BEST DIY Garage Shelves (Attached to Walls)
Total cost $87. This project was very easy and did not take much time.
Total cost $87. This project was very easy and did not take much time.
I had a friend doing a class for a church activity on refinishing furniture. I think she mentioned to our leaders that I build furniture so two weeks ago she emailed me to see if I would be willing to participate and take a little time to talk. I said of course, and then in my true fashion of loving a good get-together and having a tendency to overdo things, I said, "we could even do a little project too".
I went onto this site printed off 5 projects under $30 and let anyone that wanted sign up. I figured the easiest way to let people build a project in an hour and a half was to pre-cut and pre-drill everything (Thank you to my new Kreg jig that let me rock that part out no problem)
I ended up cutting and drilling for 26 orders!!! EEK! I was a little like a mad hatter running around helping people that had never even held a drill before (so please excuse the LACK of pictures, including none of me doing anything at all :( ) But I think it turned out awesome and everyone was so excited.
I just wanted to post this as a little tribute to Ana for all the amazingness that you are. Thank you for helping those scared to even start.
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 11:26
Thank you so much for sharing this! I can remember when my little sister took woodshop in high school, and we all looked at her like "what is woodshop" and "why on earth would you ever want to take woodshop - woodworking is for retired men!". Not too many years later, I was wishing I had taken wood shop!
This is so amazing to see because you are teaching these beautiful and courageous young laddies skills they will use throughout their lifetime. Not to mention the confidence to tackle other traditionally male trades. And I'm willing to bet, their daughters will be using drills too!
I'm so honored to know you!
And might I add, those projects look GOOD!
Sat, 08/27/2011 - 20:15
Wow! What a great thing that is that you did!!! Thanks to you and Ana there are now 26 other women who have a new sense of accomplishment!
Sun, 02/03/2013 - 12:17
MAN! I want to do something like this! What a wonderful thing to do to bring all those ladies together! (And tell Miss Red Shirt, I want a T just like hers! "Be Kind"!) Way to rock it out, all of you!
King Storage Bed with a built in bookcase as a headboard. Tons of storage space and turned out great especially at night.
My husband and I enjoyed building this for our boys. Our wood supply store didn't have enough 1x4's so we purchased 1x6's and ripped them down to an even 4" instead of 3.5 as with a 1x4. We also increased the height by 5.5 inches. That gives us a little extra room to do nightly reading at the bottom bunk. The slats (2 sets) in the bottom are just from IKEA and at the time we just threw them down there and I forgot to set them up in place for a true final photo. Oh well. They've enjoyed the bed for over a month already
A shoe rack and floating shelf.
The shoe rack is made from 200mm x 50mm rough sawn pine and 16mm dowel.
The floating shelf was made partly from offcuts left over from the 4 x 4 pedestal dining table.200mm x 50mm rough sawn pine ripped into 3 pieces (75mm, 95mm, 75mm) and put together using glue and batten screws the 75mm pieces were offcuts from the table.
The reasons I made them from 3 pieces are
1/ I had offcuts left from a previous project
2/ The timber I use is only 200mm wide the shelf ended up being 245mm
3/ I am unable to dress timber that wide
The tablet wall mount was made from 2 offcuts glued together side by side and machined out with the router
my first build
Sun, 08/28/2011 - 19:59
I have not finished the staining since it needs another coat. But I love love love my new coffee table. Thanks so much to Ana for her blog. I always wanted to build furniture but everyone would just laugh at me for even suggesting it. When I saw your site you really motivated me and made me believe I could do this. I am so happy. Still afraid to use power saws though. I make my husband cut the wood....lol
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Thank you, Joanne, for designing this fun to build trunk. It enabled me to use pieces of odd scrap wood and a weathered old belt and make something fun and functional of them!
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 18:11
As the pirates would say: Ye did a fabulous ship on 'tis trunk, it looks full 'o awe!
You did a great job on this, looks awesome! Love the details and finishes you used! :)
In reply to Ahoy Matey! by JoanneS
Thu, 09/19/2013 - 18:40
I be anticipatin' what ye be abuildin' next! Lubbin' that bucaneer speak o' ye's. =D
In reply to And, today is "Talk Like a Pirate" day by sgilly
Fri, 09/20/2013 - 21:36
Love your pirate speak, Sue. :) Off to visit your blog!
I have to shorten the design up a bit to fit my dinning room. I also did Epoxy Resin on top to give it the glass like appearance.
So ebony stain on white pedistole with an Epoxy Resin finish.
Was my first time building
This is my second woodworking project. I picked up this hobby with some spare time and with my tools that were collecting dust after I completed most of my home renovations. Cost: $80 wood ($35 just on plywood) $35 hardware (2 recessed handles and 2 drawer pulls) $20 finishing products $40 lego baseplates On the lego baseplate side, I stained but only poly'd just enough so that the border around the plates would be covered. Baseplates had to be cut in order to get the custom size I wanted. The "play area" on one side of the table is 20 inches x 13.75 inches. Each side of the table is made with three 10x10 inch plates. Two 10x10s are side by side. The other 10x10 was cut with a razor to make it into two 10 x 3.75 inch pieces. I cut the plates so that I always had a "smooth edge" on three sides. I affixed the baseplates with epoxy. Simply butting up the baseplates does not work as the gap between plates is too small. To get the proper size, hold the baseplates together with lego pieces. Wipe any excess epoxy with mineral spirits. (Note: I tried liquid nails first on a test piece. The glue heats up after application and slightly warped the lego baseplate. Not recommended). The "mom side" of the coffee table has two recessed handles. The handles on the "lego side" are made with lego bricks. I drilled a tiny hole in the lego bricks. I threaded 50 lb fishing line through the lego brick to the hidden recessed area of the "mom's side handle" and tied off the line in there. Project took me over a month of time (probably 20-25 hours of labor). It could have and should have taken less, but I'm a newbie and am very cautious with my work.
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 08:26
I am in LOVE with the area rug in this photo. Where can I get one???
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:35
Rug was bought from Zulily. Its not available at the moment.
But google this:
Surya Oasis OAS-1000
In the picture, that's the 8x11 foot rug.
Sun, 08/20/2017 - 07:16
Thanks for the detail on how to cut and glue the lego plates. I like the recessed handles you used. Do you remember where you got them. Looks great!
Chevron kids table
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 08:57
Thank you for the compliment and the advise!!! Thought I did ..
Fri, 09/27/2013 - 07:12
I tried clicking on your blog link and it doesn't work.... Love the table though:-)
We had a great time building this
We did the bottom half one weekday, and the top piece another day. Primer, painting, and sanding in all took us 6 days.
It look fantastic
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 10:18
Thanks for sharing your awesome project, posted to our Facebook page today!
Used the farm house bed plans from here with a few modifications. Instead of plywood for the headboard and footboard, I used tongue and grove 1x6 planks. I used edge glued spruce planks from Lowes for the drawer fronts and I invested a bit more on the drawer slides and opted for the full opening type. Also, rather than 3 large drawers on either side, I opted to put 2 smaller drawers in the center. I felt the shallower drawers would be more useful for smaller items (socks and underwear). I also used a 3/4" molding to hid the ends of the plywood drawer boxes. The weathered finish was created using a video I found on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Via9Lz4Pw). My upgrades increased the overall price, but it was still under $600 and should last a lifetime.
I made this plan at my wifes’s request. I added a platform on the inside for our artificial tree and stencils on the outside of each side. Plan was relatively easy. We love the look. Bonus, made the tree taller. George from Arizona.
Sun, 11/27/2022 - 10:59
Love the stain choice and the added stenciling, thanks for sharing!
After seeing benches like these on a wedding blog, I really wanted to build my own. It was a super easy project, and really cheap! Here's what you need:
• 2 – 2x6x8′ boards. They cost about $3 each at Home Depot.
• Screws, sandpaper and stain.
Cut List:
3 – 2×6 @ 47″
4 – 2×6 @ 16″
That’s it! I decided how long I wanted my bench to be (which was 47" long by 16" tall). Then, I cut out my pieces. I decided to do 45 degree angle joints on the ends, as opposed to having a flat edge exposed on the sides. I had to use my table saw to get the 45′s on the legs and two flat boards. This was very effin’ scary. Using my Kreg jig, I drilled holes in both of the flat boards that sandwich the tall center one. I offset my holes so that the screws wouldn’t hit each other. You can see in the picture that I accidentally drilled holes in my center piece too. Builder fail. That side will just have to face the back ;)
Attach your 3 top boards together. Then screw in your legs. I decided not to countersink and fill, kind of because I like the industrial look, but mostly because I’m lazy. Then you just sand that sucker up and voila! You’ve got a gorgeous bench perfect for any home. I decided to get a little fancy with my finishing and do a two-tone stain. It took about an hour to do the two colors and not drip on everything, as opposed to the 15 minutes one color would take. I think the extra time was definitely worth it!
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 16:58
How is the center top board attached to the ones on either side? I've never built anything before, so this is probably obvious to everyone else. :-/
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 17:00
How is the center top board attached to the other top boards? I've never built anything, so this is probably obvious to everyone else. :-/
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 20:39
I used a kreg jig to join the 3 boards. If you don't have a jig you can "toenail" the screws by drilling them from below at a 45 degree angle. I would join the vertical into one side at a typical 90 degree angle, then toenail the other board. You could add extra security with L brackets
Tue, 03/13/2012 - 03:57
The usual solution for cutting a long piece like this on a table saw is to build a crosscut sled first. There are a lot of good guides on the internet for how to build a crosscut sled.
I build something that is a bit oversized, so much so that I had to incorporate a box for some weights so it's stable on my table. But I can easily support a three foot board on this sled with room to spare before it runs off the end.
The sled supports the board and makes it so you aren't fighting your work in a dangerous situation. This sled made my saw completely non-scary to use.
One thing I've noticed about a table saw is that when you buy the saw, that's only the start of the tool. You'll spend a lot of time refining it with add-ons and jigs that you build for it.
Sat, 01/25/2014 - 11:12
I wanted to make this bench, went and bought the supplies, got home to cut it, and the measurements are off. I cannot figure out any possible way to make this bench 47 inches long without running out of wood. Is it possible that the measurements are off? Or can I just not figure out how to cut it so I don't fall short on my wood? Someone please help!
I built this chair for about $12. I used 6 four foot landscaping timbers. The legs are 12''
and i used 1/4'' cedar or you could use pallets. The ends are Dog Cut . The chair is sealed and finished with Helsmans Clear. E mail me if you have any questions
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 11:04
I love it! New idea to make for my parent's cabin...
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 18:36
If I get enough comments, I will post the full Plan,
PS you will use 5'' Lag bolts to hold the joints. Really a easy project Just need, A Saw and a pencil.
Project was rather simple. Just wanted to create a space that my wife could work her projects rather than always working on our dinning room table. Took the concept of the plans and made the table work for the space we had available.
Sister asked me to make her a table. Since I am out or work right now I said yes and got this thing done in about 3 days!
I enjoyed making this. The kids love it and it goes great in front of the fireplace.
#Todays_Spare_Time
Now that we've got two kids in school, the previous system of storing school papers just wasn't going to work (see pic below). I used the plans on Ana's site as a guideline and made the letter bin to fit my space. I decided to also make it a holder for the mail and all our keys.
This was made used all leftover wood hanging out in the garage. Luan was used for the letter bin, and strapping (1/2" pine) was used for the mail holder. I spray painted black and then painted it a creamy white, the color of our house trim. I distressed a little bit and then added the hooks. I hope it can stand the test of time.
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 10:17
I'm actually getting ready to make something like this. I love what you did to yours. Great work!!!
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 16:42
I just made the PB letter bin and now I wish I would have added the key hanger to the bottom since with 6 cars, we have tons of keys all over the place. Maybe I will make a separate one..
This looks awesome and I live the distressed finish.
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Ana White Admin
Tue, 10/18/2022 - 09:31
Wonderful!
The shelves look great, thanks for sharing!