the piece to hide the lights and give the doors a more framed look. Routed out a rabbit frame for 1/4 ply cut in 3.5" strips for the door insets. Kreg jigged the entire thing together. Brad nailed only the front bottom trim. Everything else is screwed or screwed and glued in place. Tip for the DIYer: make sure if you use a drywall square that it is actually square.
Wife and I decided we needed something to contain the smell of our two litter boxes. Found the Ana White plans and modified them to fit my needs. Used a grow house filter attached to an inline extractor fan to keep a slight negative pressure inside the box. With the extractor fan on low there is zero litter box smell.
Project turned out really well. Although this one turned out great, I would spend the extra money and buy the better wood for the frame next time.
Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:50
Thanks for sharing your project, looks great!
My wife has been dropping hints about this pedestal for a while so I decided to use my Christmas break to build it. Before making this, I measured the area I was using and decided 28"x58" was what I needed, the 60" would've been too big. I was also tempted to bring the width to 24" due to the ease in buying precut plywood at those measurements. But, the 28" is better for the width of the machines. I used 3 2"x10"s on the top because they were cheaper than buying 2 big sheets of plywood. I could either buy a 2' x 4' sheet or a huge one, and I would've needed 2 big ones for the dimensions of this pedestal. They made the pedestal very sturdy, and heavy. The boards also fit just perfectly with the width of 28". The trim on the front is from 2 1"x 3"s. I glued and used a nailer to tack them. Instead of the recommended 11" for the legs, I went 14" just to bring the washer/dryer to a more desireable height. I had some regrets while I was trying to heave the washer up there. But with 6 boards and a kitchen chair, I was able to get it up there. After I was completed, I realized the thing was a little wobbly because I failed to square it up while I was building the frame. I went to the local hardware store and bought some "feet" that screw into the bottom, kind of like anchor screws for a wall, and are adjustable. They were only a few bucks. In order too distress the front of the pedestal I used 80 grit sandpaper by hand. I thought I would want white underneath, but it turns out i like how the wood peeking through looks. I did read that if you want a different color underneath, you should paint it, then put candlewax on the spots that you want to peek through, then paint it with the next color. As a precaution, I screwed a few angle brackets in front of the machines. One thing that i didn't anticipate was the dryer vent. It was initially coming straight out of the wall into the dryer. When I had the dryer raised up, the pedestal was pressed up against the wall, and blocked the vent. So, I had to cut the drywall and add a tube to raise the vent up. Since we will be painting our laundry room soon, this wasn't too big of a problem.
My first big project.
My husband and I really enjoyed working on this together. We had a bunch of leftover engineered hardwood flooring. It worked out great for this project! We staggered the boards in the chevon pattern and took it all the way down instead of reversing it (since it seemed like so much more work and I thought the mattress and pillows would cover it anyway), so it was simple to piece it all together. I love the look. We made the bed with detachable railings, which was necessary - because this bed is HEAVY. Thanks for the great idea!
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DKlovesAnna
Thu, 10/01/2020 - 19:07
I added wallpaper to the…
I added wallpaper to the back to give it a custom look. My hubby help put some lights to finish the piece.
Ana White Admin
Fri, 10/02/2020 - 09:18
Beautiful Work!
Thank you for sharing your amazing project!