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Boys room with Hanging Beds

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.

Estimated Cost
300
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Just plain paint on the finish. We might have gone with a lighter color on the stairs next time as it is hard to see them in the dark. The boys wanted a manly paint scheme so we stuck with the darker colors they wanted.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Shop Bench

Submitted by zakany on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:47

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.

Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Three coats of Minwax Polycrylic, smoothed with 320-grit sandpaper between coats.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Pallet sliding barn door console

Submitted by juanpicipo on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 17:00

Utilicé pino y la madera de dos pallets. Modifiqué el plano original para que entrara en el espacio con el que contaba.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

paolans12

Tue, 08/16/2016 - 11:08

Hola, tendras fotos o planos de como lo construiste?? te importaria compartirlas ?? es mi primer proyecto y me siento un poco insegura 

Rustic X Console

It turned out so pretty!! 

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Special walnut stain and Satin polyurethane coating
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Desk with Drawer

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:45

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

 

Built from Plan(s)

outdoor sectional

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!

Estimated Cost
$650.00 the cushions were $500.00 of the that
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Cabots deck and siding stain in semi transparent. Wooden plugs were used in screw holes. Then corners and hard to rech places stain was applied with a small brush the rest I used a small roller to apply the stain.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

Guest (not verified)

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!

MissyMama

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.

JAck74

Sun, 12/21/2014 - 16:32

Do you have the specs I would love to create this.. or just additional pics?

Washer/Dryer Pedestal

Submitted by Codding58 on Mon, 03/28/2016 - 11:00

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.

Estimated Cost
Around $50 including the molding, MDF, lag bolts, and paint. The 2x6 boards were left over scrap, but would not have added much to the total.
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
White Paint (baer)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Soda Crate Caddy

I decided to make this for our dining room table. I was going to use reclaimed wood but it's a hot commodity a round here these days, so I decided to use pine and let the wife paint and distress it.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$10.00
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Red Paint Distressed and clear coated
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

High Chair for 18" dolls

Submitted by petera on Thu, 01/09/2014 - 07:47

My daughters loved this plan. I added one extra thing to the original, making the tray flip up and down.

Thanks for the plan. Happy kids at my house!

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Twin-Size Girly Bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 08:32

Built this bed for our 2-year old daughter - cost was $144 for lumber. Wrote up the whole process on our blog! One note if you are building this: for a regular twin-size mattress, this fits very tight. Making the bed is kind of a pain in the behind. If we were to do the whole thing over again, we would have made the boards on the sides at least 3" longer to make changing the bed a lot easier.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Master Bedroom Update with New Bed!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 07/30/2023 - 15:07

Master bedroom makeover ❤️ bed plans are from Ana White

 

Built from Plan(s)

Comments

Laundry Basket Dresser

Submitted by kendaves on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 19:32

This was one of the easiest projects that I have EVER done. Piece of cake! And the best thing, my wife loves it!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
100 (w/ left over lumber to do another project)
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Rustic X End Table

This took about a day to do. It is the perfect height and width for the pottery barn basic square sofas! I plan to make the coffee table as well, but am planning to modify it to make it larger. Ana posted an outdoor couch a while back, I am not sure the name of it, but it also has the x style to it. I built that as well. I just can't get enough Rustic X:)

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Clearanced Rustoleum cabinet transformation
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Heavy Duty Tryde Coffee Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 13:18

I love this table so much so that I've built 3 of them total. It is extremely sturdy and a little oversized for a coffee table. Thank you for the plans Ana.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$60
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I applied 2 coats of Rust Oleum American Walnut Stain and 3 coats of Minwax Polycrylic for the finish. I used foam brushes for the stain and a synthetic bristle brush to apply the polycrylic.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Barn Door Console used as buffet/server

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/30/2019 - 14:18

used the Grandy Barn Door Console plan to make this buffet-server-storage for my kitchen. I added some additional support to the top shelf, on the back portion, as I want to be able to put heavy dishes in it without the shelf bowing. Just need to add my doors. Burnt the wood on the top for some nice dimension.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
300.00
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Benchwright Dining Table

This was my first project and I completed it all by myself! I think it came out well :) My husband did not like the original table despite my love of it. I asked him if I made the table if I could then have it. So what started out as a dare (my husband thought I would not be able to do it) became a reality. I am really excited to tackle more projects and have gathered quite a few upcoming projects to complete.
I did a slight variation of the plans, I used 2x6s for the top and 4x4s for the legs. I located a planer and was able to remove the rounded edges of the boards. I wanted the thickness of the PB table so the thicker boards were my choice. I also used a solid welding bar threaded on both ends for the rod.

Estimated Cost
100.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Red Mahogany satin finish polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Adam Martin

Mon, 06/09/2014 - 23:04

I like your version of this!

How did you attach the table top to the leg supports? Or aka, what does the underneath of the table look like? And how did you attach the breadboards to the long boards of the tabletop?

My email is [email protected], since that is probable faster than commenting back and forth on here.

MrsCoreyOrvold

Thu, 01/01/2015 - 21:12

To get the wider top I glued two 2x6 together than planed them so they look like one solid piece. I didn't really follow any plans just kept building a little at a time. I don't really think you can mess anything up if you just keep doing a little at a time. Let me know if you have any other questions! Love to help :) Happy building!

Farmhouse X Coffee Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 15:50

My husbands second build and it turned out AMAZING! Great plans :D

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Stain and semi gloss off white by glidden
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Serving Tray/Caddy

Submitted by LampAtFeet on Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:49

I recently saw a similar tray on Pinterest and decided to come up with my own version. It's approximately 20 x 12 3/4" and is made from a scrap 1x12 and 1x4s. The removable insert fits 3 pint mason jars for holding silverware and 18oz plastic cups. The handles were purchased from Hobby Lobby.

Tray cut list:

1x12 cut to 18"

2 1x4s @ 11 1/4" (cut to fit short sides)

2 1x4s @ 20" (cut to fit)

- glue and nailed with 1 1/4" brad nails

Removable Insert cut list:

2 1x4s @ 8 1/4" (sides)

1 1x4 @ 12" (top)

1 1x4 (divider) cut to fit, a little less than 10 1/2" (center divider is positioned 3 1/2" from bottom opening)

Glued and nailed with 1 1/4"  brad nails

Estimated Cost
$10
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Rustoleum matte black spray paint and 2 coats of satin wipe on polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
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