Community Brag Board – Find Your Inspiration

Solar Outhouse - By Deb

Your outhouse design was modified for a snowmobile club project as the building needs to be towed across a lake to a site next to a warming shelter. An LED light with a timer switch and solar battery charger were installed to provide light in a remote area of Lake of the Woods.

A steel hitch and skids with hyfax were added to the design.

Thank you for providing a design that allowed us to make modifications for winter outdoor recreation accommodations.

Built from Plan(s)

Simple Outhouse

Toy Box

I longed for two matching toy boxes to sit at the foot of my boys beds. I loved the idea of a simple/clean line box without a lid that they could throw toys or blankets and pillows in without the chance of any fingers getting pinched. I altered the plans slightly from the ones provided by Ana and finished them off with a satin white paint.

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DIY Toy Box

Built from Plan(s)

Open Top Toy Box

Estimated Cost

$25

Estimated Time Investment

Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)

Finish Used

White satin paint rolled on with a foam roller.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Boot Room Before and After

Got bored, built a boot room! Thank you Ana White for the plans!

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Peter Abson

Built from Plan(s)

Built in Mudroom Bench with Open Bottom - Build in Any Size

Mudroom Locker Hutches - How to Build in Any Size

Comments

Ana White Admin

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 13:31

Perfect Shelf Help Project!

Love the before and after, thanks for using Shelf Help!

Custom Storage Bench

Storage bench using Shelf Help by Judith Noffz

"What can I say … we love Ana White’s Shelf Help Now.
We both love the quality of the wood. You just can’t find that around here. I love that I can create what’s in my mind with a drawing and rob can take her template and build!!!"

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cominghome.rj

Built from Plan(s)

Built in Mudroom Bench with Open Bottom - Build in Any Size

Washer Dryer Pedestals Bases

This pedestal base for the washer and dryer really created the perfect opportunity to organize and declutter our tiny laundry room. Had to resize it a bit to fit the space but it turned out perfect! I added a super easy top for an even counter space and bought some stock laundry room cabinets to sit in the back for extra storage. Such an upgrade!

Built from Plan(s)

Farmhouse Washer Dryer Pedestals Bases

Potting bench

My good friend asked me to build her a potting bench for her garden wedding reception. She shouted me a photo of one from the internet. I used your plan and made a couple modifications. This is the color she requested and I used Cabot solid stain. I’m not a fan of solid stain and won’t use it again. She loved it.

Built from Plan(s)

Simple Potting Bench

Estimated Cost

$85

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Cabot solid stain

2 Drawer Nightstand

Thank you so much for your plan. I made some small changes. I used pine wood for the box sides and dividers, I moved the drawer faces to the outside and used 1/2 inch plywood for the drawer boxes to add some more space. The drawer faces have an inlaid to match my farmhouse bedroom I am currently building. The final product was stained with Minwax Golden Pecan and clear coated with warm semi-gloss.

Built from Plan(s)

Two Drawer/Shelf Modern Nightstand

Comments

Ana White Admin

Thu, 06/01/2023 - 09:15

Beautiful nightstand!

Great job on this build, love the finish choice! Thank you for sharing.

Mudroom Bench with Drawers

Second wood-working project to go with our shiplap wall. Pretty happy with how it turned out!

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Joseph Sherrieb on Instagram

Built from Plan(s)

Mudroom Bench with Easy Drawers

Bookshelf for our nursey based on your terrific Channing plan

Great, simple bookshelf for our nursery

Built from Plan(s)

Channing Bookcase

Estimated Cost

$150 for wood, $150 for paint and tools I needed

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Flat wall paint -- the same we used for the trim in the room.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

abrown8770

Mon, 11/08/2021 - 07:36

Channing bookcase

handcrafted amish style entry bench

custom handcrafted amish style entry bench

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

provincial stain and white satin pain

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

4x4 Truss Table and Benches

Modified so that it could fit 12 people comfortably.

Built from Plan(s)

4x4 Truss Beam Table

4x4 Truss Benches

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Recommended Skill Level

Intermediate

Comments

3G1B

Fri, 11/27/2020 - 07:43

Beautiful!

Ana White Admin

Tue, 09/27/2022 - 13:46

WOW!!!

This is gorgeous, thank you for sharing!

Seasonal And Holiday

Fall

Thanksgiving

Chicken run

Or use the same plans with the exception of I extended the height so I could actually walk into the run fairly simple to assemble I would strongly recommend an air compressor staple gun or you'll end up with four arms like Popeye

Built from Plan(s)

Chicken Coop Run for Shed Coop

Estimated Cost

$250-$300

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

DIY Outdoor Chairs and Coffee Table

I made these for a friend and just loved how they turned out. I liked the stained and black combo it turned out pretty good. I will be making some more for my son and and friend of his along with the sofa as an addition.

Built from Plan(s)

Modern Outdoor Chair from 2x4s and 2x6s

2x4 Outdoor Coffee Table

Outdoor Chair

Adjusted the height of the back to better support back cushion.

Angled back and seat boards for relaxed fit.

Used pine boards for side of chair.

Built from Plan(s)

Modern Outdoor Chair from 2x4s and 2x6s

Estimated Cost

$50

Estimated Time Investment

Day Project (6-9 Hours)

Finish Used

Varathane Stain + Poly (Red Mahogany)

To be added: Spar Urethane (Satin)

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

rustic homemaker

simple build looks great inside and out

Built from Plan(s)

$15 DIY Farmhouse Bench by Happier Homemaker

Estimated Cost

$20

Estimated Time Investment

Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)

Finish Used

teal behr and white with brown stain
paint splotches of paint , sand, stain

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

DIY Outdoor Daybed

I built this outdoor daybed to add a cozy and inviting space to my backyard. It was a fairly easy build, which I managed to tackle by myself. Head over to the blog for more details.

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DIY Outdoor Daybed

Built from Plan(s)

Outdoor Daybed with Canopy

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Seasonal And Holiday

Spring

Summer

Inspired by the Homemaker

I was inspired to try woodworking after seeing plans for this toybox. After that, my imagination is running wild with projects. I've added a few other pics of projects that I've finished. Thanks, Ana. Just wanted you to know that you continue to inspire!

Built from Plan(s)

Simple Modern Toy Box with Lid

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

MinWax Golden Stain, 4 coats of water-based Poly.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

mariog2912

Thu, 04/17/2014 - 05:40

Addendum

I forgot to thank Jaime Costiglio for her help, also.

rosejr

Thu, 06/12/2014 - 08:13

Staining the top

Looks great. What type of wood did you use for the top? Project panel per the plan? I am getting ready to build this toy box and would like to stain mine, but have concerns about staining project panel.

Modern Park Bench

This was one of my first projects. I just used a circular saw but a mitre saw would be better. I’ll look for one soon. It was rewarding, fun and we love how it looks on our back patio.

Built from Plan(s)

Modern Park Bench

Estimated Cost

$200

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

I primed the pieces with Sherwin-Williams exterior latex primer before assembly then painted with Sherwin-Williams Resiliance exterior latex. We chose “Retreat” as our color.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Farmhouse Nightstand

This was my first furniture piece that I have made. I made two night stands, one for each side of the bed in our master bedroom. I chose to modify the plan so I could have ball bearing drawer slides.

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Farmhouse Nightstand

Built from Plan(s)

Farmhouse Bedside Table

Estimated Time Investment

Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)

Finish Used

Briarsmoke Stain for table top...Special order white paint to match the white woodwork in our home.

Garden Shed

I have been dreaming about building so many things featured on this website, and I finally buckled down and built something. I figured that an outside garden shed would be a bit more forgiving than a project requiring a bit more precision, and from the picture, you can see that it's not perfect! I'm still working on trimming the shingles and I still have to stain/seal it. I've got to admit, when I first picked up the wood for the project at the store, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. But I just jumped in, and here it is.

Built from Plan(s)

Small Cedar Shed

Estimated Cost

$300

Estimated Time Investment

Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)

Finish Used

Plan to stain it with some sort of deck stain.

Recommended Skill Level

Beginner

Comments

KClovesJC

Thu, 10/11/2012 - 10:45

Looks great!

What a perfect spot for it as well! Really good job with your first project.

Planter Boxes

I followed the plan exactly including the suggestion of the fence paint (2 coats). This was a very easy build. It took much longer to paint than it did to build. These boxes are the perfect accent on our new patio/firepit.