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Farmhouse King Bed

Submitted by Lantz198 on Thu, 12/24/2015 - 12:15

My bed frame dimensions were 76 wide by 80 length. So that is the inside demension after assembly. My headboard posts were cut to 54" and footboard posts were cut to 24". Headboard panels are 31.5" (14- 6" boards) and footboard panels are 15.5" (14- 6" boards). My posts were made from combining two 2x4s together. I plan on mounting the metal bed frame to the inside of the bed rails. I enjoyed this project greatly.

Estimated Cost
$166.25 unfinished. $185.00 painted.
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Glidden Interior White with Satin finish
Two coats.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Farmhouse table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/22/2019 - 11:10

Absolutely in love with this table. It turned out even better than we thought since this was my first diy project. We didn’t want to spend thousands of dollars buying a table similar to one we could make ourselves so we decided to give it a go. Our biggest issue with building it was the wood warping. We could only work on it every other weekend so the wood starting moving and it wasn’t on a flat surface. Definitely tie it down to a flat surface if you can’t build it all in a few days. We reinforced the breadboards with pocket holes on the inside and out because the first time we only did the inside, it snapped off. We used a lot of glue the second time around. Will definitely be making more tables in the future.

Estimated Cost
130$ Wood and materials
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
2 coats Varathane Jacobean, 2 coats water based satin polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Farmhouse bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 01/15/2023 - 18:51

Needed a bed. After looking in town for premade beds, I wasn’t satisfied with the workmanship or price. I thought I could build one much nicer than what I was seeing. With these plans, I was able to make it happen. It turned out way better than expected. After a couple of strikes with paint, I watched a couple of YouTube videos on painting furniture black and that’s all it took to get exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for the plans. I also made the mini farmhouse bedside tables. I’ll put pics of it under the tables category

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Silverware Showcase

Submitted by hoffer5353 on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 09:02

I had finally had it with the generic drawer organizer that we had. I decided that I would spend a few dollars and make it custom made! I took me aboout an hour and $5. It is amazing how little effort can make your kitchen look like it was a custom created space! I love it!

Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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oldpaintdesign

Tue, 10/04/2011 - 14:00

That looks great! I definitely envy your organization! I love that the wood on your insert matches the outside of your drawers. Makes it look like it's been there the whole time!

Dream dollhouse for Lila

Submitted by ambro on Sun, 12/27/2015 - 17:42

I built this for my daughter's Christmas present this year. It was a fun project that you can do in a weekend if you hustle. The size a girth of this dollhouse is surprising.  Do yourself a favor and take measurements of doorways and hallways to make sure it will fit. It is nearly the size of a Lazyboy chair when finished. The best part of this project is the unlimited number of ways it can be customized.  Scrapbookpaper for walls , painted walls, carpet for floors, tile flooring,  stained flooring and so on. My daughter loves it and yours will too.

Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Stain was a light oak from minwax. I bought rough Lumber and sanded it down to 220. I recommend anyone to spend extra money and get better quality or even oak 2x2's. It would have made this dollhouse pop. I bought paper from a craft store. They carried the paper that looks like wood paneling and bricks. I simply added a mantle made from a 1x1 by glueing and nailing it into place. I placed a piece of carpet from a bath mat on the bottom floor with heavy glue. The roof is a piece of luan paneling that I cut out and painted. I made the stairs a little different in that I angled the ends of some 1x2's and added 4 steps to each one. I predrilled holes and put in a finish nail and added glue to make them nice and tight. My daughter loves it. You have no idea how big this dollhouse is and how heavy it is until you get started. If you have small doorways you should consider assembly in the room it will be in.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Indoor Playhouse

Submitted by Alaskagirl on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:47

Husband and I built this beauty over a rainy weekend. He had cut the wood a few weeks before, then we had to wait for a free weekend to assemble. We switched the placement of the walls around so the bed wouldn’t go over a heat vent and had to trim a few inches off the legs to fit with our lowers ceiling. I painted the back wall with chalkboard paint and we added shelves to the side like shown in the blogpost linked on the build page. We added a light above and Christmas lights below to brighten things up. A book sling and pulley with basket added the perfect finishing touches. All our boys love this magical new addition to our youngest son’s room and gave already spent many hours playing there. 

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Haven’t finished yet, waiting for drier weather, then will add two coats clear polyurethane to keep the natural look.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Christmas gift for parents

This bench wowed my parents when they saw me pull up on Christmas Day when I came to visit. Also, this was my first time using the kreg pocket jig. They love sitting outside with their cats and this couldn’t have been easier than I thought. I’m 5’2” and this is a big bench and look forward to building one for myself.

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The Console Table

Please tell me I’m not alone…!! I must admit that I have found myself (on more than one occasion) just staring at a room for what seems like an eternity…trying to figure out why the space isn’t functional or just feels a bit “off”. It was during one of these “I dare you to blink before I do” staring sessions that I decided to build a table for my guest room.

Lucky for me, I can always count on Ana’s plans to rescue me from decorating madness! Well at least when it comes to the furniture part. (For everything else…I probably need lots of therapy!)

But seriously…anyone else get caught up in the time-warp-room-stare?! I can’t be the only one… :-)

My console table's complete story: http://gleeinspired.blogspot.com/2011/03/console-table.html

Estimated Cost
$25
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
One coat of Minwax Jacobean stain.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Guest (not verified)

Sat, 10/15/2011 - 21:49

How did you go about finding the wood that you purchased? I'm a newbee and all i have are Lowes & HD around me, also since I'm just starting out I don't have a saw- any suggestions?

claydowling

Sun, 10/16/2011 - 02:22

Lowes and Home Depot both sell wood. However, it's worth finding a local lumber yard to get a better quality of material. Trying to build a table with material from a big-box store will be an exercise in frustration, because it will warp on you, and your nice flat table will develop some interesting twists that will probably keep all four feet from touching the ground at once. I've been there plenty of times, and it's very frustrating to tear something apart to replace wood that warped after everything was assembled.

If you go to a lumber yard and ask for #2 pine, you should get something pretty stable.

You'll also definitely need to pick up some tools. Anyplace that sells lumber has a saw that they can cut material to length with, but none of them will make cuts accurate enough for building furniture. The only cuts you want made for you are those necessary to get material into your vehicle.

There are hand tools of acceptable quality sold at Lowes and Home Depot (well, mostly acceptable quality: nobody sells a decent chisel). They're cheaper and a lot less intimidating than the power tools, and with a little practice it's easier to do accurate work. The downside is that you'll have to hunt a little more for resources to learn how to use them.

brookieanne (not verified)

Thu, 10/20/2011 - 15:03

I love the table - it looks great!
And the time-warp-room-stare??? Yep. That's why I'm on Ana's site! We just moved into a new house about 2 months ago and I need some furniture to help pull some rooms together!

Reclaimed wood and hardware pergola

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 12:39

100% reclaimed wood and hardware used for this custom pergola.  Designed to be more modern and simple cuts.

Estimated Cost
0.00
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
None
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

outdoor sectional

Submitted by vic b on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 23:51

we put a few bolts in the legs for a bit of added strength, and extra back supports.

Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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christie (not verified)

Fri, 06/08/2012 - 09:49

Hi there! Love it! We built one of these too but cannot find cushions for the back, considering it's rather short. Any advice or did you make them?

vic b

Tue, 07/17/2012 - 23:24

Hi, only just checked messages. I got the cushions from and outdoor furniture supply store off ebay Australia. They are replacement ones for a manufactured style of setting they sold, but worked perfectly for the sectional.

Old church pew makeover.

My church was getting new pews and asked if anyone wanted the old ones so I decided to take one and see what I could do with it! The second picture is what it used to look like. I had to take it all apart and cut it to the shorter size that I wanted. I then recovered it with some fabric I found for about $10. I then made legs out of a 2x4 and supported the legs with some 2x2 across the front, back and sides. I painted them with some black primer/paint that I had. This was so fun to do because I had to figure it out as I went along. It was a bit of a challenge at times and I learned a lot from this project. I really love the finished product.

Estimated Cost
$15
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Black primer and paint.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Rustic X Small Rolling Kitchen Island

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/31/2015 - 11:46

Good tips from everyone. We added a 2x4 (hidden under the top) to have added saftey feature to ensure my kids wouldnt pull out the drawer.

Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
weathered walnut and poly clear
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Epoxied Craft Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 17:22

I built this table for my wife.  I added a 1/4 round to the edge of the table.  She did all of the finish work including the top which is Unicorn Spit and epoxy.  I turned out really nice.  Thanks for the plans!

Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Unicorn Spit, epoxy and interior paint
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Farm House Toy Box

Submitted by 2RiversFP on Sat, 02/04/2023 - 18:26

Made this using your farm house toy box plans. Modified slightly as I incorporate old firefighter equipment into most of my projects. Built the frame but instead of slats used retired fire hose. Complete with a white board on the lid. Plans were perfect and allowed me to easily modify to get the result I wanted.

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Media Console

Submitted by amil04 on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 11:38

I used the plans Ana offered as a starting off point for this project. I loved the photos of the exact plans, but it was too long and too short for the space I wanted to fill. I ended up building pull out drawers from pallets instead of installing the apothecary drawers in the plans. I used the bottom cubby to place a dog bed (which they love) and still have one one bin to build to fill the center hole. I used a solid piece of butcher block style wood on the top that I sealed Polyerathane. Thanks Ana!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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sgilly02 (not verified)

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:11

This looks great. Like it was meant to be in that space! What material did you use?

Husky Farmhouse Table

Submitted by adk_native on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 09:11

I loved the husky farmhouse talbe and after using a small round dining table for years, I figured it was time to get a larger table. What a great build! I definitely appreciate Ana's plans and ideas. I finished it right before Halloween as you can see and my 4 yr old son loves the new table for our sit down meails.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$350
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Dark Walnut stain, White primer/paint in one, Minwax fast drying polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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ariya3

Tue, 07/07/2015 - 00:27

I love this table and i am trying to find a cheap way to get a dining room set( chairs will be bought and stanined). My husband is good a building things, my only concern how do you get all that detail into the legs of the table? Is there anyway you can pre-buy them made? We don't have a wooden lathe to do anything intricate.

Thanks if you can advise

Extra-Large Wood Pet Kennel End Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 01/02/2016 - 17:24

I followed Ana's plan exactly, but increased the dimensions to the standard XL crate size (42L x 28W). The base is painted gloss white and the top is stained espresso.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Gloss latex for the base and Minwax espresso stain on the top.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Hexagon Puzzle

Submitted by mtairymd on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 14:30

This is a fun and simple project to make. It consists of 12 pieces that are all the same size. The pieces are glued together to make 3 assemblies. Getting it apart or putting it together is the challenge. As always, there is a trick.

Build Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/id/Hexagon-Puzzle/

Solution: https://youtu.be/QUmHdIprCl0

Estimated Cost
$1
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
None
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Becca Trunk

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:15

Thank you Ana for your detailed plans. Always so easy working on your projects.

Built from Plan(s)

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