Small Kitchen Storage Cabinets
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Our kitchen is smaller than our last house, so we turned our breakfast nook into more storage and could yet space. I love Ana White’s plans, tips, videos, and community.
Beth Ivy
Our kitchen is smaller than our last house, so we turned our breakfast nook into more storage and could yet space. I love Ana White’s plans, tips, videos, and community.
Beth Ivy
This all started with wanted to clean up my side of the bed. I have a CPAP machine, I like to read and I am a techno-geek. There simply wasn't enough space for things to fit, so they find themselves on the floor.
I started looking around at furniture stores, and none of them were exactly what I was looking for, and the ones that I would have considered were $500+. I thought to myself that I can use this as a learning opportunity. I found Ana's site here and immediately knew I had found the right place.
I downloaded the plans to the Rhyan End Table and was so impressed with the layout. I wanted to know how the construction pictures were built and downloaded Google Sketchup and the Rhyan End Table plans and proceeded to build the end table virtually. I am truly in awe of the power of that tool.
Then I started the actual build of the project. I hadn't really done a lot of woodworking - but I am now a fan of the Kreg Jig. What a great tool!
I know I should have read everything *thoroughly* - but I didn't. Because I didn't have all my own equipment, I went to a friend's house to cut all the boards. In hindsight, I now know why that wasn't a good idea. Because I had pre-cut everything (and was as accurate as I could make it), when I got to the drawers, I was really in over my head. I had a woodworking friend help me set the drawers and shave off a bit of the drawer slide mounting boards, so the drawer would fit. One side effect of that is that I decided that putting the spacer board in-between the two drawers would made things more difficult and could possibly make the drawers not work very well, so because it is for me, I decided to leave the spacer board off.
I just finished putting the last coat of Pecan Poly on last night and moved it in.
As this was my first project, I learned a _ton_ of stuff. So I left it rougher than other people would like but I already love it.
Now my wife wants one for her side of the bed :-)
Thank you Ana for your site, your passion and inspiring me to start doing a little woodworking!
-Bryan
Plans used from Ana-White.Com's awesome recreation of a commercially available table. Ran through this construction in no time and it came out like a charm. Thanks!
Potting bench I made for my daughter as a housewarming gift to her newly built home. Easy plans! It was a great build.
Kmw
This is our version of the factor cart. I used 12 inch boards on the sides to make the table have a little more height.
Simply copy of Ana's post. Used American Walnut stain and acrylic paint. Measures 40" x 40".
It took us awhile but we built these white cabinets from scratch. It turned out great and looks better in person. Thank you for your articles!
Modern Comfort Outdoor Sofa and Loveseat to go with the Simple Outdoor Dining Table and Benches that I made 2 years ago. I love that the "Modern Comfort" plans don't require angles or a miter saw. I used a circular saw for all of it!
I used 2x4 instead of the 4x4 to create this bench for my entry way. I left off the stretcher so my shoe baskets could fit underneath.
Loved this desk, for my first project I was extremely pleased how it turned out.
This is my first try at one of your projects. I made the console table 48 inches long to fit the space of our entry way. I thank you for all of your amazing content, and still having informative and wholesome things to watch.
I built these two outdoor chaise lounges last year
Over the winter, I stored them on the deck, turning them into a huge outdoor sofa!
took my time and followed the plans with the exception of modifying them for a king size bed. Turned out great! Thanks a lot.
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 20:16
Hi. Would you mind sharing the king size dimensions please? I love this bed, but am worried I'm going to mess up the conversions and cut list. Thanks in advance! Kristin
My FIRST furniture making project ever! Previous woodworking project was a sorry-looking wall shelf made in high school shop class. The plans for this project were VERY easy to follow! Thank you, Ana!
Once I set up the sectional on our screened porch, I realized I really wanted a coffee table. So, I used the Accent Table for Simple Modern Outdoor Sectional plans as a guide. I lengthened the side and underneath supports to accommodate a longer top (46 1/2" for side supports and 45" for underneath supports) and made 13 top slats, instead of only 6 for accent table. Finished coffee table measures 48" length x 23 1/2"width x 17" height and used 7 boards, plus a scrap 17" piece leftover from sectional pieces.
Project Costs for 4 armless sections, 2 corner sections & coffee table (Maryland):
40 1x4"x8' common boards
2 boxes 2" dipped wood screws
1 box 1 1/4" dipped wood screws
bottle of wood glue
Quart of Kilz outdoor primer
Quart of Benjamin Moore "Ben" Low Lustre Exterior paint in Bittersweet Chocolate
Four Rolston 2-piece and Two Rolston 3-piece replacement outdoor cushions in Beige from Target (now discontinued). (Biggest chunk of cost, $520)
TOTAL = $~765
P.S. Find and buy the cushions first! It took me a long time to find them online. And when I went back to reorder more, after I decided to make sectional bigger than I originally planned, they had discontinued the corner sections. So, I just used a 2 piece cushion for one end. I actually like the way it looks (see pictures).
P.P.S. Our dog especially loves to sleep under the sectional...
Sun, 09/14/2014 - 22:18
Hello! I LOVE your build!! Did you happen to modify the size of the armless sections? I want to make two chairs (instead of a sofa) for my porch but am having a hard time finding cushions that will fit. Ana states that a 20x20 cushion will fit but everything I have found online is larger than 20x20. I found the same ones you used but they are larger than 20x20. Are you willing to share your dimensions? Thanks so much!!! I can't WAIT to start on this set!!!
Fri, 02/05/2016 - 07:48
Sorry for the delay in responding! I had no idea anyone had commented... Anyway, you have probably finished your project and moved on to another one by now. But, in case you are actually waiting for me to respond still (I hope not!) the cushions I used are bigger than what was suggested, but I squished the ends in between the two back pieces. That actually worked out better because it holds the cushions in place, rather than having them slide around. Good luck!
I modified the plans for the farmhouse console table to create a laundry room table. I changed the shelf height and used 2x4s running the entire length for the shelf.
This is my first project and I really enjoyed making it. I just tripled the measurements for the bench.
This was our first attempt of any form of woodwork. The plans were easy to follow and after each step in the process of building this table, we became more confident in what we were doing. The great thing about this table was that with the exception of the wood used for the table top, we were able to scrounge around from various construction sites, the wood needed to complete the project. Most of the wood for this project was wood that was destined to a land fill so it was nice to salvage what materials we could to save our environment. Thanks Ana!