Painter’s ladder shelf
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Used pine, stained with Special Walnut and poly acrylic. It was a tricky doing the angle on the tops and bottoms but came out ok. Used leftover wood I had in my stash.
Used pine, stained with Special Walnut and poly acrylic. It was a tricky doing the angle on the tops and bottoms but came out ok. Used leftover wood I had in my stash.
I am really new at this woodbuilding thing, but found this and gave it a try.
Turned out quite good in an afternoon.
I did not use a Kreg Jig as I live in belgium (Europe), but Wolfcraft has a similar kind of tool, with the advantage of showing the mesurements in cm instead of inches.
Structure : used 69x44cm
Surface : used 150x35cm
Pain : V33 cacao for structure and ivory for surface.
My wife and I traveled to Boston for Thanksgiving with our daughter. While we were there ,we were browsing around Restoration Hardware and stumbled on a loft bed. My daughter fell in love with it, but I was hesitant of the 3300 price tag, thinking how fast she is growing. I decided to do some research and thanks to your site , I have one happy child. It took me about a week and half start to finish and cost me 600 dollars in all materials , a few miscellaneous tools, and a new mattress . It was fun to build , plans were accurate , and the completed project is flawless. Thank you for your help!!! Bianco Family
This was my first woodworking project. And even though it took me much, much longer than the afternoon Ana White said she built it in, I’m still happy with how it turned out.
I changed the plans just a bit because I chose to make the shelves higher up, rather than even, so that I could have larger spaces and smaller spaces to store things. I also tried to match a two-toned look that a few pieces of our furniture already had by making the top and the shelves a different tone than the edging. The “weathered” wood I managed to create was more gray than the inspiration pieces, but they tie together well enough. I’m sure that trying to match that look was one big reason it took me so much longer than I expected, since I couldn’t assemble the desk and then paint the wood since I would risk painting or staining the wrong surfaces. Also, I made a bunch of rookie mistakes that I had to try to correct and that ate up time as well.
This project only cost about $35 since my husband has all the tools I could possibly need, plus had several large pieces of wood left over from home remodeling I was able to use for the top and shelves. We had leftover paint and leftover stain I was able to use as well, and he even had a kreg jig and pocket hole screws. Really all I had to buy were the 2x2’s for the legs and edging, plus some cheap plaster of Paris to make homemade “chalk” paint.
It is so amazing to look at this and realize that I made it. It’s a pretty big feeling of accomplishment, and I love the open clean lines of the desk as well as the fact I was able to match furniture I had in a way that wouldn’t be possible at this point with a store-bought desk. Thanks, Ana!
We built this table over one weekend and did the finish work another weekend. We are in the middle of building our home so the table project took a back seat for awhile but we are happy with the result in the end! Could be done all in one weekend without an issue.
You can read about it and see lot's more photos here:
http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-rustic-farmhouse-ta…
and I'm sure I will be posting more photos with hopefully a bench soon too on:
http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/
thanks for the plans can't wait to see what I can talk my husband into next from Ana's site!
Someone on Facebook reached out to me after seeing a gallery of some items I've built from this site. She asked if I could build a couple of the large pet kennel end tables from the plans posted here. This is the final result. This was a very fun project.
I slightly modified this one from the original plans by rounding off the cutout in the legs.
Second bunk bed, made for my great-niece’s third birthday. She has a one year old sister as well, and their names both start with “K”. Bedding created by Great Gramma; there were little Purple Heart pillows that matched the ruffle. I definitely benefitted from my experience in building the first one. Thanks Ana!
I made these super easy herb planters for my daughter. When I say easy I really mean super simple. I built 4 planters within 1 hour, that includes cutting the wood. I used all cedar pickets from Home Depot. The black rack was sitting under my patio collecting everyone's junk. I decided to use it to stack all the planters. I spruced it up with a little touch of black spray paint. The planters look awesome outside next to the elevated planter I also made. Thanks Ana!! You rock!!
We used the plan about using one sheet of plywood to make a closet organizer (http://www.ana-white.com/2013/03/plans/closet-organizer-one-sheet-plywo…) to make several shelves for our master closet.
We added a seating area with hidden storage, using an upcycled crib mattress for the seat (instead of buying new materials to make a seat cushion).
We added multiple wood dowels for the rods across. There is wood across the top of the whole closet system so we can store things up above.
This project added a lot of extra storage for us and we're so happy with how it came out. The shelves were pretty reasonable to build.
Read more: http://www.diydanielle.com/2017/01/how-to-build-walk-in-closet.html
My husband and I built this play kitchen for our 3-year-old daughter. It was only our second project, and we couldn't be prouder of it! We modified the fridge and freezer doors to look more like the "real" one, and used a router on all the edges. My mother-in-law sewed the cute curtain from the plans at http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/04/giveaway-2-custom-photo-backdrop-a…
We now have plans to add a microwave and dish shelf, and an oven light in the oven. Our daughter and son love playing with it!
Inspired by two different plans because we wanted storage and the barn-look of the headboard. Cedar wood has been stained with a woolsteel/vinegar mix plus few cats of black tea.
Pretty happy with the result. Only drawback: very heavy bed, hard to move with two people even without the headboard.
I made this project with my son to give to his friend who is getting an American Girl Doll for her birthday. This was an easy project that came together quickly. I'd say it's an all day project considering the painting and sewing time. I modified the project as suggested with a larger piece of wood for the headboard and footboard, and I used Ana's tutorial for the mattress. I built this bed with scraps I had on hand.
I am a 67 year old gramma with little woodworking experience. The instructions were clear. I used bead board and it’s really pretty! Cut the legs down 4”. This bed is Solid!!!Love it.! Pretty proud!
I made this bookcase for my nephews, based on the Bankers Bookcase plans and pictures. The rounded corners were made by tracing an aluminum can.
I just used up some pallet wood and scrap wood for this. My painting skills obviously need to be tuned but it came out adorable anyway! Thanks Ana and Killer B!
Sat, 10/04/2014 - 12:16
Soo adorable! And your painting skills look great to me!
My first furniture project. Made the 4x4 Truss table and matching benches. I used cedar for the 4x4’s as they are the only kind of untreated 4x4’s available here other than knotty pine for $9 a foot. The rest is spruce as that’s what most dimensional lumber here is. The only changes I made were to the pocket holes. I didn’t feel 2 on 1 side would be a tight enough joint so for the table I put them where the plans called for them and then 2 more on the opposite side. I filled in the visible pocket holes with 1/2 dowels and sawed them off flush
My first furniture build using my Kreg HD jig, 3/8 Rockler Dow jig and my imagination as I went along. I was making a twin bed frame so I got the dimensions form the box spring and went form there. I made it 3 inches wider then the box spring and 3 inches longer. I glued to the runners a 2X2 and screwd it down with my Kreg 2 1/2 decking screws which made it nice and solid. I used the dowling jig for the headboard and footboard to give it a distinctive look. I cut the dows to the length I desired and then glued one side in. Now making the otherside line up is a bit of a task. I found angling the final piece and lining one are two at a time and working my way to the opposite side worked best. When you get the last dow lined up take a rubber mallet and give it several good wacks to take out your fruststions (LOL) and sinc the down in until they are bottomed out. I use 3 Kreg HD screws on each side of the rails along with Oak dows to mount the headboard and footboard to the runners. Workd out just great! The bed is solid and dows not creak in the least. It's as if the bed were carved out of one piece of wood.
The paint I used a base coat of Creamy Oat. Then I painted Elmers glue over the base coat and let it get tacky. Then I drenched it with the green top coat and sat back and watched it crack. It was awesome to watch it crack! Don't worry about it running are dripping you can come back after and take a razor blade and gently remove the drips keeping the razor flat against the finish and not angling it in to the paint. Remember it's supposed to look old and weathered. You can also use the cheapest throw away brrushes you can find. Be sloopy! No worries at all. The thicker you add the glue the wider the cracks will be. Practice on a few scraps to get the feel. I let it cure for 3 days because of the thickness of the paint then covered it with 3 coats of Rust-Oleum's water based Ultimate Polyurethane semi gloss.
I am so proud of this build. Came out better then I ever thought and I love the unique paint as well. Time comsuming but well worth it!
Wed, 10/08/2014 - 13:18
Sorry about the typo's. I should have proof read everything before I posted. Any questions please feel free to ask.
Wed, 10/08/2014 - 15:18
I used 2X10's for the rails, headboard and footboard. Also I used Poplar and Oak dows on this build. Poplar was use on the headboard and footboard and the Oak was use on the rials to line them up and also for extra support along with 3 Kreg HD screws on each rail support end.
When using the painting method above make sure you keep the surface flat are you will see a significant sag in the paint. As it dries it will want to run off because of the thickness of the glue and paint combined.
Sat, 10/11/2014 - 16:49
I tried the paint method suggested, however, It did not turn out as it does in the picture of the bed. Can you tell me what kind of paint and glue you used? How long did you wait until you found the glue to be "tacky"?
Thanks for any input you can suggest!
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 14:43
Hi sorry it took me so long to answer. The base coat I used Valspar Signature Egshell Creamy Oat. Then I used Elmers Glue-All putting it on with and old throw away brush and alternated between thick and thinner areas on the surface of the 2X10's. Let the brush get saturated with glue and use pressure when applying to have the thinner areas and less pressure for the heavy areas. The heavy areas will produce the larger cracks. I let the glue sit for 5 minutes. I bought the glue by the gallon from either Sam's Club are Walmart online and they have free shipping so it runs about $16 per gallon. The top coat I use Olympic Premium that was so old I was not sure it would cure.
The trick is keeping the wood flat for about 1 day because the process is so thick the thickness of the glue and top coat will sag like crazy. The sides of the 2X10's are way different form the front and back. The paint process wanted to run off and I had to let it dry and thgen just use a razor blade to trim the drippings off. I hope this helps. If you leave it lay flat you'll get the effect I got. I'll tell you the picture does it no justice at all. Take care!
Mike
Made the 3-table set with 2 Rustic X end Tables and a Rustic X Coffee Table. These are my first woodworking projects ever and I'm so excited to do more!
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 16:46
Really nice job! Can't wait to see more projects from you!
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Thu, 09/17/2020 - 10:15
I love a good scrap project!
Great use of leftover lumber! Thanks for sharing:)