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Liv's Playhouse Kitchen
Built this play kitchen to go in Liv's new Playhouse, also courtesy of Ana's plans. It's about 1" too wide to sit on the floor so we raised it up on a plank so it rests on the studs. A co-worker told me I can get replacement knobs for the stove at Sears and plan to make a trip there on my next break. The faucet is a real one my mother found in her basement from their bathroom redo. She loves it! We "bake" cupcakes from the sandbox in her new house everytime we're outdoors. She did, however, request a microwave after we'd finished the whole thing! This spring I hope to make one. I see that Pottery Barn Kids sells them for over $50!! You know that's crazy if you've come across Ana's website :)
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 16:49
Loving it!
This is so adorable! Love the colors. We were thinking of making one for our granddaughter to keep at our house. You've inspired me.
Rustic X Console
This is by far my favorite build. I couldn't be more happy with it! I spent several days on this. The majority of my time was spent on the finish. It really is a great plan if you are just getting started.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$60 or less
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Early American and two coats of Polycrylic in semi gloss with a third coat on top (In order to survive my children!).
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Kitchen Corner Cabinet
I saw http://www.ana-white.com/2013/02/plans/wall-kitchen-corner-cabinet and knew this was the project I wanted to do in our new home. The side cabients are from http://www.ana-white.com/2013/12/plans/36-wall-cabinet-double-door-momp… project, redesined to fit the wall-kitchen-corner-cabinet plans. This was my first cabient build. Still have to install doors. I am happy way it came out and so is wife.
Thanks Ana for your great site and plans. My next project is the storage sofa :D
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
about 400$ I live in Philippines and cost was around 2000 PhP.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Acrylic paint, 3 coats wet sanded in between coats. Inside is Boysen chocolate enamel.
Recommended Skill Level
Advanced
Entry table
I used the rustic X sofa table and modified for my wife's vision. She wanted an entry table but like most of the look of the rustic x series. However, she did not like the X for the area so I took those off. I still used the same dimensions however for just about all of it. My wife wanted drawers, you know because making something from scratch isn't hard enough so we might as well make changes in the middle of the build...hahahaha. I used pocket holes for almost all joints but placed them in places that would be very hard to see. I jointed the one bys to make the top seamless. I also modified the length to 60 inches to fit in our space. Finished it with Briarsmoke stain and a few coats of water based poly. The drawers added a little bit more to the final price, but it was well worth it.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Briarsmoke and water based poly
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Farmhouse table
The table took us about 6 hours to cut and put together. The cost was about 65.00. I used the walnut min wood station and did 2 coats. Lots of coats of polycyrlic. Love this table.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Loft bed turned into bunk beds!
I needed bunk beds for my girls and found the camp loft bed - perfect! I liked how it used all 2x4s and 2x6s... made it easy to do everything with the chop saw. I customized the bed by lowering the overall height so that the actual bed is only 3 feet off the ground, and then I still had plenty of room for a mattress underneath for my three year old. I was strapped for space so I made the deck half the size so that the stairs stayed in between the bunk bed posts. I also added a little fence to the side of the deck since it's not up against a wall. I am so happy and proud of my work and I thank-you SO much for these wonderful easy-to-follow plans :)
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Sanded, unfinished
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Console table turned Hedgehog cage holder
Sorry, the pictures are on their side. I used the Rustic X console table plans, but left out the X and made it taller and wider. I didnt have a stripper nor enough skinny wood to lay the slats on the shelf like that did in the video, so each of those slats are held up by pocket screws. Whew! Will avoid doing that again if possible! I did, however, stain BEFORE i built and that made all the difference! Also for the top I used a quality piece of compressed wood which bumped the cost $20, but seeing that a cage was going on top, i wanted a solid piece to hold any shavings. I also added a railing so the cage would stay in place. My neighbors LOVE it and I'm just super happy with how the stain job came out. It was actually a fluke, I think I failed to stir it completely on the first coat and when I was touching up it got waaay darker so I just rolled with it and made it two toned. LOVE the result and not sure if I can pull it off again haha
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
78
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Verathane classic Wood Stain in Special Walnut. Like I said before, the two tone was a fluke. I don't think I stirred it completely on the first run, and while touching up it became much darker. I rolled with it and just highlighted the edges and I LOVED the outcome. This was my favorite build to that point. :)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
1x3 Whitewashed Sawhorse Desk
My boyfriend followed Ana's plans to construct me a Sawhorse Desk for my office. To complete the look, I gave it a healthy coat of whitewash stain. More photos can be viewed on my blog: http://shawnaleeann.com/2014/09/22/we-came-we-sawhorsed-we-conquered/.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Whitewash Pickling Stain from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Minwax-1-qt-White-Wash-Pickling-Water-Based-Stain-61860/100376216
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
My First trash can project
So decided to make this from the plan. Have a plan for the door before going in I made mine with slme
leftovers also recommend don't not cut all the face frames first my measurements were on but due to shifting ect or something I ended up handing to re adjust almost each part it wasn't a a pain just more of the learning process as I begin learn something every time
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
20-30
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Dark walnut
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project
Modern Adirondack Chair
Love this chair. I used old fence planks for the seat. Super easy. Clamps are a girls best friend.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$25
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Stephanie McLean
Sun, 11/21/2021 - 07:34
Plans??
Where are the plans for this table? I have been looking for them everywhere?