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I've been wanting to buy or make a sandbox for my son for a couple of years now. Since seeing this on Ana White I knew I had to make it. My son is 4 yo and I didn't think the 4' square sandbox would be big enough for him, so I made it bigger. Ours is 6' square.

Materials:
4@1x8x6'
12@1x6x6'
2x4 - used leftovers from another project
8 hinges
4 handles
decking screws

Cut lengths:
2@1x8 cut to 71.5 (long sides of the box)
2@1x8 cut to 70.5 (short sides of the box)
did not cut the 1x6 boards (top planks) - actually designed the other boards to fit their length to prevent cutting (saving time) (note that original plan uses 1x4 planks - I used 1x6s so I could use the same number of planks but cover a larger area)
4@2x4 cut to 11.5 (arm rests)
4@2x4 cut to 18.5 (back supports)

followed instructions for assembly otherwise. At my husbands suggestion we put the handles on the sides and can easily open from either side - prevents having to lean over to the middle to open (back saver)

I finished the project in 4 hours including clean up and a couple of small breaks. This is my first Ana White project. It was a lot of fun to build and I hope my son will enjoy it for years to come!

Using Ana's 10 dollar raised garden planter box idea, I made my own using the cedar fence boards and then used 2 x 3 x 8 studs for the L corner supports and mid center support along with top rail. This photo is the first 3, I will have a total of 6 boxes. Will post more as I progress.

This was so much fun to build and it turned out really great. It was the perfect gift for my son on his fourth birthday.

Great plan. Easy to follow.

Great bench

I made this for my boy who's turning four tomorrow! (Sep 1st) He loves building forts and I don't mind rearranging the furniture, but set up and clean up is so time consuming, we'd both rather spend more time playing. This is an indoor tent, but I took it outside for pictures. Aside from the obvious difference of adding doors and a back, the changes I made from the original plans are: using an 8 foot 1x3 so the tent is 4 feet deep instead of 3. Instead of stapling the fabric on the 1x3s at the bottom, I wrapped the fabric around and used velcro so I could remove it for washing. I sewed a tube of fabric and attached it at the top to make removal easier. Time Investment is so long because of the sewing involved for the tent. If you have an Ikea near you, they've got this stuff called glaze paint (more of a stain, I think) in all different colors - it doesn't need a top coat (unless you want it shiny), it's solvent free and, are you ready? $6 for 12.something ounces, MORE than enough for this project. To make it even easier if you're using fabric instead of curtains like me and you've got the room, cut a 8ft 1x3 in half so you've got two 4ft pieces. Most quilting cotton at fabric stores is 44-45 inches wide selvedge to selvedge (the ends that don't fray) and if you follow the plan according to where to drill for the top bolt, you'll need 4-4.25 yards of fabric, depending on whether you are going to use velcro or staple. I would use 4.25 if using velcro, the fabric can go right over the top bar and over the other side if you don't want to sew a tube like I did. If you don't want to sew at all, use iron-on hem tape on the cut edges and iron on velcro. Make sure of placement of the velcro before ironing on. More pictures on my blog =)

Just finished up my Murphy Bed project. Hope you like.

I purchased a twin girls captins bed for my daughter to grow into but she wasn't quite big enough for it yet so I had my husband convert it into a twin size crib!!!! Im in love with how it turned out. My husband Free hand a crown on a sheet of ply wood and cut it out. I used quilt batting and covered it with pink material and did the tips of crown in purple.

The Flickr gallery for this project is at https://www.flickr.com/gp/akutz/86502i/.

A friend of mine asked me if I'd build her a farmhouse table per the plans at http://ana-white.com/2009/12/plans-farmhouse-table-knock-off-of.html. Sadly I still haven't gotten around to building her one (sorry Jennifer!), and that's partly because even after practicing my skills on smaller projects, a full-sized table still seemed like a big job. Around the same time my two year old daughter was walking all over the house, and our coffee table presented a constant threat of head-banging and side-hurting danger. Then I realized I could build a miniature version of the farmhouse table as a coffee table, and in the process round the corners to make it baby-safe!

Unfortunately I'm not disciplined enough to write down the exact measurements, or at least not keep them since I never think anyone will be interested in these things later. I take pictures just to show friends and family. However, since these plans came directly from the aforementioned link of the farmhouse table, it should be easy to figure this out. The only differences were that I created the outer dimensions based on the space the unit would be taking up in my living room. And with a couch with a chéz, it was important to stick to those.

Also, as you can see, I added a second level to the table so that we could place things on it, but also for stability. This was not difficult to do since I just created an internal shelf to place the planks across the bottom.

Since my father is a master carpenter, and I explained to him what I was doing, he also recommended that I not fasten the upper or lower planks to the outside with any single piece. He said that due to weather-caused expansion and contraction throughout the year, if I fastened the planks together at the ends with the bread boards, there would be much cracking. That's why you see the bottom supports fastened to the underside of each plank with an individual block of wood, and not with one long piece. That way the planks can move independently of one another. that's also why they're not fastened together long-ways.

One last note. I built those legs several times. The only way I was ever able to get them correct is when my father told me to buy a long router bit, clamp the legs together, and route them all with guides. He said getting cuts in four separate posts even like that is one of the hardest thing to do if you don't make the cuts at the same time. He was right, and with his approach the table was perfectly level!

Rather than buying beds for two of our daughters, I wanted to take the opportunity to build them. I really had a great time doing. I used the plans from the Captains Storage beds, but modified it a little.

We ripped two 3/4 inch finished ply into 12in pieces.
That gave us all the sides, ends, and dividers.
The platforms are 12x12 3/4x
The ends are the same only sorter.

Rather than using slats for the middle support I just used the remain ply.
We finished the front with 6ft sections of 1x2 inch furring strips. A good sanding and clean up, and we are good to go!

Thanks for posting the plans! We really enjoyed building the beds and our girls love them!