Beautiful bed. Arches were a little difficult to achieve symmetry.
Followed the plans and it came out great. I am still thinking about the extension on the right side since the hinges are so expensive.
These tables are the first thing I've ever built all by myself, and I couldn't be more excited. I think I'm addicted...
Herb Garden Planter Project - Such a simple project that costs less than $5.00
I added L brackets to the corners for a different look. I spray painted the brackets with a copper finish. I did not need to use wood filler because I covered the nails with the L Brackets.
From start to completion, it was exactly two weeks. One of those weeks, I was sick and didn't get a chance to do much. I believe we picked the hottest days to work on this project, so we were taking more breaks than actually working.
It was time to replace our 12 year old rectangular coffee table. I used the corona coffee table plans with a few modifications.
As soon as I saw the beach chair I knew I had to make one for my daughter. My wife is an expert seamstress, so I enlisted her help on the fabric portion. She already had the fabric, and I had left over wood. We love the beach and this will be perfect for the summer. See how to make the beach ball pillows in the bottom picture at my blog http://www.makeitlovely.com
This was fairly easy for my first project and has already received a ton of compliments from friends and family that can't believe I made it.
Finally turned our bedroom from college dorm looking to elegant family looking with just this one piece.
The Kreg Jig is an amazing tool. Now that I have it, I'll be looking for more projects to get to use it.
My husband and I live in a 1935 house with very little closet space, so this is perfect for us! We painted it white to match our molding and bed, and adjusted the design a bit to fit the space. We made it 7 ft. tall to match the height of the molding on the door next to it (which turned out well for us, as you can hang pants without them touching the bottom shelf). We had less than 6 ft. of space for the width, so had to do without the center shelves. We used 1/2 in. pipes because we needed to use a cross piece in the middle to connect the pipes, and the hardware store only had them in 1/2 in. sizes. Decided to leave the screws exposed to go with the exposed pipes. It all worked out very well! So much so, that I decided to make two matching nightstands out of the extra wood we bought (all by myself 
)! Thank you, Ana!
I took your plans for the beginner book ledges and modified them for our 90 degree space. I had to learn about mitre and bevel cuts so that was fun.
I also learnt that when the wood is slightly warped it pays to be attentive to the eventual install and how stress will flow through the work.
This is my first ever building project! I used a jigsaw and realized (the hard way) that I can't get square angles with that type of saw. I am thankful that it isn't too evident in picture. I will try again, but I had to share my first attempt. I ended up using a 1X8 for the headboard because I liked the thought of a full headboard. I know it's not perfect, but for me to show something that's not perfect is progress for me. :)
We needed a new table for our patio, so we looked no further than Ana's plans. I was going back and forth deciding between various table plans until I saw the plans for the Providence Table and Providence Bench, and it was love at first sight. The whole project turned out to be a relatively easy build for us, and we are just about as "amateur" at woodworking as it gets! We used white pine for the entire project. We shortened the table about 18 inches to fit our space. It is so gorgeous, we have gotten tons of compliments from guests so far and we absolutely love it! Thanks, Ana!!
Took inspiration from several small builds. Simple 2x4 sides and braces accross the tops and one at the back. 2 pieces of 3/4 ply for the top. A little overkill for the top but I want to make sure it was strong and held everythigng together. Copied Ana's idea of painting wood white but wanted a more natural look for the top so just stained the ply and then poly varnish.
Sofa made out of 2x4 & 2x6 painted in a light French gray with sapphire blue cushions. I also made a matching love seat (not pictured). Turned out nice!
open toy boxes with personalization
In reply to *sigh* by brookifer86
Mon, 06/06/2011 - 14:10
I actually recognize your wedding guestbook bench from all the linky parties but I had no idea you were also a builder over here at Ana's place. Nice to have fellow buildy gals.
Tue, 08/30/2011 - 18:30
I agree with the others, your builds are always so beautiful. Question on cost: I noticed Lily's toy box cost you $50 and these cost you $35. Was it because these weren't cabinet grade. My co-worker wants me to make one for her daughter for Christmas and I'd like to keep the cost down while still having a nice product, of course!
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 03:36
because I was able to use some scraps for the sides and short molding pieces. They are still cabinet grade, I wouldn't recommend using regular 3/4" plywood - it's too rough even with sanding it would be very rustic. One sheet of cabinet grade 3/4" plywood costs $29 at my HD, you can definitely get all your pieces from one sheet. Plus to keep costs down make the base molding out of plywood scraps rather than buying new especially if you are painting. I guess if you have to buy everything: 3/4 ply, 1 x 2s and cove molding it would be closer to $40 plus paint and primer. Good luck, such a nice sizable, sturdy, functional gift.
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 03:35
because I was able to use some scraps for the sides and short molding pieces. They are still cabinet grade, I wouldn't recommend using regular 3/4" plywood - it's too rough even with sanding it would be very rustic. One sheet of cabinet grade 3/4" plywood costs $29 at my HD, you can definitely get all your pieces from one sheet. Plus to keep costs down make the base molding out of plywood scraps rather than buying new especially if you are painting. I guess if you have to buy everything: 3/4 ply, 1 x 2s and cove molding it would be closer to $40 plus paint and primer. Good luck, such a nice sizable, sturdy, functional gift.
Sun, 01/01/2012 - 17:41
I really like the look of this toy box! Would it be hard to add a lid with hinges ? Thanks
In reply to Lid w/ hinges by Brad chunn (not verified)
Sat, 01/07/2012 - 12:27
Brad I don't think a lid with hinges would be hard. Watch out for pinched fingers on those little ones - it inevitably always happens! Go for the slow closing hinge.
In reply to Footer by Guest (not verified)
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 14:14
with 1 1/4" wood screws. Considering this is the support for the box unit I definitely recommend screws, 3 per long sides.
Good luck.
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 20:35
Thanks a bunch! One more question, I have the same base moulding you chose, how did you get the top corners to line up so seamlessly? When I put mine together as a sample they don't fit well at the top
In reply to Footer corners by Guest (not verified)
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 04:35
I used 3/4" plywood and cut out the arch with a jig saw. The corners should line up fine if your box is square. Once you attach the footer piece then miter cut the cove moulding and it should sit perfectly on the ledge of that footer. You can see more process picks in my posts here:
http://thatsmyletter.blogspot.com/2011/11/t-is-for-toy-box-4.html
http://thatsmyletter.blogspot.com/2011/05/t-is-for-toy-box.html
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 05:25
hi Ana, love your plans. Made the toddler helper in a folding style now have to make another by request. I have a question on the cutting measurements for the open toy box. The side says cut 15 1/2 inche wide yet the bottom is 16 inch wide.Is that correcgt as would have the bottom stgicking out past the ends?? Could just adjust the base size just not sure if there is reaason for the difference am i missing something.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 05:25
hi Ana, love your plans. Made the toddler helper in a folding style now have to make another by request. I have a question on the cutting measurements for the open toy box. The side says cut 15 1/2 inche wide yet the bottom is 16 inch wide.Is that correcgt as would have the bottom stgicking out past the ends?? Could just adjust the base size just not sure if there is reaason for the difference am i missing something.
Table made for friends grand-kids using left over oak plywood. Storage cube seats from Shanty2chic plans. http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/07/rolling-storage-cube-stools.html
Tue, 07/23/2013 - 19:01
I built this as one of my first projects...it was a great confidence builder!! I love the way yours turned out and your colors are so cheerful and fun! Great job!!
Floating shelves for small master bathroom. 1x2" with thin poly on top and bottom. Ripped a 1x4" to cap the front. Stained with dark walnut.
I decided to go with with a concrete slab on the top this project was quite simple especially with the well formatted plans
the slab is 20x20 so I had to make adjustments in my sizes!
Thanks for the plans, adapted it to new pine standers but was able to obtain beautiful cherry tree panels from a defunct wood worker in the next village over. Planed those and used those to make a slightly more 'posh' version of your basic model. The supports on the wall you see are from the previous formica shelves. I left them in case the cherry starts rounding down.
I just bought a new house and this table was my first project for it. I'm so happy with how it turned out!!!! Thank you for the plans!
Wed, 06/08/2011 - 14:00
Thank you for the smile! I see we have share some web browsing habits! Congrats on the house and love the table finish! Great first project, really appreciate you sharing! Ana
