I wanted something special for my Daughter’s room. I made her bed and bedside table and then I experimented with your book case plan. I was pleasantly surprised with the finished product.
Somewhere in Louisiana
I have been trying to attract more birds. I built and put up some more birdhouses, added a bird bath, and wanted to add some more feeders. I found this quick and easy plan and I had to build it.
This took me less than an hour to build. I bought my picket from Menards when it was on sale for $1.18. That's not a bad price for a bird feeder!
You can see the steps I took to build this on my blog.
http://jaimeofalltrades.blogspot.com/2014/05/make-bird-feeder-for-under…
Sun, 03/01/2020 - 17:05
I can tell just from looking at this wood it was treated with a copper based chemical (note the green/blue blotches) while cedar is a good natural resistant wood these can sometimes be treated a well check for those greenish blotches around the Heartwood lines, chemical won't penetrate the tree sap in the wood and builds up along these lines. *I've worked in the pressure treated industry as a chemical tech for 3 years, and industry as a whole for more than 7.
Thank you for the plans! Super easy. Built for my son and his girlfriend. They needed more storage in their kitchen.
Misti B
Am a big fan of Ana's work, and have used several of her plans in prior builds including the more traditional Adirondack chairs. Those stayed with my old house, and I wanted something different for my new house. Really liked her Modern Adirondack design with the floating arm rest. However, plans are like recipes to me--a guideline. I wanted the back boards to run up and down, and I am a bit more robust than the lovely and petite Ms. White, so they would need to be wider after I built the first one at 19 1/2" wide per plan. The next three I made 22" wide and that worked well without throwing off the geometry and angles of the other parts. Since I ran the backboards up and down, I needed some cross beams for stability and to give an attachment point for the middle of the boards. Cut some 2x4s at 15" wide, drilled pocket holes in both ends, and attached in between the back supports with the pockets facing up to be hidden by the back boards. All of the 2x4s were leftover cut-offs from the houses being built in my neighborhood. Since the frames were free, I splurged and went with cedar boards for the backs and bottoms. With the wider frames, I had to use 1x12s ripped down to 10 3/4" to get the right look (about a board's width in between). Needed some color, so I painted the frames Teal Seaglass from Menards. Cedar was stained with a natural deck stain from Sherwin Williams. I experimented with salt paint (mixing unsanded grout with the paint) to give a heavily textured and weathered finish but this was unecessary--the wood was distressed enough and I am a terrible painter. It also toned down the color so I skipped that step and just went with 2 coats of plain paint. It looks like outdoor furniture should up close. As always, am pleased with Ana's plans. Thank you for doing all the hard work!
Fri, 08/21/2020 - 16:59
I absolutely love how the back was done!! Thank you so much for sharing!
So this was a really fun project from start to finish, I wanted a storage bed with a place for my son to showcase his Super Hero collection!
Made this out of a ton of scrap wood I had laying around. On the downside it made the project more difficult, but on the upside all I had to buy was hinges and handles...
My husband and I built this table as our first project. We followed all of the dimensions from Ana's "Small Sewing Table" project here: http://ana-white.com/2010/10/plans/sewing-table-small-spaces?page=1 The only thing we changed was the size of the table top and the legs. We were worried about putting my heavy sewing machine on top of the leaf called for in the plan, so we created gate legs to support the leaves. Since the legs were going to be folded up in between the base and each leaf, we extended the center portion of the table top to accommodate the change. After it was assembled and stained, I decided that I didn't like the solid color, so I stenciled on a pattern with white latex enamel paint (what I had on hand) and continued to paint the base. After lightly scuffing it up with the sander, I layered 3 coats of poly on top. It has held up well, even after many large quilt projects! I just LOVE my sewing table!
Fri, 08/05/2016 - 13:41
Hi there. Could you please tell me what the brackets are you used with the gateleg? Do you remember where you got them? Thank you!!!
Fri, 05/26/2023 - 16:59
Hello I was wanting to know how to make the Gate-Legs for this project? Like the measurements and such. Thank you.
Sun, 05/12/2024 - 08:40
How heavy of sewing machine can this hold? My machine is 32 lbs. Would it be able to sit and be used on the “leaf” side of the table ?
My husband and my boys built it, painted it, and stained it in a weekend. Great father and sons project. I used the same black paint and stain that Shanty-2-chic used. I LOVE it.. now on to the benches.
This sandbox has been around for some time BUT it is still a great project to build The plans were simple to follow and would be an excellent project for beginners. We built this for our grandson and future grandbaby. Was easy to complete in one day, including painting
Sat, 07/11/2015 - 20:31
It makes me happy, every time I see someone build this sand box. LOVE the color you chose! Great job!
This was basically my first ever wood working project. It didn't turn out perfect but I had fun doing it and my daughter likes it too! It isn't done yet, still need to figure out the color of paint I'm going to use.
I adjusted the height of the armoire to 72 inches. It was a little tricky getting the doors to hang straight. I blame the new driveway; we just moved into a new house with a sloped driveway (our old one was super flat). I got the hardware at Lowe's. I also added a block of wood at the top, on the inside, to mount the door catches. I mounted them on the top and bottom on both doors, so four catches total. That really helped with the way the doors looked when closed.
We took existing twin size bunk beds and modified the measurements to fit for 2 crib size mattresses. 1 for my 3.5yr old and the bottom for my soon to be 2yr old. It took us 12 ours to build from start to finish then about another 1hr to place in room and set it up completely. All in all they love them and sleep thru the night in there own beds lol. I also have a 7mth old in my room too...
I was so excited to try this plan! It was the perfect size for this corner! Now I need to make a few of the chairs for the deep seat cushions! Thank you for these great plans, Ana!
My wife has been wanting cabinets under our bathroom sink.... So, I made plans and gave it a whirl. How did I do? If anyone want plans or more info how I did it feel free to ask.
Mon, 10/14/2013 - 20:47
I'll bet your wife is thrilled. It's always harder to try to build around something you already than to start fresh - but you did a fantastic job.
In reply to Great job! by sgilly
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 01:05
It wasn't too bad to do... Didn't take as long as I thought it would and tripled storage in the bathroom. I thought it turned out nicer than I thought. My wife loves it. and thank you for the comment!
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 01:20
Yes the cost savings was amazing. and it will hold up and is thicker than anything you would buy in the box stores. I am really happy with all of this. Thank you so much for commenting.
my husband and I used your plans for the sectional, end tables and chairs I made the pillows thanks so much for the designs we love them
Mon, 04/03/2023 - 20:12
Fantasic job, thank you so much for sharing your lovely space!
Tips on building the Home Depot Adirondack chair.
Built the nested grill station just in time for the 4th. So much fun building this, thanks Ana so much for the inspiration! Chris
"Couldn't find a corner hutch that I liked so I decided to make my own and OMG I'M IN LOVE"
Jimi Hightower
Easy build and I like how I can just set planters inside the top box and change out easily!
