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After spending most of our budget on patios and grass this summer, we needed some furniture. These plans worked perfectly for our space and were so easy to build.
After spending most of our budget on patios and grass this summer, we needed some furniture. These plans worked perfectly for our space and were so easy to build.
Thank you Ana for the wonderful dollhouse plans! I have been making furniture using Ana's plans for a couple of years now. I made this as a Christmas present for my 3 year old daughter. This dollhouse is safe, strong, and my daughter loves it! It took me about a month to make the dollhouse and furniture. I do have 4 children and have limited spare time, so I'm sure it could be done faster. I followed the plan almost exactly as written. I used screws for the stair treads and added 1x2's underneath for support. I just put up 3/4" plywood for the roof as my jig saw is not the best. I also added small push LED lights for the first and second floors. This dollhouse will last for years maybe even be passed down to grandchildren!
Another weekend project this time built for my brother and his girlfriend. I lowered the console from 37” down to 31” to accommodate a more natural seated eye level for TV viewing. This one was left natural so that they could paint and distress themselves.
After building a small dinghy, and a slightly longer pirogue, I was ready to build something else. I was looking at another boat, but to save my marriage my lovely wife suggested something more... practical. So my summer project was a surprise loft bed for my 12 year old son. He was staying with his grandparents for most of the summer so I had a month or so to work on it. This was my first piece of furniture and I'm very proud of it.
I did modify the plans a bit. I added a shelf to use as a nightstand, because you need a place for your water bottle, book, tissues, etc.
I made the desktop significantly deeper so that it was more useable.
I moved the ladder to the end of the bed and made it wider.
I added a towel bar to one end.
I added a drawer under the desktop.
and lastly I put corkboard on the side of the bookcase.
Sat, 11/24/2012 - 09:23
He was excited. It replaced one of those cheap metal loft beds you can buy at Wal-mart. The old bed was kind of wobbly and made creeky noises every time he moved. he loves having bookshelves and a nightstand. I'd have posted his exited face photo but I ran out of photo slots. =)
I also made him a locker to go with it. So there were no excuses for not hanging up his jacket.
I love this site!
Sun, 03/08/2015 - 10:20
I am getting ready to build my 5 yr old a loft bed. I have been searching for a design I want to use and I would like to more or less use yours, if that's okay? I don't want to use one of the kids designs because I want it to grow with her. I want to add stairs and a higher banister. I'll probably paint it white or something.
Modded the cheap, easy console table for a taller, longer and less deep table with bottom shelf. This particular table ended up being relatively expensive, though. I ended up using poplar since the pine at Big Blue was in horrid shape; pieces were cupped, bowed and splintered. If I was going to make a good looking table -- I needed to start with good looking materials.
I needed a console table to go under a painting that hides my power box. At most, I could spare about 10" of space deep, but had plenty of space side to side, With just a few mods to the basic plan, I bought really nice poplar since knot free = less sanding :-)
I used my Kreg jig to make pocket holes to put this table together; even though it's very long and not very deep, it's very, very sturdy. I added a small shelf using some leftover hardwood plywood that I had from another job, then glued a little scroll on the apron for some extra oomph. I'll probably use some milkpaint, distress it, coat it with poly and it'll be done. I think it looks beautiful!
I built this as a christmas present for my daughter. Three stories was a bit too large, so I modified the plans a bit and cut out the bottom floor.
Modified from original plans to fit the area and our 70" TV.
This is a simple project for the beginning woodworker. There are a variety of bird feeder designs available on the web but I wanted to try something a little different. Anyway, this is my try at a simple bird feeder.
Build Instructions:
This was basically half of the entry way palns (I didn't make the top piece). I am yet to have a cushion made for the top but it looks great at the foot of our bed.
Simple table built with Aromatic Cedar.
This was my largest project to date. Took me a LOT longer than I thought it would (big chunks of 4 weekends, plus sneaking in some time during the week), but enjoyed the process. The devil is in the details as always. The raw dog 2x6's took me hours upon hours to sand down to an acceptable state of smoothness. For the ladder, I kinda winged it and made it straight. My kids' room is really small, so every extra bit of square footage matters. My oldest is 5 and is fine going up and down. My youngest is 3 and hasn't quite figured it out yet, but that's probably for the best anyway. I also winged it a bit on the guardrails. I used pocket screws wherever possible in the joinery. I was planning on painting this since I knew staining/sealing would be a pain. But in the end, I'm glad I took the time (even though I was hating life during the staining). The kids are thrilled with the results. And I am VERY grateful for the plans you provided Ana! Thank you!
This bench works great as a piano bench with storage inside for all of the sheet music. I added one little 4x4x.75 piece of wood inside in the middle because I found that the 1x12 seat would flex in the center but after adding that piece of wood it was solid. I also added eye hooks and chain for the top so that it does not flip all the way backwards.
I was tired of stooping to do laundry with my front-loading washer. I used the plans for Sausha's washer/dryer pedestals and tweaked them a bit.
This was my first woodworking project ever. No woodworking experience at all and very little experience with power tools. I am super inspired now and have tons of other ideas lined up.
This was my first big project. I made one of Ana's planters to get my feet wet. I changed the dimensions a bit. I made it counter height and shorter in length. I accidentally bought larger wood for the top, so it's a bit heavy. I built the top on the deck after I put the base together to save time and my back. I went with a Behr solid color stain. I had some frustrating moments but I am thrilled with the results. You can't buy a solid wood table for $150!
I absolutely love it. I can't wait to make more furniture.
My wife told me she would like a pair of matching dog crates built to fit the space between the wall and the dryer in our laundry room. I built her two crates (25L x 17W x 18H) and painted them to match the colors in the laundry room. They fit the open space exactly and sit on top of each other. The entire project took about 2 days to finish and set me back around $80. They seem to work perfectly for our dogs, both of whom are on the smaller size of medium. They really tie the space together and add a wow factor to an other wise normal laundry room.
Just changed the back a tiny bit. My nieces and nephews love these! Thanks for the great plans.
Wed, 09/17/2014 - 15:25