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Stand Up Desk
Anna's recent design for a stand up desk system with paper shredder inspired me. I have 2 side by side Stand Up desks on castors. I have customized to suite our needs.
Thank you Anna for teaching me to build, my "She Shed" has become my sacred space - Cheers from Canada
Black Wax for desk top
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Outdoor DIY Console Table
DIY Outdoor Console Table
Simple Outdoor Bench
My sister wanted this to go with the Simple Outdoor Chairs I had built her for her birthday. I added a 2x4 between each leg to make it more stable and shortened it by one slat to fit the cushion. This was very easy to build and would make a great beginner project.
First Console table!
I started this project without a cutting table or any kind of shop set up. I used a burnt out tree as my makeshift cutting table. With only hand tools I used Ana Whites blueprints from her website to do this whole table, the directions were very easy to
follow and very helpful.
House Bed
Took a canopy bed plan but made it to look like a house for my grandson.
He loves it!
Variation of Simple Bunk Bed Plans
I used the Simple Bunk Bed plans as a rough guide for the sizing of this twin over twin bunk bed plans. Bed is made out of solid oak that I sourced locally for free and planed down the oak slabs. There are a number of variations, but the sizing helped tremendously in putting my plans together.
Fancy Faux Mantle
Fireplace! Live in Florida and wife wanted a fireplace next to Christmas tree. Ana plans are the best.
Love our Small Easy Rustic X-Bench!
I have been redoing furniture for quite some time, but had never actually thought of making my own furniture, until I ran across Ana's blog. Now I am so addicted! My husband is very handy with his tools and can follow plans fairly easily (unlike me) so I definitely had to enlist his help with this project. We are stationed overseas in Germany so our project costs us a bit more than it would have if we were stateside, but still quite a bit cheaper than purchasing the similar one at Pottery Barn.Since it was our first project it did take us a bit longer than normal, but still easy enough to do. I absolutely love how this turned out and now my husband and I are ready for our next project of a rustic console table that we made our own plans for.
Butcher Block Kitchen Island
I built this from Ana's plans with some slight modifications. The top is built from hard maple and is an edge grain butcher block. I sealed the top with mineral oil and beeswax. The finish is distressed calypso blue. I also added 3" locking and swiveling casters.
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Truss Table and Benches (Western Red Cedar)
We built this outdoor table and benches using Western Red Cedar for a patio area outside our house. The cedar is pricier than doug fir or other woods, but is highly rot resistant and the best choice for an outdoor table. We used Ana White's 4x4 Truss Beam Table and Benches plans and Kreg blue kote screws since they are weatherproof. The breadboards were a little wobbly, so we reinforced them with black metal corner braces (http://www.truevalue.com/product/Hardware/Miscellaneous-Hardware/Corner…) and black coated exterior screws (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-12-x-1-1-4-in-Phillips-Flat-Head-Wo…). These braces provide a cool architectural look and provide much needed support for the table ends, and especially the bench ends. We stained the Western Red Cedar with Minwax Weathered Oak and finished it with two coats of Man O War Spar Urethane in Satin finish. Hopefully it will stand up to the elements and last for years to come. Thanks for the plans Ana!
My build of “House Bed Frame - Modern Tiny House Shape” for Ana-White
https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/house-bed-frame-modern-t…
As a high school teacher, I noticed Ana-White’s post for a contest to build a tiny house-shaped bed heading in to spring break; I entered and was selected. COVID-19 directed my teaching in a very different way and actually slowed down my woodworking while I have finished the project. Inspired by the Ana-White’s writings of making beautiful furniture with typical tools, this project is a perfect example of being able to build without the need for high-end shop machines. I followed the plans almost to the letter while keeping my mind open to slight improvement especially around the process of transportability. As a teacher, I emphasize that every writing is ready for editing and revision; with experience in woodworking, I approach building in a similar manner. My finished project below pictured below has some minor revisions planned for disassembly and reassembly in a minimal number of parts using only a screwdriver.
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Custom Kitchen Island
Our daughter lives in a small attic apartment that doesn't have much counter space or cupboard space in the kitchen. So my husband and I designed and build her a kitchen island for more usable space and a place on the back she can put stools and she can use it as an eating bar as well. It took us almost 2 weeks because we were trying to build it in the garage below her apartment when she wasn't home. Her reaction was perfection! It turned out so great!!!
Rob and Jen Smith
Bunk Bed
My girls wanted a bunk bed badly! I was shocked to see the prices shopping around at local furniture stores. So I made one :)
Bed is constructed with all pine wood and stained with Kona color stain. I added a few fun things like a window and a tent on top. These were really simple. Email me if you have any questions.
Stain was sprayed on and a Matte finish poly for protection
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Extended Nightstands
These nightstands span the entire wall of our master bedroom. My husband's side features a mini-fridge, whereas mine has a space for an ottoman that I have yet to buy (or make?). It is a combination of the "Modern Nightstand" and the "Parsons Desk".
Kentwood Nightstand Painted with Tattered Angels Paints
I saw the plans for this nightstand and loved it! It was exactly the piece of furniture I was looking for to use as an end table. I decided to stain the top and paint the bottom. The outside is a greenish-teal color and the inside is a light, fun yellow. I also submitted this project to Canvas Corp Brands' Blog and they published it! See the blog post here: http://blog.canvascorpbrands.com/diy-end-table-painted-with-tattered-angels-paints/
Rustic end table
Doing the whole set of rustic coffee/end tables 1st one done! Thanks for the plan!
Open Style 3 Story Doll House
Made this for my granddaughter Kellan.
Daniel Richards
4x4 table with tiled top
Wanted a nice big table, but couldn't find one in local stores. Decided to build one after seeing a small tiled table at Home Depot. This is my first project like this. I am a network engineer not a carpenter, but the table turned out great.
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Thu, 06/28/2012 - 17:49
"Network engineer not a carpenter"
could'a fooled me! The table looks amazing!
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 06:14
This is my first ever project
This is my first ever project like this... but I just found out that I like doing this kind of stuff.
Already have some more ideas in mind, and once the weather cools down from the upper 90's we are having right now, I will probably do many more projects.
Standup Desk built from Modified Farmhouse Potting Bench Plans
Hello! I used the plans for the Farmhouse Potting Bench and modified them to make a standup desk. This has been awesome for making a simple but effective desk during the quarantine.
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Tue, 07/14/2020 - 07:10
Great Mod
This is great! I was thinking of modifying the potting bench plans as well, to build a kitchen unit. My stove recently bit the dust, and seeing as I never use the oven anyway, I'm hoping to build a convection plate cooking unit to put in the old stove's place. I'll probably pop some doors onto it and have closed storage underneath.
Holiday Fence Picket Planters
I built these picket fence planters with my husband. They were very easy to build. I can use them all year around. I’ll add flowers in the spring and summer and mums in the fall and Christmas trees in the Winter. I’m definitely building more for my back porch. Happy building! - Celines