Modified brookston desk
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We Built this desk for our son who’s having to do online learning for this school year. We modified the plans by using a project panel for the desk top and we used Kreg jig holes to assemble everything.
We Built this desk for our son who’s having to do online learning for this school year. We modified the plans by using a project panel for the desk top and we used Kreg jig holes to assemble everything.
I adapted the simple Kitty Tree plan to make an outdoor sunroom for my cats. They are locked inside when I'm away, so this was a way for them to get some fresh air. They can access it via a tunnel, visible on the side as a grey box that butts up against the panel for the cat flap.
It's 36"X30" and 68" high.
The walls are made of plexiglas and I made the interior ramps by cutting up a set of wooden shelves.Plexiglas is expensive, but I salvaged some that was slightly scratched and going to the landfill. Otherwise, it would have cost me well over $100.
The frame was built using a Kreg jig, which is now my new favourite tool. I also added some casters so it can be rolled away from the wall for cleaning.
I found the Kitty Tree plan to be easy and versatile.
Wed, 11/14/2012 - 07:39
Very innovative. How did you ventilate it for them to breathe?
Mon, 11/19/2012 - 06:42
The plexiglas is not quite large enough to cover the space between the posts so there is a 1/8" inch gap around many of the edges.
Also the back is open. When it's away from the wall, I can lean in to clean it. So, it's not at all airtight.
Mon, 11/19/2012 - 06:45
One could use a wire mesh instead of plexiglas to save money. It would look okay, especially if painted, but I splurged on the plexiglas because it does look nicer than wire. I wanted to prevent complaints from our immediate neighbours if they thought a wire cage was an eyesore.
Mon, 11/19/2012 - 07:04
Your cats are going to love this. Once the birds (thinking about swallows) figure out they can swoop by quickly without harm, the birds are going to love it too. You could even put a bird feeder nearby to make it more interesting for the cats to look at.
Fri, 11/23/2012 - 20:41
I Love the idea of the bird feeder! It would be like watching Tom and Jerry cartoons! Lol
I built this for my brother's entryway. He has 3 kids and lots of shoes, jackets, etc were cluttered in the hallway. I had a few days to kill while my husband and father were working on a building a barn wall. So his girlfriend picked out the design and I got to building. She used a stain called red barn to match most of the decor at their home. I added an extra shelf at the bottom to help contain more shoes. She also added baskets and their initial to each locker. Turned out very cute and the kids love knowing where to put their stuff when they walk in the door.
With the school year approaching and covid restrictions in place I decided to build my grandson a kindergarten home school desk. The desk dimensions are 2' X 4' X 25" high. I incorporated the Ana White famous X design on the frame. The wood is pine 2" X 3" frame and 2" X 2" for the X's.
The chair:
The back legs 30" high that I ripped from a 2" X 6" to 2 1/2 inches wide and angled the back rest at 6 degrees.
front legs are 15" high and the seat is at 15 1/2 high. The seat is 12" X 14 1/2 made from 5/8 plywood. "My grandson is 41 " tall so this allows for some growth.
I attached some glide felt adjustable to the legs and table for smooth easy movement.
This is my third build and it took about 1/2 a day and cost $50 for lumber and $15 for hardware (decking screws). I previously built Ana's Farmhouse Table and doll farmhouse bed and cupcake stand.
I used the small kreg jig for part of the underseat frame, but it is not necssary. I wasn't using kreg screws so I found it easier to just attach through the end of the 2x4s. I recommend checking for squareness often for this project, especially as the arms and stretcher are attached.
This project was built for my mother as christmas gift. Very easy to do, I based it off of Patrick's jelly cupboard plans and ana whites pie Chest idea. I modified mine to allow for a drawer/door at the bottom.
http://www.ana-white.com/2015/10/DIY_furniture/pie-safe
http://www.ana-white.com/2011/12/plans/patrick039s-jelly-cupbard
Benchwright Coffee Table. Minwax Dark Walnut & Satin Polyurethane
I broke down and got the pocket hole jig... easily cut this project's time in half
Needed a few different types of screws than listed in the plan
Mon, 09/08/2014 - 08:32
oh my -- I HAVE to make one too! How are you going to finish?
After shopping for a dining room table with my wife in mid November, I came to the realization that I could make a table like the ones being sold at the store for a fraction of the price. I spent some time surfing the web looking for farmhouse table designs when I stumbled upon Ana's website. The Farmhouse table (pocket hole updated version) really jumped out at me as something that I could accomplish as a person who had never worked with wood before. So starting the Friday after Thanksgiving I began building the table in secret, as I planned to surprise my wife with it for christmas.
Feeling ambious, I decided to add two of the farmhouse benches to my workload thinking it would make my surprise all the better. After a lot of long nights, I was able to complete the benches and table as well as stain and add a couple coats of polyurethane just in the nick of time. My wife was very surprised and couldn't be happier with out the table turned out. I can't wait to try more Ana White projects!
I couldn't find any queen sized plans on the website so I took a twin plan and modified it to fit a queen bed. There are a couple things I would do different such as use MDF instead of the plywood it called for. The plywood, even painted, appears very rough. Also, I am going to frame in the sides on the bench across the foot of the bed and leave some overhang to cover up the seam in the benches. Overall it was a very easy and smooth project. I am def investing in Kreg on my next project. Baskets will fill the empty space and a headboard is to come!
Lots of projects going on around here, but today I’m sharing my farmhouse dining table I built a little over a year ago (waaay before this blog!). This was my very first woodworking project. I did happen to snap a few photos of the process – sorry about the poor quality, these were taken with my phone!
The wood for building this table was around $100! I think Pottery Barn was selling this table for around $1800 at the time. Mine might not look identical, but for the cost differential, I’m a happy camper!
For the stain I really wanted to create a natural-looking aged finish so I used the old steel wool and vinegar treatment.
My son loves his new bed. It was his favorite part of Christmas. He now has his own little sanctuary to hide out in.
After completing this console table from Ana Whites' The Hand Built Home, I'm sold on doing more projects from this book! My wife has gone ahead and put sticky notes throughout the book on stuff she wants built! So pretty much I have all the projects in the book to complete. I also had guys at the fire department I work for make comments on how much they liked it. Keep the plans coming Ana!!
I wanted a good solid desk for my office and I thought these plans were perfect. The wood, screws, paint, and stain all cost less than $30. Instead of using 2x4's for the top I used a solid piece of aspen. I then stained the top and painted the bottom white.
I built this last weekend and had a blast with it. The design was from Ana's Factory Cart Coffee table, but I built it a little bit different. The side boards are from 1x8 pine instead of 1x6. I wanted it to be a little bit taller. I ended up getting the casters from Home Depot. They were $25 each. However I saved some cash on the top by using wood from a pallet that I sanded down and stained. The overall cost was about $120 with $100 of that being just the casters.
I did the No.52 and max weight by creating a stencil and painting it with black paint and sanding it down.
Sat, 12/31/2016 - 16:38
I forget to login before I posted this so it shows as a guest. Sorry about that.
I made it a little taller and it is all a filing cabinet.
Tue, 09/15/2020 - 06:51
Did you build the tall cabinet? Do you have plans for it?
Thanks!
Sat, 09/19/2020 - 13:17
Sun, 02/14/2021 - 15:27
Wow! These are amazing! Thanks for sharing! What finish did you use? And how tall did you make the filing cabinet? Thanks!!
I was inspired to build this bed by this post at Big Box Detox. http://www.bigboxdetox.com/diy-make-own-upholstered-bed
I chose not to build the headboard because I have my bed placed in front of a window. However, I may add it in the future. For those of you going on a search for fabric and batting I recommend scoping out Joann's Fabric and Crafts, especially when they offer 50% coupons. The cost for me for wood, batting and fabric was less than $150! My project can also be found on my blog at designroost.net
Happy building!