Here's a couple pics of a dartboard cabinet I made from pallet wood. I routed/chiseled in "Odin's Knot" on the door just because I thought it looks cool. Kind of dartboardish looking! I've also included my highly engineered plan!
These floating shelves were so simple and are so strong! I decided to not attach the tops because you can’t see up there anyways. So will make a good hidden storage spot for small items.
I saw the Sweet Pea bunk bed and I loved it!!! I was looking for a loft bed with a play house underneath so I modified this to be more what I was looking for. It is about 90% done now. I will post the finished pictures in a few weeks when I have finished. I have a few cosmetic details to finish it up. The little one loves it!!!
Turned an entryway closet into these lockers for my kids. I used the basic ideas in Ana's Smiling Mudroom for my plans. Lockers are just inside the entrance from the garage.
My wife wanted me to build a chair for our son, who is about to turn 1. The idea is that he'll take pictures with this chair throughout the years. I searched high & low for the perfect chair that my wife would like and found nothing. I don't know why I didn't just come to your page first, I've visited for years. I dressed it up a little using stringers (porch railing) for legs instead of 1x's, and button plugs vs. putty to cover the screws. Just needs paint and its done. The wife loves it!
This is my husband's second project. He actually made 2 this weekend, one for my son and the other for my nephew. He lowered the bottom shelf to allow more room for books. He used a cherry stain. We love how it turned out-functional and nice to look at. I would say about 2 1/2 -3 hours to complete the project.
Thank you so much for the plans Anna. My two year old absolutely loved this Christmas present. I used drains for the stove tops and added a wire rack to the stove and tiled the backsplash.
This was a great project. We needed a more functional small desk next to our kitchen door so I built one based on Ana's Kitchen Island plan. I wanted a table top which shows the beauty of knotty wood and I'm happy with the redwood (2x6) I've chosen. The body is cheap whitewood (2x4 and remaining pieces of the 2x6 redwood for the short sides) and the racks are furring strips (pine) 1x2. I modified all the dimensions to fit the available space. I also decided to use 2x4 (instead of 2x6) for the long sides to not lose too much height for the actual rack space. The "rails" of the racks are 2x2.
The tabletop was heavily sanded (100 to 400), stained with Minwax Honey (~5 minutes), and is enjoying about 5 layers of satin polyurethane (sanded in between). I wanted the redwood to shine and just add some depth with the staining. A couple of fruit flies were driving me crazy and took a couple of baths in the fresh poly. :)
The body has a double coating (sanded in between) of white latex paint. The thickness of the paint was pretty annoying and I realized after I was done I should have considered a thinner.
This is my first actual furniture piece (after building a headboard) and I very much enjoyed building it. Ana's plans are a pleasure to follow / get inspired by and I'm happy to have found a new hobby.
Let me know what you think!
Thu, 02/21/2013 - 22:25
The wood finish on the top is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!! You did a fantastic job!
In reply to The wood finish on the top is by Pam the Goatherd
Fri, 02/22/2013 - 20:57
Thanks Pam, this is very kind of you.
Just a quick box I put together for my son's toys. Cut the front part out to prevent finger bangs, added a routered edge to the front lid and hand cut and painted the charaters for the front. Nothing too complex.
Built the sewing table for my wife Penney. It has a work surface that is 36" x 60" and is 32" high.
Used 3/4" Baltic Birch and used premium pine to add edge banding. Used 1/4" plywood for a back to the sewing table to add strength and I think helps the look of the table. My Kreg Jig was used everywhere possible when assembling the case. Used full length piano hinges with #6 x 5/8" screws to attach the leaves to the table. Made the doors using premium pine with a plywood panel. For the legs, I used folding, locking leg brackets from Lee Valley to attach the 1-1/2" square poplar legs. The casters are 3" double-locking from Woodcraft.
Went a little over budget, but it turned out very nice and she loves it.
Thank you for the easy to follow plans.
I used the Extra Wide Console Bookcase plans as inspiration for my built in bookcase. I made the top width 75" with the base width at 72" to fit snuggly in the little nook in my foyer. I didn't put a back on it since I attached it to the wall. I did anchor it with several screws to both columns. Also, instead of using the small additional piece on the top, I used an 1x8 and a 1x6 to make the top. I used my Kreg jig to attach the two board together along with some wood glue.
Very tickled with the results. Once the paint is good and dry, my photos, key bowl, and coin jar along with lots of books will be put on it.
built these for my two daughters and their Newberry dolls. I built the parts and then they help assemble them to the final product. Great set of plans. Thanks so much for sharing them!
Fri, 01/02/2015 - 11:12
I love these! The beds came out wonderful and look super cute. :)
Similar to the Bankers Bookcase but I changed a few of the dimensions and style. I also dadoed the shelves.
I really loved this plan when I saw it and am so happy that I built it! It has helped solve our shoe problem and fits really nicely in a small space.
I decoupaged some maps from an atlas onto 1/4" mdf scrap pcs that I had and screwed them onto the front through the backside of each section.
You can definitely see some imperfections with the close up pictures, but I still like the way it turned out. It was one of my first builds.
Tue, 02/26/2013 - 08:10
Pretty! The maps really give it a finished look.
Wed, 07/24/2013 - 22:29
Foot traffic, and maps? Nice pun, and great job too.
We saw the Farmhouse Toddler Bed on pintrest and fell in love with it! Our sons room is rustic so it was perfect. We printed out the plans and my husband said they were perfect and very easy to follow.
I needed a cabinet to contain and conceal our homeschool supplies, especially since this it is located in our main floor living room. This Barn Door Cabinet plan- modified to fit our space did the trick. I absolutely love it.
I took the original Printers Triple Console Cabinet plans and adjusted it to fit an executive desk size of 30" height x 60" wide x 24" depth. Purebond birch plywood was used as the sides, top, drawer faces, and doors. Select pine was used for all other parts.
The hutch was made off of the Brookstone Desk Hutch plan adjusted to 48" height, 12" depth, and 60" length. I used select pine boards and trim. Minwax dark walnut stain and gloss polyurethane was used in the final product.
