Single Hanging day bed (mounted on wall)
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Inspired by the hanging day bed- everything was built as directed- then 5in X 3/8in lag bols used to secure to wall, as well as eye bolts and rope. Extra support added with ladder
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Inspired by the hanging day bed- everything was built as directed- then 5in X 3/8in lag bols used to secure to wall, as well as eye bolts and rope. Extra support added with ladder
Made from Easy Kitchen Island Plan With a few changes.
Body built from pine, Top surface built of oak.
The shelves were shortened by half To make room for two chairs.
Body painted with varnish polished sporadically.
Top Painted with three layers of varnish after polishing.
For a 4-H project this year, I want to make the Play Farmer’s Market Stand. I currently work at a daycare and I think the kids would love it.
We had just moved from OH to NC and needed a bed for our daughter. We decided to build rather than buy when we found out the prices. We built it out of pine since we plan to upgrade to something bigger in a few years. The plans were easy to follow and we made a few changes to fit our needs and the trundle we built under it for stuffed animal storage for now. The process was simple since we bought all the material in one place. We glued each piece and used screws to hold it all together. We purchased brackets from online to allow us to remove the rails from the head and foot board for moving. Sanded each piece with 180 than 220 grit sandpaper and wood filled all the cracks for a smooth finish.
This doll bunk bed was constructed by my twin sons (age 9) and me as a Christmas present for their younger sister.
The tools used were:
Circular saw with Eurekazone tracks
Random orbital sander
320 grit sanding sponge
HVLP 4-stage sprayer
Dowelmax
Kreg Jig
18 gauge brad nailer
Various Clamps
Oscillating Multitool
Chisels
The Eurekazone tracks allowed me to easily rip the thicker stock for the ladder steps and also allowed for boards to be cut to identical lengths as necessary.
The Dowelmax was used for the head and foot of the bed. It allows for very close alignment of the faces. A quick sanding allowed for straight gap-free alignment. It also allowed the boys to easily drill straight.
The Kreg jig was used with two screws at the end of each board. This allowed the use of the Kreg 90 degree clamp in one of the holes. The holes were filled with the Kreg paint-grade plugs. The top boards were aligned by setting the bed upside down on the bench for alignment.
The plywood was attached using a gel cyanoacrylate glue with a few brads.
The oscillating multitool was used to flush cut the Kreg plugs. The little bit of plug left after that was trimmed off with a chisel.
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 08:47
I was looking at the closeups of your joints. The dowel joints are seamless. I used dowels when I made this bunk for my kids, but I didn't use "blind" dowels like you. I used simply drilled a hole through the joint, inserted a dowel, and trimmed off the extra (so called "through" dowel joints). I painted it so you don't see the dowel, but you're joints look nearly perfect and can be used with a clear finish. I'm envious.
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 11:21
The real key was the Dowelmax jig. You can easily get 1/100th of an inch accuracy across reference faces (basically as accurate as your fingertips can sense). After that, it's just a bit of sanding.
Using the pocket holes was a bit trickier for both alignment and filling in the holes. Using two pockets holes so that one could be used for clamping made the alignment easier. I would have skipped the pocket holes entirely, but I had dowel interference problems if I used dowels for both the ends and the sides. Pocket hole screws easily screwed into the end dowels that were hidden. The pocket holes would also make a clear finish more difficult (I'd probably stain it first to blend the inserts with the normal wood).
We get so many compliments on this table! Adjusted it to be a little shorter and narrower for our space.
I built this project for my daughter’s birthday. Her laundry area was a mess in her kitchen and she had no place to fold the clothes. This laundry station keeps her laundry area tidy, and it looks great!
4x4 farmhouse beam table using pressure treated lumber, made a little longer to accomodate 6' church pews, so pleased with the build, best part, it took me 3 hrs to complete!
Corrina Kelly
This was an old handmade tool trunk/carpenter's chest my dad gave me many years ago. It had been painted over many times and was quite ugly. I decided to strip it and refinish it. It is made of yellow pine and has many dings and countless nails in it. I think it just adds to the charm. It is now a coffee table.
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 01:47
I will have to draw something up. Or at least give the measurements. It really wasn't created to be a piece of furniture, though I use it as a coffee table. It really is heavy because it uses 2 layers of wood on the exterior and interior and then an abundance of nails were used and driven through both layers and then bent over. It made the refinish quite a challenge. Try sanding around all of those bent over nails w/o tearing your sandpaper. I also quit counting at 5 layers of paint. Much of it wasn't today's latex which removes quite easily. It was given to me by my deceased father so every minute I spent on it was sure worth it.
I have one more similar to it that I plan on refinishing in the near future. I am also on the hunt for an antique factory cart.
Pretty much just followed the directions. I used scraps to build this except for the plywood base.
We used the site plans and then added on more trim (front, around the roof and the corner pieces - plus "crown", "baseboard" and "chair rail".
This is a room that we redid so that our two boys that shared the room could have a room that felt more age appropriate and allowed for better function. They have always had to share a room but have never had the space to have desks or much seating. So we hung both their beds from the wall and the ceiling allowing them to have some space under the beds for storage and a small desk. Having the beds up high keeps the area under the bed much cleaner. We also built a window seat for storage and used pallet wood to create a feature wall. The stairs between the beds also have storage accessible from both sides for books and toys. We did the same basic thing in the other boys room but had to do two sets of stairs because of the layout of the room. The stairs were built from a modified version of the Sweet Pea Garden Bunk Bed Stairs. http://ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/sweet-pea-bunk-bed. The beds we just basically took the legs off the beds we had and added braces in the corners.
Loved how easy, Inexpensive and fast this method of customized drawer organizers was to make.
Joan Johansson
I built this bench to practice making base cabinets. Made the cabinets rather large (24 inches wide and deep). Provides a large, sturdy work area.
Utilicé pino y la madera de dos pallets. Modifiqué el plano original para que entrara en el espacio con el que contaba.
It turned out so pretty!!
Hi Ana
My granddaughter is starting first grade in the Fall. She needs a desk so I checked out your site and found this simple yet functional project. It worked up in no time. Now Gianna just needs to pick a paint color.
I also found a slight boo boo in the plans. See the marked up cut list.
Thanks for all you do.
David Grilli
We loved the idea of an outoor sectional but was wanting it to be in just two pieces. I modified the plan so we had only two seats and two ottomans.
The cushions are from the big orange store and most of the wood is from their discount rack. (.51 for each board) this saved me quite a bit of money :)
It fits perfect under our covered patio and will get lotsof use when it warms up enough to have pool parties and cook outs.
Thanks Ana for helping make our homes US!
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 10:27
Looks great! Love how you modified to make it less pieces. I am finally going to try it this weekend. Hope it turns out as awesome as yours!
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Sun, 04/08/2012 - 08:22
Thank you! I had a lot of fun building it.
FYI If you have a Garden Ridge store close to you, they have the largest selection of outdoor cushions at a pretty good price.
Have fun building, can't wait to see the pictures!
Fri, 02/22/2013 - 05:53
Hi there I have recently found this site and have absolutely fallen in love. I just thought I'd ask I love how you modified the original plans to make 2 pieces plus the ottomans instead of creating singles. Are you willin to provide me with details on how you modified the dimensions and measurements please? I would greatly appreciate it.
I did not follow any plans for this project. I literally just sketched out a few ideas and went with one of them based on the size I wanted. I used some pine project boards 3/4in that were already ripped to 16 inches. I cut them with my circular saw to size and connected everything with some wood glue and a kreg jig. I bought the $20 kreg jig and it worked perfectly I also bought the driver, clamp and kreg 1 1/2 inch wood screws. I used polyshades dark oak i think for the finish. I made it a little darker than I wanted but overall I am very happy considering I had an old computer desk sitting there before. I plan to make a farmhouse table in the future. I love this site thank you for the inspiration everyone!
I tailored my pedestal to work with the limited space that I had to work with. I began by "cleating" a 2x4 board to the studs on the back and side walls using 1/4" lag bolts. I then laid a sheet of 3/4" MDF on top and screwed that down to the cleats. Afterwards I built the supporting 2x6 legs underneath and screwed those to the top MDF board. We put a strip of 1x2 across the top-front side to keep the machines from ever "walking off" the pedestal. We then painted and trimmed out the front face and the legs. The wife is very pleased with the project, and loves the added space in our laundry room because we can now store the dirty clothes underneath the machines.
Pocket holes made it a breeze, and so strong. Very heavy. Recommend assembling top to base after you have placed it where you want it. Modified slightly for length, and only used 2x8, instead of 2x10 in center, for correct width.
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Simply Glorious
Thu, 03/20/2014 - 10:48
Single bed...?
I am wondering if you put both a box spring and mattress on this? Is there any way to see what it looked like all finished and set up? We are thinking of doing this is our daughters room so that we can put up two, but she may not go for it if it has no box spring. :)