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Console table
This was my first woodworking project since high school. Initial build I messed up the legs and almost gave up, but recut, got some other wood and got through it all pretty nice. I added an edge with my router I got when I was almost complete with this piece. Added bought molding around the top and used a stain I got from a local woodworking store. My wife loves. I still need to get some felt for the drawer, but I brought it in this week from my shop.
My take on the benchwright console table
I chose to add an extra plank on the top to have it extend out a couple of inches on the front. This was my second furniture build and I'm still learning. This didn't take me very long and I was able to do it on the sly to surprise my husband. First project from Ana White and won't be my last.
Herringbone Rustic X Bench
Built using the base plans from Ana's Rustic X Bench but added a herringbone top to it.
Entry/Foyer Table
We built this for our entry way to store hats, gloves, and other goodies. I modifed the depth to be narrower to leave more walking space. We live in a three level townhouse and any space much less storage space is premium. I liked the idea of the long pull out drawer in one of the earlier postings as well as the basket idea so we included both into our design. I also used conventional drawer slides instead of the center mount. We havent decided on the finish or the drawer pull hardware yet but I love the look of natural wood so i wanted to post it without a finish.
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Olivia's Toybox Bench
The box is pretty similar to Mimi's bench with a few dimensions changed. I also fully framed out the inside to make sure adults could sit on it if need be. The arms and backrest took a lot of just staring and "pondering". I like it and everyone else seems to love it. Thanks Ana and Mimi.
Full size Platform bed
My daughter saw a bed like this that was going to cost $1000 for a queen size. She only needs a full size so we took the plan from this site and built the base. We made the headboard by looking at the picture and copying as best we could. It was our first big project! We were so happy with how it turned out!! She loves it!!
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American Girl Dollhouse Masterpiece!
This dollhouse was super easy to make! Harper (the doll) wanted an open concept living/kitchen, and that is the first floor. Second floor are the bedroom and bathroom. Top floor is the closet. The roof is made from 3.5" slats of luan glued together and painted with black sanded paint. Notice the baseboards and crown molding? My granddaughter helped cut windows out with a jig saw. I still owe my granddaughter a garage and patio with pergola, and kitchen appliances and chairs, but that will wait until summer when she can help craft/build them.
Harper's bed is modeled after the farmhouse bed plans available on this site, but I used smaller scrap lumber. I wanted milk paint but was unwilling to pay the high price, so I bought a sample jar of antique ivory paint and watered it down. It turned out great!
Simple Side Table
I built this for a friend who needed a small side table. All the cuts were made with a chop saw. I used 1X3 furring strips and 2X2's. It was a little tricky to get all the table slats to match up. I used the Kreg jig to conceal all the screws and get stronger joints. I love that thing!
Benchwright Farmhouse Table
This has been our largest project yet! We build this table over the course of several months. Just working on it here and there when we were in the mood or had the chance. You can check out my blog for more details and pictures of the project.
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Madison Dresser with a new look :)
Hope you like it! We used Duck Egg Chalk Paint and a dark walnut stain for the top and legs. We also put in drawer slides instead of doing it the normal way the plans said. (That was harder than we expected but the pay off is well worth it.) Knobs are from Hobby Lobby and we wrapped them in twine to brighten them up!
The top is Dark walnut stain and satin poly
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Mud room bench
Built-in mud room bench attached to the cabinet
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Foolproof Fort
Ethan and I did a little project last week.
It’s been windy and cold outside and we’ve been running out of indoor activities. We made Valentine decor, heart-shaped food, colored, met friends at museums and toddler-rock’n-roll-playing coffee joints, played trains and kitchen and dinosaurs, read a hundred books.
One super fun source of indoor entertainment we’ve never successfully completed is building a fort.
When I was young, I was the fort-making queen. My parents had this incredible 80′s-style glass-and-metal table with huge leather and wood chairs (it was insane), each piece weighing what seemed like a million pounds—PERFECT fort building materials. Blankets, pillows, books, and toys made a wonderland of imagination for me and my friends. I remember supporting corners of blankets with this heavy old clay jug and other skull-crushing items that could have crashed down at any wrong movement. How we make it through childhood is beyond me.
I guess our furniture selection is just not fort-worthy. At least, not in the sense that doesn’t pose the risk of a chair toppling on him, undoubtedly leading to suffocation and/or a concussion.
So a few minutes spent reading Ana White’s website, a little trip to the hardware store (where a visit to the “big saw” was requested only to end in wimpers of “no saw, I’m scared!”), about $25, and a little sweat later, we had a perfect little “fort” with no chance of injury, one that doesn’t need to be disassembled…ever.
We had everything cut down at the hardware store. Paint was leftover from Ethan’s train board, side panels made from Target tab-top curtains I’ve had since college. Really.
It was Ethan’s first construction project so I started him off right—with sanding.
When everything was nice and smooth, we had lunch and the Peanut hit the hay while I took out the “big mama bit collection” and started drilling. As usual, Ana’s plans were very well illustrated and straightforward…we used her oven door plan for Ethan’s kitchen and it worked perfectly.
By the time Little Man woke, we were ready for paint. I wondered if painting with a toddler was the smartest idea…but we just went for it.
He did GREAT. Thank you Ikea for the $2 smock.
As I’d feared, the (almost) finished product was about four feet too tall. It was massive in our living room!
So a few days later the Hubs helped me cut it down with our chop saw. So much for making things easy by having all the wood pre-cut. I guess Ana’s house is much bigger than ours.
My next task was hemming, narrowing, and velcro-izing the panels. With a much shorter tent, my trusty old curtains were way too long. Plus, I wasn’t so sure about Ana’s suggestion to staple curtain to tent…it seemed much too permanent What if we want to add a stamped pattern? Or a window? Or change up the fabric? Velcro seemed safer.
Sure, it’s not the fastest way, but I think it was worth the time. And my $20 craigslist sewing machine handled it like a champ.
We’ve already done some good lazin’ around in the new fort. Or nook. Or tent. Whatever, Ethan seems to think it is pretty cool.
It’s also pretty popular with our furry friends.
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Mon, 06/10/2013 - 12:19
Final dimensions?
So, I'm curious how long and tall everything ended up. I'm thinking I need a smaller version of the original also, and yours looks just perfect. How long are the boards now? And how tall is it?
My adirondack stool
In my country there aren't Kreg jigs; i.e. no Kreg jig, no pocket holes. I obtained a Kreg Jig mini and this is my first build (really, I made four of them)
gaby kitchen island plans build!
using the gaby kitchen island plan from ana white I built this over 2 weekends, taking my time! We needed a new, larger side wall island for our laptops, phones, junk, etc and we couldnt love it more. The martha stewart drawer pulls add a nice touch and it all came together quite nicely for our purposes. Thanks so much for taking your time to post such great plans!
Farmhouse FYI bed frame
We are mediocre novice in the handy area. I more so than he, but together we wanted to tackle this project.
The directions were great and the pictures helped with some of the minor confusion. Great plan and solid beautiful bed frame.
The total cost was around $175. Wood is a bit expensive in our area...
the stain we chose was a semitransparent gray wash. I thought it was going to be a true stain but it was more a paint quality but in the end the wood grain showed through and we just used one coat! Went on thick
This was my boyfriend and my first major construction project and tackling it together we were a little intimidated ... never used a kreg jig but had purchased one a few years ago and never used it. Haha well you def want to have it. Watched a iTunes video and it Was easy and we faired well.
Only one argument that taught us both a few things and ended up giving us the desire to make more furniture together.
Thank you Ana white
Twin Headboard (2) from Farmhouse Plans
I used a combination of Ana White's book, The Handbuilt Home, and her website plans to build TWO twin sized headboards. I did not build the rails and/or footboard, because the room is too small. I simply attached the metal bed frame to the posts of the headboard. My boys love their new beds!
Mason Jar Caddy with Leather Handle
I made this version of Ana's Reclaimed Soda Crate as Christmas gifts for my kids' teachers. Less than $6 per gift! Full instructions can be found on my blog at www.dropdeadthrifty.com
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Adjustable Bed Farmhouse King Bed
We bought our adjustable bed and needed something to make it look better. I loved this bed and modified it to fit our needs. It was easy to build and really made such a difference in our room!
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Tue, 02/13/2024 - 06:42
Plans for Adjustable Bed Farmhouse King Bed?
Would you happen to have plans or instructions for this project? Thanks in advance!
Dynamic Raised Garden Bed Plans
I changed a few things and it's not 100% finished, but far enough along for some production to start. It takes a LOT of dirt to fill this and I only made it 400mm high.