My wife wanted a collapsible table for her craft fair sales. I put a wooden dowel in the opening for her to drape packing paper over and hooks on the sides for gift bags. Easy plans to follow and it turned out great!
Todd Martens
Made two of these this spring. One for strawberry plants, and one for herbs and flowers. Made according to plans.
Well this was first project my hubby and I tackled together. He actually let me use the power tools. The plans were great! Loved having a shopping list! I made the cushion s myself. I have to say, I wish I had made the couch and chairs the size of cushions available at Lowes . AFt e r you buy foam batting fabric and chording I found set at lowes for a lot less but I am so happy how it all turned out . Thks for providing plNz!
Thanks Ana, for the great plans and inspiration!
I built this for our laundry sorting needs using the Brook 4 tall and lengthwise plan. I modified the plan to take the baskets width wise, added a little more distance between baskets, and added guide rails above each basket (except the top one) to allow them to be partial pulled out without flipping out. I also beveled and slightly rounded the front of the guide rails just for looks. I think it turned out pretty good for my first woodworking project.
First build.
The plans and cut list were a tad off but I made a saw guide a cut it down from 36 to 24 after assembled.
I had HD do all my cuts but have since done my own!
This project cost us about $850CAN and took us around a week (5ish hours a day) to complete. My husband and I are definitely not carpenters so it's not perfect but it's pretty amazing :)
we made several alterations to the plans including making the bottom bunk larger to accommodate a double/full size mattress. We also made the "door" to the bottom bed larger with an opening of 30". Another alteration was we dropped the mattress cleats to 9" off the ground so that the mattress dat down in the bed. The bed is for our 2 year old so we thought she would have trouble getting in if it was much higher. This eliminated the storage area underneath but she has a large closets so we didn't think it would be an issue.
The plans were great and pretty easy to follow. We are over the moon with how it all turned out!
This project was such a fun challenge for me! I needed a table top version of this great Christmas tree shelf, so I modified the plans just a bit, and created an additional shelf. The little ornament blocks were fun to make too!
I built this picnic table while I was pregnant with my youngest. It was an addition to our outdoor kitchen. Came out pretty good, thanks to Ana's plan.
Super easy and useful project. I made mine 8 ft. long because my studs are on 24 in. centers and I had a lot of tools to hang. It was fun building it and even more fun getting all those tools and things off the floor.
I had been wanting to build something to hide the litterbox for a long time. When I saw the Printer's Console plan, I knew this was the perfect plan for a cat litter box furniture. I loved that Jen Woodhouse's version was completely modified to her bar plan, so I thought I could modify for my litterbox idea. I modified the plans on size, as I was trying to use a bunch of mis-matched plywood. I also modified it to include a cat door, a cat passageway on interior panel, a vent on the back behind one of the drawers, and the stone top. I built a frame on the back to house the backing as an inset piece, as I didn't want it to be seen at all. I learned a very important lesson during this build. Not all 1x3s are created equal. Once I got my doors assembled, they were too big for the opening. I couldn't shave off the tiny amount needed, and couldn't make anything work short of starting over with 1x4s, sawing off a small amount, and cutting down the # of "drawers" (and handles). I wanted the inside to be fully finished (because cat pee on raw wood would not be good!). I had to finish certain "planes" prior to putting the thing together. I used kitchen and bath paint on the inside floor and sides for easy cleanup. The stone was carryover from construction on our house 12 years ago. The handles were an amazing deal @ $1.81/each .
Sun, 11/25/2012 - 09:51
That is a fantastic idea and the table top is beautiful.
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 09:38
That is the most beautiful litter box I have ever seen!
Mon, 06/17/2013 - 12:23
Love your use of the buffet. Our family has discussed making a piece of furniture like this for our smaller dog. Nice to see someone has done it! Our big dog has scheduled feedings but our little dog would prefer to be a free feeder. Poor thing chokes down his food in our pantry listening to our big dog breathing under the door waiting for him to finish. When he is done we open the door and the Big, greedy dog bolts in looking for left overs. A family member has to wait patiently for the little dog to finish so he can escape the pantry. I really don't want a doggy door in my pretty swinging bi-fold doors to my pantry which is also access to our kitchen.That would be a pain to have to keep closed all day. But this buffet idea is super cute! Thanks for the inspiration.
Fri, 01/09/2015 - 22:01
I know this is an old post, but I'll ask anyway
I love this piece and am in the planning stages for ours. Thank you for sharing!
I am Wondering how you went about the table top. Did you install a 3/4 ply on top but not flush, allowing room for mortar and tile? If so how much room did you allow for the tile/mortar? 1/2 inch? How did you keep the surface of the tile level and uniform? Lastly, did you seal the tile with anything when you finished?
Aesthetically, the tile top really sets this piece off and I really want to make my own.
Thanks
Easy project no crazy cuts or tools needed. I did change a few things on the build. I changed the top from a 1x12 to a 2x12 to match the rest of my builds. And honestly it just looks and feels better! The trim is 1×3’s but I changed the middle shelf trim to a 1×2. Add the shelf 7.5 inches up from the bottom.
I had so much trouble deciding what to do with this HUGE closet in my breezeway. Previously it had just one bar across the top and ugly sliding doors. I loved Ana's design, but made several changes. Since my closet was super deep (32") I extended the depth of her design to about 25". I also staggered the rods for longer coats, and one that my 8 year old can actually reach to hang her stuff up! I changed the shelf design up a little bit too! Her instructions are super easy to change to your specifications. I did end up spending about $350 on this project, but keep in mind I was using 3 - 1x8's for each shelf instead of 1x4s.
I just wanted to share the loft bed I built for my daughter based on the plans available here. I added a desk, painted an existing chair I had built to match and included pink LED lights around the inside of the bed. Thanks for everyone sharing their ideas, plans and pics..!
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 21:39
Awesome! Do you have plans up for the desk area? I would like to incorporate that similar style. Thank you.
Sliding barn door kitchen island with planked siding. 48L x 30W x 36H
Thants for the inspiration We love it.
I have a one car garage for my "shop" which means I can be really short on space. This build is perfect for saving space!
I made a few adjustments for the bigger saws (it's deeper and the center part is wider). I also used screws more in places that it called for nails but I wanted to be sure nothing would budge and also I didn't put the shelf backing on the one part where the table saw is in so I have better access to the saw while it's in place. I tried to use leftover wood I had in the garage wherever possible but I still had to buy 2 sheets of 3/4" and 1 sheet of 1/4".
Since I used more screws I may pretty up the front later with trim, I don't know. TBD
We needed a way to store our 6 month old's toys in our main living area. We were previously keeping them in a pack and play and that wasn't going to cut it. We decided this plan would do the trick. It works even better than we anticipated. Built exactly the same as the plans with the same finish as well.
Thanks to Ana for the custom corner cupboard hutch plans! This project turned out great using Red Oak boards and an ebony stain. My customer loved it!!
