Kitchen pantry cabinet
Some added storage for small kitchen appliances
Some added storage for small kitchen appliances
I wanted a BBQ cart for my deck when I am cooking food. Had a lot of left over redwood 2 x 3 and 4 x 4 from various projects. Butcher block was from Ikea.
(My blog is about helping readers find financial independence while owning real estate. Owning homes has helped me become great at DIY projects like this. I found this exact cart at Pottery Barn selling for $400 but I made it for less than $100.)
I added my own unique twist to this desk by building it from reclaimed pallets. I made a frame to support the desk top pieces, then sized the pallet pieces to fit on top. I also used pallets for the shelves. Full details at the blog in the link.
I built this for some friends who are having a remodel done in their house to get their washer and dryer out of the kitchen. The new area was a perfect size for a cool piece of furniture and because of how well my other projects turned out they asked if I would make something for them. My friend is a great cook and has some really nice cookware that needed housing so we used the "planked wood sideboard plans" as the bones for the project. I saw some cool things from Pinterest (Glideware) that I wanted to incorporate and we drew up some plans. All in all it took me about 36 hours to complete. Two weekends and some work at night after work. I used my miter saw, table saw, circular saw, power drills, wood clamps, Kreg pocket hole jig, and my electric sander to knock this one out.
Mon, 03/02/2015 - 20:25
Hi thank you! I actually made them from 2x4's and 20 inch ball bearing drawer hardware. I mounted them to 1x4's then mounted the whole system to a 1/4 inch thick ply and attached it to the underside of the butcher block. The hooks were just 3 inch hooks from Home Depot screwed in the 2x4.
Started with building the 2x4 sectional sofa and the armless sectional. Liked the plans so much starting building the bar from my own design. Than completed the patio renovation with the fancy X farmhouse table and benches. Thank you Ana White for all the inspirations to redo my backyard patio.
To say this was a complicated build is an understatement. Lots of pieces, lots of different angles and lots of screwing it together. It was really tough to keep everything perfectly square but in the end it turned out well. It is a very heavy table. I want to get it outside on a sunny day for some photos.
Sat, 05/29/2021 - 10:33
A picnic table that will last! Love your finish choices, thank you for sharing:)
We live in a ground level 3 bedroom apartment, and I desperately wanted somewhere to plant some veggies and pretty flowers. When I found the plans for the $10 cedar garden beds we went to town! Cedar fence posts were more expensive than had been used in the plan, and we chose not to finish the tops, so lumber cost us $36 to build two. Still pretty good considering the plastic snap together ones run about $40 a piece and are smaller than the ones we built. We're really proud of them and can't wait to get some stuff planted!
Sat, 04/06/2013 - 19:28
Hi! I saw these cedar beds and was excited to make them as well, but I was unable to find any cedar plans or fence posts are our local home depot. Any suggestions on where you found your wood?
In reply to Cedar Beds by JuliaLovesTiffany
Sat, 04/06/2013 - 19:33
Hi JuliaLovesTiffany - did you look for the fence pickets in the garden section? They're not with the rest of the lumber, but usually at the back of the garden area. Here's the one I use.
Hope this helps!
I used the Rebecca Side Hutch and Side Base plans to create a slightly wider version to fit the TV in our master bedroom. The building took one whole weekend and then it took another week to finish it up like filling holes, sanding, painting and then reassembling. My final cabinet is 36.75" wide at the top and I changed the doors to overlay instead of inset. I love the finished cabinet!
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 12:27
This is really nice! It fits perfectly in your space!
In reply to This is really nice! It fits by Ana White
Mon, 03/02/2015 - 20:23
Thanks so much for all the plans!
Built from DIY Pete's plans. I'm in Hawaii so lumber here is a lot, and I do mean A LOT more expensive here. I wanted to use cedar but that would have cost me close to $450 just for the lumber here in Hawaii. Spent an entire day running around between local lumber yard, Home Depot, Lowe's, and a recylce lumber yard called Re-Use Hawaii trying to figure out how to cut costs down. Ended up going with redwood as it was a nice wood that was more affordable. I ended up putting 5 coats of Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear gloss, sanding with 150 then 220 grit sandpaper to get a nice thick and smooth finish. This is my very first build ever and it took me the weekend (about 20 hours) to build. DIY Pete's instructions are pretty good but I have to watch his video a few times which was extremely helpful. The video made this an easy project as it was like having a pro right there with you. Love your website. Can't wait to start on the next project. David M.
First of all I want to thank Ana for these awesome plans. It wasn't quite as easy as she made it look, but I learned as I went, and the chairs look awesome! Lumber now days is probably 2-3 times more expensive, but good quality chairs like these would probably be around $300 plus if buying!
I really enjoyed this project. Really happy with how it turned out! I ended up using a thin flexible panel board in a nickelboard pattern for the back to help make it lighter. Easier to transport.
1/2 ' x 18" black pipe was used along with 1/2 ' flanges. The wood was re-purposed 2x6' pine lumber that had been used for pallets, that would have been thrown away. The boards were joined with a Kreg Jig, It will house my stereo components.
Went a slightly different route, since I'm not a fan of furniture built using 2x4's. I opted to use 1x3"s for the supports. Still more than sturdy, and I think it adds a little to the look.
Starting a new garden in a new yard but with limited space this vertical planter was a must.
5 boxes Tiered up 2x6 legs. Changes to the plans Ana White provided include :I added mitered edges to the fronts and backs of each individual box to match the over angle of the legs, slimmed down the box sides to tidy up the look, routed the edges of the legs to sharpen it up and painted and stained/finished to bring the whole project together.
Took every pre-existing bit of rough, thrown up shelving the previous wonder tossed up and the garage walls. Moved the prior owner’s workbench build out of the corner, reinforced it, and relocated it to the center of the back wall. Spent the day building this unit in this corner of the space. Used modified version of plans below. Center gap is for a future build…rolling miter saw cart.
This project wasn't really a 'planned one', but just turned into something I could do fairly easily with the stuff I had on hand and some of the leg work I had already done. I did the original green bed in the Fillman Storage Bed with Drawers post. I had originally planned to do one of those beds for each of my boys in the room they share so we would have plenty of storage. We also homeschool and were in need of more room space, so we went a different route (you can see the messy picture that shows our new bed (double loft bed). WE LOVE the loft bed, but we also really love this dresser. The size is perfect and fits our needs. Thanks for checking it out. I have more specific photos showing what I did on the blog link I have on here.
Happy Building!!
This was my first wood working project from Ana White. I am in love with how it turned out.
I ended up making the console narrow and long to fit in the living room area.
I searched high and low for the perfect bunk beds to buy for my four-year-old son and two-year-old daughter when our third child was on the way. We wanted something that had enough clearance between the top and bottom bunks so my husband and I could comfortably sit on the bottom bunk with our kids to read books before bed and it was nearly impossible to find a pre-made bed that fit that requirement in our price range. I was excited to find this plan because it looked like the perfect fit and we could modify it to meet our needs.
I built and stained most of the parts of the bed (while six months pregnant :P) and my husband did the final assembly. It took us about two weeks from start to finish since we could really only work during naptime and bedtime. We stained them with Behr water-based stain in Classic Gray. I love the way they turned out and they are super solid and heavy. My kids love them too.
This project was super easy, my husband and I did this together while I was 9 months pregnant with our other 2 kids and dog running around the whole time! We made the table and 2 benches for $250 including lumber and finishing supplies. Check out my blog for details.