My first build - for my 7 year old
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I needed to adjust the width of the dresser to fit - and it was may first build by myself... Already have a second one ready to paint!
I needed to adjust the width of the dresser to fit - and it was may first build by myself... Already have a second one ready to paint!
Wyldwood 42-square-inch pine table is finished with red mahogany stain and matte varnish, with black painted legs. It's paired with four of our custom dining chairs.
When we moved into our home we had minimal furniture pieces. On a tight budget and not wanting to buy something that was made of veneer, I stumbled upon the attractive and functional plans for the cube shelves. I love that I can "add on" to the set with additional pieces if I want to in the future. But for now, one set of cube shelving is just right for us.
This was the first project that I used the table saw by myself, and while it went just fine I do think it would have been helpful to have another set of hands around. Piecing together the first two joints was a bit challenging with only one set of hands holding the wood and putting in nails. But once I got a few done, the piece really came together quickly. It literally took me just a few hours to cut the pieces and put it together. It's the sanding painting and priming that can take some time and patience!
This was my third or fourth project and it was pretty tough. I started out with the basic build which was pretty simple and then I got to the end where everything was built except for the drawer slides and boy was it rough. I think that i spend half of the time on this project doing the drawer slides and half the time doing the build and the finish. I don't want to discourage anyone from doing this project but make sure you don't get in over your head. Check out my profile I am willing to do builds for people for an inexpensive price.
I changed the size of one of the tables to fit the space. Otherwise they are built from the plans. Turned out very nice.
Build a leaning wall shelf easily with Ana White's free plans!
This was my first project for our newly purchased house. I built it in the 1-car garage and patio of the duplex we were living in prior to our move. I haven't put the trim pieces on yet because it we moved and started using it the day after I got it screwed together.
Fun project! This headboard is HEAVY and sturdy. Mine ended up being more expensive than other people have reported theirs to be...about $100 total for wood and 1 box of nails...not sure why that happened, but I got the cheapest wood I could find at Lowes and that's still what it ended up being. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out and am excited to add it to my pair of nightstands that I made from the site. Thanks Ana!
It took us about 2 days to cut, assemble, and paint.
http://www.whisperingwhims.com/2015/03/diy-pottery-barn-addison-style-headboard/
I really enjoyed making this.. I used Anas plan for this. I changed a lil bit.. but it was easier than i thought... My 1st time using kreg jig so it took me a little longer to build.. I did mess up a few times which is why i changed things lol. My Daughter loves it! Wife wanted it white.. i also made a chalk board and put it at te head of bed
I had previously posted a work in process version, this is the completed project. Very happy with the results of combining the Easy Three Cube Bench and Small Locker Cabinet plans. If I had to change anything, I might widen the dividers to get a little more width, but this suits what we were trying to accomplish.
Learned something on this project, I hate painting! In the future when I know I am going to paint the completed project, I'm going to paint as much as I can before assembling.
I loved this plan and used some furring strips of wood we already had. Will use finished wood next time. It cost about $5 for the wood and hardware and I already had the fabric. I did use decorator fabric instead of outdoor fabric. Which means if it's left outdoors it will fade faster than outdoor fabric. If anyone doesn't sew but wants to make this chair, please email me at [email protected] because I have a sewing business and can make the chair seats and even monogram them.
This project started with my son having the need for a loft bed. I began building the framing with some 2x4s and my imagination took over. The more I built, the more ideas and details I thought would be cool for whole theme. After finishing the "surf shack" loft, i moved to creating custom made fan blades, switch plates, placards, etc to fit the theme. It was all finished off by installing built-in shelves and painted walls.
Wed, 07/24/2013 - 09:24
That came out really nice. Love all the added touches. Good use of that corner with shelves. We had a bigger niche like in our kitchen where we put shelves as well. The icing is the custom fan blades! Very clever!
Wed, 07/24/2013 - 10:28
Looks like it should be in a Pottery Barn Kids catalog. It looks beautiful. Good work.
Slat closet.
After buying our first home we decided we wanted to build our own kitchen table so we stumbled across Ana's plans and I'm so glad that we did!
All created from her designs. Thanks for all your tips!
We have a room in our basement that has very dark paint on the walls and NO windows, so we were looking for options to add lamps, as well as brighter colors to offset the darkness. I built two modified cabin collection end tables (no doors and the tops overhang by about an inch) for the lamps we already had. Once the tables were done, I saw the plan for the squared headboard and decided it would make an awesome large scale wall decor for cheaper than anything I could buy at the store. I modified the plan but cutting the "legs" down to 34.5 inches, but otherwise followed the plan pretty closely, laying out the pattern completely before I began assembling. It was a tedious process, but well worth it! (I used my kreg jig on both.)
As a side note, our 2x2's are NEVER straight, so I usually glue 2 1x2's together and sand the seam so it appears as one piece of wood.
Fri, 06/10/2011 - 12:09
This my dear is the basement that Ana White wishes she had! Love the wall decor! Adds just the right touch! And cute little end tables! The wall color is perfect too!
I was asked by a friend if I could build a reading bench for his daycare and this is what I created.
Wed, 07/31/2013 - 13:17
I really like this. I know a new teacher that might like something like this for her 1st grade room. Which plan did you use? Thank you.
This was my 2nd woodworking project. My wife had been asking for a farmhouse bed for some time, so I figured I'd go for it. The end result was even better than I was hoping. It came together really well and the bed is just perfect. Thank you Ana for the plans!
I used the Ana White Queen Bed and King Bed plans as guides, as well as another blog called A Lesson Learned. I modified the dimensions to fit our specific bed, then I drew up the plans using Sketchup and got to work. All the wood is pine from Home Depot. The total project took a couple months because I could only work on it on weekends and didn't have full days to commit to it. In the end though, totally worth it and we love the bed!