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"JOY "alternate builds for Christmas gifts
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Loved your "JOY" wall art, but after I built the prototype, realized it was way too large for my idea of gifts for the family. Since I had already cut and sanded pallet boards to size, I downsized the idea and used individual boards and 4" and 6" stencils to paint the letters. I wanted a darker border around the letters, so I woodburned around them. Some of that turned out uneven since the wood wasn't smooth but it adds to the rustic look. I used roundish tree ornaments to use for the "O" letter. Popped on sawtooth hangers on the back and left them unfinished. I did finish off the larger red barn boards and the grey one with spray Clear Coat, since I thought the wood looked dried out.
Thanks for all your great ideas and look forward to your new ones!
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Fun Shelves for Toy Collector
As we begin to convert a small room to an office, first priority is creating display shelves for my husbands toy collection. These shelves do a great job! They are easy to create plus very sturdy. No toys will be falling on their own.
This was a pretty easy project and I woul recommend it to any beginner. My only tip is to make sure that everything is clamped before you nail or screw. You don't want to see light through the seams.
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Toy Box
I made this toy box for my nephew for his first birthday.
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Sun, 06/29/2014 - 08:57
Pine Toy Box $125.00
I'm a new member and I would like the plans to this toy box but they are not here and I don't know how to go about getting them?
Our Kitchen Plan Set
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Plans were fantastic for this build and our kids love it! Thanks!
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Shelf
My garage has the concret lip so I chopped the legs running along the wall to sit on top of the lip. Additionally, the garage floor is at a slight incline so I took more time to cut each leg to ensure the shelf was level and didn't slant with the floor incline.
Fancy Jewelry Box
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Made from white and red oak with laser engraved top
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Drawer Organization
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I got this idea from another poster. I already have a custom built silverware drawer divider, but decided that this would be a very nice thing to have for my two messy utensil drawers. I built for both drawers yesterday. Love them! I made one for my brother's tiny silverware drawer this morning and now my mom has requested them for 3 of her drawers. :-) It is so nice to be able to do something like this for them.
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Country Style Wall Mount for Bedroom TV
I hated wall mounts sold at stores and have been looking at a way to kind of make my TV look like it was in a picture frame. So with some help from my head designer (wife) I came up with this. I wanted some little shelves on the sides so my wife could put little knickknacks or pictures in. Hope ya'll like it. I will take better pictures soon.
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loft bed with side stairs.
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This took about 10 hours total. I actually built 2 versions. Both in about 20 hours total. One taller with stairs going away from the bed and this one shorter with stairs beside the bed. Had to make a lot of modifications durle to the dimensions of the room being so small and square. Overall though the plans really helped. Thanks Ana for having these plans available to use.
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Farmhouse Entryway Table
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This week we made a farmhouse entryway table out of only 5 2x4's for about $15! It was super easy and only took half a day. We used plans we found on this site. We love the look of the new rustic console table. It adds a lot of pop to the foyer and a great place to drop your keys and mail.
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Ana White's Plans... Adirondack Chairs with center table
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Ana is Awesome! I built these from her plans. It was super easy, lots of fun, and the compliments are non-stop.
Thank you Ana.
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Wed, 02/01/2023 - 08:57
Love the set up!
These look fabulous, the two tone finish is super fresh! Thanks for sharing.
Mud Room - Inspired by Braden Entryway Collection
We had a small mud room off our back door that was in need of serious help! We started from scratch in this room - framing, drywall, floor, molding, etc. To complete the room, we modified the Braden Entryway Hutch and shoe bench plans to fit the dimensions of our space, and add a third cubby. It has worked wonderfully!
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John Deere Storage Beds
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My wife and I have twin 2 1/2 year olds. We needed to get them out of their cribs and into a real bed. At the same time we needed a larger area to store their clothes, shoes, etc. I reviewed and followed Hailey Storage Bed Plan. The only alterations that I made to the plan is that I changed the color, added some decorative touches, and added 6 draws. The bed has a John Deere theme. I attached a John Deere sign on the headboard and then added trim around the sign.
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Loft/bunk bed remix
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I reworked the Camp loft bed and the classic bunk bed plans to work better in this narrow room. Our kids love it!
Love how it turned out
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farm house bed frame. Easy fun project
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Corner Desk Build
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This was all my husband - he did a great job using the modular desk plans to customize (its a bit larger) this desk for our office. He finished it this past weekend so not much on it yet!
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Mon, 02/06/2023 - 12:21
Amazing Corner Desk!
WOW, this is so awesome, well done! Thank you for sharing.
Simple Outdoor Loveseat with Storage
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I added storage to the bottom of the simple outdoor loveseat by creating one big board from 2 2x6 boards for each of the front, back, and side aprons using my KregJig. Then I added cleats around the bottom for a sheet of plywood, extra cleats around the top edge for the seat, and put the hinge on the original seat support board.
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Pottery Barn Inspired Console Table
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Our very first build! I love how it turned out and I am so excited to have a great piece of furniture for a fraction of the price!
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Reclaimed Wood Bar Ensemble
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This bar ensemble for our family room was made mostly from reclaimed materials. Inspired by Ana’s plans, and modified to fit spaces and materials available. The 36” tall bar and 30” tall fridge cabinet are made from frames of 2x4, with the tops/shelves/outsides covered in ¼” plywood, and outside edges covered with corner moulding. The bar and fridge cabinet tops are edged in lattice. The frames for the counter height bench and stool are from 2x4. The padded seat for the bench is the back from another bench, re-purposed. The foam for the bar stool is scraps pieced together. Reclaimed materials used (mostly from a room we disassembled): 2x4 – formerly studs ¼” Plywood – painted plywood was formerly used as wall paneling Lattice –was used as trim to cover the wall paneling “seams” Bar stool seat – ¾” plywood from the closet, foam scraps pieced together Bar bench seat – foam and vinyl covered plywood (re-purposed back from another bench)
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Farmhouse Toy Box
Picture of my own version of the Ana White Design linked here
http://www.ana-white.com/2017/01/DIY_furniture/farmhouse-style-toy-box-…
Added Gas Shocks from Amazon 100N/18lbs.
Minwax Espresso
Minwax Red Mahogany