[1] Submitted by Ana White [2] on Tue, 2016-10-18 12:33 Page 1 of 19
[1] Have you had a chance to check out Pine+Main [3] yet? We are so excited about each and every new maker signing up, thank you for those of you who have already set up shop. We've got big plans for Pine+Main. A few of you have voiced that you would like to start selling your handcrafted furniture, but don't feel like you are at the level yet. It's refreshing to know such honest and conscientious people. But we all had to start somewhere, on some project. My best advice is to take on a simpler project, that you can make with less time invested in materials and tools, and sell it for a very reasonable price. So everyone is happy! Page 2 of 19
This is a cedar wooden toy box. It is huge. And beautiful. And very sturdy - my kids are towing each other around in it. But it cost me about $20 to make, in about 20 minutes. If you are newer to building, it may take you a little bit longer. For my toy box, I used cedar fence pickets (about $2 each) and dry brushed Rustoleum Chalked in Linen White [4] over it Page 3 of 19
For the chalkboard, I simply spray painted a scrap piece of 1/4" plywood with Rustoleum Chalkboard spray paint. [5] Page 4 of 19
I love how ours turned out, but wanted to share a few more ideas - Page 5 of 19
I love this custom painted toy chest with upholstered top and green casters. $325 on Etsy. [6] Page 6 of 19
Or add a lid and beautiful painted finish - $315 on Etsy. [7] Page 7 of 19
Or size down, made with pine, to fit files for office storage - $225 on Etsy [8] I've long been a fan of Steve Ramsay on YouTube [9], and we've wanted to collaborate for years now. So Steve has challenged me to create a monthly video on Home and Garden for Mere Mortals [10] about simple projects that people can make to start selling their work. Check out this month's video - Page 8 of 19
And of course, the free plans to build this wooden toy box (whether you make it for yourself, your family, or for selling) is below. Enjoy and please do share if you build, we'd love to see how your wooden toy box turns out too! XO Ana Summary: How to build a cedar wooden toy box from fence pickets. $20 in materials, 2 tools, 20 minutes! Free plans by Ana-White.com CategoriesProject Type: Crate Plans and Projects Made with Crates [11] Toys [12] Room: Bedroom [13] Kids and Toys [14] living room [15] Skill Level: Starter Projects [16] Style: Children's and Kid's Room Furniture and Toy Plans [17] Farmhouse Style Furniture Plans [18] Green or Eco-Friendly Style Furniture [19] Rustic Furniture Plans [20] Estimated Cost: Under $20 [21] Dimensions: Dimensions for this wooden toy box shown above, overall size is optimized for using cedar fence pickets with minimal waste Page 9 of 19
1-1/2" plywood @ 34" x 18" 1-2x2 @ 6 feet long 5 - cedar fence pickets, not dog eared 4 - non marking caster wheels with screws 1/2" long for attaching Common Materials: 1 1/2 inch screws 2 inch screws Elmer's Wood Glue [22] Elmer's Wood Filler [23] 120 grit sandpaper Tools: Page 10 of 19
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[26] Cut List: 1-1/2" plywood @ 34" x 18" 4-2x2 @ 16" 6 - cedar fence pickets 18" 6 - cedar fence pickets 35" Page 12 of 19
[27] Attach legs to base with 2" wood screws and wood glue from underside. You will only need one screw per leg. Page 13 of 19
[28] Attach end cedar fence pickets to legs with 1-1/2" screws, two per end of each fence picket for a total of four screws per fence picket. Make sure the 2x2 legs are square with the fence pickets as you attach, especially the top fence picket. Page 14 of 19
[29] Repeat these steps for the side fence pickets. Page 15 of 19
[30] Center remaining fence pickets in middle, even gap on both sides, and attach with 1-1/2" screws, two per end of each fence picket. Page 16 of 19
[31] Attach caster wheels to base with 1/2" screws. clickforplans: [32] Source URL: http://image.ana-white.com/2016/10/free_plans/simple-c edar-wooden-toy-box Links [1] http://image.ana-white.com/2016/10/free_plans/simple-cedar-woode n-toy-box [2] http://image.ana-white.com/users/ana-white [3] http://pineandmain.org [4] https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/chalk Page 17 of 19
ed/ultra-matte-paint [5] http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/special ty/chalkboard-spray/ [6] https://www.etsy.com/listing/221188524/custom-toy-chest-nursery-t oy-box-toy?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga _view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=toy%20box&ref=sc_g allery_2&plkey=0464101af4e8b8d3898c2f763906024e8cb8bff2:2 21188524 [7] https://www.etsy.com/listing/177572463/distressed-wooden-crate-ro lling-toy?ref=shop_home_active_8 [8] https://www.etsy.com/listing/257324601/rolling-wood-file-cabinet-file -crate?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_vie w_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wooden%20crate%20file%20ca binet&ref=sr_gallery_23 [9] https://www.youtube.com/user/stevinmarin [10] https://www.youtube.com/user/hgformeremortals [11] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/project-type/crates [12] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/project-type/toys [13] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/room/bedroom [14] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/room/kids-and-toys [15] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/room/living-room [16] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/skill-level/starter-projects [17] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/style/childrens [18] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/style/farmhouse [19] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/style/green [20] http://image.ana-white.com/taxonomy/term/6093 [21] http://image.ana-white.com/category/plans/estimated-cost/under-20 [22] http://elmers.com/diy [23] http://elmers.com/products/wood-filler-and-other-repair?filters=con struction# [24] https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/537 [25] https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/92 [26] https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/187 [27] http://image.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/diy%20wood%20ced ar%20toy%20box%20crate%20easy%20to%20build%20plans%20step% 201.jpg [28] http://image.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/diy%20wood%20ced ar%20toy%20box%20crate%20easy%20to%20build%20plans%20step% 202.jpg [29] http://image.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/diy%20wood%20ced Page 18 of 19
ar%20toy%20box%20crate%20easy%20to%20build%20plans%20step% 203.jpg [30] http://image.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/diy%20wood%20ced ar%20toy%20box%20crate%20easy%20to%20build%20plans%20step% 204.jpg [31] http://image.ana-white.com/sites/default/files/diy%20wood%20ced ar%20toy%20box%20crate%20easy%20to%20build%20plans%20step% 205.jpg [32] http://ana-white.com/sites/default/files/default_images/clickforplans.jpg Page 19 of 19