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DIY Pet Urn
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If you have pets, you know that they're family, too. And when you lose one, it's hard to let them go. But with pet cremation becoming more common lately, it's possible to keep them with you even after they've passed in a pet cremation urn.
But even if you don't want to use this project as an urn, this would make a great little keepsake box to keep a few special items—like a favorite toy, or a collar—in to remember them by.
So in this post, I'll show you how to make your own with some basic tools and lumber.
Teen Loft Bed
Aloha!
I was inspired by what I saw on Ana's website. My daughter was obsessed with the PB Teen version of the loft bed, so I tweaked the plans here to make it more like the $2500 bed from the catalog!!!!! Yikes and don't even get me started on what the shipping to Hawaii would be....It was well worth the effort! My daughter loves her new loft bed...Now if I can just figure out a way to get the dog to love the high bed!!!
Cheers, Tina
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Sat, 06/22/2013 - 02:57
Aloha Tina! You did a great
Aloha Tina!
You did a great job! I was wondering, how high is the bed, room and clearance? We also live in Hawaii and my daughter's room is small. Any feedback on what modifications you made would be greatly appreciated! Mahalo!
Tue, 06/25/2013 - 13:35
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Hi Dawn,
Yes, my daughter's room has low clearance, so I tweaked the loft bed height.
I determined what top clearance I could maximize that would allow my daughter to sit up in bed comfortably, but it will be tight as she grows. She's 5 feet now...
Then I tweaked the desk area height as well to maximize without too much of a struggle to get into the area.. I hope this reply is helpful..
Floor to ceiling height is 96 inches. desk area has clearance of 56 inches and from the top of the mattress to ceiling has a clearance of 28 inches.
Aloha, Tina
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 16:06
Teen Loft bed
Im having a problem finding the plans for the teen loft bed shown above. any direction would be appreciated! Thanks!
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 16:59
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HI! There are no plans for this loft bed.. I used the plans on this site and just literally DIY'ed to fit my needs.. Sorry I know this doesn't help you much…
If you have a specific question, maybe I could help…
Aloha, Tina
Dog Bed
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Here's a dog bed that my boys and I built about a year ago (our very first build). Pretty basic but our pups love it!
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Fri, 01/23/2015 - 09:47
Love it! You should post a
Love it! You should post a pic with the dogs in it. :)
Tue, 03/22/2016 - 11:46
dog bed help!
Mon, 02/06/2017 - 06:53
This is an amazing bed, I
This is an amazing bed, I attempted to download the plans to make for my pooch, but the plans were not in the PDF. Is there a way I can acquire them?
Thanks a ton.
Mon, 03/06/2017 - 05:47
Could you email the plans please... [email protected]
The plans dont come up on the link.
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 20:45
Dog bed plans
This is such a beautiful dog bed. But I can’t download the plans. Help!!! Any chance you can email them to me? Thank you!!!
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 22:59
Building planfor Dog Bed
Hello,
I love this design! I have tried everything I could think of to find the plans on building this bed for our two dogs to share. Our boxer thinks he’s a lap dog and is getting to heavy to sleep on my legs haha. How can I get plans for this bed?
Fri, 01/19/2018 - 14:50
Dog Bed Plans
Hi, I was hoping to start working on this dog bed but I am unable to download the plans. Any chance you can email them to me at [email protected]?
Thank you!
Sun, 03/11/2018 - 08:42
Plan won't download
Absolutely love this bed for our pup, sadly the plan will download. Is there any way to get it emailed or re posted? Has anybody had any luck obtaining the plan that could send it my way? Email is [email protected]. thank you
Sun, 03/11/2018 - 08:45
Help downloading the plan
Absolutely love this dog bed for our pup, sadly I can't download the plan. Has anyone had any luck? Is there any way you could email me the plans if you obtain them? Email is [email protected]. Thanks so much for any help possible!
Sun, 03/11/2018 - 08:53
Plan won't download
Absolutely love this plan for our pups dog bed, sadly it will not download. Has anybody had any luck retrieving it? Is it possible to get the plans he mailed to me? Email is [email protected]. Thanks so much for any help
Sun, 03/11/2018 - 08:53
Plan won't download
Absolutely love this plan for our pups dog bed, sadly it will not download. Has anybody had any luck retrieving it? Is it possible to get the plans he mailed to me? Email is [email protected]. Thanks so much for any help
Cabin Sectional
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Spent my time home from work building this for the cabin this summer. will be using coushions from ikea that are water and uv resistant as well as double sealed with removable covers for washing.
Outdoor Patio Sofa, Sectional, and coffee table
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Here’s my new outdoor sitting area by my pool. Built from Ana’s outdoor patio sofa/sectional/coffee table plans! Used cedar for the build, Hampton Bay 24”x24” cushions (Home Depot), and found some outdoor throw pillows from The Great Escape store. Stained the cedar with Cabot’s Jarrah Brown exterior wood stain. Very happy with how it all turned out!
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fence picket barn beam ledges
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This was a very easy and fun project. I made mine out of fence pickets and I think the weathered look of the wood is perfect for these ledges. I plan to do a lot more projects from Ana's plans. The directions couldn't be easier to follow.
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Rustic Console/Kitchen bar
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I found the plans for this rustic console table and only modified it slightly in the height and length to have it fit as a bar/shelf for my kitchen. Turned out even better than I thought it would with a darker finish than I expected using the steel wool/vinegar mixture. A great clean/rustic/classy touch to our old vintage style house. It also helps a lot with space in our small kitchen considering there used to be a much wider dining table in place of the much more space-efficient bar. These plans were very straight-forward and not too difficult to follow and complete with the necessary tools and time.
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Backyard oasis
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Awesome plans, incredibly simple to follow. I'm so happy to have found you and your plans on Pinterest, this is a piece we will enjoy for many years!
Thank you!
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Sleek side Tables
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Built these from an inspired photo of a table from Wayfair. However, I need to customize to fit my friends living space. I routed out the tops and dowel jig the legs. These came out so beautiful!
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memorial bench
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My husband and I built this as a memorial bench for a friend of a friend that , lost a child to a car accident last year. Hopefully it will give her a peaceful spot to sit in her garden. Thanks for the plans and support!
Modified Parson Tower Desk
For my second build, I made myself a desk! I really liked the clean lines of the Parson Tower Desk, but it was too big for my space, and I really wanted some storage. I was a little nervous to make any mods since I'm pretty new to building, but I think the desk turned out pretty well. I used the Tower Desk plans, extended the shelf width to fit my printer (on bottom), and then added a file drawer and a "hidden drawer" for smaller items and documents.
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Mon, 03/16/2020 - 20:30
Do you have any plans for…
Do you have any plans for the drawers? I really love this modification but haven't made drawers before and would love some tips.
Thanks!
Handmade by Denver
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I built this for my niece and she loves it. I followed the plans with very few tweaks, but used custom pink stain as an accent.
Horizontal Porch Planters
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Hi Ana! I recently got into woodworking because I saw my neighbors who had some cute horizontal planters but everywhere I looked, they were so expensive! I couldn't find plans exactly how I wanted them so I used your "Cedar Front Porch Planter Plans" and flipped them sideways so that they were shorter/longer instead of taller. Somehow I got all the measurements right and they turned out beautifully! I have made four more since then for family and friends. I was even able to get my mom to help me (see photo!). I wanted to share with you and feel free to share w/ your followers! I hope to complete some more projects...thanks to your website for giving me inspiration and also teaching me how to use power tools!
Built from: https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/frame-and-panel-planters
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Wasn't so hard.
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Storage towers. New to this site. Thanks for all the great plans.
Vintage Style Apple Crate
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Handmade vintage style Apple crate with logo printed in the side. Guide can be found at my blog
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Val's Toy Box
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Using free plywood scrap from a local business, I made the toy box by cutting the 3/4 plywood into the same nominal sized wood. I filled in the edge of the exposed wood with spackling and sanded it smooth. Two issues I came across with this build. The width of the top shelf, nominal 7 1/4", was too wide so I cut it down to 6" and the middle shelf supports stuck out side of the angled rail so I cut those down by about 1/8". Three coats of paint to cover. I'm pretty proud of myself as this was tagged as an advanced build and it's only the fourth item I've built! Thanks for the great project plans!
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White Twin Platform Bed
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This was a pretty simply bed to make and would have only probably taken half a day to build if we were more familiar with building furniture from scratch. Instead of using the pocket-hole screws we just used countersink screws as suggested in one of the comments of this tutorial and that work great. We just filling the holes afterwards before painting. For more tips and advice from what we learned from building this bed you can check out my blog post on the bed http://www.stripesandpolkadotsblog.com/take-back-tuesday-diy-platform-b…
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Rustic Wine Rack
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I've built many custom pieces for local folks but this one with all it's half circles really threw me - how was I going to do those, make them precise and not spend 3 days doing it. It's simple really.... I cheated!! LOL I used a 3 1/8" hole saw for the larger ones and a 1" hole saw for the smaller ones. I also took two boards and clamped them together with pipe clamps and then drilled two at once! It gives it a more consistent look and cuts the time literally in half!
I used a home brew for the stain. Had a friend of mine do the engraving for the front header piece. I think the whole project took between 10 - 15 hours to do because there was a lot of experimenting with the stain and there was also readjusting the sides and top to look how I wanted.
The client loves it and I'll post a pic on my Facebook page of the whole thing loaded up with wine, later today.
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Minnie Mouse Storage Daybed
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This was my first project form this website and it was a great experience. I used the storage daybed plans and modified them slightly so I could attach the Minnie Mouse headboard for my daughter.
Only difference form the plans is that i did not put the trim on the back of the boxes and instead build a craddle about 2 inches deep to hold the bulk of the head board. I used 1/2 sanded plywood to create that and the bow. the mouse head is just pained black where as the bow I got a little more creative with. I cut out the design topped it with furniture foam then fabric backing to hold it in place and create a smooth look. After that I streched the pink fabric over it and stapled it in place on the back before attaching it to the head. I also used some 1 x 2 pieces to run along the back to create feet for the headboard to add stability.
All in all this project was alot of fun and my daughter loved it.
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Tue, 02/10/2015 - 17:36
Awesome build!
Beautiful job on this build! Love the Minnie Mouse headboard!
In reply to Awesome build! by JoanneS
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 13:53
Thank you very much. Looking
Thank you very much. Looking forward to the next project a fire truck loft bed for my son
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Thu, 02/12/2015 - 08:38
Thank You!!
Thank you so much and thank you for this website. Its such a huge help for all the project and ideas I have for around our house. I look forward to many more projects.
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Lunar2
Fri, 04/21/2017 - 13:26
Table
Beautifully rustic