Extra-Large Wood Pet Kennel End Table
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.
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.
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
Thank you Ana for your detailed plans. Always so easy working on your projects.
Fri, 02/10/2023 - 09:11
This is so pretty, love the finish! Thank you so much for sharing.
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.
Sat, 10/22/2011 - 20:35
and the reversible idea is great.
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.
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.
I used your sturdy workbench idea and made it a nice table for behind our couch.
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!
Sun, 04/08/2012 - 23:53
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.
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.
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.
So proud of hubby for making these amazing beds for the boys!
We made the footboard a little taller, pattern was simple to follow and adjust to meet our needs.
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.
Mon, 11/07/2011 - 21:38
I was excited to see your post made from my plan. I hope Mackenzie loves it as much as my kids do!
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!
Not the best picture. This was my first project using plans from this site. What a breeze! Took about 8 hours total to build and 2 hours to finish (sand/paint/stain)
I have a small kitchen. I found this plan on Ana's site to turn it into a pantry shelf. Initially, I was going to have wheels. That way, I could roll it to sweep. I took measurements to match the height of my upper cabinets and width so my door would clear. I put this shelf up to the side on my fridge. I didn't account for the height difference adding wheels. I still can add wheels if I change my mind. I did differing spacing, considering spices and cereal boxes and items between. I haven't quite figured out the end placement for items. I also am considering appliances to be placed on the bottom. I purchased baskets and spice drawers so I can visually organize and see what works. I used odd and end prices of wood and adjusted the measurements to fit my space. I love my corner 2x4s! They are dark and once planes, have these dark brown ribbons revealing the growth rings. We think they might be brown treated boards. Some of the shelves have a darker brown edge, 5 total. I purposely wanted the dark edge facing out. But I didn't have enough so I used different looking boards (same thickness) and played around with assign them their spot. My friend had copper pipes laying around, so I used those in the back to stop my items from falling off the backside. I polyurethaned to keep the natural wood colors. I really love it and am excited to do more projects!!
I was looking for a bed for my daughter, and a project for my sister and me. I looked at a well-known children's website and fell in love with their cottage loft bed, but didn't want to pay $1,300 for it. My sister found Ana's website with plans and everything for the same bed! We built the bed, (with the help of our husbands) that weekend. Abbi loves her bed! Thanks, Ana!
Wed, 11/23/2011 - 15:45
Need plans for a cottage loft bed with stairs. Where do I find plans
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 13:44
Hi. I would love to have a copy of the plans. This is perfect for my daughter!! Thank you
Sat, 05/19/2012 - 20:28
This photo looks like there is more space under than he other photos. Did you follow the exact plans or alter them. I want to put another mattress on the bottom as well
This desk cost me ~$40 to build. I used a precut piece of oak for the top and worked the dimensions around the piece itself.
I omitted the drawer out of laziness.
Fun build 4hrs to complete.
One of of the cuts is off says long to short it's long to long.
Farmhouse Bench completed. Pine base painted black. Bench top is mahogany stain on maple.
This is going to the cottage to live at the end of the bed. Will be used as extra seating at the dinner table as required.
I used the narrow farm house table as my starting point. I added two shelves. I used select grade Pine for this project for all except the 1x12 that was used for the shelves. I didn't want to spend 30 bucks for the select grade 1x12 for the shelves, so I used whitewood for that. I used pocket holes to join the 4 1x4s that makes up the top. I sanded the joints to try to give the appearance that it is a single boards. Can't tell unless you really look close. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. Biggest problem I had with this project was my 10 year old cordless drill. Batteries would only hold a charge for 4 or 5 pocket holes, so this project took me much longer then it should have. That's okay, I used the time waiting on the drill to charge to sand, and measure. That problem has been corrected with the Black Friday sale at Lowes. My next project is a desk for my daughter, I designed it myself, but would never have attempted something like this without this great website!!!