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The mission of THEPLANSPLACE is to provide products that enrich and improve the lives of our cus-

tomers. We strive to provide innovative and unique project plans that are inexpensive to purchase,

simple to understand and can be constructed with common tools and materials in the quickest possible

time. Each plan is designed by an experienced engineer using sold modeling in a 3D CAD package

and is constructed to verify the design and correct any possible design issues. Each plan includes a

completely detailed print, materials list and additional useful information.

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THEPLANSPLACE is very pleased to present our latest project plan, The Old Fashioned Breadbox. The plan is a replica of a 1940’s breadbox that was manufactured by a California company name Knock On Wood Corporation. These original breadboxes can easily be found just by searching the Internet for Breadbox or by Knock On Wood Breadbox.

Project Description The finished project stands about 12 inches high, 18 inches wide and about 1 foot deep. The inside dimension are about 8 inches deep and 14 inches wide. It is constructed from a craft style edge glued pine that machines well and leads to an excellent final finish. It features a roll up front door (tambour door), antique style knob and rubber feet. The front label can be printed with a regular ink jet printer using the included letter template.

The Plan Package Includes the Following • 20 pages of detailed prints including overall dimensions, component details, assembly details, bill of material and edge/track and door construction templates. • Black and blue door label templates. • Wood cutting plan. • A complete materials list that includes each component, glue/stains and any specials tools required to build the plan. The list shows what was purchased, where it was purchased and how much it cost. Each item has an Internet hyperlink that will take you to that item and retailer. • General information including plan description and background. • Tools used, lessons learned, stain/finish and general directions. • Pictures of finished project with hyperlink to construction photos.

Estimated Build Time: ~20 Hours Estimated Construction Costs: $160

Plan Cost: $14.00

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The Wedding Pergola

ThePlansPlace is excited to present the Linear Candle Holder plan. We have made a number of these and got some really great feedback from those that have seen them. They really look great lit up in that special place! This DIY project is fun, easy and best of all inexpensive to build. The design consists of multiple votive candles evenly spaced on a wood base. This plan provides direction to make from a one place to a seven place candle votive. The design has been computer optimized to make several different sized candle holders from a single standard length piece of wood (very little scrap). Each candle holder can be made very unique by the type of material, votive, finish and edge configuration selected. This DIY plan includes fully dimensioned and detailed prints, photo’s, and materials list also tips to get the project moving quickly. We think you are going to like this one!

The Super Picnic Table

The DIY Super Picnic Table plan is something very special for us here at ThePlansPlace. Forget what you know about picnic table plans because this is different. This is not your fathers picnic table. At last an engineered picnic table that considers the comfort an safety of the user! This is a stylish table that can easily seat five adults per side and offers incredible strength and stability. It offers a large table top (23.5sq ft) that is approximately 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. The table offers comfortable seating and excellent ingress/egress with the benches being over one foot wide. The table features recessed and hidden fasteners and chamfered/smoothed corners to prevent injury. The table features removable benches to lighten the move load. An umbrella hole and gapped top and benches to promote water drainage. The plan also includes a unique angled or straight top and bench. The angle top and benches look kind of cool but if that is not to your liking, You can always do the straight look. The plan includes fully dimensioned and detailed prints, photo’s and material list. Based on our experience we think you and your family and guests are going to love it!.

Estimated Construction Time: 30 Hours

Estimated Construction Costs: $ 300.00

Plan Cost $14.95

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Towel Rack and Paper Towel Holder

CHECK THESE OUT… DOUBLE TOILET PAPER HOLDER AND A TOWEL RACK TOO!

Toilet Paper Holder

Towel Rack

Project Description ThePlansPlace is pleased to present the DIY towel and paper holder project. The towel and paper holders designs are stylish and matched to work nicely in the same room. The plan can easily be adjusted to suit your decorating needs such as material used or edge style. The plan includes (3) different towel rack sizes including an 18, 28 and 35 inch widths. It also includes a single and an innovative double roll holder. The plan includes material optimization chart that shows the different options possible to minimize material waste. The plan includes mounting directions for stud, hollow wall and cabinet mounting.

Plan cost $7.95

The Church Bulletin Box

ThePlansPlace is very pleased to present the DIY church bulletin holder designed to hold around (100) 8-1/2” x 11” bulletins. The front door glass allows users to see the bulletins and those responsible for filling when the box is empty. The front door assembly is counter balanced so that it returns to the closed position when the door handle is released. The back wall has rubber bumpers that eliminate noise and shock when the door returns. The polished brass front door handle provides for visible and easy opening access. The bulletin holder has a sliding door track with low friction hinge bushings that provides for smooth door opening and prevents over travel of the door assembly. The bulletin holder provides attachment features on the back wall that allows for easy mounting to drywall or masonry. The cedar design with a urethane exterior finish allow the bulletin holder to be mounted outside. We think you will be very pleased with the finished product and it will provide service long into the future

Plan Cost $13.95

Estimated Construction Time: 30 Hours Estimated Construction Cost: $170.00

Just think about the many uses for this. Information for selling a home!

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The Wishing Well Planter

The wishing well planter DIY plan is something that feels so right. We are very pleased to present the wishing well planter. The wishing well planter is a re-thinking of a long standing favorite yard decoration. The project makes great use of vertical lines leading to a proportioned and great looking appearance. The side panels are tongue and groove with the corners actually forming the legs. The roof provides openings between the panels to allow for water and sunlight. Unlike most wishing well “covers” the wishing well planter is in fact a planter! It includes a large (14” x 25”) removable planter box with integral handles for easy removal. It will almost exactly hold a single flat of flowers. It also includes a working crank mechanism that allows for vertical height placement of the bucket. The bucket is a “traditional” style wooden bucket that can be used to plant additional flowers. In additional, the underside panel framing and the use of gussets leads to an incredibly stable and robust design. In development for nearly 10 months, no detail has been overlooked. We feel very strongly that this project will be a great addition to your home and will be sure to get a lot of attention!

Estimated Construction time: 40 Hours Estimated Construction Costs: $ 250.00

Plan Cost: $19.95

The Coat Rack

Yes, this is a coat rack but is it? You ever think of others things you could use this for? How about in your bedroom for robes and pajamias or your favorite hats, belts, handbags? Yes it can have mutiple uses. But yes it does work well also with coats.

ThePlansPlace is very pleased to introduce the DIY Coat Rack plan. The Coat Rack plan is a unique and stylish design that is 72” tall with a wide (24”) leg spacing for excellent stability. It also has (4) legs with adjustable feet for great balance. The upper section of The Coat Rack has (8) hooks and rotates smoothly 360 degrees on plastic flange bearings to make access easier. The lower Section has (4) additional fixed hooks. The plan can also be personalized through wood type, finish, and hook design/style.

Estimated Construction time: 20 Hours Estimated Construction Costs: $100.00 Plan Cost: $ 11.95

The Old Barn Birdhouse

Here is a little history about this plan A few years back a friend of ours that was a volunteer at Highland Recreation Area (A state park that was originally owned by Edsel B. Ford, son of Henry Ford) came to us with an issue. There was a rather large windstorm that destroyed most of the sheep barn that had been constructed by Edsel on that property. Our friend was looking for ways of raising funds to help restore the structure. He suggested that perhaps we could design something using the materials that came from the structure. We agreed to see what we could come up with. He provided some materials like tongue and grove siding and roofing shingles. We took a look at pictures on the FOHRA website and was really struck by the 3 roofs of the barn. We designed a birdhouse for them that had triple roof lines and used the material from the original structure. The finished product was well received by their group. So then we decided that we would modify that plan for THEPLANSPLACE. We cut the roof line back to two and added some other great features. We wanted to create something that was good to look at and that had hometown feel. This plan has an easy hang system and can be personalized by burning your name or hometown name into it. We think you’ll agree that this is a very unique design. Here’s the thing, sometimes doing something for others leads to a great outcome not just for others but for yourself too.

Estimated Build Time: 4 Hours Estimated Construction Costs: $20.00

Plan Cost: $11.95

Hey, we want to introduce you to Francis the Bird. He gets kind of cranked up when we sell his image without introducing him. Sorry Francis! Yea, he’s named after Saint Francis. Are you happy now? Gees! So sensitive.

Hey, Check Out Friends of Highland Recreation Area

*Smaller bird such as Chickadees, Nuthatches, Downy Woodpeckers, Titmice, Wrens and House Sparrow

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The Paper Towel Holder

Project Description ThePlansPlace is pleased to present the DIY paper towel holder. The paper towel holder is a stylish oak design with brass accents including a brass knob, spring and fasteners. The project can be built for being located on a counter top or being hung from the bottom of a cabinet by just a couple simple part differences. Included with the plan is an alternate design that simplifies the construction. The torsion spring mounted on the RH support/base allows the side to smoothly rotate outwards and allows for easy loading and unloading of paper towel rolls. The spring load on the roll allows for one handed tear off of paper sheets and keeps the towel from un-rolling. Best of all, it is easy and inexpensive to build. It can be built for under 50 dollars and in less than 10 hours. We really hope you’ll enjoy this.

Construction Time: 10 HOURS Estimated Cost: $50.00 Plan Cost: $9.95

The Traditional Birdhouse

Living in the country has given us lots of experience with birds. We have had robins build their nests under our deck preventing us from going out there in fear they’d stay away from their eggs too long. We have also had blue jays pecking holes in our trim. I have no idea why they do that but I sure hate it. Just a couple of days ago there was a baby finch in the grass who had apparently fallen out of his nest. My wife gently moved him to a safe area making sure not to get the human smell on him. I noticed him while I came upon him while cutting the grass! All of this aside we have had some great experiences too. Many times during the spring and summer we are awakened in the morning to their singing and chirping outside our open window. We have a great variety of birds coming and going. One early weekend morning while sitting on my front porch I noticed that a rather large area of our open grass was covered with hundreds of birds feeding. As I watched them I began to realize that they were all the same kind. Ahhh, I thought, is this where the saying “birds of a feather flock together” comes from? An old saying coming out of a simpler time when people had more time and less distractions to be able to watch and reflect on such things. Anyway, not sure about that old saying but by being able to build two modern birdhouses from this plan you may be able to fight back on the complexities of the modern world and develop your own modern saying. Can I suggest? “birds of a feather live together”.

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Future Plans

This is a look at our upcoming DIY plans and we have many more that are not yet on the list. Please let us know if you see something that interests you.

The Tiki Bar

OK, here it is… Our next plan will be a edge grain cutting board. The plan will use multiple hardwoods for great color contrast. It will also have a drip groove and perhaps some chopping cups. It is unbelievable to us how many cutting boards are out there. We see prices from $20-$30 all the way up to several hundred. Kind of cool, we plan to deliver something really great! Stay tuned!

News

Just wanted to give you some news on ThePlansPlace. We will continue to design and build DIY project plans in hopes that we can build your confidence in us. We will give you updates on new products as they are in the building stages. This can help you decide if this is one of the new products you might be interested in trying. If it is something for you then you could send us an email and we will let you know just when the plan will be ready for you to purchase. Please check out some of our future plans. If you see something that might interest you, send us an email for more information. If we get enough interest we may move it up on the list. By the way, you can always send us your plan ideas. We are always on the look out for new ideas! Thank you for visiting our web site!

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Construction Pictures of the Old Barn Birdhouse

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Construction Pictures of the Coat Rack

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Paper Towel Holder Construction Photos

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Corner Fillet Router Template

Alternate design photo’s

Construction Pictures for the Towel Holder/Toilet Paper Holder

Double Toilet Paper Holder

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Towel Rack

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Corner Fillet Router Template

Constructions Pictures for the Wishing Well Flower Planter

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