Community Brag Posts
Hanging Organizer
After following Ana for a couple years, I finally got to build something. This was made after watching the you tube video, I used old redwood fencing that was salvaged from a friend headed to the dump. I decided I wanted mine wider so I adjusted the measurements. It went together great, I hung it up before the metal was attached and found it looked funny being so wide. With the pocket hole construction, it was super easy to undo, trim and redo. Then the metal was added and walah! Done! Lovin it. I also made a TP storage hanger to fill the extra space. I will now be making them for 3 friends who have asked for them.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$15 is about what I spent for the metal bar and hooks and screws. The wood was reclaimed.
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
sanded to allows the chippy paint to come off, but not all the way. I like the weathered look and sealed with 2 coats of Valspar clear matte sealer spray.
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project
Hidden Gun Safe
I used your frame idea to install a hidden wall safe for valuables and firearms.
Bill Devereaux
Built from Plan(s)
Pallet wood potting bench.
Thank you Ana for the great plans! We adapted the project for wood we had on hand. It is only 40 inches wide instead of 42”. Our widest pallet board was only 40”.
Thank you for continuing to inspire us! We made two couches a couple of months ago. Great plans!
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
Box of screws!
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Potting bench.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Rustic X Back Bench
Rustic X Back Bench
Built from Plan(s)
Seasonal And Holiday
Floating shelves for books + Vinyl storage
I love Ana Whites's site. I go to it all the time when I have project ideas. The Video tutorials, combined with plans, is just amazing. Plus, the brag pages of people that have done projects from what they found here. Thank you Ana.
The floating shelves part was from Ana's site. The other part was done using my own plans (I used SketchUp to draw them)
My wife added the books, plants, and decorations, and I finally opened the dusty boxes that contained my insane LP collection. The experience has nothing to do with steaming music, it is far more complete.
I used plant-lantern brackets to prevent books from falling from the sides of the shelves. All done, this is great.
I would like to change the main picture, but I get strange messages from the site when I do this.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
This part is hard, as wood cost has never been this expensive. Also, the plant hocks were rather expensive. In fact, I don't want to know the total I've spent on this, but glad I did it myself, otherwise, cost would have doubled, if not more.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Hard wood floor stain (2 coats on the sides, 3 on the main surfaces).
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Wood Tote Rack
I recently built a Sliding Tote Storage Rack for a friend, and it turned out great! The tote rack calculator was incredibly useful and simplified the process a lot. It took around 4 hours to cut the wood and put everything together, but it was worth it to see how happy they were with it. - Carl Garrett
Built from Plan(s)
Kentucky Fried Hilton Chicken Coop
I took the idea of the "small cedar shed" and decided to upsize it for a new chicken coop. Our old one was small enough that we had to let our six hens out to roam the yard. Chickens. Poop. Everywhere. I wanted one big enough to have them live in it. The nesting box is about 24 sf. The whole coop is 18' long, about 6-1/2' at the back with a 15° slope to the roof, and about 4' deep. I built the ladder up to their nesting box and made a mitre-cut panel under the nesting box for cleaning out, feeding, and watering. Total materials cost was about $1000, but a couple of local homebuilders helped by letting me scavenge the lumber for the nesting box from around houses that they were finished framing.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$1000-1200
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Thompson's Clear Water Seal
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Barn Greenhouse
So a few notes... We added a base of 2x4 pressure treated wood footing around the entirety of the greenhouse which should help keep it from rotting? Blocks are an alternative here. Our lumber store didn't carry the right size of tin sheets so we added a 2x10 at the bottom which seems to work and still look okay. We picked up a 30" metal screen door there which should assist in keeping out the critters and allows us to lock out our small kiddos who might wreck the plants :) This is a great plan!!! Thank you so much! Oh - materials ran about $700 including screen door? We went through about 4 1-pound boxes of sheet metal screws and at least a large box of 3" screws?? and 2 small boxes 1.25"?? If you cut you pieces right you may end up with an extra 8' clear sheet of corrugated plastic? We spent about 20 hours building just the greenhouse but we had hauled a lot of stuff to the site by hand... We are new to carpentry and pulled this off so anyone can do this!! Dremel tool works for cutting plastic, but not as good as the tin!! Good luck and cheers!
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$700
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
None yet planning to waterseal
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Wide Short Pine 1x12 Bookshelf
This was my first project ever, and while there are a few things I could have done better (don't judge the imperfections!) the shelves still came out beautifully. I followed Ana's plan exactly, painting the backboard a charcoal grey before attaching, and the shelves themselves white with light lemon yellow on the inside-sides. If I were to make these again, I would want to sand the shelves down more and use a higher gloss paint or sealer. The matte finish is more difficult to clean when it gets dusty, which happens pretty quickly!
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project
Murphy Bed Cabinet
I made this cabinet to house my murphy bed. I used the Toy or TV Armoire plans as a start and adjusted the measurements as needed.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Painted White
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Tue, 06/02/2020 - 16:22
Door question
Do you have plans or details about the door materials/ hinges?
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 07:30
Murphy Hardware
This was an actual "original murphy bed" that i found on craigslist for $100
Wed, 02/02/2022 - 02:55
Awesome! What style hinges…
Awesome! What style hinges did you use to make the doors fold back flush with the sides?
Coffee Bar with Built-In Beer Fridge and Wine Storage
We made a beverage station for the corner of the kitchen!
Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Semi-gloss white paint and Dark Walnut stain
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 10:46
We didn't use a plan for…
We didn't use a plan for this but, if someone wants to build it, check out the linked YouTube video.
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:11
Amazing! Thanks so much for…
Amazing! Thanks so much for adding a brag post and linking to your video!
Fri, 07/31/2020 - 09:43
Hello! Was looking to see if…
Hello! Was looking to see if this is something you would be interested in building for us? We are in love with this project but don't have the tools or means to do it ourself..
Can talk about pricing / size etc.
Thanks!
Outdoor 2x4 Sofa
Last summer I rented a home in Cali Colombia that had a roof deck but no furniture. I had a lot of free time so I decided to use the 2x4 sofa plans to build this. It came out great, especially considering i had very few tools to work with.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
Including buying the tools I needed for the job and the cushions, it cost about $500 in all. But I had all the cushions custom made. They were the most expensive part.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Modified Modern Farmhouse Table
This project was actually my first build (besides a small blanket ladder). I used the Ana White plans every step of the way! Since this build I have created coffee tables, side tables, console tables, head boards and a bed frame. This table gave me the confidence to try an original project of my own. Although this table was fairly simple, it was the project that started it all. That is why I chose for this piece to be my brag post.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Watco Danish Oil in Medium Walnut
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Rustic X Bathroom Vanity
This is a heavily modified version of the rustic x kitchen island that I tweaked to make for 2 sinks.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:52
This is gorgeous! Thanks so…
This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for adding a brag post!
Mon, 11/25/2019 - 11:39
Do you happen to have plans…
Do you happen to have plans or info on what you did to modify it to hold the sinks?? Absolutely love this!!!
Mon, 02/03/2020 - 06:41
Modified plans
Absolutely love this but I would like the actual modified plans . Is it possible to get them?
Sun, 01/03/2021 - 16:01
Love this!!! Great job!!!!…
Love this!!! Great job!!!! II need new vanities... this will be a great project!!
2x4 modern Adirondack Chair (modified)
I was so excited to find the plans for these awesome chairs, I’ve built 7 this season already—the modification happened as an accident, but I loved the result !
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$30
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
MinWax Aged Oak and Black paint
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:59
This is absolutely gorgeous!…
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the modification!
Corner Garage Shelves - by Jared Starkey
My son and I build these shelving units as a side hustle. We’ve built dozens over the past few years, this was a solo build this AM as he was working at his day job.
Tip: use clamps to hold the pieces of wood together before which put in the vertical supports.
Nice little corner unit.
Built from Plan(s)
DIY Cornhole Boards for Wedding
The first project — the one that started this whole new passion! I built these cornhole boards from Ana’s plans for our wedding last year. My husband loved the end result, I loved the chance to escape from wedding prep, and our guests had a blast during cocktail hour.
I didn’t know how much fun I would have or how much I would learn and accomplish in the year since. Thank you so much for being a huge inspiration and a wealth of information!
Built from Plan(s)
Potting bench
I used redwood lumber, 2x4s and 1x6s only. I wanted the bench to be a little taller so I used 2x4x10s for the legs to make work surface 38” high and total height 66”. To get the most out of the 8’ 1x6s I made the bench 48” wide. I also had to adjust the depth since I did not use 1x4s. And finally, I sanded the 1x6s because they were rough sawn.
Very fun project! Once I figured out the adjusted cut list the whole project came together in a matter of a few hours.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Light sanding, No finish.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Modular Closet Design
I absolutely love your modular closet design. This was the first one (my wife's closet of course) I have done three more since then and am currently working on the fourth. The modular design and cleat mounting makes it a breeze to build and mix and match the pieces. Thanks Anna! - Todd Elliott