This is a heavily modified version of the rustic x kitchen island that I tweaked to make for 2 sinks.
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 !
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:59
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the modification!
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!
Rustic X Back Bench
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
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.
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!
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!
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.
Tue, 06/02/2020 - 16:22
Do you have plans or details about the door materials/ hinges?
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 07:30
This was an actual "original murphy bed" that i found on craigslist for $100
Wed, 02/02/2022 - 02:55
Awesome! What style hinges did you use to make the doors fold back flush with the sides?
I’m a first year teacher of construction class at Waterloo High School in Illinois. We recently used your Small Cedar shed instructions with some modifications for a class project. It’s a bear getting cedar right now, so we used T1-11 for the outside and 2x4 for the frame.
Sat, 03/25/2023 - 09:14
Very fun and job well done! Thank you for sharing.
Hello, Ana.
This is my first share and I plan to share more eventually. First, please know how much I appreciate your willingness to share with and motivate your followers. Thank you.
As for the cart I am sharing, I do not have any plans other than the ones that were in my head so the cart would fit under the stainless steel top. My wife wanted more surface and storage space next to the electric stove in our camp here in Maine. We purchased a used stainless steel table from a restaurant supplier, removed the legs, and prepared the underside of it so it would attach to the cart. In case it is not clear from the two photos, one end is for her cookbooks, the opposite end has a place for the garbage can and a drawer for various kitchen necessities. One long side has drawers where she puts pots and pans. The other side has a place for her to hang her heavy iron fry pans.
I learned a lot from making this and I'm happy to share it with you.
Frank
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.
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!
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.
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
Build a Skylanders cubby storage shelf using 3/4" pine boards for about $25.
I used the ideas of many and added my own as well, with the bottom shelf and 30 degree edge cuts on legs and bottom edge of table top. I constructed this in two separate parts, frame and inserts. I stained the the gray and brown parts separately then finished assembly and clear coated. I used nine 2x4x8' and one 1x8x6'. Table top is 60" x 22". I had to use one piece of 2x6 and rip to 4" wide. This filled the 1/2" gap I was left with on the gray part of table top.
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 14:26
I really like the contrast with the colors. You did an outstanding job of making this piece a one of a kind. Very, very nice.
Mon, 03/12/2018 - 12:41
Did you happen to have a support for the bottom shelf? This is exactly what I'm wanting for my entry way! Awesome job and love the colors!
Thank you for the great plans. It was an easy project thanks to the easy to follow directions. I am getting a lot of compliments on them.
My wife started looking at expensive patio sets, which I thought were not worth the price, so I decided to build a picnic table. This is not the cheapest table out there, but it's built to last for years!! I used a high quality cedar as I got a price cut from a friend. I also used deck screws, so there would be no rusty screws!! The table top measures 7' long and looks like one you would see at a state park, notHome Depot!
Thu, 08/25/2016 - 09:48
Really like the picnic table - do you have plans for this? (I'm new to this site so apologies if they are here but I just could not see where?).
best wishes
Gerry
Mon, 06/30/2025 - 14:38
I made this exact table 25 years ago from plans i had found on the internet. I had to dismentale it last year and i wish to make a knew one since its is a great design.
Unfortunately, i can't find the plans and youe site doesn't have them either.
I guest i will have to adapt one to this model.
My wife worked with a lady that wanted an extra tall corner hutch. She couldn't find one that would fit her requirements that was also within her budget. Naturally I got volunteered to make it since I'm pretty handy. It stands 7 feet tall. The shelving is made from birch plywood. She wanted a drawer in the middle and glass doors on top with lighting. Personally I would have chosen a lighter color but she wanted all black.
Comments
Sandishmily
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 05:30
Tv stand
Hi i actually have a question about the tv stand you made. I love it and I'm wondering what paint you used? Sorry i wasn't sure that you would see my comment on the tv stand link because it was under guest.
Ana White
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 11:52
This is gorgeous! Thanks so…
This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for adding a brag post!
mamalakey
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!!!
mefoley61
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?
Thersha
Sun, 01/03/2021 - 16:01
Love this!!! Great job!!!!…
Love this!!! Great job!!!! II need new vanities... this will be a great project!!