DIY Box Planters
Love how these turned out! Knocked them out pretty quick too. Perfect for my jasmine that I'm training up my lattice.
Love how these turned out! Knocked them out pretty quick too. Perfect for my jasmine that I'm training up my lattice.
I needed a larger desk to accommodate my multiple monitor set up. I used this plan and extended it around the corner. Its final size is 7’x8’x2”. I used a pre finished melamine top. I adjusted the shelf to hold my printer and paper supply above it. Overall pretty straightforward project.
Michele B.
I have three granddaughters and four great-nieces. I was able to find vintage 50's baby doll cribs for the older two, but not for my youngest granddaughter. I was so excited when I found Ana's doll crib, realizing that I could make the beds and high chair sets for all of the girls. I wanted to use water-slip decals to make the beds look vintage like the older g'daughters', and I found this great website: www.decalcottage.com. I wanted each set to be slightly different, so for the first two sets for sisters, I followed Ana's plans exactly for one, and using the idea from another brag post, used just a rectangle for the ends.The high chair backs are also slightly different. I have since made two more sets which I'll post later, but they all have vintage lambs on the beds and high chairs. It has been so much fun!
I made this awesome jewelry cabinet for my teenage daughter's room. It holds all her jewelry and then some, and it keeps it looking nice and organized. I followed the Wall Jewelry Cabinet plans, and made just a few minor modifications to better suit the style of my daughter's room. Plans were super easy to follow and this only took a few hours to build.
Built this picnic table for our twin foster nephews for their 2nd b-day. It was a hit!
I saw these chairs online at a cost of $5,580 each . I thought they were very nice, but way too expensive. Using the online photo and dimensions I was able to more or less figure out the way it was made. The tool required are a mitre saw, table saw, kreg pocket hole jig, drill and palm sander. The chairs were then burned with a torch to waterproof them and bring up the grain in the wood. 3 coats of spar varnish cut with mineral spirits were applied to finish the project. The cost was about $130 Canadian each including the cushion, around 2% of the chair seen online.
I made nine of these for my daughter’s wedding and gave them to friends who helped afterwards! They all love them!
I found this plan on morelikehome.net and had to try it this was my first project in 20 years and I had so much fun building it. I am looking forward to building more in the future! Enjoy!
This was my second project. I built it with my hubs and we had a blast. We have a boxspring so we used 2x6s, but laid them flat. We also used 2x12s for the sides and instead of attatching the sides permanantly we used bed hooks that we ordered online to attatch the sides. 4x4s were impossible to find. We ended up buying treated ones and sanding them for ages.
Modified some measurements and squared the legs. Also added LED lights under it for night mood setting.
My wife found these plans and asked me to build it for her. The finished project t is being very much used and enjoyed.
Jim Agigian
Fun to build
Great, beefy chair with a rustic look around the poker table with side tables (another project that took longer than anticipated); the plans were great and easy to follow. I made a few modifications:
- Reduced the width from 19" to 16" to fit around the table.
- Made the seat out of 1x4's horizontally mounted with an extra support underneath. It helps to keep the cushions from sliding and I liked the look.
- Rather than pocket holes I counter-sunk and used oak plugs.
I did the whole thing assembly-line style creating "kits" as I went along. That allowed me to make jigs for each cut so things were reasonable close from chair to chair. Also, I only made one attempt at the jigsaw cut for the rear angle...the jigsaw got very upset. For the rest, I used the chop saw to make little slices and then chiseled and sanded.
Two coats of Danish Oil on everything gave me the look I was trying for, kind of the back-room-in-an-old-John-Wayne-cowboy-movie vibe. Leave your pistols at the bar.
The times and costs are per chair, the whole thing took a whole lot longer!
This is my favorite build so far!! Mines measure 52Wx30Hx14D. I use 11 3/4(1x12) strip plywood boards instead to fit our space.
This project took a while. Stained everything before assembly which made it easier. Plans are easy to follow. Thank you for making them available. Our property is starting to look a lot like your website.
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 08:35
Looks amazing! What method did you use (pocket holes, dowels, deck screws, etc) to join the visible portions like the arms?
Privacy planter
We needed something to block our neighbors dogs from charging the chain link fence and barking at us every time we were in our backyard. So, I made this with reclaimed 2x4s from our deck that I held onto. It’s 72” tall and 96” wide.
I really wanted a built in unit for toy storage for our kids toy room but truth be told couldn't afford what I wanted ie pretty and solid. So while searching on refinishing furniture I came across this site. Thanks a bunch Ana. You've inspired me to create things I didn't think possible, all on a modest budget - diy. This was my first woodworking project. It was actually easy to me because it follows the same principles as sewing in which the depth of the wood is like the seam allowance. I really liked the 6 cubby plan but wanted it horizontal. I had to replan this piece as the plan dimensions changed when I changed the orientation of it. I also added crown moulding (but this was kind of a ledger style that rested ontop of the 1x2 - they use it as a door headers). I initially intended to paint this white but decided that it would have got lost in the white wood panelling. (DH even commented that i was taking way to long on this project but after seeing the finished results said it looked amazing.) So I painted it a grey blue, distressed the edges and then used a stain that I bought from benjamin moore's mis-tint section for $5.00 which says it's a danish walnut based but seems to have a slight purple huge to it. thanks again Ana, its because of you I don't have to stare at a messy toyroom any longer!
I built this for my kids who are now having to share a room due to another baby on the way. These plans appealed to me because it's junior height and it had stairs instead of a ladder, both of which made the top bunk sleeper feel safer. It was my first furniture build but I do have quite a bit of building experience. I was pregnant but loved these plans and had to build it! I stained/painted each piece separately before assembling it. I also drew up my own stair plans so I could add more storage (it fits 18 cube storage bins!) and built it using 2x6s and 2x12s and galvanized steel pipes for a railing. I added a bottom bunk as well. Under the top bunk mattress, I stapled a $7 grey flat sheet, with the staples hiding, to cover up the 2x4s supporting the upper mattress. The kids love it! Thanks Anna for the inspiration!
I made this using plans submitted by pericles49. Thank you, pericles49!
I altered the design to use materials I had laying around, and changed the size to fit my space. That made it take a little longer - especially because changing the fastening pattern is still tricky for me - trying to keep screws from hitting each other.
Design
I made mine a little deeper 27-1/2" instead of 24 on the plan.
Materials
What I'd do differently next time
8’ x 3’ Table