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Old church pew makeover.
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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.
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Rustic X Small Rolling Kitchen Island
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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.
Epoxied Craft Table
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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!
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Farm House Toy Box
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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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Sat, 02/04/2023 - 22:03
Super cool!
Love the material repurpose, looks fantastic, thanks for sharing!
Media Console
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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!
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Husky Farmhouse Table
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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.
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Thu, 10/17/2013 - 09:28
Thank you Ana! Its been a
Thank you Ana! Its been a great addition to my home! =)
Tue, 07/07/2015 - 00:27
love this table
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
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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.
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Hexagon Puzzle
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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
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Becca Trunk
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Thank you Ana for your detailed plans. Always so easy working on your projects.
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Fri, 02/10/2023 - 09:11
Gorgeous Trunk!
This is so pretty, love the finish! Thank you so much for sharing.
Queen Farmhouse Headboard
We eventually will build the rest of the bed, but for now we needed a headboard. Hubby helped me with this one, since it was large, I loved having an extra pair of hands. This headboard is reversible, so if our tastes change, we can unbolt it and flip it over to the side that is just stained and polyurethane. Pretty neat! This headboard is extra tall, because we have our bed frame up on risers, and we wanted a picture shelf but didn't want it interfering when we sat up in bed to read or what-not. Hubby used the router to make grooves in the top before we attached it, so our pictures wouldn't be crashing down on our head! Our metal bed frame comes just shy of the outer edge of the legs of the headboard, so when we build the rest of the bed, the side rails will meet the edge exactly. We placed the headboard behind the bed frame to mark where to drill the bolt holes and attached the headboard to the frame with 4 inch long, quarter inch wide bolts with washers and nuts. Two on each side.
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Sat, 10/22/2011 - 20:35
I love the plate rail detail on the top edge...
and the reversible idea is great.
Outdoor Providence Table
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This was my first attempt at building a piece of furniture. It's an outdoor table based on the providence table plans. I used old 4x4 pressure treated posts from part of my fence that was no longer needed for the base. The posts were fit together using lap joints and secured using fastenlok screws. The base was then painted with french grey chalk paint (first time experimenting with chalk paint) and then covered with a thin coat of brown briwax. The top is made of 8 foot by 1 inch ipe boards that are 4 different widths but the overall width is about 42 inches. The ipe was purchased rough sawn and needed to be planed to uniform thickness. I used a natural stain meant specifically for ipe and other tropical hardwoods.
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Benchright Knockoff
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My dad actually built this. I had been drooling over the table at Pottery Barn for two years but couldn't afford the $3000 price. Found the plans here and gave it to him with adjustments on the turnbuckles underneath. I wanted the V shape instead of straight across. The tabletop was obtained from an old wood bridge in Eastern WA. I love, love, love this table. The materials cost was $250. The labor was my birthday present.
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1st furniture piece
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I used your sturdy workbench idea and made it a nice table for behind our couch.
Entertainment Center Build
I have always loved the entertainment center from Pottery Barn. When I saw that the sale price was still $900, I knew my husband and I could build it for way cheaper. This took about a week (with a lot of breaks) and the total cost was around $250. I think the biggest expense was the all the knobs, but I feel like they make the piece!
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Sun, 04/08/2012 - 23:53
Nice!!
It looks great!! My OCD is totally soothed by your perfectly spaced faux drawer fronts!! From looking closer at your pic I can see that you made all doors instead of drawers and doors. I want to do the same. It also looks like you used a different type of hinge than suggested. Any reason for that? Do you have shelves in all 4 spaces? Would you mind adding a few more detailed pictures, maybe with your doors open? Or just giving some more details to what you did differently would help.
coffee table cedar top and drawer fronts
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started and made the coffee table first then decided i wanted matching end tables so i looked up some different designs on here and decided on one. made the top and the front of the doors the same to match the top and drawers of the coffee table. next is gonna be the tv stand i think but here are the three all done.
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Too many Christmas Toys
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What do you do when your child gets too many toys for Christmas? Build a toy box of course. I went with a 1X6 instead of 1X4 as the top front apron, yes it’s not easy to put books in, but when you have a 9 month old I was more concerned with a place to put Legos so I won’t step on them. That small change made a world of difference. The toy box is sturdy which is what I needed, knowing he is going to use it to pull up on while learning to walk. I primed it and then painted the front two aprons and sides with chalkboard paint and the remainder grey to match the table I made in the same room. The chalkboard paint takes a ton of coats and requires a lot of waiting (neither of which I am good at), but I think the outcome was worth it.
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Simple Planked Wood Farmhouse Bed
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So proud of hubby for making these amazing beds for the boys!
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Modern Farmhouse Queen
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We made the footboard a little taller, pattern was simple to follow and adjust to meet our needs.
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Kid's flip chair
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My first project, great for learning the very basics, didn't take long to build, but took a couple of days to finish, with drying times of paint and finish.
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Mon, 11/07/2011 - 21:38
Looks great!
I was excited to see your post made from my plan. I hope Mackenzie loves it as much as my kids do!
Book Ledges { $10 Ledge Plan }
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We used a pocket hole jig to build the ledges (to practice using our pocket hole jig), and loved how easy it was to put these together. We made each ledge 32" so we only had to use 1 1x2 and 2 1x4.
Turns out these ledges work perfectly to "house" or baby's books (and a couple of our own in the mean time). Love this build –and so much cheaper than buying (or building) a bookshelf!
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christie (not verified)
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 09:49
Hi there! Love it! We built
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
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.