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Wall Mount Coat Rack Tree -- Style Meets Function
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This is a coat rack that I recently built for a friend of mine who was struggling with a way to organize her kiddos' coats and packs. She doesn't have a coat closet off of the entry way, so we installed this wall-mount tree design on an interior hallway as you enter the home. This would also be cute in a kid's room or a mudroom. I posted step-by-step instructions with pictures on my blog at www.momthebuilder.net. Let me know what you think!
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Tue, 12/08/2020 - 20:51
link is broken
It looks like your blog is down. Is it posted anywhere else, or could you send the plans to me?
Attic Closet Wall
Our attic bedroom had no closet space or storage. I designed a system with shelves and hanging space along one end wall. A freestanding vanity table was discovered at a Habitat ReStore, which fit the space perfectly. One side of shelves is for clothing, the other side is for books and display. A long shelf across the entire top serves as the closet rod as well as display space.
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
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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.
HB's Armoire
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.
Farmhouse Table for our New Home
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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.
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Custom 9- Foot Rustic Buffet
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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).
Farmhouse Bedside table
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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.
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New Island
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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.
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Spotlight / X Desk with Drawers
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.
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Vegetable Bin
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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.
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Wed, 10/15/2014 - 20:30
Thank you Joanne! Really
Thank you Joanne! Really enjoyed building this! This is also the first time I have shared one of my builds! Glad I did. :)
Clubhouse with a slide
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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!
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Farmhouse X Desk
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I built the Farmhouse X Desk with full extension drawers instead of shelves.
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Updated Tryde Coffee Table with shelf
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I made the table from the original plans and then just added a shelf on bottom to put my baskets on!
Farmhouse table
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Built from the Farmhouse Table plans with just a few adjustments. Total cost around 130.00
Outdoor Sectional - Love It !
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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.
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FARMHOUSE TABLE
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Made this table over the long New Years Eve weekend. Whole lot cheaper than the table from Pottery Barn.
My Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table
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My Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table. I used oak and created a more mission style look.
Sideboard as a sewing cabinet
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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.
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Hidden Catbox
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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.
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Thu, 10/22/2020 - 10:50
Great way to conceal the litter box!
Thanks for sharing your project, looks great!