Build a Skylanders cubby storage shelf using 3/4" pine boards for about $25.
My son built this project for the local youth fair and livestock show and won Reserve Grand Champion in woodworking.
Tue, 12/30/2014 - 20:05
What an awesome build! Beautifully done! The award is well deserved! Love the finish and the details!
For my daughters 8th birthday I decided I would make her a doll house for her American Girl dolls. Then I decided to make all the doll furniture too. Then I started thinking that I might as well sew all the bedding and cushions. She loves it!!
Tue, 08/20/2019 - 00:02
This dollhouse and all the furniture is amazing! I'm so sorry I did not see your project earlier, thank you so much for sending in a brag post. Ana
I have an adjustable bed frame so the rails are not supporting any weight. Each piece of wood in the headboard is 5.5 inches long and 1.5 inches tall. I used boards that were 1/2 inch thick and 3/4 inch thick and put them on in the checkerboard pattern. I have some navy blue and coral in my bedroom so I decided to paint a few block with those colors. I used poplar wood because I thought it would hold up better and it wasn't too expensive. It took a while to build because of cutting all of the individual blocks.
My first project!!! The house we live in has 4 closets in the entire house.. so we're quite in need of storage. I was really hoping the bookcase would work out, to relieve the jam-packed linen closet. I'm so happy with it, and with the learning experience. I didn't do the moulding option, more or less because I'm impatient and want to get the next project going. Thanks Ana for the inspiration and the plans!!
Mon, 08/17/2015 - 08:12
What type of wood did you use for the project? Looks great!
DIY Home Project:
So I wanted to help my Wife Patty with reorganizing and reclaiming the usable storage space in our laundry room/pantry.
As you can see, in the before and after photos, we had quite a bit of clutter with the limited storage space, so I designed a two section shelving system to maximize use of the upper dead space in the pantry while adding additional shelving for increased storage and better organization.
The two sections are built 48' square with a frame base added to the bottom of the lower section.
The tops of each section are measure at 49 1/2" to create a 3/4" overhang on each side.
I’ve been wanting to build this bed for our guest bedroom for a while. Finally gathered the courage to tackle it over the weekend. This is my first project of this size and difficulty. It’s not perfect, but I love it.
After I built my nephew's AT & T Park bedroom, I had to figure out what to create for my 5 year old niece, Maggie. She loves drawing, so I settled on an "art studio," where she can work and display her art.
The bed was created using Ana's Camp Loft Bed Plans. I narrowed the stairs by 4 inches as one of the other posts had done. I also put shelves under the stairs like another post I read on this site.
I built a small drafting-type desk for underneath using my new Kreg Jig (Man, I love that thing!). I also made some curtains to pull shut in case Maggie wanted to escape from the world. Chairs, storage containers, flower light, and leaf above bed are from Ikea.
I bought some cheap picture frames, and put a bulletin board in one and a chalkboark in the other for above the bed, and the string hanging across the front of the bed is from Target. It actually has clips to hang artwork.
I painted the bed using Ana's antique finish with the Minwax pen. It came out fantastic.
Tue, 02/26/2013 - 16:10
I love all the personal touches. You are so getting Aunt of the year:-)
After looking high and low for a solid wood bed that wouldn't break the bank for my daughter's 3rd birthday I discovered this site and the plans for the Twin Panel Bed. The plans were easy to follow and I managed to build this entire bed with nothing but a mitre saw, a 4" electric sander, a power drill, and an R3 Kreg Jig.
I made a few modifications to the original plan, such as dropping the headboard height to 54", using baseboard moulding instead of crown on the top of the headboard, and not using moulding around the feet of the footboard. It was simply finished with 3 coats of a white melamine finish paint I had left over.
Mon, 01/05/2015 - 05:10
Wow this looks amazing. It's so much better than the original plans. I want to copy cat your build. Are there any additional specifics you can provide to help me or just any tips or tricks. What kind of hardware did you use for the railing?
Mon, 01/05/2015 - 14:22
I pretty much used the original directions but subtracted the additional height from the legs of the headboard. I highly recommend getting 2x4 that are semi-sanded like the cedar ones I used, the time you save is more than worth the extra cost. To attach the rails I just used the Kreg Jig and made 3 pocket holes on the 1x10 and 2 on the 2x4 that supports the slats, so there are 10 screws holding up each rail in total. Looking back i probably should have used metal brackets to make it easier to take apart if necessary, but that's a lesson learned I guess.
Sun, 01/11/2015 - 15:36
ok awesome, so you subtracted from the original 74" length on the headboard feet? so its 20" shorter, did you just subtract those same 20" from the length of the plywood as well?
Built this table from the plans. Great table and plans!
This modern farmhouse end table fits my space so well. This was my first project and was completed with glue and nails as I did not have the pocket hole jig initially. I loved this piece so much I made the coordinating coffee table. I would recommend staining/painting prior to assembly.
1st the bookshelf, now the nightstands, soon the bed, then.....my sons toddler room is DONE!
Fri, 03/01/2013 - 07:37
Looks great! How did the A.S. paint do on unfinished wood? Did you prime before hand?
Sat, 03/02/2013 - 08:49
It did fine. I did no prep work before I painted. Since the cans are almost $40 per can I've tried to stretch the paint as far as possible so there is only a thin layer on there. I gave it a lite...and I mean lite sanding after it dried. Since it was such a thin layer you can see some of the wood under but it sort of gives it a antique look. I also added wax (not the A.S. wax) to protect it.
Next time I will be making my own chalk paint for half the cost.
Sat, 04/06/2013 - 05:33
I just wanted to make a note that these night stands are VERY big, actually to the point of looking odd next to the bed I made. I know I could have looked at the dems before hand but never imagined they were this big. I still love them, I just wish they were a bit smaller.
I will be posting the bed I made and the night stands will be in the pic as well so you can see and let me know your thoughts.
Couldn't be more thrilled with how these turned out. Plans were a cinch.
My wife and I just finished our version of the Rustic X Console. We had never built a piece of furniture before and after buying the tools could have probably purchased one for the same price, but it was worth it. We added the barn door hardware and made a door to mimic the X design of the ends. Also added back pieces to hide the Wires. Now on to the coffee tabes to match. Fun project. The finish is grey and walnut stain wiped on together and a gray wash over that.
After building the mudroom bench I knew I would need something to store our shoes. After being inspired by images of unused dresser drawers with casters added on, I decided to and base my idea off of this. However, I knew that our shoe drawer would need to be much bigger to nicely fit under the mudroom bench.
Ironically, this rolling shoe drawer is made out of unused shelves and bookcase sides that I found at the as-is section at Ikea! The handles on the drawers were found there, as well. For .50 cents each, I could not pass that up. :)
Just modified the size to fit a townhome bedroom. Love that even as a two year old, she is able to climb all over these and not damage it in the least. Though the white walls are now crayon decorated.
I wanted a table that we saw on DIY Pete and it led us to Ana White's plans. It took us almost a month to build, our first build and work/kids/design changes, but it finally has come together.. We did make it longer and wider because we wanted to be able to host family gatherings comfortably. I am in love with this table and how it turned out.. The directions were easy to follow, unless you tweaked the measurements but still, it was a no brainer! Thanks for the fun project!
Ana White 4x4 truss table with matching bench.
My Father built this amazing dollhouse for my daughter as a Christmas present. I loved the tall open look of this design and knew it would be perfect for my four year old! Instead of leaving the doorways open, we added dollhouse windows and doors to make this "bookcase" more into an actual dollhouse. The adorable mice and furniture are from the Danish toy company, Maileg. We hid the dollhouse in the home office on Christmas morning and had my daughter find it as her last present. She fell in love with it and immediately started playing! She has one talented Grandpa and I am so glad to have something like this in our family to be cherished for generations.
Sun, 01/01/2017 - 09:53
I really like what you do, this job is beautiful, congratulations. Happy 2017
These benches were for my Eagle Scout project. They will be used in the IB Garden at my school. The group creating the garden were very pleased with how these benches turned out. Thanks for the plans!
