Modified pottery barn knock off
Slight modification to the original plans. Used all 2x6's across the top and added capped ends. Used 2x3s instead of 1x3s. Cuts and assembly were not time consuming, sanding was!!
Slight modification to the original plans. Used all 2x6's across the top and added capped ends. Used 2x3s instead of 1x3s. Cuts and assembly were not time consuming, sanding was!!
DIY Floating Shelf
I have wanted a swing bed for ages and got hubby on board with this. We built a full size bed (plenty of room for me and all 3 grandkids!) using poplar. I had the turned dowels from a major score at my Habitat Store several years ago. $2 per dowel! I wanted an old fashioned look and so added the corner brackets to all sides and the resin appliques on the back.
I primed with cream colored ceiling paint, an "Oops" paint from my neighborhood home improvement store. The baby blue was another "Oops" paint - another score- only $5 for a gallon of Valspar eggshell. After a very light distressing, I finished it with a paste wax.
I make the design and drawing and Hubby makes all the cuts. I joined all with biscuit joinery for a strong and solid piece.
We hung it from the ceiling joists with 1" manila ropes, added lots of pillows and plants and it is my happy place. A night blooming jasmine adds a heady fragrance that puts me right at peace ... A great refuge from a crazy work day!!!
I threw some plans together for this. Going to make another one and tweak it a little but overall I'm happy with the way it turned out. I used dark walnut stain and 4 coats of poly.
Fri, 12/25/2020 - 07:20
looks amazing i would love to see some plans for that
This was my first build. I've learned a lot since then!
We had to build a king-size headboard in our 2nd floor bedroom, because the stairway clearance was too small to fit a headboard up the stairs. We added a couple vertical stabilizer boards.
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I made this table out of a free pallet. The legs are cut off of an older scraped table and then I used poly with no stain. I used 1x2 furring strips in between slats to make tabletop solid.
This was my first attempt to use real power tools and make furniture. After being inspired by Ana, I purchased my Kreg Jig and got to work! I needed a coffee table so I tweaked this one to fit my needs. I ended up staining it with Minwax Gray, but it wasn't rich enough for me. So I took white, black and brown pain and dry brushed it to give it that old barn wood look.....OMG I LOVE IT! It came out perfect. So much better than in the photos even! Thank you for the inspiration Ana.....What will I make next???? Hmm......
I absolutely loved this project! My first advanced' leveled project! I was afraid it would be to big for my room so I went 10" smaller in the width only. It surprisingly turned out well proportioned! Thanks Ana! I feel like a women with power!!
Love love love this sofa!
My wife had the idea for us to give our girls a babydoll bed each this year from Santa. She wanted me to make them so it could be something that they could take with them and hopefully hand down to their girls one day. These were simple and fun to build. I used 3/8” dowels instead of 1/4” just because I felt it would be more durable in the long run. Overall this was a fun little project and the girls absolutely loved the beds that Santa brought them.
Kevin
I wanted to contribute a plan but unfortunately I'm still learning how to use Google Sketchup. However, here's a brag post in the mean time! My husband were asked to replicate a display table from Hollister Co. and this is what we came up with. :)
Modified the plans for a full size mattress, also used 2x6 lumber for the main frame. Installed LED strip lighting around the perimeter for a night light. Also built my own headboard, modified for the full size. I used laminate flooring for the center inlay.
Fun project, about 6 hours to build, total cost around $200 with the lighting.
Wife wanted bookcases for all our books and a desk/work area for her calendar. I decided to modify the Channing Bookcase to suit our needs. We built 5 of them to fit the wall. We did not attach the back trim piece on the shelves to give them a recessed look. Convinced the wife to let me buy the Kreg K4 system, which saved my sanity for the over 500 pocket holes we had to drill in this project. Thanks for the plans!
Tue, 05/26/2020 - 14:10
Lovely! This gives me hope that I may be able to create the piece I want for my living room space. We own so many books.
Easy project, I really enjoyed making this and it looks great! I used MDF for the shelves and finger jointed poplar for the rails. I work in a lumber yard so the materials and tools were readily available. I recommend for all levels and again really enjoyed making it! Hope you enjoy my first post!
This was one of my first woodworking projects I completed with limited help from my handy husband. And the first time I used a jigsaw (to cut out the handles). I used mostly scrap MDF we had leftover from other projects - only purchasing one additional sheet of MDF for around $12. The MDF worked ok, but I did have some trouble with splitting when screwing it all together and screwing the castors on. Used our Kreg Jig where it made sense.
As a beginner, this project took me somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 hours over the span of a couple weeks. Cost was approximately $50 - including the MDF (but I used mostly scrap we had on hand), spray primer and paint, castors, and "Library" decal.
Those angles on the ladder are challenging. This is our first time building any furniture. Thak you Ana W
My supervisor wanted me to build her a waist high planter so I found pictures online and then came up with an idea in my head and carried it through. I had some pieces left over so I made it's little brother as a gift to my mom for Mother's Day. I posted it on a FB share site the other day, now folks want the plans for it. I am great when it comes down to thinking the plan in my head but putting it on paper, well lets just say not so much.
It measures 24" X 24" X 24" with a 12" deep planter basin. The bottom has a dadoed grid of 4 boards on the first and 6 in the newer versions to hold the bottom boards on top.
The entire project was 8-1X6 6' dog ear cedar fence pickets from The Home Depot that cost $2.35/each. I glued (Gorilla Glue), brad nailed and screwed the entire thing together So total, this cost me about $25.
This is Ana’s Farmhouse king bed. We just built a mountain Cabin and I thought I could save a few bucks by making a couple beds. I only made one because just the ability to get the wood transported and moving it all was a bit more than this 50++ lady was counting on. BUT, I’m super proud of how it turned out. The stain was a mixture of 4-5 Minwax samples that we had from the home build.
We had an area in our kitchen where the washer and dryer use to be, and we wanted to build a cabinet that would fit in that spot. We took these plans and adjusted the sizes to fit the space we needed. We made the depth deeper and we cut off one of the side drawers and doors. We found a pre-made 1 1/2 inch butcher block counter top at a local wood supply warehouse that fit our needs perfectly. The countertop was about a quarter of the price of the whole cabinet, but it was worth it. In the drawers we used wrapping paper that we found at Cost Plus which fits us to a "T". We painted it with General Finish Milk Paint in Bayberry Green and used a clear coat with a satin finish. My biggest advice to someone making this cabinet is to take your time and make sure everything is square.
Mon, 07/02/2012 - 10:10
You've done a beautiful job! What did you find was key to getting everything square?
This is lovely & has inspired me to make my own. I need a piece for my master bedroom that I can use as a TV stand and also to conceal my laundry baskets. Originally I'd planned on adapting a sideboard and using a tip-out door like Ana's trash bin for the laundry -- but this piece is so beautiful I may just ensure that my laundry basket will fit inside and build as-is so that I can easily have the option to use it differently if I want to.
Wed, 07/11/2012 - 19:42
Love your modified sideboard! The color is gorgeous and the butcher block is a great addition!
I was wondering what kind of hinges you used. I looked for flush mount hinges at Lowes today and they are not going to work. I want it to look like yours where you can barely see the hinge.
Do you remember the name of it? Where you got it? Pic? Any help would be appreciated!!
Dustin Roberts
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Wed, 07/11/2012 - 20:15
Thank you very much. We had a really hard time finding hinges also. We tried Home Depot and Lowes and came up empty. We finally went on to Hillary Louise's blog and follow the links to the website where she bought her hinges. http://www.cabinetparts.com
Here are the links that she posted.
http://www.cabinetparts.com/p/amerock-traditional-cabinet-hinges-AMCM31…
http://www.cabinetparts.com/p/amerock-traditional-cabinet-hinges-AMCM31…
We just bought ours in a different color.
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 13:14
My husband & I are looking to build our own too but the dimensions of the original plan would make it too big for our dining area. Yours would be a perfect size though - would you mind posting the size adjustment for yours? Or could you email it to me? I would be forever grateful :)
Love the color you painted it too....very nice choice!
Sat, 09/08/2012 - 13:18
My husband & I are looking to build our own too but the dimensions of the original plan would make it too big for our dining area. Yours would be a perfect size though - would you mind posting the size adjustment for yours? Or could you email it to me? I would be forever grateful :)
Love the color you painted it too....very nice choice!
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 11:37
This is exactly the size down I had in mind and was wondering how it would look with one door off by itself, it looks great! I even thought about incorporating one door to actually be a tilt or pull out for trash. You guys did a wonderful job and it looks like it was built in where you ended up putting it in your kitchen... Are you going to do a little something now to match on the other side of the stove?
Wed, 07/31/2013 - 17:36
Really well done. I'll be clearing out the garage getting ready for this very soon. Do you happen to have a cut list or measurements?
My Dad and I started with solid maple lumber. We altered the plan to use mortise and tendon joints and adjust drawer sizes to that night stands would not interfere with the drawers. Final product weighs about 500lbs.