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Basket bed frame and custom headboard
The base came from Ana’s site, the headboard came out of my head ;-)
I upsized this to king size for my daughter. I think I entered the correct ‘plan’ name below. It’s been a few months since I built it. I painted the basket cubbies and applied (I think) spar urethane to the rest.
Super plan on her part, Ana’s, I love the other things I’ve done from here as well. Sorry but the pics rotated when they were resized on upload.
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Dresser with Open Bottom Shelf for Changing Table
My husband and I built this dresser to use as a changing table in our daughters nursery. I explain the build process (with photos) in this blog post : http://mekhart.blogspot.com/2011/03/nursery-room-biggest-build-yet.html and the finishing process in this blog post : http://mekhart.blogspot.com/2011/04/nursery-room-finished-dresser.html . I'm so thankful to Ana...I love that almost every element of her nursery is home made!
AllGardenBenches.com Farmhouse Table
Made this for my wife for our anniversary!
Check out a video of the project here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eyroIH517A
Check out more great furniture through All Garden Benches: http://www.AllGardenBenches.com
Thanks for the plans!!!
Console
We really liked the design of the console table. We built an entry way table and a coffee table to match. We did change some of the measurement to suit our particular needs. We are very happy with how this one turned out. Next we plan on making some end tables to match also.
Doll beds
We had our first American Girl Doll Christmas ... and it was a big hit ... the girls all love their American girl dolls.
So we decided to make them beds. Found Ana project on line ... and it was so fast and easy, thank you.
We made 3 beds, from the supply list .... and 1 cradle, from an old oak magazine rack we found at the thrift store ... turned out so cute.
And we are looking to make the couch and chair set.
Thanks you again, Kim
Cedar Rasied Garden Bed
I built this to house some free lettuce seeds. Please see the full story on my blog!
Farmhouse Inspired Table
My husband and I used Ana's plans to create this BEAUTIFUL farmhouse inspired table for our dining room. The project was straightforward and we are EXTREMELY happy with the results. We added a touch of modern to the table by purchasing metal chairs from overstock.com. The table is perfect for family get togethers and even more important...family game nights!!
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Mon, 07/01/2013 - 06:15
Wood
We used the "select" pine boards from Home Depot..which are a bit nicer than just the ordinary ones. To make the table top level we used a level to be sure that there weren't any major bumps...then once we had the top secured we sanded it to make the boards flush to each other. Hope that helps! Thanks for you comments!
Entry Bench and Shelf
This was my second build, very easy with the plans. I wanted it flush with the wall so used a jig saw to cut notches in the bottom to fit around the baseboard. I was also covering an air vent, so I built a simple air diverter out of 1x's and bought a decorative vent cover of Amazon for $10...worked out much better than I thought it would. Painted with a flat black then a few coats of poly.
Cottage end table w/ rustic x
Made the cottage end table, but through in the rustic x style. I really needed a narrow end table. Oh and I threw a shelf on the bottom. First time making a drawer! Loved it!
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Simple White Nightstand
It is a friend's birthday on 5/6 and I noticed she didn't have a nightstand so instead of buying a present, I decided to make her a nightstand. I really liked how the person who built "Lee and Beth's Simple Nightstands" used bead-board on the sides, and I have a lot of bead-board left over from our master bathroom renovation, so I decided to use it, too, and that way I wouldn't have to buy the wood for there, because I didn't have any extra plywood to use there. I also used the bead-board on the back and as the bottom of the drawer.
It looks more modern-cottage than it does modern, like I wanted, but it still looks good.
Pictures are of what it looked like pre-sanding and wood-filling, with 1 coat of the stain on it, and then finished with white paint.
With the combination of scrap wood and new wood, I only spent $20 on new wood for the project, and $5 on the drawer pull!
For the top, instead of a 1x12 and 1x3, I used a 1x12 and and then flanked it with 2 1x2s - for a more balanced look. I also cut the 1x12 at like 19 1/2 inches instead of 18 1/2.
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My triple truss coffee table
This is my very first furniture project. I'm happy with how it turned out.
L-shape Modern plywood desk
I constructed this desk all from birch plywood. It features a pull out keyboard tray, modern drawer finger pulls, and full extension drawer slides. The plywood was finished with a hand-rubbed danish oil for a natural wood appearance.
Your kitchen island
My first real project, which you gave me the courage to try!!! The kitchen island!
Made one error that I had to spend a bit of money to correct but in the long run the finished product is beautiful, I even used the same color you used.
After that success my daughter-in-law asked me to build the changing table for my expected granddaughter, I went into that with a little more confidence. Thank you for the inspiration that you give so many!
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Mon, 12/27/2021 - 15:54
Those are superb!
WOW, WOW, WOW, you did a brilliant job! Thank you for sharing:)
Farm House Table
This was from the farm house table plans and the finish I used was bar and table top resin that you pour on to get a mirror finish. It doesn't take very long at all to cut all the boards and put everything together with pocket hole screws. It just takes time for the paint, stain and top coat to dry.
Play House For Ece & Zeynep
Hi, My name is Ibrahim I am a Project management Unit Manager in an Information technologies. I have two daughters, 3 and 8 years old. We have garden around 150m2. I want to do play house in our garden to play. First of all I searched how can do it in internet. Than I did preliminary work. I provided equipment and materials. And I take a holiday my company as a week. I started my first project which is wooden house.
My daughter and all around me was liked wooden house. I hope you like it:)
Sorry my English :)
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Fri, 06/26/2015 - 19:37
This is too cute, I bet your
This is too cute, I bet your little girls love it :)
Adirondack chairs
I made a pair of these
and my friends arrive early so they can have one to sit in. The other is mine!
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Stratton Daybeds times Two
I built my first daybed in May of 2010, and my second one in August of 2010. I've since moved one of the daybeds to my new nursery I'm creating. These beds are so versitle, so sturdy, and can be moved anywhere and 'go' with whatever decor. I love both of them!
Simple Stackable Outdoor Chairs for DIY Wedding
For our wedding we wanted to make seating for our guests. We ended up making 16 chairs total over several weekends. We also made the pergola.
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Sun, 07/07/2013 - 16:27
Beautiful chairs!
These are so lovely! Congrats on your DIY wedding, the setting is beautiful. Popped over to your blog, your new siding and floors look super too. :)
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Sun, 07/07/2013 - 18:30
Thank you!
Thank you so much. It has been a labor of love. Being able to have our wedding in our backyard made it so much more special.
Channing Bookcase
We needed a bookcase to fill a void in our living room and this was it. I altered the dimensions to increase the height to 72.5". I also added crown molding to the top which turned out nice. I used the same Bombay mahogany stain suggested by a previous post.