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Rustic End Table
My table is without the X's because I was having some trouble with the angles. I am just starting out, so I think it turned out pretty well!
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Phil P
Treated myself to a load of new electrical tools and bought a kreg jig, this was my first project of this size for many years and also using the pocket hole method, my wife was very happy with the end result as was I. The doors, all made from scratch using the jig also finish the shrine off well. I'll be hunting around on the site for a new project soon, this one took me a lot longer to complete than I anticipated, it ook months before I finally managed to finish if off but then I had an issue with the amount of time available I could spend on it on a weekly basis.
Barn door bookcase
This was based of Ana’s barn door bookcase and was exactly what my mom needed to hide her grandkid’s toys while she’s not watching them. Thanks for the idea!
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PIrate ship for my sons pirate party
I made this for my sons pirate party. It has an entrace under the plank to the pirateships "basement"
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entryway locker
This is my first project. With some help from my husband (navigating the power tools-- the table saw in particular) it was completed in a few weeks. We live in Army housing, so I never really know what kind of space we will get. Inevitably, there is never enough storage, so this will find a home in any new home we might live in. I used beadboard for the back, stained minwax special walnut. The paint is Benjamin Moore serenity blue- and then I used acrylic polyurethane- adding another level of kid resistance;) Great plans Ana, and I am so excited to do my next project!
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Thu, 12/04/2014 - 22:01
What a great job! I love the
What a great job! I love the blue and the brown together! Thanks for sharing!
X Farm House Desk
First time trying one of the plans from here. Absolutely loved the desk when the wife and I seen it. And shopping around for a desk we liked was way out of the prices we were looking for. Instead of using the pine boards and pocket holing them together. I purchased a top the exact size the boards would have made. The top is made of poplar. Sanded and stained. Waiting on the epoxy to arrive to apply to the top for a harder top to work on. Pine and poplar are soft woods and if writing on them it would groove the wood.
Thank you so much for the beautiful plans.
Farmhouse Table (wooden pallets)
Hello, I'm doing furniture with wooden pallets and I found your awesome website with nice explanations and plans so I decided to make this nice farmhouse table but with wood from shipment wooden pallets.
Thank you very much for all your work and plans !
I will make other furnitures from your plans with wooden pallets :D and post the brags here soon.
Kids Lounge Bench
We made this in just over 2.5 hours with the kids "helping." We made it a bit taller, with the seat at 19 inches, so the leg pieces were 25.25 inches instead of 18.25. Because of this, we will probably add two supports across each side as it seems a bit wobbly when the kids all wiggle on it. Now we finally have a seat where all 3 kids can sit together to play on the computer. Thanks for the plans!
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Rekourt Dining Table and Benches to Match
I used the Rekourt plans for the most part, but I did change it a bit. I needed a smaller table, so I adjusted the plans to accommodate this. The table is 5 feet long with matching benches that are 4 feet. I eliminated the 2nd cut on the 2x4s used to construct the table base to simplify the look. I also made custom benches to match, as I could not find any plans that were an exact match on the site. This is the first time I've built anything, and it took some trial and error and a lot of muscle. It was well worth it though!
Minwax Wood Finish in Dark Walnut
Minwax Fast Drying Polyurethane
Stool with molded back and sized for kids
I use the counter height bar stool plan but changed for the kids to make their seats smaller 15x14 and taller about 27 ". I used an old wooden office chair and Birch or Beach 1/8 plywood veneer to mold the back using wood glue and clamps and then I cut out the shape with a jigsaw instead of doing the ladder back.
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Sat, 12/26/2020 - 19:07
Great mods!
Very nice and functional, they look great! Thank you for sharing:)
Laundry Orgainized
We needed to organize in the laundry room. This was the perfect idea.
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Sun, 02/03/2013 - 18:50
Nicely done! Makes me wish I
Nicely done! Makes me wish I had room in my laundry area for one like it.
Aromatic Cedar trinket box
This was a project to use some pieces of left over ¼” thick aromatic cedar closet lining board. I cut off the tongues and grooves with the sliding miter saw, and calculated the measurements for the box to fit the size of the wood. For this build I used the micro-pin nailer with compressor, and ½” headless pin nails. The finished box measures 4 1/8” tall, 6” long, and 3 3/8” wide.
Inside, a divided lift-out tray sits on rails made from small pieces of the cedar board glued to the inside. The addition of an extra decorative board to the top made it ¾” thick, to work with a regular knob. The inside of the box stayed unfinished to preserve the cedar fragrance. This was an afternoon project.
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Fri, 12/05/2014 - 17:56
Trinket/jewelry boxes
Joanne, you are the queen of trinket/jewelry boxes! I love all of your posts which show how something simple can be so different and special. These would make wonderful Christmas presents for loved ones, friends, or co-workers. Thanks for sharing.
Sat, 12/06/2014 - 04:58
Thank you!
Linda, thanks so much for the nice comment! I have such fun doing hand built gifts for Christmas! Thinking up how to decorate them and what to make them from is a big part of the fun!
Apothecary cabinet
I've wanted to build one of these forever! I changed the plans a lot to accommodate my needs, but I loved the idea of faux drawers on the doors to have an authentic look. It fools most people! Took 2 weeks for me to complete, working on and off. It has great storage inside for all the kids' stuff I didn't have a place for previously. The stain is ebony by minwax and the hardware pulls I purchased for under $10 for 30.
Hanging Wall File
This was just a quick little project as we decided we needed a bit of organisation in the office.
I just used scrap mdf and leftover bits and pieces from other projects for this wall file. We now have somewhere to put all the postage stuff for our online sales site.
Cheers... Nay
Liam's Christmas Day Barn Bed
Our son Liam-Joseph wanted a "Big-Boy Bed" and then he added "I want Daddy and Santa to make it". Well "Santa" and my wife Jacques looked all over the internet and finally found your Cabin Bed via jennwoodhouse.com. Jacques altered the plans demensions and she realized the bed could be barn-like so she came up with the red and gray paint job. She actually wanted a cupola but I thankfully talked her out of that. Well somehow we keep the construction from Liam 2 weeks before Christmas. On Christmas Eve Liam's Grandparents keep him at their house while "Santa" and I put the bed together (I never did a trial run so I was relieved when everything fit right together). The next day after opening his presents he ran up to his room and saw his bed for the first time.
The project isn't completed. I recently finished the roof with wood pallets but I need to finish the trimming of the interior of the bed walls.
Rustic X console table
So excited with how this table turned out!! I absolutely love it❤️ My daughter helped me build it. It’s been fun teaching her how to build things!
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Sat, 01/02/2021 - 13:18
Great build!
Love your project and that you are getting your daughter involved!
Planked Headboard / Waterbed Build
Farmhouse Coffee Table
Farmhouse collection
Loft Bed
My wife and I completed our son's loft bed in December for his Christmas present. My wife found this bed on Pottery Barn's website and I found these plans on Ana White. Everything was pretty straight-forward. It was a great project and we had a lot of fun building something together. We made a few mods to the plans like height and the railings. I really like how it comes apart for moving and our son loves sleeping up there! Protip: Be careful with the wood glue where the bed is designed to come apart. I got a little sloppy and had to do some hammering to disassemble for staining/sealing. Everything went back together very easily, though.
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Ana White Admin
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 10:06
Great job!
Looks great, thanks for sharing your project!