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Columbia Valley Oak barrel coffee table

Recently found the plans and this is what I came up with

The plans are so easy to follow! They are a great jumping off point for customizing the coop for your own needs! We added a run door, ladder support, insulated floor and wall, removable window, and a loft door. The girls LOVE it!

Thank you for all the diagrams on this website, this project could not have been completed without these.  The entire project took a month worth of weekends.  I used 2 sheets of 3/4" Birch plywood, 2x12x10 Southern Yellow Pine (rip to 4" strips), and 1x8x10 Ponderosa Pine for the roof and slats.  Our 3 year old loves the bed and could not wait to use it.  All month he has been asking about his new room, normally he does not like change but he loved this bed.

This was made from reclaimed wood from various building around the DC area.

American Girl Farmhouse Doll Bed.

Modification:

Customized a space for our trash bin, to lift it up to the main floor level. Now we can toss trash without leaving the kitchen.  Fantastic!

This was my first time building a piece of furniture. I learned a lot and was able to hide most of the mistakes I did make. It came out good, and now I'm working on adding in some pull out drawers inside the cabinets for movie storage.

This was my first project (ever). There were a few times that I wanted to throw the whole thing on the floor and start over but I persisted and it actually turned out very nice. Way better than I had anticipated. Thank you for the plans!

My little girl needed a step stool after building a modern height bathroom vanity.  She was so excited to help with the painting.  This was a very fast build.  I spent more time painting than building.  I used scrap 3/4" purebond plywood and had the paint on hand.  I also used a spray lacquer to seal the paint.  I used glue and my brad nailer, but will also add screws for extra support now that it is painted. I used a CD to trace the curves and the edge of a 2x4 to trace the handle.  Thank you for another great plan! 

I. FINALLY. FINISHED. IT!!! It has quite a few mistakes, however, I know what I will do differently on the next project. This was my first project to make almost completly on my own (husband cut the plywood for me). I am hooked!

I was looking for something to hold my scrapbooking supplies.  I want to use my formal dining room as my craft room but have the illusion it's still a dining room. This plan was perfect.  This was my first time building anything from Ana's site.  I added feet to the bottom to change up the look just a little.  I also used a more detailed base molding.  I also added some support to the bottom to have somewhere to attach the feet and distribute the weight of all my scrapbooking supplies.  The best advice was to leave the top off until the end.  I also waited to attach the back till the very end also.  I thought I'd have the most trouble with the drawers but the doors ended up being the hardest part for me. Overall I'm very happy with the buffet!  I haven't decided how I'd like to satin it yet. I'll eventually get that done!  On to the next project. :)

Moses Cradle, easy project. Used a rocker from an old rocking chair and traced it. Finish is Minwax Polyshade in Espresso. Sprayed using my $12 Harbor Freight sprayer. 

Made as a baby shower gift. It was well received!

We needed a coffee table for our new house. I started this project but abandoned it. Fortunately, my wonderful husband took over and finished it beautifully and it's better than I ever imagined!
From the builder:
The frame was very easy to build, but the drawer requires more skill to make sure you build it truly square. make sure to NOTTT build the drawer to fit EXACTLY in the space of your frame. leave 1/16" gap on either side of drawer to allow it to roll on its casters freely and leave 1/8" gap from the top of the drawer to the frame for the same purpose. if you make these plans in the early stage your life will be much EASIER when the final assembly comes together!! also take into consideration when making the plans for the height of your table that you will most likely want to put furniture pads on the bottom to save your wood floors and this needs to be added into the total height of the table so you do not mess up the drawer height. for the knobs I found it easiest to buy 1-1/2" screws and counter sink them from the back of the drawer face to allow for the knows to fit snugly against the faux drawers. and as for the faux drawers i used the slightest amount of wood glue and used my 18 gauge brad nail gun with 5/8" nails to attach the faces to the drawer from the front and then come back with wood filler over the nail indentations to smooth it out before painting.

This was really a simple and fun project!  My wife saw this on Ana White and knew immediately that this was a “must do now” endeavor.   The industrial look of the pipes really fit the decorating motif of our guest bath. 

We used reclaimed barn wood purchased at a local hardwood store.  The wood was, presumably, some type of cedar and was very user friendly; no cracking from screws and cut / glued very well.  We did have to run the stock through the joiner first, however, as the edges were weathered, warped & gouged.  We didn’t sand or finish the wood in any manner and it looks exactly as it did when it was part of a standing barn. 

We used 3 – ¾”  30 inch pipes for the towel racks and 1- ¾” six foot pipe for the top rail.  The pipes were  assembled & painted with Rust-Oleum Universal Metallic Paint & Primer in One – Flat Burnished Amber.  Instead of eye hooks to hold the ladder to the top rail, we decided on pre-painted bronze robe hooks.

After stock was squared, pieces were cut for the border and ladder.  The ladder is 32” wide (x) 48” long with 4” boards.  We chose that length so as to accommodate 2 towel racks with enough space for 4 sets of towels.  The assembly was made very simple by first attaching the  30 inch ¾ ” pipes as they really brought the construct into square.   

The only significant challenge to this project was selecting & cutting stock so all of the exposed edges were weathered facades. 

The project was finished off w/ a small shelf 23 “  wide (x) 30” long w/ shelf depth of 7” hung behind the toilet and a toilet paper holder base.

The bard wood was expensive (approximately) $200 for the project) and we spent about 20 hours building it.  It was well worth the effort.  And, to our amazement, all components finished level to the ceiling and square to each other … better “lucky” than “good”.

This was a simple and rewarding Fall project and is recognized by our guests as both a unique and utilitarian augment to our guest bath.

I built this table in one day and modified the plans to my wife's specs. It is 36"x36" and instead of using the two 1x12s on the bottom I used seven 1x4s cut down to fit and for the top used seven 2x6s which gave it the look she wanted.

Great plans!!!!