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2 Drawer Modern Nightstand (with Charging station)
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I really liked the look of the 2 Drawer Modern Nightstand but I wanted to add a twist to it. Since I can't live without my devices (laptop and phone), I decided to add an open slot to the middle shelf of the nightstand for power cables. It also has a space that I added in the back that can hold a power strip. Embarrassed that I did not paint the back of the nightstand but I was really done at that point after a long weekend's worth of work!
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Country Table - picnic
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Outdoor - pressure treated; added 1 foot to length.
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Miter Saw Cart
Great project - fun to build and helpful for wheeling my new miter saw around the garage.
I made a few modifications from the original plan:
- I used a 1x4 instead of a 1x3 for the bottom supports to add a bit more of a lip to keep things from rolling off of the shelf. The shelf is big enough to hold my small pancake compressor and ciruclar saw.
- Like others, I added a drawer (1X4 front/sides, 1/4" plywood bottom, 2x2 drawer guides).
- Like others, I went with simple strap hinges and then used some wood to support the wings when open. When closed the supports tuck neatly under the wings.
- I added some 1/4" plywood to make a back. I left enough of a gap at the bottom to be able to sneak my extension cords out to a power strip I mounted on the back.
- I made a fence extension out of a 1x4. I attached this to the left wing using wing nuts and hanger bolts so it is easy to remove if I need to. I spent time measuring carefully to make sure it lined up exactly with the saw's fence. It is nice for supporting longer boards and keeping them straight.
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Sun, 09/22/2013 - 05:27
Great work!
I love the way this came out. I believe I have your exact saw and I intend to use Ana's plan as well. Do you know how long you made the sides to accommodate the saw fence, or what your measurement was on the saw fence?
Sun, 09/22/2013 - 06:54
I followed Ana's plan for the
I followed Ana's plan for the main carcass. My flip-up sides are a bit shorter than the plan, but only because I failed to follow the directions carefully and cut both of my sides from the same 24" strip of plywood (instead of a 36" and 30" per the directions) and was a bit short on 3/4" plywood. My sides are 24" long.
I made my fence extension from a 1x4. You can cut it to length so that it will fit any side.
Sun, 09/22/2013 - 17:49
What I meant to write was
What I meant to write was saw deck, not saw fence. Lol whoops.
Mon, 09/23/2013 - 06:12
Sorry, misunderstood your initial question
The deck is 3 3/4" from the top of the sides. That makes it level with the extensions when they are flipped up.
I have a 12" hitachi saw (not sliding), so if your saw is not the same then the measurements might be different.
My Rustic X Coffee Table
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Rustic X coffee table I built from the plans on this website. This is the first piece of furniture I’ve built.
Barn Door Console
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Sat, 02/13/2016 - 05:04
Barn door console
Your console looks wider than some of the others and exactly what I am looking for. Can you provide the dimensions of your console; including the dimensions of the doors? Where did you find your hardware. Thx.
Adirondack chairs with funny back legs
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The project was easy and fun. The plans are perfect, provided you follow instructions. I assembled the back legs backwards and that complicated the instalation of the back rest. I liked the result in the end.
Bigger, Stronger, Kitchen Floating Shelves
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When we recently bought our 150+ year old house, we were pretty happy with just about everything (not stopping us from coming up with projects!) except the kitchen. This kitchen hadn't been updated in about 15 years, had dark brown walls, boring square white tiles with white grout, and TONS of cabinets. Everywhere. I felt like the walls were closing in!
So before we ever signed a piece of paper I had a vision of open shelving. Wide, white floating shelves to put our every day items at arms reach and display the few items we rarely use but think are beautiful.
I loved Ana's plans, but I needed these shelves to hold 12 dinner plates, 12 bowls, 12 salad plates, 4 pasta bowls, and...well, right there that about 40 pounds of stuff. And the basic plans just didn't seem heavy-duty enough.
Enter our contractor, John, who I asked for help because, while they were my vision, they were his handy-work. My husband and I didn’t even attempt to build them on our own. John is a perfectionist and we knew he’d make this plan work…perfectly.
As usual, this was no sweat for John. To build the frames he used 2 x 2′s and secured them with 10 x 1 1/4″ angle brackets. During assembly, John made sure to position the center supports to match the wall studs in front of which the frame would hang. Once assembled, he removed some dry wall and attached the brackets directly to the studs.
We could store baby elephants on these shelfs, they wouldn’t budge.
Since I knew what needed to be stored on that first shelf (our every day items), we used the measurements to equally distance the three shelves (not including the first shelf of course—it needed more space above the counter top). Then we sealed up the dry wall. Another help with support was butting the shelves right up to the corner, putting another screw in another stud.
We moved the lighting electric up for new under cabinet lighting—so easy pre-tiling.
For the actual shelves—I like to think of them as “sleeves”—John used 3/4″ sanded plywood for the tops and bottoms of each shelf, then 1 x 6 clear pine ripped down to desired thickness for the fronts and one side (the other side is against the wall, so was left open). The primed sleeves spent a few days on the screened in porch while I tiled around the frames, they were pretty heavy and very solid.
I’ve made an attempt to lay out the measurements involving our floating shelf project. These are to scale and give a good idea of how our plans differed from Ana’s.
We LOVE our shelves and get so so many compliments. The seemingly small and simple changes (tile, shelves, new window trim, paint, and soon flooring) made a HUGE impact and not that huge of a cost. And we don't miss the upper cabinets at all.
Thanks for the head-start and inspiration Ana!
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Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:42
Angle brackets for floating shelves in kitchen
Where did you get the heavy duty angle brackets? Having a hard time finding them. If you have the link, that would be great! Thanks!!
Mon, 10/21/2013 - 08:41
Angle Bracket alternatives
I'm not sure where to get big angle brackets like that, but you might want to try a local lumberyard instead of a home center. Even when they don't have a product they often know who does. The angle brackets embedded in the drywall is a clever idea I never thought of using.
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 20:08
Contractor
What city was this work done in? I live in Seattle and I am looking for a contractor.
Classic Farmhouse Bed - by Leslie
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Beautiful bed build. shared by Leslie.
Planked Wood Sideboard
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Great plans; thanks Ana . . .
Moses Basket Stand
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Thank you Anna!! We have friends who are adopting and they were given a beautiful mosses basket. Your pattern allowed me to make this gift for them.
The rockers were a bit complicated but I pulled it off.
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DIY Lift Top Coffee Table - Rustic X Style
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Just wanted to do something a little more original.
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Sat, 12/10/2016 - 17:57
Lift top coffee table
Hi. Are there any plans for this piece using the lift top hardware?
Wed, 12/21/2016 - 20:46
Curious if there are any plans with this hardware and design
Just curious about the hardware and design if there are any actual plans for this coffee table
Wed, 04/08/2020 - 05:01
Where can plans for this…
Where can plans for this lift top version be found?
Rustic Classic Storage Bed and Reclaimed Wood Look Headboard
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seven years ago we built this bed. It takes the place of needing a dresser. See more on my Instagram account.
Playhouse Loft Bed
Built this bed for my 5 year old for Christmas. I planned on doing it alone but luckily my husband helped because it was much easier to put everything together with 2 people. I definitely recommend the Kreg Jig if you are going to be building this bed. The lumber for the bed was $190 with a 10% military discount at Blue then about another $100 for paint, primer, sand paper, screws, and hinges for the stairs. You could probably do it for less but we sprung for the expensive self tapping screws and I got a gallon of primer and a gallon of each paint color. It took me about a month to finish the bed working but between my twin 1 year olds, my husbands schedule, and making sure I wasn't to loud in the garage (we have a duplex and the garage is right by the neighbors room) I could only work about an hour a night.
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Scrap Wood Barstools
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Wife wanted me to throw out all the scrap wood I had lying around. Instead I made some killer barstools. Fun look.
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Upmarket hardwood Adirondack
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Loved design so decided on hardwood and no visible screw heads….. took a while but loved the result
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cabin table
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We ended up going with 4 2x12's for the table top and used 2x6's for the bread boards.
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Coen's Cabin Bed
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This is a fairly easy build. It did take some time with three little ones running around, but the finished product is well worth it! My three-year-old doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning (win!).
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Farmhouse Table
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This was our first woodworking project. I was not that hard to put together.
I made a couple of changes to the design. I used 4x4 for the legs. I also change up the board that were used ontop. I have a step by step on my blog.
The almost the same as the table. Check out the changes and the cut list here: http://www.domesticated-engineer.com/1/post/2012/05/bench-for-farmhouse…
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Satinthane Polyurethane
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Tue, 02/28/2012 - 05:13
Can you post a link to your
Can you post a link to your blog with the instructions? Did you make your table a little shorter than the original plans?
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 08:43
7 foot table
Yes, the table is a little shorter. I made mine 7 feet long to fit our space. The blog link is http://www.domesticated-engineer.com/1/post/2012/02/farmhouse-table-par…
Thanks!
Storage Coffee Table with Lift Top
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I wanted my top to be a lift top, so I used 1x3's adding breadboard ends. I ordered the lifts from Amazon. I applied a single coat of stain and then sanded it down to give it a more rustic look before applying a satin poly coat.
A. Henry
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