Patio Table w/ Built in Coolers
Fairly easy table to built, just be careful measuring for coolers.
Fairly easy table to built, just be careful measuring for coolers.
My husband built this table for me as an 8th Anniversary present. It came out absolutely beautiful! For the first time, we can host family and friends with plenty of room. I paired it with some chairs that we already owned. He will be building the matching bench soon.
He left out the 45 degree diagonals, may add them later. It is so sturdy, they are basically decorative.
Inspired by your diy barn door hardware, I wanted to create a way to have airflow in my garage as I work in there without the nuisance of bees, flies, and hummingbirds entering in. Since this is my first attempt to make a project like this, a few mistakes were made along the way, but, overall, I am happy to say my objective has been accomplished! Thank you, Ana, for inspiring me to start and finish this project to the end!DI
Sat, 09/12/2020 - 11:19
What an amazing and inventive idea! Thanks for sharing, it looks great!
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 12:52
Amazing, can you tell me what thickness your flat bar was and what size Fender washers you used. I am wanting make hardware for a door that is 27.5 inches wide by around 68 inches high. It is 1.5 inches thick. So I’m also curious what size bolts you used as I want to ensure 1/4inch bolts are enough. I’m struggling to find 2 inch diameter fender washers that have a 1/4 inch hole. I’m excited to make the hardware as traditional hardware is too big for the space. Any ideas are appreciated.
I have a hard time throwing out any scrap I have after I finish a project, so I had accumulated a fair amount of 3/4 and 1/2 plywood. I used up every last bit of it putting a scrap wood heart collage in my daughter's room! This is the perfect project for getting lots of practice making cuts on a miter saw for a beginner and hanging it is a breeze if you follow the steps I took in the blog post I wrote up about this.
Easy and free. Love those kinds of project :)
We started with the basic chicken shed coop plans and modified it some. We wanted the peak to be in the front for ease of access and to allow leaves from tree overhead and rain and snow to fall to the back away from the entrance. The windows raise from the inside using 1/8" wire secured on the inside with a rope cleat hook.
We added Dutch doors. We added latches for the pop door to keep it iopen or closed as needed. Dutch doors also have decorative latches and eyehook latches to secure them when they are fully open. I rested the shed on 12 in. x 8 in. x 12 in. concrete patio pier blocks to allow drainage. we extended the roof about 6 " to allow for extra protection and avoid dripping whe it rains.
On the inside I have a roost and a poop deck. Hanging from the poopdeck I have their feed to keep it off the floor and keep shavings, etc. from getting into the food. The poop deck and the floor are covered with comercial grade tile to facilitate easier cleaning.
Sat, 03/14/2015 - 02:50
Hi!
I love your coop and the modifications you made - I was planning on doing the same thing with the placement of the door. I was wondering if you could post a couple of photo of the inside of the coop? I'm especially interested in where you placed the roost.
Thank you so much for sharing!
Changed the top of the desk size to 24” x 36” to fit my tiny space.
My wife told me she would like a pair of matching dog crates built to fit the space between the wall and the dryer in our laundry room. I built her two crates (25L x 17W x 18H) and painted them to match the colors in the laundry room. They fit the open space exactly and sit on top of each other. The entire project took about 2 days to finish and set me back around $80. They seem to work perfectly for our dogs, both of whom are on the smaller size of medium. They really tie the space together and add a wow factor to an other wise normal laundry room.
Just changed the back a tiny bit. My nieces and nephews love these! Thanks for the great plans.
Wed, 09/17/2014 - 15:25
Basic kitchen island
For this project, I used 6 foot cedar fence posts and 8 foot cedar 2x4s. I used a pencil to space the boards and allow extra air flow. More space between boards is acceptable - even to the extent of dropping off one full board and putting an inch between each side rail.
Another option is to make your sides interlocking layers, one or two boards high - http://cedarstackingcompostbin.blogspot.com/
Since I am composting large amounts of leaves and grass clippings, mine is made in one piece. I don't turn my pile often - when I do, I can either lift the whole thing up or move the pile from side to side. I cut the 2x8x8 posts - cut a 3 foot length off of each end. Save the 2 foot center piece to brace the long sides. Affix your 1/2 (3 foot side) and full fence (6 foot side) boards to the 2x4, leaving the desired gap between each board. Affix each board with 2 weather proof screws - I used coated deck screws.
Attach the vertical posts to the inside of the cedar fence boards, including the short 2 foot boards that are just long enough to brace the long sides. I alternated the dog eared sides, so that each corner had one flat and one notched board.
I used 24 cedar fence posts and 16 feet of cedar 2x4. Note, I was able to do this all along. The trash cans acted as supports - no clamps or saw horses needed.
Fri, 12/07/2012 - 18:43
This is a little heavy when finished. I can easily flip it over to turn the compost, but after building it and tiring my arms out with the cutting and drilling, it was a long haul to the back yard to position it. You might be happy with a 3x3 bin, in which case, I suggest making it 1 board shorter and leaving wider spaces - if you think through the math, you can probably get it down to 10-12 cedar fence posts and 1 longer 2x4. Cost would be about $35 that way - cheaper than most compost bins.
Combined a few different plans from Ana White and made a tiletop coffee table and matching end table.
TV console is next :)
I built this as a memory bench in honour of my father who died on 27th January 2016. Because of you Ana you gave me the confidence to start building furniture. But because of him I had the skills and desire.
I modified the Emersen nightstand plans to use edge-joined 1x6s instead of 3/4” plywood since I didn’t have a great way to cut 15 1/2” widths of plywood. I eliminated the face frame, used a 1x8 for the drawer face, and used 14” euro slides for the drawer. This was my first time making anything with a drawer and I was a little nervous about it but it works perfectly! One nightstand down, one to go!
I needed to do something with the empty space at the bottom of our stairs. I was browsing Ana's site and the Tryde Console Table caught my eye. The next trip down to the farm, I scavenged for the wood I would need to build it. I found some beautiful old brigde timbers that were 9 inches wide so we modified the plans a bit to use 2 of the 9" boards instead of the 4 smaller ones the plans call for. The dimensions were close but we needed to tweak the rest of the project a bit as well to make it all work. For the finish, I just rubbed it with Tung Oil as to not cover up the beauty of the old wood.
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 02:51
Perfectly done...Made in small period and very cheap price. Good work.
just had to make a small change to get it to be a king , It was a long weekend project
I built this for my daughter for Christmas this year. For the seats I used 2" foam wrapped in decorative fabric. Then I covered that with a thick plastic that I found at the local hobby store, to make it waterproof.
Chestwick queen platform bed! My first building project ever! Altered slightly from original plans in that I left the feet off so it sits on the ground. Added a canopy that hangs from the ceiling. The chandelier is an antique from Great Barrington, MA that I found at an antique shop while hiking the Appalachian Trail. Took the wiring out and sprayed it black. Now it's rigged to use with candles for a super-romantic look. :)
I made this table to sit between a sofa and a wall with a window. Used the Rustic X Console plan as my jumping off point. I increased the height to meet the window sill and increased the width to the width of the sofa. I used 2x2s instead of 2x4s for the legs, and 1x6s instead of 2x6s for the top. I dd not include the middle shelf. Since the table is sandwiched between a sofa and a wall only the sides are exposed, so I left off the Xs. Because of this it now serves as a tunnel for the cats and dog.
All in all it basically turned out how I wanted it, though I could have worked on the stain a bit more.
This designed was modified to specifically fit a wine fridge. Same height and depth, but measuring 80" long. Drawers replaced with cubbies. All of the wood is reclaimed from wood we took out of the adjacent living room which used to be a sun room - 125 year old pine, fir, oak beadboard.
I follow Ana's plan to build these chairs, I am new to this, (second project) but the plans were easy to follow and I had the tools to do it, had to adjust the size to meet my space requirements, and play around some, but my wife loved them, so its a good start. Thank you Ana White, I didn't know I could build this, but did it :)
Thu, 09/24/2020 - 13:36
AND it looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing and happy building!