Sliding door console
Sliding door console with homemade sliding door hardware.
Sliding door console with homemade sliding door hardware.
My daughter needed a new bed frame because her box spring broke so it no longer fit on the metal frame. This bed was perfect for what she needed. However, I needed to add one more 1x6 to the headboard. Didn’t realize that until I had the bed together. Will add it later.
Loved making this. I added a top rail for a shelf.
R Chase
I needed mine to move so I added some castors to the bottom. It is my bakery cart! I also had hubby put a double towel rack on it for my flour clothes. Thanks so much for the plans! This is my first project and I loved doing it! Hubby got me the Kreg Jig and it was a breeze. I even used that for the top!!
First furniture project, first Kreg jig use.
Heavily adapted storage sofa plans. Used existing day bed mattresses. Made all wood surfaces finished with nice cladding, and all fabric portions removable and washable.
Added arms, and a back ledge. Ledge is hinged to allow access to wall behind so I can get to the outlets.
Lots of work, but it is AWESOME. Thanks for the inspiration Ana!
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 13:37
This is almost exactly what I want to do! I have a dog who loves to rub on furniture and I don't want upholstery. Why did you make the back thicker? Is it just for added shelf space along the back? Thanks for posting the pictures. Very inspiring!
Mon, 02/20/2017 - 07:18
Sorry for the delay in seeing your question. I haven't signed on to this site for a while. You are correct thinking that I wanted to have shelf space along the back. The sectional is the entire width of the wall and I knew that I would not be able to have end tables. I wanted a way to have a lamp and a place to put drinks, etc. As it turns out the arms of the sectional are great for holding my beverage. The shelf holds my lamp and some baskets with general stuff like the remotes inside. Thank you for the compliment.
Wed, 01/18/2023 - 09:28
Hi! I know this is a very old post but I would love try to make something similar to what you did in your storage sofa modifications - especially the wider frame and armrests. Any chance you wrote down your plans or have more pictures of your build? I also would love to understand how you made your upholstery/fabric removable. Did you follow any plan for making the cushions? Thanks in advance!
Quick and easy closet to add anywhere.
Great and easy build from Ana. I made it to replace a vanity made of fake wood that falls apart when it senses water. No changes to the design. I used the "European" hinges and all I can say is that they are great but it is learning experience getting them to work properly. Thank goodness for the adjustments the hinge allow.
Wed, 10/24/2012 - 16:33
Wow, this looks great! And for $35, that can't be beat. I may need to build some of these for my bathroom too
I saw the doll bed post that Ana had done and wanted to try and make one for my daughter out of scrap wood I had laying in the garage. I basically used the picture from her post for the idea and pieced everything together. Then grandma got involved and made the little pillow and blanket to top it off, my daughter loves it.
This piece was headed to the dumpster when I rescued it, the top drawer was chipped and broken.
The drawers have such beautiful curves, so I removed the broken one and the 2nd one and reused it elsewhere. A beautiful coat of teal paint, changed out the knobs for eclectic vintage glass knobs and added wine glass holders, finished it by wrapping stripped fabric around thin plywood for the backdrop.
It is perfect for storing my summer entertaining dishes in the sunroom.
In this small teen bedroom (9-5' large), we had to fit clothes storage as well as room for the family hockey bags.
We decided to use 2 IKEA MALM dressers (one of which we already had) and we built a platform to elevate the bed. The space under the bed could then fit the 2 dressers.
After having measured the length of a single standard mattress, we used the remaining space to create very large shelves in order to place the hockey bags. We designed them open so that my 2 sons can come back from their hockey practices and drop their bag. We also made sure to not put the shelves too high so they can easily access them.
The upper storage (cupboards) were already existant in the house. They add even more storage.
The bed part is 6-7' long x 3-4' large
The locker part is a bit less than 3 feet long and 3-4' large
The little stool used to get up on the bed is a kitchen stool that we reused. It is movable.
Once the structure of the elevated bed was built, we finished the bedspring with a plywood sheet.
The rough 2 x 4 and plywood sheets that were used for the structure were then covered with nicer flat and smooth pine planks and mouldings, then painted grey. It makes for a nicer finish on the outside. But first of all, those mouldings hide the gaps between the dressers and the structure.
The cost of this project was very low: 264$ of wood + nails from Home Dépôt
PS: if you understand french there is a video on my blog that explains the building process in details.
Thank you !
I built 4 planter stands, for Christmas. I finished the planter with a monlding on top.
From free Cummings workshop.
This is my first attempt at a coffe table. I used 1 5/8 inch screws, wood glue,and finish nails. I decided to use oak because someone gave it to me.
Mon, 07/09/2012 - 15:47
This is my first stained piece of furnature. I got the wood for free and didnt want to paint over the grain of the wood. This was also my Mother's Day gift to my mom so I wanted it to turn out perfect. She seemed to love it and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Thanks Ana for all the great tips and ideas.
I used the Farmhouse Kitchen Island as inspiration as well as the Ikea Stenstorp Kitchen Island, but I designed the island to fit my kitchen and what I was looking for.
First purchase was the butcher block top from Ikea (Varde countertop, 57.5x25, birch, $80).
I built the frame using 2x2s, allowing for about 1/2 inch overhang of the countertop on all sides. Next installed the two shelves for each cabinet. I decided to use wood planking from Home Depot ("Knotty Pine" planking) to keep the weight of the island down. I liked the look of these planks and the ease of installation (nail to the frame, cut to fit). I built the cabinet doors using 2x12s. They are functional, but at some point I will probably make new doors using plywood.
Originally I wanted bar stools with the legs at a slight angle. I used the same 2x2s as used on the island frame. I cut the legs at a 4 degree angle but did not like the way the stools looked. Redesigned the stools to be straight and simple. The seat is a heavily sanded 2x12. The seats are slightly too tall since I forgot to account for the height of the furniture pads (the ones I use are about 1/2 inch each).
I used pocket holes for everything except for attaching the butcherblock to the island (just drilled underneath). Filled with plugs and sandable wood filler.
Made the Toddler Tree House bed. My little human was still a bit small for the ladder so I added a Ramp to it. It works great and my toddler has already made a permanent transition to it from the crib. My wife wanted to make it more of a beach shack this the colors. Im exploring putting some small bookshelves or a pull out to chest underneath to maximize storage.
Since we moved 2 months ago, our bed has been a mattress on the floor. Being busy with other projects needed to make the house more liveable, I kept putting off this one until I just couldn't stand it any more.
So I spent the weekend getting over the fear of the people at my local lumbar supply store (the guys aren't always very nice, but I lucked out and got one of the ladies to help), buying the materials and building the bed. It took a good solid weekend. But by Sunday night, no more sleeping on the floor.
Finished with minwax ebony stain and lemon oil (my cats hate it, keeps them from clawing the pine to shreds)
Now hopefully I can get to the headboard...at least once all my kitchen cupboards have doors, haha.
This table was my very first project and I am proud of myself! After getting married in January and closing on our house in February, I was overwhelmed with all the empty space! (Being 19 and buying a brand new house.. everything was foreign to me! We had NO furniture!) We needed a decent place to eat instead of using the borrowed barstools and my dad has all the tools I could ever need, so I figured I could try out building our own kitchen table! I think it went well! Since then I have made a media cabinet, a dining table and bench, storage cubbys for above the fridge, a mail holder, a towel holder and a wooden tray for our ottoman ALL from Anas plans! I'm just now getting around to posting my brags :)
This was my first attempt to build furniture. Me and my daughter built this for her first house. This was very easy if you follow the plan instructions. I had an extra 2x2 to play with the angles till I got them right for the x. We didn't want the grey finish so we used one coat of Miniwax Early American with 2 coats of polyurethane satin finish. We used star nails instead of the bolts and used the angle brackets that we spray painted both black. It took a weekend but I plan on building the end tables next and it should go quickly since I have the hang of the plans now.
This was my first project to tackle from this website and I had some help from my Father in Law who is pretty good at carpentry. I have picked up a lot from this site as far as tips and such and this was the first of many projects for me.
I made this "dress up box" for my granddaughter. She loves dress up and also likes to sit in boxes - lol... I lined it with cedar planks and added a cushion on top. I put a few coats of polyurethane over the glitter paint to reduce the chance of getting glitter everywhere. I made it a little smaller (24 inches wide instead of 37 because of space concerns). She loves sitting in it and looking at herself. (the mirror is unbreakable plastic of some sort). There is also a faux fur blanket (removable) in the bottom of it so she's comfortable sitting in there. Thank you so much Ana for all of your plans! It's so very kind of you to share them.
Kathy Taylor
I had some leftover wood from building my daughters loft bed and after coming across this plan realized i had all the right lumber on had already so after a trip to the store to buy a few bolts i was ready to build. I built one chair following Ana's plans exactly, using 1x2's for the outside frames, the chair turned out awesome and I wanted another. For the second one, i didn't have enough 1x2's left so I used 2x2s for the outside frame. I kept the inside width (24") of the back frame the same and adjusted the rest of the dimensions to fit. While the 1x2 chair was great and very sturdy, the 2x2 chair is rock solid. I rounded all the edges of the boards with a 1/4" roundover bit and spray painted everything dark chocolate brown. The fabric slings are made of cotton duck cloth. I added a 1" foam pillow sewn onto the top of the sling because my head rests right on the top boards and I wanted a little padding.
All said, including wood, hardware, fabric and the foam for the pillow I think this chair cost about $40 to build and finish.
As my 3 daughters piled on my lap to read on night the 2x2 chair has been load tested to about 300 lbs!
Fri, 08/10/2012 - 14:22
What a great idea! I think I will sew together a wrap-around foam pillow with a velcro closure, so I could easily remove it if I decide to switch to a new fabric. Thank you for the inspiration! And thank you for mentioning how much sturdier the 2x2 wood is. I appreciate it!
This dresser is for our 2-year-old, as part of his big-boy room. We'll also be making him a full-sized version of the twin cabin loft bed (just the bed on the floor with headboard/footboard - no loft).
This was our first non-beginner project, as well as our first time making drawers.....and we definitely underestimated how difficult drawers can be, even when you're constantly making sure everything is square!
I loved the original plan, but my husband thought it might be a bit easier on us beginners to do 4 equal-sized drawers, instead of 5 drawers in 2 different sizes. However, due to a mistake we made in the frame (that we chose not to correct), we didn't have 4 equal holes for the drawers to slide into :-( ..... and therefore needed to put the drawer fronts on the outside of the dresser. I wasn't happy about that at first, but felt like we made it work in the end.
We knew we were going to paint instead of stain, so we used various types of wood. We initially had 2x2s of a different wood type for the legs, but ended up removing them, and replacing with ripped down 2x4s, which seemed to make it sturdier, and were less bowed.
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Ana White Admin
Mon, 07/18/2016 - 15:35
Looks amazing!
Thanks for sharing, love the decor choice too!
Francis Custom…
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 12:34
What are the dimensions are
What are the dimensions are this exact console table