Letter A shelf
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I made this Letter A shelf for my daughters nursery with scrap wood I had.
I made this Letter A shelf for my daughters nursery with scrap wood I had.
All of the wood used in the project was milled in our yard, from trees on our land. The 4x4 uprights are poplar, and the rest is spruce, all originating within 500m of our house. The wood was sticker stacked for 2 years prior to planing down to the required size( last picture shows a not yet planed 1X6.)
Was a great project we have had many compliments on as it is the bed in our guest bedroom and has been used plenty during the Christmas season.
My only change up was using 1x6 for the side rails instead of 1x10 due to availability. Turned out amazing!
It was time for an office makeover(at home). Sitting on the floor makes for a strong back and works those core muscles, so it was time to change things up. About a year ago or so I modified Ana's Flip Top Storage Bench / Coffee Table for my husband to use as a desk, as he needed to sit on the floor due to a back injury. Now it was time for mine. I instead modified Ana's Scrap Lap Desk. and it was truly built of scraps, with the exception of the hinges(which is odd, because I always have hinges lying around!)
I made the desk larger, and adjusted the height to fit me. I also omitted the side boxes and instead added a shelf on the bottom. Construction was simple and straightforward. Primed with whatever primer I had around, and even painted with a can of oops paint. The edges were lightly distressed, and will naturally distress even more, I am sure.
I had a green bookcase already, and the orange bins with I got on clearance at blue some time ago, and suddenly my color scheme was set--in the 70s. But I like it, as I need more color in my life. The printer stand I cobbled together out of scraps as well--essentially a box. A few boxes covered in paper, a rug from old tshirts, and two light fixtures-one a polyhedron from milk jugs, and the other a flower pot from the bullseye store, and I am set. Oh, and I finally got around to making my corkboard from all of the wine corks I've collected throughout the years. Or some of them, anyway.
My first build from ana-white.com was maybe more intricate than I should have done for a first project, but we needed a bar so that's what I did. In the end I was able to learn so much: using the kreg jig, the saws, building doors and drawers, getting things square (or not and redoing it). Mistakes were made but I learned so much! In the end the thing stands up straight and looks pretty dern good in our dining room. I was able to complete this project in 6 weeks while working full time (my many learning experiences added to the time, lol).
Tue, 01/07/2014 - 08:30
This settles it. Woodworking is my new skill for 2014. I pick something every year to build upon. Last year was sewing and I love that. But this is the piece from pottery barn i've been salivating over for a few years. It will be mine!
I built 2 end tables to go with my park bench. I had a lot of trouble with splitting wood, because the 1x2s where so thin. I'm used to more robust lumber. I tried something new. I drilled pocket holes, sanded, primed and painted everything before I assembled. I don't like painting as much, because I love using power tools. I psyched myself out by thinking I was giving it an elegant finish. Sounds so much nicer than slapping some paint on wood.
My son made some tic-tac-toe pieces from scrap treated lumber, by painting black X's on one side and white O's on the other. Now we can play on the end table!
Ana White's site is wonderful with downloadable, step-by-step shopping list, cut list and instructions.
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I loved this project. Since I can't buy wood, I have to use wood from pallets, or where ever I can find free wood. In this case I used 2x4's from pallets, 1x4 oak slats from an old bed frame I acquired and 1x4's from a large solid maple dog crate I acquired. The top was made from cabinet grade plywood we had left over from cabinets my husband made two years ago when we remodeled the kitchen (so I have to say that was purchased). The maple dog crate had some awesome wood, even tho it had been broken in a couple places. Just had to plane down the reddish finish on it. Since it was going to be painted, I didn't care what kind of wood I used. The only thing I had to buy were the corner brackets. Even the screws were from pallets we acquired, just had to paint the heads black.
I love this step stool!! My daughter uses it EVERYDAY! This was the first thing I built and I think it turned out pretty good. I did a different design on the bottom sides to make it a little girly since I was painting it blue (girls can have blue stuff too!)
We loved Ana's charging table, but didn't think we needed the holes for charging - what we really needed was just a side table to go next to our couch, but one with storage capacity (hence the shelves behind the doors on the bottom) and a place to put the remotes and game controllers for the TV (hence the shelf at the top). We decided to keep the "secret" compartment on top that flips up, like in the original plans, for storing messy things with cords like the headphones that you can see in the picture.
We also decided to replace the solid wood doors with a glass pane, and used glass paint to paint a square in the middle of the glass.
This was our very first - ever! - furniture-making project and we both really love how it came out. :-)
We were looking for nightstand that would match our new mantle moulding headboard and stumbled across these plans. It was a cinch to build. I adjusted the height and width up a bit, as we have a platform bed that is higher than most nightstands. It turned out beautifully!
I also made a few modifications and additions, for my own purposes. I cut out a square in the backer board and mounted a charging block to the underside of the top piece. That way, my phone, kindle and fitbit charging cords can be tucked away in the storage bins and I don't have wires all across the top. And I purchased a piece of thin plexiglass that I'm using to protect the top of the table. It looks great and will keep any coffee or water rings/spills from damaging the stand's surface.
Also, hardwood plywood is a BEAST. Good gawd, the splinters are a nightmare. You HAVE to have leather or some other really thick gloves. But there are just some things that are tough to do wearing gloves. So for the second nightstand, we put a coat of primer on the sheet of hardwood before we even started measuring and cutting. That has helped so much with the splinters.
Built these for my daughters new home
Wed, 12/29/2021 - 10:41
Those look great, your daughter is sure to love them! Thanks for sharing.
I wanted to build something fun and challenging for me. I was inspired to do more caddy things because of Anas fun plans for her Soda Caddy. I often try to design my own plans, (the old fashioned way, because skechup hates me!). I LOVE to look at pictures online, and just see if I can replicate it somewhat. So this Desk Caddy is what I came up with. I used all old wood that I had in the shed, and was begging to be made into something fun! I think this would be cute for so many different areas. Outside, you could organize your gardening items, seed packets, shovels and pots. It could be an awesome message center, mail area. Whatever!
If the dimensions are with the image, it's much easier for me to figure out, this one had dimensions, so I just went with my gut and I think it turned out ok. It sold in my booth, at our local antique mall in 2 days.
Without the Kreg Jig, I would not have had the confidence to build this, and sell it. I love the Kreg Jig!
Clearly I need to get a new camera, and need to take better pictures, SOON!
this is a coffee table that i had build just by looking at a picture and taking measurements of my previous coffee table that i had, I'm very glad to show the table off!
I made a few modifications.
I used shiplap instead of tongue and groove, raised the footboard by adding an extra 2 x 6 & used jacobean stain.
Thanks Ana for putting the plans and video on your site.
We had an empty area at the bottom of our stairs that was just calling for a hall tree. I love watching and learning from Anna's videos. I really liked 2 of her plans: the Farmhouse Hall Tree and the Mudroom Bench with Easy Drawers. I decided to combine them to make my own unique hall tree. Our teenage daughter used the "window panes" in the back to paint a Japanese Maple tree. I think it turned out beautifully. This is the first of Anna's plans that I've used, but I plan to use many more! Thank you, Anna for your amazing videos and desire to share your knowledge. We appreciate it so much!
Sat, 01/01/2022 - 12:13
That is sure to be cherished for many years, amazing art and amazing build! Thank you so much for sharing!
Built this over a relatively warm Saturday in January. Like most projects, the building wasn't bad but the finishing took forever :)
This is a slightly modified version of the Providence Bench. I used 1x wood rather than 2x wood, so the legs are slightly longer to make the bench come out to the same height. Made this to match a planked-top table. More photos on my blog: http://redhenhome.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-other-solomon-table-bench.ht…
Thu, 09/12/2013 - 05:46
I like the planked top! Great job on the finish - it's rustic without being overdone. It's one of the things i love about pottery barn furniture.
What is the hand-rubbed polyurethane? Is that just the wipe-on stuff I keep seeing at the store? Was it easy to use?
First large wood working project my husband and I completed. In love with Projects and plans by Ana white !
Thu, 07/16/2015 - 20:17
Yes that is glass on the table top. Don't have to stress about spills with my two small kids
What a great project! This is my first Ana White project and definitely won't be my last!
I modified the garage plans to fit our basement. We have two beams the shelves needed to fit between, so I made the length 10' and bought 2x4s at 10'. Otherwise, I didn't do any modifications.
The wood was cut at the store for the lengths needed, making it super easy to come home and assemble! We secured the shelves to the basement supports and along the back wall. It's pretty secure and stable.
Overall this probably took a few hours (we took a break while constructing it). Next time I would make the shelves a bit deeper. 17" was fine, but a few more inches would have made the bins fit a bit better.
I am looking forward to making more!
Had a small bench that the previous owners of our house left. It was all made from 1x. Wanted something a little beefier to match the bed I built. So came up with this bench. Made from all pine.
Again I'm sorry I have no plans, but what I do have is a great instructional video. Drawer slides are such a pain to install without the right tools. I'm sure you can find great dresser plans but the kicker is how you install the drawers. These inexpensive drawer slide mounting tools might save you from going insane. Check them out. http://youtu.be/vI3jgkhxxPE