Bench
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I used a mix of 2x4's and 1x4's for this project. It is only 4 feet long so I thought 2x4's would make it too bulky. It goes together very quickly and it looks great!
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I used a mix of 2x4's and 1x4's for this project. It is only 4 feet long so I thought 2x4's would make it too bulky. It goes together very quickly and it looks great!
I really had a great time building this closet. It was my first time building anything. I had to use one 36 inch pipe and one 30 to make it fit my wall the way I wanted. Thanks for posting the plans online!
This was fun and easy to make. I made a few changes: it's only 4 ft wide and logs are 15 inches. Separate section for kindling and paper. Vinyl plank, matching our floor, for bottom and back. Added some hooks left and right for woodstove tools. I used the Kreg tool (new to me, love it). It was great to attach the top. I guess I didn't need to use it for the other parts, because the 1 by 4s would have covered the screws, but ... it was good practice with a new tool and the logs cover up the holes. Thanks Ana for all your great plans. I'm feeling encouraged to create some more stuff. Stay tuned.
Built this coffee table as a housewarming present for my buddy who got me hooked on woodworking as a hobby! Made from reclaimed wood.
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Thank you for such a simple set of plans for such a useful and practical piece of furniture. I enjoyed making this.
Very nice project built in a day.
We had an old heavy sleigh bed with headboard and footboard. It overwhelmed the room. We bought a basic metal bed frame. I made this headboard from Ana's plans, and my wife painted it. We really like this so much better.
This was my very first project. I had been on the hunt for two bookcases to put on either side of our fireplace. This plan was just right, but shorter than our space so I modified the plan and made the bookcases longer. I used the kreg jig every place I could find. Thanks so much Ana for your website. Finally we are furnishing our new house without breaking the bank. I never would have thought that I could build furniture, just the way we want it, all by myself. It's a wonderful feeling and I'm addicted.
This is a tv stand I built for my mom, she had to get a new tv because her tube tv finally broke. Her old stand was a big particle board cabinet that wouldn't fit a new flat screen. I seen this plan on here and thought it would make a great stand for her she absolutely loves it.
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 23:32
I got the legs from lowes they were under ten dollars a piece.
Mon, 09/16/2013 - 15:43
WOW! And double WOW that the legs were so inexpensive!!!! That is gorgeous!!!!
This is one of the projects I am most proud of, as it has a farmhouse look and it is also really useful around the house. I use it for my guitar amp, as well as to store other small items. The caster wheels make moving it very easily, so it can also be used as a kitchen island.
Built this for my son so he would have a fun play area in his room.
I enjoyed this build looking forward to making more.
My sister-in-law wanted a kid-sized dining table for all her nieces and nephews, so I made one for her by combining a couple of Ana's plans. The little seats are just a scaled down version of the Easiest Upholstered Bench plans. My kiddos love it so much, it looks like I'll be making another for us.
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 21:12
These are adorable, i want to make one for my kids! so classy and nice!!!
Thu, 09/08/2011 - 11:18
I'm looking for ideas for a round kid-table to go with a window seat I plan on making. This looks great! What're the dimensions of the table-top? It looks like it'd fit a lot of kiddos, well!
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 17:25
It's a 36 inch top. It easily seats four kids, and a few more could squeeze in if needed.
Sun, 12/04/2011 - 16:47
Great job, it looks so classy! Where did you buy the table top? Thanks.
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 09:59
I bought the top at Lowes. It was next to the stain-grade wood panels.
Mon, 03/26/2012 - 08:10
They are 5 years and 2 years. The older one is pretty tall for her age...about 46 inches at the time the photo was taken.
Mon, 03/26/2012 - 08:11
They are 2 years and 5 years. The older one is tall for her age...about 46 inches at the time the photo was taken.
Sat, 10/20/2012 - 10:32
Love it, beautiful job. Built this just from the kid's storage table plans. She references a 32" top but I don't believe they sell that size. Just wanted to make sure the 36" isn't top heavy?
Simple Day Bed Modified with rail for toddler coming from a toddler size bed.
Wed, 10/24/2018 - 11:36
Finished it in one weekend, but worked all days, both days. My little clients are beyond happy with the results.
This is my first build and I had so much fun! I am now officially addicted to DIY and woodworking!
I started off with a couple of problems right out of the gate but, I really wanted to make this for my Grandaughter for Christmas. The first problem was the ceiling in her room is 7 feet 6 inches high. So, if I lowered the height then the loft platform became too low to install over a twin bed. It didn’t allow for enough headroom over the mattress. Plus, I didn’t want her to sleep on a mattress that was on the floor. So, I raised the platform to 48 inches and modified the roof so that I would be able to fit the Alaska Cabin Twin storage bed underneath.
I also modified the size by increasing the platform dimensions to 40”x48”. Doing that allowed me to comfortably fit the bed underneath.
I was lucky to find laminate flooring on clearance at Lowe’s. I paid five dollars for an open box. I used it to cover the plywood floor. I also used it for the roof by just nailing it to the 2x4s.
I wanted my granddaughter to be able to paint, use her markers, and be as messy as she wanted without restrictions. One wall is made from dry erase board with 1x4s as shelving to frame it out. (I used Ana’s flip down desk plans as a guide for the shelving.) The back wall is slat wall from Menards. I just spray painted it hot pink. The third wall is a 12 inch shelf framed out by 2x4s. The last wall is leftover 1x3 and 1x4 boards that I stained and painted.
My daughter didn’t like the first ladder so I moved it to one side. I stained the ladder with Minwax classic gray. I also used the classic gray stain for the cabin bed frame. The pink on the cabin bed is Sherwin Williams “hibiscus.”
My granddaughter and I finished the bed this evening. She loves helping me “work “in the garage. We ended our build by adding a monster free zone. Monsters will be zapped if they try to enter the clubhouse or the bed! Thank you Ana!
Mary
Sat, 01/12/2019 - 09:20
What a special project. I love all the details and customizing. Memories and a project to be treasured for years!
This is our new dinning room table. We used the 4x4 truss beam table and refer to it as our farm to table table. It's made from red cedar that we harvested off of our land and milled into lumber. A natural stain with some clear coats and it turned out to be gorgeous. I wasn't a fan of the black base, at first, but think the finished table looks good. Pretty happy with my first table attempt.
Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:40
You did an outstanding job, love the finish choice! Thanks for sharing.
It was time for my younger son's bedroom re-do. He had waited patiently, and was pretty clear in his requests. He wanted color, and dinosaurs. Not just any dinos, but "real" ones--no babyish dinos allowed, said my future paleontologist. Once he saw the loft bed that I was considering for his older brother--he was hooked. We negotiated the paint colors and we were off.
I used the cabin loft bed and the chelsea designs for this bed.
I used the Chelsea bookcases with 2x3s as legs instead of 2x2s (due to quality). This altered the shelf measurements some, but I simply made my adjustable shelves to plan.
The biggest thing to note about the Chelsea bookcase supports is that you need some sort of bracing to eliminate side-to-side wobble. I used a 2x2 and eliminated most all of it, but you need to take this into account!
As for the cabin loft plan part--this was used in the bed portion of the plan. I did used the non-mortising bed rail brackets to attach the side rails for ease of use.
Ladder-Oh the ladder and the angles gave me fits! LOL. I ended up doing a straight ladder and attaching it to the bookcase support. It's fine. Just FYI-don't paint your ladder a light color if dirt bothers you. The rungs are already showing the dirt from little boy feet, so it may get painted again!
I painted the side panels of the bookcases with chalkboard paint. If I did it again I think I would have attached a smooth piece of thin board(the name escapes me right now) and painted that, as the wood tends to catch the eraser some.
Fri, 12/30/2011 - 18:19
I like the idea of using the straight ladder. I built the loft bed for my daughter. I went crazy trying to make the legs match. After a lot of filing I was able to get them relatively close. BTW, nice dinosaurs!
A customer of ours emailed the plans for this console table to me from Ana's site and asked if I could build it for her. I must say, the plans were laid out so well I believe my 8 year old could have built it. Well done Ana!
I made the color scheme what the customer asked for and I think it turned out pretty decent. I also have to say that I would typically wing it when it came to building stuff, but after seeing how the plans on this site are laid out so well, I will definitely be changing my practices. I have read a lot of great helpful tips, tricks, and hints on this site. I've only been doing this for about 6 months, so I need all the help I can get!
Thanks again, Ana, for being such a great source of information and inspiration!
very easy high quality build. I feel this piece will stand the test of time, and for so little in cost.
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Smokeydog
Fri, 11/13/2015 - 07:15
Very nice!
Very cute bench. Nicely done!