Knock Off Wood
In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t read Young House Love
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

{image via Pottery Barn Kids
And her plans are very nicely illustrated using Sketchup
{Image via Knock Off Wood
And for you more advanced woodworkers, how about your own tiered bookcase, like the Apex from West Elm
{Image via West Elm
You can find anything on her site…from coffee tables to beds to picture frames to…


Or you could buy this set from Land of Nod
Or this retro set from Pottery Barn Kids for $699…

And how cute is this ‘Town’ plan

Thanks for the inspiration, Ana! And for making building things so simple for rest of us!
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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