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My first ever project. Gave it to my parents as Christmas gift. I had a lot of fun building it. Next time I will go easier on wood glue, because some areas that glue got squeezed out did not get stained.
Next project - corner cupboard.
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My first ever project. Gave it to my parents as Christmas gift. I had a lot of fun building it. Next time I will go easier on wood glue, because some areas that glue got squeezed out did not get stained.
Next project - corner cupboard.
A simple headboard with new pine, distressed to resemble worn barn wood or other reclaimed lumber. I used a wire brush drill bit to eat away at the soft wood of the outside frame, raising the grain and adding a tremendous amount of texture. The inside planks are full-width boards that I scored with a circular saw to create false joints. Each section was stained with a different hue to emulate individual reclaimed planks. I coated with a layer of semi-gloss polycrylic and then a coat of clear cream wax.
Instead of a rectangle, I adjusted the plans to make it a square. It worked out great. As you can see, my pup feels it's her own place. I went with a gray stain on the bottom and Dixie Belle's Caviar for the top. I absolutely love it.
I thought this wood sleigh was so cute, I made it for my mom for Christmas! It turned out cute, it was a good jigsaw exercise! I made it smaller, would probably make it bigger next time, but it's a good size for a table top. She loved it!
Saw a bunch of TV stands in this style on Etsy but they are just WAY too expensive. Found out I could simply order the hairpin legs from Etsy and build one myself. Much cheaper! I chose cedar. It allowed me to go the extra width I wanted (6 foot) and keep the project lightweight. It is a soft wood and prone to scratches and dents, but most of our other furniture is reclaimed and upcycled so I'm not worried about wear and tear.
Using the Benchmark Octagon table plans found here for the inspiration for our poker table we completely customized the top and modified the base to suit our needs! The dining top cover is yet to be finished but we are definitely thrilled with the result thus far especially seeing as though it was our first ever build!
We've struggled with deciding on a design for new cabinets in our farmhouse. Seeing your Barn Door Console plans inspired me. The doors can slide from end to end, be added or removed as desired. The drawers and the dishwasher are inset so the doors slide past or cover them. Than you for sharing your work. It's one of my favorite sites.
Sat, 10/24/2020 - 10:14
Can't wait to see it all built and put together, it looks very functional:)
My oldest son really wanted a toy cash register, and he loves pretending he has a Bait & Tackle shop. I built the market base where the front side is for "Will's Stop 'n' Shop" and it can be turned around and used for "Wyatt's Bait and Tackle". The countertop holds the cash register and shopping basket perfectly. They are great Shopkeepers!
I changed up the dimensions to make a storage bench for the end of our bed. I wanted something different and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. I stained it with weathered grey, then a coat of golden oak and then another of weathered grey. And painted the box with linen white chalk paint. I love the black knobs with the grey and white!
I only used 2x2s for the legs. I made the seat frame from 1x2s because of the warping I. The 2x2s. It made my life so much easier!
I teach construction at Plymouth High School. This was our first project of the year. The students did the majority of the work with my guidance. I had started the year with the intent to build sheds, but that requires groups of 4. The chicken coop allowed us to work with groups of 2. We only have 50 minutes each period to work, so it took us about 5 weeks to complete spread over 4 classes. Some of the wood was scrap that we had on hand. We cut a lot of it down to size from 2x10s. The roof was scrap metal roofing that we found in a recycling container. There were no trim pieces so we had to be creative and make our own ridge cap. I decided we would add the finials to give it more visual appeal. We took some liberties with decorating because I like to add extra flair - and I have access to a laser and CNC router. We used the plans that Ana developed for Lady Goats. https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/small-chicken-coop-plant…
Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:42
Thank you for sharing, I'm sure the students enjoyed that!
This was a fun and pretty easy project. My oldest son has been asking for some bunkbeds for awhile now, so I was glad when I ran into these plans.
The project was realitively cheap, but if I could do it again, I would have used nicer material to avoid some of the finishing work. I built this in one day, but spent sevral weeks on the finishing work, which included two coats of primer and LOTS of wood filler. I took all the edges through my router, so everything would have a nice rounded edge. I also decided to put a cap on the headboard, footboard and rail to finish off the project a little. I liked the look of thes being added.
The original project does not include slats in the pricing and knowing that firrying boards were not strong enough for this task I really wondered what I was going to do. Buying a ton of 1x2's can add up fast, so I decided to make them out of cheap 2x4's. I bought a few 10' 2x4's that allowed me to get six slats out of each of them after I ripped them on my table saw. They ended up being very sturdy 1 3/4" x 1 1/2".
******If I was going to do this project again, I would mark the location of every screw, as I hit some of the screws holding the 2x6's of the headboard and footboard with the lag bolts I used to hold the main rails. I would have also painted all of the pieces individually, put it together and than touched it up, as there were many hard to reach areas with the paint. This would have improved the finish*******
Honestly think it needs a new name, because when all said and done works and looks great.
Going to be making another one at some point, and make some alterations to it to fit a need, and suggestions.
It took me longer then it probably would for some, but then again I am disabled and can only work for short bursts.
Hard to see in the photos, but i used brass knobs on the drawers. I also used briwax on the parts that slide, (the rail, and bottom of drawer edges.. works nicely..
Just finished up this table. I'm probably going to sell it as the wife would rather have the Pedestal Table. So, it will remain in the house until it sells. Then, I'll get to work on the other one. Thanks Ana!
We finally bought a wonderful King size bed but couldn't afford a headboard. After seeing this one on Ana's site I knew I could do it. Purchasing a compound miter saw helped. For some reason the thought of using a circular saw sets my teeth on edge. I've found that using the much sturdier miter saw on a workbench has been a piece of cake for me! I adjusted the plans for the width of our mattress/box springs and didn't go quite as high. But I'm VERY pleased with the results! And I swear we slept MUCH BETTER last night with the headboard installed...LOL.
Love building these I made 15 last week already sold 10
Sat, 11/07/2020 - 11:41
It's awesome how cheap and easy these are with such big impact! Glad you are earning extra income too! Thanks for sharing:)
I made this bench just as instructed except I made the back legs taller (after the fact) for more back support.
I was sitting down looking through the pottery barn catalog one day and saw the Eli fort bed. My sons name is Eli so I found it funny it had his name but also decided he had to have one! I of course was not going to pay the pretty penny of $1400 that pottery barn wanted so I knew if he was going to have it , I would need to build it. He is 2 years old btw. I decided to google Eli fort bed to see if I could get any other measurements. Then I saw Ana Whites website for the first time. I was in my glory and super excited when I saw the clubhouse plans. Though I changed alot of things, her plans gave me a great layout to give me the confidence I needed to go and do it! So here is my building before and after pictures. Just thought Id share and of course the last picture is my son super excited about his new fort bed!
Some of my changes:
I added 7 inches to the posts height to give more space underneath it and to give me space to lower the mattress .Then I changed the angle of the peek as well to make it shorter to make up for the height difference as well.
I used plywood that looked like panels for the walls instead of pine planks. Im not sure if the cost is cheaper or more but I wanted wood above the door instead of just a piece of trim like in the Clubhouse plans and this I believe was much faster then cutting planks and putting them all together.
I dropped the mattress height down 6 inches because I wanted the railing to be taller after the mattress was in the bed for extra safty since he is only 2. It is easier for him to climb up into the bed with the mattress being lower in the doorway as well. I hid the fact that is was much lower behind the 2x8 trim in lou of the 1x6 trim the plans called for.
I also added the top step to the ladder as well because 3 wasn't going to get him up there. :)
Thanks Ana White for the plans!! They helped to give me a starting point so that I knew which bases to cover when I altered something!
Fri, 01/11/2013 - 14:45
It looks so awesome! I can't believe this was your first project!! This may seem like a silly question but how did you get the mattress inside the bed?
My husband and I were able to build this project one night after putting our kids down. It took us 3 1/2 hours to build. I love how long it is. I wanted a TV console that was pretty long and this one is 8 feet. It's perfect. We didn't change anything about the plans...except we haven't put casters on the bottom and I can't decide if we ever will. Thx for these plans Ana!