Fancy Hall Tree, scaled down
I scaled down the fancy hall tree plans to 39" wide to fit along our entry way wall. I also added shelves for shoes. It was a great birthday present for my wife, thanks Ana!
I scaled down the fancy hall tree plans to 39" wide to fit along our entry way wall. I also added shelves for shoes. It was a great birthday present for my wife, thanks Ana!
Made these rustic style bedside tables for my master bedroom. I used the Reclaimed Wood Bedside Tables plan, but modified it to make it a little wider- to 24" top width. I wished the plan had exact plans for the drawers, but I made do without them, and all in all, they turned out fantastic! I used pretty heavy duty 100 lb drawer slides, and used 1x6's for the entire drawer square (backer board for the bottoms). I wanted the slides to be able to handle the extra weight, plus all my books etc that will fill the drawers. I used standard spruce/pine from the store, but ripped my own 2x2's and 1x2's from 2x4's and 1x4's. I liked the crosscut look to stay, so I only sanded them minimally. The hardest part was putting on the top from underneath, as I didn't want my tops to have the nail holes in them, but my trusty brad-nailer came to my rescue!
It was a good day or two project by the time I got them built, stained (with Minwax Espresso), and sealed with (Minwax Poly-Acrylic).
We moved into our new home. The hallway looked dark and gloomy. I decided wainscot the hallway. I brought 2x6 and 2x8 for hallway. Started installing on the wall and framed out the wall after completing the wainscot still didn’t look to my satisfaction. I then changed the carpet and installed laminate flooring. Everyone who comes to our home loves the look.
We followed Ana's "Toddler's Upholstered Bed" plan nearly exactly. The only major change I made was to add fancy looking french country legs I found at the local hardware store. They were screw in, so I used metal screw guides that popped right in after a little pre-drilling. I included some pictures to help explain this variance to help give others ideas. Thanks so much for these plans Ana!
These chairs turned out awesome!!! Go Royals! Go Tigers! The step-by-step directions were great and easy to follow. We went with a fun twist on the Royals chair by cutting out the top with the scroll saw to look like the crown. Turned out great, couldn't be happier with the outcome and will definitely be making more!
I needed a new bed for my son and could not fin anything we liked for a reasonable price. In searching online for bed plans came across this site. The plans were really easy to follow and it came out great. The only change I made was adding an extra support leg and I reused the bed slats from his old bed rather then make new ones. The bed came out great. Although my husband and I are both quite handy I never imagined building my own furniture. But now we are both looking for new things to build.
Chose the small firewood shed project as a "template" if you will .. built this to house our garbage cans and eventually put a gate on it to "help deter" the Florida black bears (we do multiple things to keep them at bay) but this will also just be a nicer looking way to keep the cans outside.
I modified the floor since the firewood shed had a floor that was suitable for, well, firewood but not so much for rolling garbage cans. Had to leave the one slat off the back for the depth of the can which I didn't completely account for in the beginning. Overall, still need to paint it and water seal it but happy with how it turned out.
For my sons airplane/helicopter Birthday I painted murals on 2inch thick cardboard. three mnths later they are still in the back yard, the cardboard has been rained on as well as the sprinklers have watered them almost daily and as you see they're still intact. so i decided to build them a frame out of pallet boards and hang them on the wall in the backyard. Since I used pallet boards, nails i already had, and remaining spray paint I have from my tractor tire project. This project cost me practically nothing, had to by anchor screws to hang..
I altered this plan to make a short and wide version of the dresser. It is also one whole piece as shown in the picture. I am remodeling my office closet and plan to use it for storing bulky items like cables, gift boxes, etc. I must say for my first project, I think it came out pretty good.
I then moved the existing shelf in the closet up, added shelf bracket rails, and spackled & painted the wall. I added a few shelves, dollar store bins and then labeled everything. I also screwed some small metal baskets with removable handles to the wall, I think it turned out terrific.
Thanks for the inspiration, Ana!
This is my sqaure farmhouse style dining table. It is so easy to make! An important tip is to get good pieces of wood. You don't want any bowing or else it won't be perfectly level. To see more photos and tips, go to SweetTeal.com/diy-farmhouse-table.
Ana, I want to say how inspirational you have been to me over some years. I think my first project found on your website was a chicken coop. More recently I have built the large garage workbench system with 2 rollout workbench/storage units (still in progress). In the past few weeks I have built the Adirondack chairs. The Adirondack chairs spurred me to continue building a “park like” setting in my small backyard. This includes a park bench (to match the Adirondack chairs), a park style grill, and a water fall. The waterfall is fairly simple (now that I have done it once - ha).
Ken Moody - Babcock Ranch, Florida
Modified the Twin Farmhouse Bed slightly to meet the needs I felt were necessary for my 2 year old daughter.
I put the side rail cleats as low as possible to minimize height. I totally left out the Rail Supports for Footboard/Headboard (Part M), as they are unnecessary. I also added three center supports using 2x4 joist hangers. On the headboard posts I added two blocks to make assembly easy and uniform. The bed comes apart in 4 pieces and is easily put together by one person using screws. I will take more pictures if anyone has questions about anything.
Building the different pieces took roughly 6 hrs as I'm a little OCD. Finishing took a ton of time. I only have a palm finishing sander so I first sanded with 60 grit, then 120, then a final 220 (220 was recommended by Minwax). Finishing was time consuming as I had to finish one side of each piece at a time due to space limitations.
Minwax water-based stuff is a little tricky with pine as it causes "grain reversal" which is fine for me because I like the look. I think it was really designed for oak or other denser woods.
Tip: Use a low-profile box spring.
Wed, 08/29/2012 - 12:34
I would love to see more pictures, especially of how you built it to allow for disassembly. Soon I plan to build this for my almost 2-year old son. When you get a chance.
Thanks!
The entryway in my mom’s house was the perfect candidate for a spring update. Home to a broken, non-functioning storage bench and constantly cluttered with shoes, we decided it was time for an upgrade. It took us a weekend, some PARA paint & stain, a little fabric and lots of elbow grease, but we were able to take the entry way from boring to beautiful.
Went together well, a few things modified.
I get my wood from a sawmill and plane it myself, so the legs are 2x2's instead of the commercial sized 1.5's x 1.5's and to make them go with my Ana White Farmhouse bed I built a few weeks back I made the legs 30" long to compinsate for the height of the bed
Winwax Polyshades Mission oak
After realizing how much solid bed frames were selling online, I started googling. Thankfully I came across the farmhouse design! It was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Total for wood and paint etc was approximately $400.
kategelineaurealestate
This one started out in a lovely whitewash...then Kids happened.
Very easy plan to put together, my little client loves it!
Tue, 06/19/2012 - 13:11
I like what you have done with this it looks amazing!! (as do you!!)
My wife saw the Harper Style coffee table by Pottery barn and loved it so as a gift to her i set out to recreate this table in a white wash look that is not available and after a week of creating plans and a weekend of work here it is with fully functional drawers that are accessible from both sides
Fri, 04/11/2014 - 17:14
Plans can be made available upon request, just haven't had time to clean them up a bit
Octagon Dining Room Table
Great easy to follow plans, I cut both front and back legs from one 2x4x8’ by having the back leg 1” shorter than plan. Also bought 1x4x39” slats at less cost than buying the 8’ ones.
Great unit would be perfect for near the BBQ and any place needing storage and work bench
Made the table runner from cherry for my wife for Christmas. We have lots of Department 56 pieces and no place to show them in our new and smaller home.
John Covert
Loved building this chair. Super simple to put together and very sturdy once everything came together.
I modified it to create a larger and taller chair, using 2x6 and 2x4 lumber. Because of this change I felt like my math challenged brain was completing some sort of quiz, but to keep things simple I cut the pieces step by step recalculating lengths as I went.
I marked up the plan as I went, so if anyone is interested just let me know & I'll add the changes.
http://radcrafter.com/2012/06/simple-outdoor-chair-beefed-up/
Sun, 08/19/2012 - 08:29
I would love to see your changes and build the beefier version! Please share!
Thu, 07/26/2018 - 07:05
I have a large (400+) family member who I need to make chairs for. This plan looks perfect (even though I will have to probably adjust width and add additional support) Can you please send me your plans?
Sat, 08/10/2019 - 21:14
Hi just joined your website. This is exactly what I was looking to build. Any chance plans will be shared?
Thanks.
In reply to Plans on the horizon? by tintin66
Sun, 08/11/2019 - 10:25
Hi, yes, I am planning to update this collection of plans to include the "beefed" up modifications. It may be a few weeks though.