Outdoor sofa 72” long
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Very easy build, and so comfortable. I love it! Thanks for the plans Ana
Very easy build, and so comfortable. I love it! Thanks for the plans Ana
I was so excited to find these plans because I wasn't thrilled with the idea of paying a lot of money for a play kitchen that was mediocre. I was inspired by other brag posts to modify the plans to suit my needs so I did just that.
The fridge, following the advice of others, was made taller to give a little more realstic ratio. The biggest difference is that I knew I wanted three pieces: the stove, the sink, and a prep counter, so I made all three without tops and screwed them together.
The stove I measured and made a nice white surface that covered the entire oven and stuck out a little to the left. I painted and attached 4 black circles as the burners. I also managed to find a cookie drying rack that was the perfect size for this plan and mounted it inside instead of a shelf.
For the remaining areas, I got lucky and found a clearance countertop at my nearest Lowes so we cut that down to size and attached it to the sink/prep counter to combine them. We also cut a hole in the center for a metal mixing bowl used as the sink, and included a cheap bathroom faucet to complete the sink. The curtain was a custom sewn addition by me to simply give it a different look than the shelves to the right.
My wife came to me with a request to build her a rustic, farmhouse style table and bench. She had researched a bit and found your site. Just completed today. 8x47. We have a large family so I changed the dimensions a bit. I also added an epoxy resin finish for durability and mirror bright shine. All we have to do now is buy chairs. Now she wants a matching "server". Happy wife, happy life. :-)
The table is make of 2x10 heavy pine, 4x4's and 2x4's. I used 6 inch and 4 inch tru lock screws as well as 3.5 inch Kreg pocket screws
I had a customer that like the 2x4 truss style farm bench but wanted one only 30" long to be used as an entry way bench. Sine this bench is 18" shorter than the 48" bench i caused the truss to be at a very steep angle. It did not look good so the I deleted the truss from this 30" wide bench. The customer was very happy how it turned out.
Construction phase of the bunk beds was about a day and a half project...Cutting, assembling, screwing, bolting. Nothing complicated about it at all. Just followed the instructions step by step. I didn't use metal brackets to reinforce the mattress rails (that the slats lay on). I'm a good 250lbs and I laid on them without a problem. Also, similar to the posted Comments, the original materials list is short a little lumber. I followed the advice of some of the Comments that indicate how much additional wood you'll need. I didn't have to make any additional trips for wood.
The finish took me another 2-3 days (incl. drying wait-time between stain and polyurethane coats). The sanding (electric hand sander) takes a number of hours to sand all the surface area and all the edges (300 grit). I then I applied 1 coat of pre-stain wood conditioner and then immediately 1 coat of Natural color stain (basically clear oil stain but it brings out the wood grain just a bit), and then 2 coats of semi-gloss polyurethane for a shine / protection. Each of those coats took me 2+ hours as I applied them using a paint brush (vs. spray gun).
Since I only need to take apart the bunk beds into 4 pieces to carry upstairs(front, back, 2 sides), I simply bolted them together using 3" bolts (with washers / nuts). 4 bolts in each of the 4 corner posts.
The only real modification I made was moving the ladder to the left-hand side (vs. right-hand side per the instructions). All other measurements were basically the same.
Really happy with the mini Kreg Jig! Simple to use and provides solid joints for the rails of the 2 shorter sides (without showing screw-heads from the exterior).
My toddlers have been sleeping on them for a week now and no squeaking or shaking. They are sturdy. And neadless to say, my boys LOVE having bunk beds.
Sure I could just buy some inexpensive bunk beds for $200-300 but where's the fun in that!?
Let me know if you have questions, happy to help out! Thanks again to Ana and her site.
Wed, 06/12/2013 - 09:55
The bolts I used are 3/8" x 5". I used 16 total bolts to assemble. Each bolt (+2 washers & nut) is maybe $2-$3 at Home Depot. So in total, around $35-$40 for the bolts and hardware.
After dreaming about a new bed for ages, I finally built up the nerve to make our own. This was actually pretty easy, but it helped to have hubby there for some parts, just because of the size and weight of this thing.
My 1x8s were 7.25", so to compensate, I just added a single 1x2 in the middle. Perfect fit!
We like to move (!) so we modified the bed to be easily moveable. I purchased some heavy duty bed hardware from Amazon ($25) and deck/joist hangers from Lowes.
I put the deck hangers on the bottom of the 2x10s, and the 2x4s sit vertically and free in the hangers. So, next time we move, we'll just pick up the 2x4s, and unlock the 2x10s from the head & footboards and take off! :)
We lowered the 2x10s so that the total height of the mattress + box spring + vertical 2x4s wouldn't be too high for me to climb on to every night. I have knocked my toe nail on the side rail a couple of times already, so maybe in hindsight I should have raised it a teensy bit.
I did forget to decrease the length of the side rail, since we didn't hang it on the inside like Ana did. That's an easy fix, though.
For the finish I used Weathered Gray stain first....and freaked out because it looked SO gray! But I convinced myself it would turn out, so I kept going. Next I did some heavy sanding, followed up by Special Walnut stain. Finished up with a coat of furniture wax over the layers.
We LOVE our new bed! Thanks, Ana, for the plans and your website! Next up: replacing those 1999-era side tables and dresser! :)
Thu, 02/12/2015 - 00:05
Great job on the bed! I like the rest of your room too!
Thu, 11/05/2015 - 09:57
Love the changes made to the bed. Will definately make it easier to move (or put in the room in the first place.). You mentioned that you had to shorten your side rails. How long did they need to be?
This is my spin on the Wooden Nickel Brain Teaser Puzzle produced by Creative Crafthouse. The design is simple - make slots for nine pennies in a row. I made the design more complicated by adding hardwood inlay on the sides and adding a built in compartment for the pennies when the game is being stored.
The object of the puzzle is to remove the coins from the board.
Setup:
Rules:
The person playing may flip any one coin before starting the game.
You can only remove coins facing heads.
Once a head facing coin is removed, you must flip the neighboring coins over. Note that blank spaces (gaps) do not count as neighbors.
Keep removing heads and flipping neighbors.
Can you remove all the coins?
More Info: https://www.instructables.com/id/Penny-Flip-Puzzle/
Video Solution: https://youtu.be/htWBFFLR_EM
I cannot take any credit for helping with the creation of this bed (only helping carry some pieces up the stairs) but my Aunt Cheryl is the heart and soul of this amazing bed! It is themed candyland as you can see the cupcakes, lollipops, and candy cane my aunt added with her own special twist. The stairs are storage and there is a little door underneath (in the house) that has a shelf in it. This is the best thing ive ever seen and am sooo thankful for my aunt making an amazing bed for my daughter. I just had to share, definitely worth bragging!
We ordered 2 custom bookshelves using the configurator. Each is 48" x 72" and 11.5 in deep. We primed and painted the pieces first, then assembled using pocket screws. A little touch up required. We attached a back of 1/4 in plywood for a cleaner look, and attached to wall, added baseboard trim. Attached a small facing piece to top edge only. We love them!
I wanted a table that was this shape and functionality, but smaller to fit my living space. So I measured the area that it would be going into and changed it by 18 inches. This was a 2 weekend project as I was getting sick so It was not done as quickly as I wanted. But once I was better I finished it in about 16 hours. Spread across 4 days.
We saw the plans for this table and I had to have it. We followed it to a T! The only thing we did different is made it a foot shorter and added rustic nails on top.
I built this table for my sister-in-law's townhome. I also put the stone on the fireplace.
Here is one of the coffee tables I built for a customer. Honey Stain, gloss polyurethane. Took about 4 hours total. Fun build
I have been wanting to build a window cornice for the laundry / mudroom and decided it was finally time. This project was very easy and inexpensive. Luckily, I was able to use some leftover MDF and only had to purchase and 8ft piece of trim. Everything things else I already had. 1. Using left over MDF the front and sides of cornice were measured, mitered and glued together using Loctite power grab (very strong glue). 2. Once glue dried, L brackets were placed on the corner insides for additional reinforcement. Probably not necessary since Loctite power grab is some super strong glue, but I did it anyway. ;) 3. Attached top piece of cornice using nail gun and #18, 1 3/4 inch nails. 4. Mitered trim pieces and glued on using Loctite power grab. 5. Paint cornice. 6. Attach L brackets onto top window frame. 7. Mount cornice onto L brackets. Once in place, I used #6, 1/2 inch wood screws to secure the cornice onto the L brackets. Again, this was an easy and a fun starter / beginner project. :) For more info, please check out my window cornice blog post. Thank you.
Thu, 04/04/2013 - 17:08
This is lovely! The trim looks perfect and it goes great with the blinds! Love it!
Im so proud, this was my first big proyect. The instructions are just perfect like a nice recipe :)
Thirty High School Students spent several weeks in the classroom building a dozen of the Adirondack chairs. By the time they were completing the last of the chairs, they pretty much could build them from memory. They really had no trouble building the chairs and learned how to use all of the tools in the school shop.
II fell in love with this desk and all it's storage! It was the perfect size for my space and it was super quick to build! I used mdf for the top painted in homeade chalkboard paint! Used the post from shanty to chic for the rolling storage cubes. It all came out perfect!!! This is my third real build all done for my youngest sons new room.
I built this table using a modified version of the Ana White, Fancy X Farm Table plans. The coolers are two, 36 inch plastic planter boxes. If you have any questions, please let me know.
While browsing I ran across Ana's Mantel Molding Headboard (Pottery Barn Addison knockoff) and had to have one!
I stuck to her plans except that I used 3/4" boards instead of the 2x4's, made it wider (81") for a King size bed, used some different molding elements and gave it a professional looking finish with my airless paint sprayer. Most people who see it cannot believe it is not store bought.
This of course kicked off a whole remodeling effort including two additional DIY projects that came out great. Looking in the photos they are the boxed shells above the bed and the grass-cloth framed mirror. The bedroom is now one of our favorite rooms in the house!
This project was not built from one of Ana's plan but I thought it may inspire others to begin working more with reclaimed lumber and metal. The desk top is built from solid reclaimed oak. I was able to use these reclaimed planks to build a "breadboard style" top. The legs are 1/2" thick hairpin legs. I sanded the wood slightly and sealed it with two coats of oil based polyurethane. What I love most about this piece is the hanging shelf for a printer/scanner/fax.
Mon, 02/23/2015 - 08:05
This is so awesome! Beautiful job. Where did you get the legs? And how did you attach the shelf?
In reply to reclaimed oak desk by CSaintD
Mon, 02/23/2015 - 21:37
Check out Etsy. You can find four legs for around $50-$60. The legs come with a mounting plate with screw holes.
In reply to Check out Etsy. You can find by timberandsoul
Tue, 02/24/2015 - 08:59
Thank you!
Mon, 02/23/2015 - 10:23
The website looks fantastic!!!! As always, thanks for sharing your amazing creations!
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Thu, 04/15/2021 - 09:54
Great outdoor couch!
Thanks for sharing, it looks amazing!