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Outdoors Simple Modern Chair (dining size)

Submitted by Joella C on Sun, 08/23/2020 - 11:47

Finally the 3 rd piece made for the COVID-19 Birthday Celebration outdoors for my husband and his twin! “ all together but socially distant” I made the Oudoor Simple Modern Chair (dining size) for the ends of the 2 tables! Again...I’m a nurse never having touched Power tools, let alone knowing what they were called! Ana made it possible for me to create these to celebrate outdoors my husband and his twin for their birthday during a Pandemic!

Estimated Cost
$100 for 4
Finish Used
Matching deck stain and poly all in one Varathane Natural

Camp Loft BEd

Submitted by Anna H on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 17:09

My son has a very small room so this bed is perfect! It gives him much need play space. He loves it! It was super easy to build. I added a support across the back to make it even more sturdy. Thanks Ana for another great plan!

Estimated Cost
$80
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Rustoleum Black Cherry Stain
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Chris' version Pedastal Table

Submitted by mydoc17 on Fri, 08/29/2014 - 05:26

This is my version of the pedastal table.

Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Dark Walnut and polyurethane.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Rustic Rope console table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 12:38

We took the plan from Ana and instead of the wood X's on the sides, we changed it to rope. We stained it a dark brown so this just gave it some more dimension... we love it!!

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Miniwax gel stain in hickory, top coat was miniwax polyacrylic in satin so there wasn't a gloss or color change. Spray painted the hardware in a matte black dorm rustoleum.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Finally finished my 2x4 modern adirondack chairs!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 08/28/2020 - 07:52

I finally finished my DIY Modern Adirondack Chairs! Frame made with 2x4 cedar lumber and seat and backs with 1x10 pine planks. Stained with Benjamin Moore Aborcoat silver grey semi-transparent stain with a clear coat. Used a free diy plan by Ana White with some slight modifications to make the chair back higher. Cost was a bit higher than expected but lumber has gotten more expensive during the Covid time.
Thanks Ana for the design and the YouTube video. I watched it at least 20 times!

Estimated Cost
About $100/chair
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Benjamin Moore Arborcoat Silver-Grey semi-transparent again, Arborcoat Clearcoat
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Seasonal And Holiday

Nursery Crib

The crib was our last build project for our daughter's cowgirl nursery. My husband knew he wanted to build the crib long before we knew we were pregnant.

As a mechanical design engineer, he found crib dimensions online that put together a design of what we wanted in CAD. We wanted the end panels to look like barn doors. We also wanted the slat sides to look like the metal on a horse stall. This gave us the overall look we wanted for our cowgirl room!

We also built together a side table, closet system, barm bookshelf, and dresser/changing table. I cannot take any credit for the crib. This was all my husband's work. Excited to bring our daughter home to her complete nursery soon!

Estimated Cost
$150 (red oak is pricey)
Finish Used
Light oak and hammered black spray paint for the slats
Recommended Skill Level
Advanced

Comments

Drew N Heidi 07

Sun, 08/31/2014 - 03:39

My husband worked very hard on the design and building of this. I couldn't be more pleased! This was definitely Drew's build for the nursery. The rest of the projects were done together. :-)

booksnotbombs

Sun, 08/31/2014 - 12:51

What a beautiful build. He did a great job, and you can sleep soundly knowing it is safe since he is an engineer! I also love the barn bookshelf in the background of the pics.

Drew N Heidi 07

Mon, 09/01/2014 - 16:12

Knowing he is an engineer does help me feel better about safety, but I sat on it before the final rail was installed for good measure! If it can hold a 8 month pregnant lady, pretty sure it will be safe for our baby girl! Thank you!

Girls Twin Beds

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 12/18/2016 - 13:44

Easy to make thank you for the plans.

Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

modified spa-bench

I've wanted to build benches for my dinningroom table for years. When I first saw the plans for the spa bench 2 years ago I bookmarked it, saying thats the one. Now all this time later Ive finaly gotten to it! I modified my benches by making them longer, they are 48 inches, adding the dividers/supports to the inside to make 3 cubbie compartments, (I will eventualy put baskets under there to store stuff) and raising the bottom edging up a half an inch to create a lip to keep the baskets on. I made 2 benches, sanded and restained my table at the same time. the benches took about 3 hours and $50 each to build. Simular benches cost aobut $150 for the cheep particalboard ones, thank you so much Anna White for making this possible!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$50
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
minwax red mahogany 225, 2 coats of red mahognay 225 applyed with sponge brush, 3 coats of polyurathane gloss(2 hours between coats) applyed with sponge brush
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

3/4 size Armoire

Submitted by lervy on Tue, 09/02/2014 - 08:03

TV Toy Armoire 3/4 size

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Ronseal Walnut Stain
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Kids Storage Step Stool

Submitted by Kast on Fri, 09/05/2014 - 13:21

Purchase poplar wood from Home Depot, was unable to find all pieces of wood in pine. Cut according to plan, sanded, used kreg jig for joints, (forgot wood glue until last piece). 

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
49$ in wood/supplies and about $15 in acrylic craft paint
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
White semigloss latex paint, acrylic craft paint colors, used microsoft word for letters (enlarged to size 200 and printed, took paper and either use pencil on opposite side or carbon paper, tape to stool, trace letters with pen). Used clear polyacrylic for topcoat.
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Birthday seesaw

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 12/25/2016 - 15:02

Built this for about $16! Fun wonderful project! Thanks Ana

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$16
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Oil based outdoor paint
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

My daughter’s first project assist

Submitted by tcorstange on Sat, 09/05/2020 - 20:05

My daughter wanted to help with building her loft bed. She handled drilling all the pocket holes, sanding, painting and some of the assembly. This was her first project. We opted to not use the landing from the plan. Increased height to 70 inches. Used 1x4’s for the mattress supports. Anchored to the wall to eliminate any shaking in the bed when climbing up

Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Semi gloss white paint
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Retro Play Kitchen

I made this from the Simple Play Kitchen Plan. I recently purchased Ana's book, and it inspired me to finally build something on my own. I am proud to say I got it done within a few weekends, with minimal issues.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Semi-Gloss Behr Interior Latex, Sea Life
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Pallet hope chest

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/27/2016 - 15:12

This is a hope chest I made for my step daughter this Christmas it is made intirely out of pallet wood except for the frame which I used 1by4 by 8 pine board 

Estimated Cost
20.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Glossy polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Refinished Red Oak Fireplace Mantel

This is a century old red oak fireplace mantel I bought off of Craigslist. It came out of a home in Louisville, KY. It was in bad shape as you can see in the photos. I stripped it and replaced the veneer that needed it. I had to modify it a bit to install it to my mother-in-laws brick fireplace. The mirror is mercury glass and beveled. I did add some red oak rope trim which I beveled to give a more formal look. I countersunk some holes along the sides that I covered with some red oak trim. This allowed me to attach studs to the brick and then attach the mantel to the studs. The very top shelf was rotted so I found some beautiful spalted red oak and rebuilt this. The former onlay on the front was beyond repair and I found the current salvaged onlay on Ebay for around $10. I am really happy with how it turned out.

Estimated Cost
$200-$40 initial cost and about $160 in improvements
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
The stain is Minwax Early American. I gave the old growth wood 2 coats and the newer wood and trim 3 coats. I used Minwax fast drying satin polyurethane. I used three coats throughout the project. I applied 2 coats of poly and then sanded with 220 grain sandpaper before applying the third and final coat.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Electric Heaters (not verified)

Wed, 01/23/2013 - 04:05

Fireplaces can be a good option for heating the room as that consume low space area and provide heating in affordable prices. the most amazing thing about modern fireplaces is that they can be easily move anywhere in the house.