New Chicken nesting appartments under construction
Quick and fun Saturday working on building these cool new nesting boxes for my friends farm. Yes, the alterior motiv is that I keep getting free eggs LOL guilty!!!
Quick and fun Saturday working on building these cool new nesting boxes for my friends farm. Yes, the alterior motiv is that I keep getting free eggs LOL guilty!!!
I made a pair of Channing desks, one for each son to match the Channing Bookcases I'd made previously using another one of Ana's plans! I followed the directions pretty much exactly, except for a couple of minor changes. On the tops, I wanted to router the edges to add detail, and to make it neat I covered the ply end-grain with some pine 2x1's. At the end (step 15) of the build I added the extra support. 2x1 at the front to match the rail above the drawer, and 2x2 at back to make the RHS legs properly sturdy.
Overall, the project was not particularly difficult, the building took about 3 days to complete both desks. As usual the finishing always takes longer than the building, and in this case it took 4 days. This was mostly due to the 6 hrs between coats for the varnish.
I sprayed the white desk (masking the top) with satin door trim paint I had available, and I used clear satin varnish on the top as a contrast.
The other desk has 1 coat of sealer and 3 coats of chocolate walnut satin stain/varnish.
I'm very happy with the results - but I'm not really sure which one is my favourite!
I loaded this project months ago, but somehow it was removed I believe during one of the websit updates. So far in my wife's crafting life she generally cuts things out on the floor. It's not so good. Our dining room table is usually covered in food or playdough so she generally just spreads things out on the floor. I realized how much she needed a table, and armed with new power tools from Christmas and my birthday, I set out to make me a crafting table. This was my first project.
Sun, 09/22/2019 - 11:13
Can you repost plans? This is just what I'm looking for. Thanks!
First attempt at a project and I have to say I am pretty proud! It may not be perfect but I think the imperfections give it some character. I used a dark walnut stain and finished with poly two coats.
I followed the plan and it was way easier than I expected. This thing is sturdy as a rock! Shake it all you want, it's not going anywhere. I'm doing my son's full bed next.
I used your basic plans, but modified it to use some scrap wood I had from another project. I used blue stain pine, tongue and groove.
I made this toy box for my niece who is expecting her first baby (it's a boy). I know she likes things clean and uncluttered, so I added a lid, and then added some corner pieces to make it a little more juvenile.
It was so much fun.
I made this for my granddaughter’s birthday. It was super easy, but it’s really big. I’d reduce size if I made it again. She said she can fit 2 dolls in it.
Thu, 03/31/2022 - 08:17
That is a gift to be cherished for years, thank you for sharing!
This project was so EASY and it is just what I wanted over the entertainment area. We had some So excited that it came out so well and looks great! Thank you for such easy to follow instructions!
We're in a rental and the rooms are a good size, but on the small side of good sized. Thought this would be perfect to give my 4 year old a little extra play space. I added three extra 2x2s to the guardrail, it was a bit short for my liking. Other than that, stuck to the plans. It seemed when putting together the ladder that we were missing a piece and couldn't figure where it was in the plans, but I just ran to the store so we could keep the ball rolling. We love it!
My dad built this table using Ana's plans. He had it together within 24 hours of buying the lumber. It was meant for me to use on my back patio, but it's way too pretty to be outside!
I used 2x4 and 2x6's on this project. I am a larger woman so I wanted it to be very strong... and wow is it strong! I also routered the edges on the arms. I love it and it really does sit comfortable. Next I want to make a footstool for it. Thanks Ana for making these plans available to me.
We began by collecting books and encyclopedias from thrift stores that were donated but the store was discarding. My husband cut them down to about 1 inch. After painting a 4X8 sheet of plywood black, we glued them in a pattern we liked. He cut faux looking drawers attaching them to the lower portion of the "bookcase". The center section actually opens for storage. Not willing to pay $20 for each of nine handles, hubby got dowels, sprayed them silver and made our own: for $2.00 total!! A strip of tape lights (which are actually white but photographed purple for some reason) with a remote runs across the top, and battery puck lights from the Dollar Tree light up the center shelves. The magic happens behind the books as they pull down to reveal two twin Murphy Beds. Purchased the kit for the beds online. Awesome for extra guests, but out of the way when used as an office. And only takes about 12 inches of room from the wall. In the last picture, we applied the same idea to hide a hallway door leading to a store room. Lots of picture taking and rave reviews from all who see these fun projects.
My husband's a music teacher and I had to build him this for our fifth wedding anniversary! I was looking and thinking about what to get him for a long time...then, I looked up what the "traditional" gift is for the 5 year mark. Wahoo, wood! Since I started dabbling into making things after discovering Ana's site last Fall, I thought, well no problem! Ha! Well, I had 2 evenings to build this thing with 2 toddlers helping me :-). I used the base of the stand from the plan for the Coat Tree. Then, I designed the top using the letters "R" & "R" for RoRo (what I call my Hubby). The top was cut using a jigsaw. Everything else, either a mitre or circular saw. The hardest part was affixing the top to the stand. Argh! Angles, drilling, messing up, argh! Somehow, it's put together and holding up, lol! Might I mention that when I first started building things, my hubby's first request was for a music stand. Well, there you go RoRo! Happy Anniversary!
This was basically my first ever wood working project. It didn't turn out perfect but I had fun doing it and my daughter likes it too! It isn't done yet, still need to figure out the color of paint I'm going to use.
I built this bench in one afternoon and did the finishing work on the other. Tools used were a handsaw, jigsaw, Kreg Jig Mini and electric sander.
I modified the plan to use 10 inch lumber for the sides so that it would fit in the space where it would be used. Overall length was increased to 30 inches. Most of the wood was already on hand, but a 12"x4' piece was purchase for the top (instead of reclaimed pieces)
Bottom shelf was joined with the Kreg screws. Aprons were fastened with brass screws. The top was put on with finishing nails.
Bar stools made completely out of old barn wood.
This is my favorite plan that Ana provides! It's easy to modify and adjust to different sizes. Thank you Ana!
I've wanted to make this dress up storage since the moment I saw it; I planned to do this as my first building project. I finally got around to getting all the supplies and then I asked my father to assist me since i never really built anything like this before - well, he's not a patient man and he ended up building the whole thing without me (boo!) ... but I at least got to paint it! I absolutely love it and it looks fantastic in my girls' playroom.
Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:34
Just love it! The color is fabulous! Paint job perfect! Thanks for sharing with us!
I used Ana's garden bench plan and had a blast finishing this project. The plans are well thought out and finished very square and sturdy. I altered the depth of the bench to 18 inch seat supports as I am short and felt the 24" span would leave me feeling like Edith Ann. (This also required shortening of the armrests to 24") I also was inspired by an abandoned headboard that had nice detail and some Oak spindles. My son, bless his heart, carried it on his back about 6 blocks so I could make this. (He knows how to stay on my good side.)
I spent more time painting the project than cutting out the boards. I prepainted all the pieces before assembly. I wanted it to withstand the Wisconsin weather so I diligently primed it and then did two coats of outdoor latex paint. I elected to tint the primer as I was not sure how much paint I might need. One quart of Zinsser 123 primer and one quart of Dutchboy Maxbond semi gloss paint in plum mauve was enough. The dark paint is Rustoleum spray paint in purple. If I thought it was cost effective I might have spray painted the whole thing but it was summer and I didn't want to deal with the fumes. Of course, I picked the hottest two weeks so far this year to do this project. My sewing room became my painting station.
The width is close to 62", seat height 20" and seat total depth is 22". I trimmed about 3" off the leg post of the headboard.
I am eager to pick another project from Ana's plans.
My cost is higher as I had no scraps to work from and needed all the screws and paint. I also bought $90 in cordless tools and some collapsible sawhorses. All of these items I will use again for other projects.
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 05:02
Great job of recycling and incorporating it into a new build. Had to laugh at the Edith Ann reference. I did the same recently with a couch my hubby and I have on order as it's quite deep. Ha, I'm not sure Ana and those in her age group will get the reference. I, on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed it!
My son had a 'lightning Mcqueen' toddler bed- but we needed to get him into a little bigger bed. We had a spare full bed, and Batman is his current favorite... Since there aren't Batman full race car beds- time to start planning and building from sketchup! Took me about 2 weeks of evenings (after the kids go to bed) and about $110 in materials. The model is available in the sketchup warehouse at:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u6b750a53-37a4-4d52-9d31…
For the wheel covers I ordered online at Amazon for $25 for a set of 4.
For the Wheels both HD and Menards make a 18" wood table top for ~$7 that I just cut the middle out with my router to fit the wheel covers.
The slats to hold the bed (made to fit both box spring and mattress) were just 1x4 pine boards from menards.
The body was made from 3/4 MDF, though you could of course use plywood.
I used a projector to project the image from sketchup onto the board to get it transferred- else it would have been 50+ pages if printing..
For the logos I just used a minila folder as my stencil and cut out the logo. Needed to touch up the 'tabs' to hold the logo in the circle after pulling off the stencil.
In reply to So cute! by Ana White Admin
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 21:18
I give you credit when people ask how I got started in woodworking because until I found your site and my first project (library cart) then 2 helper stands for my kids and other friends kids and it just went on from there. The skils taken from this site and learning Sketchup have brought a lot of nice furniture to our home as well as a sense of confidence to me!! Thank you!
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 19:10
My son really wants this and I promised him that I would make it. Do you have a PDF or anything of the outline of the batmobile? Thanks!
In reply to Looks great! by MoxieMan13
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 21:10
Thanks - sorry I took so long to respond. The plans are in the sketch up warehouse - search for "Batmobile full race car bed" otherwise et me know and I can try to get you a off of the dimensions.
In reply to Thanks- will skp file work? by bbcarey
Sat, 01/30/2016 - 10:59
Here is the screen shot as well.
I used a 49x97 sheet of MDF... thush the 4'1"x8'1" dimensions.
Sun, 02/21/2016 - 14:29
Thank you so much for the greatest idea ever! We stumbled on this and believe it will be the perfect next bed for our son, however, we cannot download any of the files. Do you have a PDF of the measurements or any other form you can upload so we can make this bed? Thanks in advance! Great work!
Tue, 12/06/2016 - 07:23
I apologize if I am just missing this, but... do you have step by step instructions on building this bed? I see the pictures of each part and its corresponding dimensions, but I cannot located instructions on assembling the bed.
Thanks!