First ever woodworking project!
I wanted to add a sectional in my veranda, but all the models at stores around my place were at least a 1000$ and didn't had the proper dimension. The plan given on this website was ideal for my space, since my veranda is limited in space (was converted from a balcony, 7'x14').
The whole project went slowly since I did it part time, but overall it went well. However, the entire project from A to Z was time-consuming since I decided at the beginning to do the wood working AND the sewing part, and I'm a beginner that doesn't have any experience in any of these fields. I did literally everything by myself, from cutting 148 pieces of wood with a rented mitre saw, sanding each single one of them, staining the assembled chairs and table after assembly, cutting various pieces of foam for my cushion with 72"x30" sheets of foam, and lastly do the sewing of all the green cushion AND the smaller squared cushions. That was a lot of things to learn for a first timer and fortunetely I was enough motivated to do them, and most importantly patient. I had the moral support of my girlfriend during the whole project and showing the progress of the project to my friends, family and coworkers did help a lot to keep me motivated to finish the project.
I learned a lot from this project, whether it's wood cutting, sanding, assembly, staining or machine sewing. These skills will help for future projects for sure!
Thank you very much Ana for helping me, with these simple plans, learn new skills that enabled me to create something amazing!!!
Comments
brookifer86
Wed, 06/15/2011 - 19:09
What a cute room!
I love the color of the shelves. They look so good in that adorably decorated room!
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mandylynn523
Fri, 06/17/2011 - 12:07
Aww
Thanks hun! I love them... and thanks about their playroom.. I had just known what I wanted and worked hard to get it just right lol.. they love it too!
Guest (not verified)
Mon, 06/27/2011 - 13:00
How to install
Hi - We've got ours all finished but not sure how we are going to install them. We know they'll go into a stud but I'm curious how you did it.
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mandylynn523
Mon, 06/27/2011 - 15:39
The way i did it.
well the way i did it was get two screws found where the studs were and right above the top bar i rested my drill on it and I put each of them into the back of the shelf because I knew a book would cover the screws... now you can always add the same color paint over the screws to help them blend better when there isn't a book in there. Hope this helps. It made them really secure for when the little ones would get the books down. I know some suggested picture hooks.. but to me it just didn't seem sturdy enough.
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cdswhite
Mon, 06/27/2011 - 19:14
That's what we're thinking too
We thought the same thing and I'm definitely not worried about a screw showing if a book is missing. :) I actually thought of picture hooks too but knew right away it wouldn't be sturdy enough for my kids.
Thank you!
bug12142001
Tue, 04/01/2014 - 10:11
So cute
Love everything about this!