In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t read Young House Love (or follow them on Twitter or Facebook) then you might have missed their post on the FABULOUS website/blog by the name of Knock Off Wood: How to Build Knock-Out Knock-Off Furniture. Hey…there might be one or two of you that are coming to my little ‘ol website and haven’t browsed theirs recently…right?
So anyway, on to the furniture plans! I love these…the carpentry obsessed blogger behind Knock Off Wood is Ana from Alaska, who posts plans, step-by-step instructions and even videos to copy or be inspired by your favorite catalog store’s more expensive furniture pieces. Plus she’s a mama to a toddler. Impressive, Ana…impressive! Here she is in action, oh, just working on a kitchen island. No big deal…
For instance…have you ever been shocked (like I have) at how expensive a simple bookcase could be? But they look so easy to build! And Ana says that they are – this Cameron 3-Shelf Bookcase is in her ‘Fast’ category…but it is on ‘Special’ for $239 EACH at Pottery Barn Kids if you’d like to just buy your own. No thanks!

{image via Pottery Barn Kids}
And her plans are very nicely illustrated using Sketchup – and did I mention that they’re FREE? Click here for the plans to make your own ‘Inspired by the Cameron’ bookshelf.
{Image via Knock Off Wood}
And for you more advanced woodworkers, how about your own tiered bookcase, like the Apex from West Elm? She has a plan for that. But if you want to buy it, it costs $449 online.
{Image via West Elm}
You can find anything on her site…from coffee tables to beds to picture frames to…
…PLAY KITCHENS! I was sooo excited to see these EASY plans to make fridges, ovens and sinks for little girls. Her 3 year old’s room is seriously decked out! Maybe if I start now I can get something done before Harper’s 2nd birthday (it’s in August, hehe!).


Or you could buy this set from Land of Nod for $448, plus tax and shipping…I do love the chalkboard paint, though!
Or this retro set from Pottery Barn Kids for $699…

And how cute is this ‘Town’ plan? I need to get Glenn to get building…or have him show me how to use his tools a little better than my current skills.

Thanks for the inspiration, Ana! And for making building things so simple for rest of us!
{images linked to sources and via Knock Off Wood}
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Yes, but who has all this time???
Love the play kitchen btw.
xo,
cristin
Ha, that is true…but she really does make it look easy, and all of the readers who share their projects swear that they don’t take that long!
If I could just get someone to watch Harper so I could play…and I love her link to see how many calories are burned by carpentry! So it’s a good excuse to replace exercise!
Thanks so much for posting about my blog! I hope you get a chance to build something. I totally relate, I’m a country girl with designer tastes too. Ana