Dollhouse
Thanks for the plans! This dollhouse is great, my daughter loves it. I changed the plans slightly to make an 'open floor plan on the bottom and added a column in the front for support.
Thanks for the plans! This dollhouse is great, my daughter loves it. I changed the plans slightly to make an 'open floor plan on the bottom and added a column in the front for support.
I had an old aluminum Pepsi cooler that had been sitting around collecting dust for years on the back porch, after seeing these cooler plans I was inspired to create a cooler stand the would show off the cooler and make it useful again. I built the whole thing using scrap lumber I had. Took two days to complete, Thanks for the post!
Mon, 09/08/2014 - 22:23
This is beautiful. I like the color with the contrasting trim and shelf, but most of all, I really like how you left the inset to show off the old Pepsi logo and aluminum side. Well done!
Made this for my daughter. Took two days to make and four days to paint. Great weekend project.
My daughter and I completed 4 chairs per Ana's design over Labor day w/e 2020. It took a little longer because we did a Shou Sugi Ban burn/brush finish with 2 coats of clear Urethane, including cleaning/drying time. We may add another after light sanding. Love the modern look - super easy plans to follow with video. Thanks Ana for making this available - a great way to spend the holiday weekend during Covid!
This is my biggest build yet! I combined plans from this site and then modified them slightly to create two twin storage beds, a corner headboard unit with cubbies, and a secret hideout underneath!
The beds are two benches - I left off the headboard and footboards to allow for a secret passageway for my girls to access the space under the headboard unit. I also left the backing off of the benches on the wall side of each bed so that they can be used for storage. (I also left the backing off of one of the cubbies on the room-side bench to allow additional access/exit points for the hideout.)
For the hideout, I followed the Corner Unit plans, except I stopped the headboard pieces at the level of the beds rather than making them go all the way to the floor.
I added trim on the edges of the headboard unit - partly to cover imperfections, but I love the look of it!
Now the girls have a secret hideout (complete with a light and pillows for lounging and reading), the space under the headboard unit is not wasted, and MOM did it all! :) I'm so proud of this project and I love the example it sets for my girls that powertools are for everyone!
Thu, 11/20/2014 - 20:46
Hi!
Your beds arefabulous! Where did you find the benches? ??
Thanks!
Holly
This kids art center went together very well! The kids haven't stopped playing on it.
It took me 4 days to build and finish. I went to the store the very same day I received an email with these plans in it! I love the results! I'm typing this post up on my laptop sitting at my new coffee table!! Work days will be a little more comfortable from here on out LOL! Thank you Ana for sharing your talents in designing amazing build plans.
I did the modifications and added the bottom shelf and the x braces. I did a half lap to join the x braces. I also added small casters so it is easy to roll the table out of my way to get up without having to always close the table top. The finish is dark walnut stain and latex paint in the color Tinsel.
We wanted a simple loveseat that used standard-sized cushions (that I found at target.com) that we could put on our narrow screened-in porch. The cushions were about twice the cost of the lumber! I modified the plan by changing the outsides from 2x3's to 2x4's and I made decorative panels of our State's flag using a stencil I created from an image on the Internet. I then cut the stencil out, marked it and cut it out using a scroll saw. The pattern is on 1/4' plywood framed in with 1 x 2's on the sides and 1/2" quarter round on the tops and bottoms of the patterns on both sides. This was fun and quick to build and it met our needs perfectly! I'm even designing some matching end tables for it! Since we're in Charleston, SC we used a color called "Charleston Green", it's nearly black but in bright sun you can see a little green. We barely get to use it though as the cat has taken it over! Thanks for a great plan!
This is made by using treated lumber and concrete deck piers. The genius of this bench is that there are no screws. It fits together like a puzzle and sits on concrete deck piers. I left it untreated for a bit and decided to let the piers stay gray. The original plans called for the piers to be stained black and a stain to be applied to the wood. I wanted to post this as inspiration but will add the link to the template for the wood pieces at a later time.
This project took several months of off and on work but I am very happy with the results. Followed the plans on this website to the T and they were great. Got the wood from the local lowes and the hardware from Ace Hardware. Used the Kreg Jig pocket hole system to hide the fasteners which makes a big difference. I also used flat black spray paint for the hardware.
I loved the rustic look that this project was finished with so I did the same. The stain was great, really easy to make and stains really well. I covered the stain with the recommended wax which gives it a really nice shine and is very smooth.
Huge thanks to this website!
I built this at the Home Depot "Do it Herself" class last month. I have been trying to figure out something for a large ironing board (for yardage of fabric for quilting) for quite some time now. I decided this was PERFECT! I removed the top tray, and added a 2' X 4' craft board on top, covered it with insulbright and canvas and it's a perfect Ironging station!! I keep the ironing supplies underneath, and I have tons of extra storage space, it's WONDERFUL!
Built my wife a farmhouse table. We kind of took 3 different plans and made 1 table. We used the table top from one set of plans, the legs from another, and the X design from a 3rd. We built it on our week off for Christmas. Building wise it took 10-20 hours, but there was a lot of drying time with all the stain and poly. Two coats of Early American stain and 3 coats of poly on the table top. It's about 7' long, and the only problem now is we don't have enough chairs.
I used this plan and it came out amazing. It was easy to follow and my wife loves it. Thank you!
Wed, 09/16/2020 - 10:11
Thanks for sharing your project, I hope you enjoy many hours there!
I am all about charm and character, but when it comes to my 1940s brick bungalow, the plaster ceiling cracks got on my nerves. Every changing season brought the inevitable expansion and contraction that would leave new mapped territory on the ceilings in the bedrooms. I usually just mudded over them and smoothed them out with a bit of paint, but that was getting old. So, I decided, after much brainstorming, to come up with a permanent solution. I created a ceiling treatment using beadboard and lightweight trim board to make a faux beamed ceiling. The rooms look great and I finished the look with crown moulding. I chronicled the project with detailed step-by-step directions and photos on my blog: www.momthebuilder.net. Check it out and let me know what you think!
-Angie
Fri, 12/07/2012 - 18:06
I saw a similar project on the Lowe's website using v-groove paneling. We will be trading rooms with our girls (our 3rd daughter is due in a few weeks so they will get the big room) this summer and I want to do this to the ugly paneled ceiling in their current room. Trying to create a "master bedroom" in a house that doesn't really have one. I love how it looks!
Modified the Gaby Kitchen Island plans to fit our own needs! LOVE THIS PIECE!
We wanted to make our daughter a play kitchen for her birthday. We have a farmhouse sink so we wanted her to have one just like ours. My husband built it out of wood. We wanted the cabinets to look like Shaker cabinets so we added trim to them & the Fridge. We bought the handles from Home Depot. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them.
I wanted to add a little homey touch to my ledges so I burned a saying into one of the two ledges in each pair. My husband and I used the plan for the Ten Dollar Ledges and instead of painting, we finished them with Stain/Finish in one.
Tue, 12/11/2012 - 16:11
I love how this looks!! I must know! How did you burn it? And are they individual letters? Anyways, this is so lovely! Almost as much as the pictures on the shelves!! :)
Tue, 12/11/2012 - 16:35
Yes, please do tell! How did you burn the letters? I love how it looks and I love the saying. Very nice job.
9 drawer dresser made out of African mahogany wood.
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 15:45
Wow, this is gorgeous! Beautiful build, that mahogany is amazing!
Built for our new puppy, Bullet. He is a brindle boxer, and our new pride and joy! Dimensions of this crate will work for him for approximately a year or so. I assume at some point i'll need to build another, slightly larger version of this one. But all-in-all it came out excellent. One issue in the cut list as mentioned before, but you figure it out when you get to it. Not a big deal. Time frame for cutting and assembly is would probably have been just a few hours(3-4) had I not spent 2 days sanding, staining, lacquering, waiting for lacquer to dry, sanding, waxing and polishing.