Farmhouse bed
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Plans were perfect. This was my first build.
Plans were perfect. This was my first build.
Ana's wood shelving plans are easily adaptable for whatever requirements you may have.
Apart from some of the cutting done on a table saw I was able to do this project on my own and assemble.
I'm a beginner and managed it OK. It's not perfect but my husband was over the moon to finally have hanging space and shelving in our new house.
Would look great painted or stained.
When I saw the plans for this bench I knew I had to make it. I had been looking for something to put on my porch, but hadn't found anything I liked.
I, or should I say, my husband had all the tools just sitting in the garage.
It was a great starter project. I definitely felt the learning curve. Thank goodness for wood filler and paint!
The moment I saw these plans I knew it would be the perfect Christmas gift for my daughter. We followed the plans fairly exactly, only using knobs instead of a notch in the drawer and adding some small furniture slides on the bottom. I had some left over fabric from the linens I sewed for my daughter's room and used these to create a mattress cover, pillow, and small quilt. She loves it. The drawer underneath is great for extra doll clothes, bottles, diapers, etc.
This bed was my biggest project so far and it was very time consuming. I love it though, and it looks great in my son's room!
We love our new can storage!
Shayla Shumaker
After my wife commented how much our son enjoyed playing with a pretend kitchen during play group, I began thinking about building one of our own. Searching online I found all of the amazing work that had been posted here and drew inspiration from all of the examples already shared.
Yesterday was the grand unveiling and I'm happy to report it was well received. Our son had to be dragged away from it for his bath and bed after hours of opening and closing all of the door and restacking his dishes. Thanks to all of you for the great ideas and the confidence to build on my own!
PS: The Kreg jig is the greatest DIY invention of all time.
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 09:21
Man, this looks like a real kitchen! Love the stove and fridge!!!
Sat, 09/01/2012 - 16:05
The countertop and appliances were both done with just plain old Contact Paper. I found both at Lowe's. Good luck!
My primitive mitre plastic template didn't allow me to get a 60 degree angle so I went with the very simply upright thingies instead! The vinegar, wire wool and tea oxidisation worked a treat and was far easier to apply than stain.
U-shaped breakfast nook custom built for client.
For the bones - I just laid the 2x4's out like studs all the way around. Odd corner in back R, 106 degrees, made for some fun mitreing on molding and plywood.
For the decorative finish, used single-piece paneling, not the wainscoting sheet-panels, to give a fuller look.
This was my first ever piece of furniture that I made and it was so much fun! I’ve got the furniture making bug now!
Melissa Pilcher
Wed, 08/02/2023 - 10:42
Thank you for sharing, so happy you went for it! Can't wait to see what you build next.
I wanted to make my girlfriend a gift for her birthday and came across this shelf. It turned out wonderful and I can't wait to make one for myself now!
I needed a dresser to match the two farmhouse sidetables I built for the room and this design fit the bill. I really had to take the time to figure out where to place the pocket holes. Finishing is my least favorite part of the process, but I'm glad to have really taken my time. This was a really challenging project and I'm so pleased with the end product. By far, my favorite build yet!
Built from the Wide Cabin Dresser w/ metal slides plans. I used soft-close ball bearing drawer slides instead of the European style ones suggested. The other departure from the plans: I liked the way the three separate boards in the open (bottom) row looked in the Pottery Barn model, hence used that instead of the flat board shown in the plans (and many of the other brag posts).
I don't know how people manage to get this done in a single digit number of hours. It took me a single digit number of hours just to get the drawers right and I would still say they're not 100% perfect. Having said this, I rated this project "intermediate" since I'm sure people with more wood-working experience than me (this was my first) would avoid some careless mistakes that I made and which required a few redo's here and there.
This is a beautiful console table built using the Narrow Console Table (Modern Farmhouse) plan. This is modified to be slightly wider, longer, and taller than the original plan. The dimensions are 68" long, 34" high, and 12.75" wide. The plan was very easy to follow and it was simple to adjust the measurements.
I used Varathane Dark Walnut Stain and once that was dry, I went over that lightly with Varathane Classic Gray stain. The final finish is Minwax Dark Wax and buffed.
More photos available on my facebook wood shop page at the link below.
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 12:06
Beautiful! I really like the finish you did on this table, thanks for sharing the details. I may need to try this myself.
Tue, 02/02/2021 - 19:09
Great color. I have never gone over color 1 with color 2 - I will now try it. Great look!
Tue, 02/02/2021 - 19:13
How do you wipe paint 2 over paint 1? Do you use a cotton cloth?
Stunning Waterfall Console Table Build by lipsticksandsawdust on Instagram
Sun, 09/10/2023 - 14:26
Is there a reason you could not use Plywood on this project? With hardwood 1x3?
In our basement we have an 8 inch oak ledge on the outside walls. I love the oak finished ledge, but it makes it hard to place furniture up against it. The furniture is either shorter or taller than the ledge and looks awkward. So, I built several storage pieces to fit our area and ledge. I modified a couple of different plans to create our toy storage area. It's so useful and looks great.
This was my first wood working project. I made this for my little sister for Christmas. It was a great starter project. I may be biased but I think it turned out pretty good.
Mon, 01/13/2014 - 07:31
Looks good! I especially like the black and white bedding. I'd do that for my own bedroom!
Used the design and got really ugly knotty and grainy wood to give it more character, as well as distressed it with a hammer and a 2' chain and hand planned/sanded. Stained Aqua Blue and sanded parts back to bare wood, then restrained with heavy spots and light spots of Wheatherd Gray and did 3 coats of Satin polyurethane.
I loved the plans for the cedar planter. It was a quick build and it's such a versatile item. I left the wood natural to give it a more rustic look. I'm planning to make a longer planter to use as a gift basket for Christmas gifts.
Beautiful Rustic Bed Build by Natalie Riley