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2x4 sofa and chairs

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 15:08

Well, I had just bought a house. We had no furniture for our sunroom, so I took it upon myself to build some while materials were still cheap.
Hindsight, the chairs rear end should have been a level seat instead of trying to build an Adirondack style club chair. I modified the ends to match the modern style so they would match the chairs.
The sofa turned out great, all are solid and built with pocket screws. Sealed with redwood deck sealer, should last forever!
For the covers, we had them made from covers and all, and went to the local Joann and bought 4" thick foam.and wrapped it with with polyfill. Can't tell that they were made in a backyard, but they've been great for 18 months so far!

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Alice’s Table and Chairs

I built this set for my friends little girl, Alice. She’s the same age as my son Benjamin, and needed a kiddie table and chairs!
I had some trouble with the chairs, I need to work on my clamping and squaring. Now that I have picked up a better countersink bit my issues with screws should be solved though!

The table was super easy with the kreg jig! I got it clamped down well for each corner and the aprons/legs screwed together like a dream! I love that the table doesn’t have a single screw marring the surface of the wood, they’re all pocket holes underneath!

The chairs have a few more screw holes than they should’ve had, but they don’t look too bad. I decided to leave them unfinished so she can decide on the right finish for her space.
Thanx so much for the easy to follow plans Ana!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
~50$ (honestly, I can't remember!)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Unfinished
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Wall art

Submitted by kwayman on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 08:28

This was my first project and I am so happy about how it turned out!! Heavy though...
Feel like I can build anything now:)

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I painted it with a leftover creamy white, red and blue. Next I roughed it up with sandpaper and applied a walnut stain over to "age" it. :)
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Truss beam table

Submitted by Kheaton on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 13:56

Went together fairly easy. Although instead of kreg jigging the top together I decided to use a plywood base and use thin re-sawed maple, Cedar, white oak, and tigerwood as to not experience movement issues.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Semi gloss polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Patio Chairs

Submitted by pblomberg on Sun, 07/23/2017 - 13:13

Chairs turned out nicely!  Adjusted for cushions from home Depot (24x24)

Will also make a little table to set between soon.  Thanks for the plans. 

Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Behr semi transparent. Chocolate color.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Seasonal And Holiday

Christmas tree shelf

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 16:50

Enjoyed making these Christmas gifts

Built from Plan(s)

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Floating Corner Entertainment Center

Submitted by loniwolfe on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 17:23

First I'd like to thank Ana for everything she does. Without her i would have never started building furniture, and without her I would have never picked up Google Sketchup and learned how to design my own furniture.

Ana, I can't thank you enough for the skills, hobby, and confidence you have given me. Thank you thank you thank you!

I attached this to the floating shelves plan because it is what inspired us to design this. And I chose intermediate because of figureing out the angles and for finding the studs in the wall and properly/securely mounting it so little ones don't get hurt.

Since moving into our new home Matt and I have been using my great-grandmother's old sideboard as a tv stand. Our house (and living room) is very small so I've been wanting to mount the tv on the wall in the corner and Matt's been wanting to buy a smaller tv stand. I did not want to do it his way because we have a large hyper dog running around knocking everything over, lol.

So after recieving an extra tv wall mount from my parents and mounting the tv in the corner like I wanted, we brainstormed and created this "floating" table/shelf to hold Matt's game systems and our dvd's. Its off the floor and out of Buck's destruction path, but it also made the room look so much larger!

***This plan was not designed to hold the weight of a tv. While it is plenty strong enough to hold the movies, game systems, dvd-vcr, and the chance his 6 year old decides she's a rock climber, we have no idea its actual weight capasity.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
We decided we prefered the natural look of the raw wood for now. If we later change our mind I will post new pics :)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Parson Chair Slip Cover with Chevron Fabric (so easy!)

Slip Covers were easy peasy to make and really spruced up my kitchen table with some much needed color. Follow all the detailed steps on iamhardware.com.

Estimated Cost
$10
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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TV Table...first biggish project

Submitted by nickx1985 on Sat, 04/11/2015 - 10:54

So, after seeing a project my brother in law made I got the inspiration to try my hand at woodworking. Low and behold I stumbled upon Ana's WONDERFUL site! After spending the winter, rigorously studying plans and picking different projects I could use, I was able to afford gathering up some basic woodworking tools and get to work. First project was the 2x4 workbench off of kregtool.com (on a side note I <3 my new kreg jig). That went together easypeasy and came out great. Now i wanted to try my hand at something that took finish work and went inside my house, not out in the garage. We had just purchased a new TV and needed something other than the 2 side tables from our living room that where serving as it's temporary home atm. Needless to say that is how this project was decided on. I didn't make it from any specific plans from the site, but without this site I wouldn't have even known where to begin. I took some measurements and drew up a rough (and I mean ROUGH) plans. Then started chopping away at wood and drilling pocket holes. This is the end result.

Estimated Cost
around $50
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Frame is minwax's oil based ebony
Shelves and top are minwax's oil based red chestnut
Top and frame got 2 coats of poly and though I would try 50/50 poly/mineral spirits on the shelves(found I liked rubbing with a rag rather than brushing on)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Bathroom storage

Submitted by pADDY1957 on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 23:45

Built this for the batroom as I need more space to store towels etc.

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Chalk Paint Eggshell Blue and white dry brush
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Chicago White sox replica scoreboard loft bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 19:15

I started off building the loft bed. It was a lot of fun. I cut every single piece of this, and hand everything, other than the white sox and players decals. I made the light up pinwheel signs that light up whenever the white sox hit a home run. I had fond memories of the famous scoreboard going to games at the old comiskey park, and my 5 year old son loves the white sox, and this bed! There is a door as well that opens up and goes into the locker room. Underneath there is a rv, with a chair, and some other cool amenities good enough for a real major league player. I won’t tell the secret of how I designed the pinwheel light boxes, and the led lights. I had to get realllly creative. This was a huge project that completely consumed me for months. I love it though, and wanted to thank Ana for the great plans on the loft style bed! Thank you Ana white!!! Your the best

Tall Narrow Modular Bookcase!

Submitted by ferbit on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 07:55

This is my very first woodworking project! My oldest daughter badly needed a bigger bookcase... I made this last year and it's already completely stuffed full of books now! Home Depot ripped the MDF for me, hubby helped me put it together and then I finished it. Since it is tall and narrow, the sides were bowing inward. I decided NOT to make ALL shelves adjustable, so I made two of them part of the bookcase. Squared things up nicely. The rest of the shelves are removable though.

Estimated Cost
$70
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Two coats of primer, three coats of semi-gloss Acrylic Latex paint (same paint used on the trim throughout our house). I did not put poly on this project.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

His & Hers Closet Laundry Basket Dressers

Submitted by Sarah F on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 08:53

After 3 years of absolutely no closet organization, my boyfriend and I decided it was time. This was our first build together and my boyfriend was amazed that it was so easy to actually build something from wood. We already had 6 baskets that lived all around the room so they needed a home and that's when we found Ana's Laundry Basket Dresser. Knowing that we wanted to hide our dirty laundry in the closet, we found that the plywood box design in the closet made for some very dark corners and little arm room so we needed to modify the plans some. Instead of the plywood we used 1"x4" furring strips to make an open framework for our baskets. It's plenty strong enough and allows light to reach the back corners with the added bonus of looking like custom closet organization.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$50 for the pair including wood and paint
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Sanded, primed with Kilz 2, sanded again and gave it 2 coats of Behr Semi-gloss in Silky White.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Farm house nighstands

Submitted by 3Bears on Mon, 04/13/2015 - 18:48

These were our second project.  Again, chosen out of necessity for new bedside tables.  These took a while to complete due to the finish work needed for the paint and our leaning curve.  BTW, building jig templates will help ensure consistency between the two tables (drawer fronts, strechers, drawer stops, etc).  Also, look through the wood on the shelf at the store for the best (and straightest) 2X2's to make the process easier.  Finally, while spraying was easiest for the paint application, brushing on the poly finish coats worked best for us.

These tables are 3" wider than the plans and fit our room better, but the rest is the same.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
25/table
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Honey Oak stain for wood

Rustoleum Satin Natural While for paint

Minwax poly for finish on both (3 coats; 220 grit sanding between each coat)

Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Southeast Alaska Rough Cut Farm House Bed

Submitted by cbobo on Tue, 08/15/2017 - 19:09

I used Ana's queen size bed plan with a few variations. I used my local red cedar and  white spruce rough cut lumber scraps and lots of sandpaper. Rough cut lumber has differnt deminsions and it made for a very rustic sturdy bed with nice contrasting colors thoughour the projec. I love my new bed. 

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
I spent $8.00 for side rail attachments from Amazon. I used left over materials for the rest of the project.
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Satin Finish Clear Varathane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Christmas trees

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 03:34

Easy to make Christmas trees from palet wood. This was my first built and it was completed with only 2 power tools.

Rustic Console Table

Submitted by Anneke on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 21:51

This is a piece I made out of scraps just for fun. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and how functional it is!

I looked on the Tryde Console Table and Simple Console Table as a reference and just figured out the dimensions from what material I had. I also added a piece of wood in the center, and winged it with the shelf on the bottom.

Estimated Cost
$5
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
2 coats of Minwax Polyshades Bombay Mahogany Satin
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Farm Table

Submitted by holen1ne on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 12:50

Took a lot more wood than I thought and time, but was a nice distraction from Law School.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Special Walnut
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Miter Saw Stand

Submitted by Oldfrog on Fri, 09/01/2017 - 21:07

I copied your plans with just 2 exceptions.  Instead of the shelf brackets to hold the wings up, I copied the idea from the Family Handyman Magazine.  Also, the sides where the boards would rest would get all chipped up in use, so I made them 3/4" shorter and added a 1 x 2 to protect the plywood underneath.

Estimated Cost
$35.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Min-wax oil based Polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Modern adirondack chair

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 08:48

I've made 2 of the Modern adirondack chairs. Really enjoyed the plans and the video for help as I'm new to woodworking. I look for new plans all the time to see what I might build next

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