Monday, June 16, 2014

Homemade Pooja Mandir

I have received few requests to post some making videos but unfortunately we did not record any as I didn't expect this much of appreciation from family and friends. I will add it the lessons learned :)
So, all I can give is guidance if needed along with the information below.

Things Needed : (All the items can be purchased in Home Depot except # 7)

1)  Wooden planks to make the outer box – 4 (32 W 20 H)   Measure how wide and high you wanted the mandir to be depending on the location where the mandir will be placed.  You can get everything cut to the required measurements by an operator at Home Depot while purchasing them.
     2)    Pine Carved Rope Moulding – 4 - Number of mouldings will depend on the size of the outer box as these will go as the border to get a complete look.
     3)   Ornamental Moulding – 2 – This is to make the gopuram part. Please note that these need to be cut with the hand saw to make the ends slant like gopuram.
     4)    Stair Legs – 2 – These are added for extra décor only. These are also manually cut to the required length.
     5)    Birch Accent Moulding – 1 – This is also for added décor. No cutting is required.
     6)    Birch Angle Accent – 2 pairs – This is also added for décor. No cutting is required.
     7)    Small round mouldings – 9 - These are available in Joan’s.
     8)    Bun Foot – 4 – Legs for the mandir
     9)    Hand Saw
    10)  Driller,Nails – If making the mandir closed on three sides
    11)  Wood Glue
    12)  Minwax Gel Stain and Semi Gloss Polyurethane


With Drawer for Storage





   Links to few items from the list ---

1) Pine Carved Rope Moulding -  http://www.homedepot.com/p/DecraMold-DM4-3-8-in-x-3-4-in-Pine-Carved-Rope-Moulding-10000169/100569880
2) Ornamental Moulding - Just search for Ornamental Moulding in the Homedepot website as there are many different designs you can select.
3) Birch AccentMoulding - http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-4-in-x-4-1-4-in-x-20-1-4-in-Birch-Accent-Moulding-307/100022772
4) Birch Angle Accent - http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-4-in-x-3-1-2-in-x-3-1-2-in-Birch-Angle-Accents-Pair-304/100067829
5) Bun Foot - http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-4-in-x-3-1-2-in-x-3-1-2-in-Birch-Angle-Accents-Pair-304/100067829




       



35 comments:

  1. Excellent and thanks for sharing. Could you please share the links

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    1. 1) Pine Carved Rope Moulding - http://www.homedepot.com/p/DecraMold-DM4-3-8-in-x-3-4-in-Pine-Carved-Rope-Moulding-10000169/100569880
      2) Ornamental Moulding - Just search for Ornamental Moulding in homedepot website as there are many different designs you can select.
      3) Birch Accent Moulding - http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-4-in-x-4-1-4-in-x-20-1-4-in-Birch-Accent-Moulding-307/100022772
      4) Birch Angle Accent - http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-1-4-in-x-3-1-2-in-x-3-1-2-in-Birch-Angle-Accents-Pair-304/100067829
      5) Bun Foot - http://www.homedepot.com/s/Bun%2520Foot?NCNI-5

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  2. Hi,

    Could you please send me the links for each part. Thank you.
    Email ID kiranrao.durshanapally@gmail.com

    Kiran

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  4. Fantastic Shipa !! :) can you please let me know where you got the doors from and how you attached it to the temple?

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  5. Thanks, Haritha. All you have to do is measure the length and divide into half to get the length of each door.You might have to cutoff by few inches so that the doors will fit in properly. You can purchase the entire wood strip and cut it according to the dimensions at Homedepot itself, For attaching, we have used two hinges on each side. Hope this helps.

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  6. Hi Shilpa, You and your husband together put up a beautiful piece. Your devotion shows in your work. You all are very inspiring. If you don't mind, Can you please let me know how much this mandir costed you?
    Thank you!

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    1. Thank you so much! The cost was around $230 including the storage we made it later. The price will totally vary depending on the moldings we pick. I will upload a pic with the storage later. Good luck with your carving !

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    2. Hi Shilpa, if you dont mind, can you please provide instructions to add the storage shelf?

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  7. Hi shilpa,

    I need help to make gopuram.

    How did you attach gopuram. Can I have a picture from top & back of gopuram.

    Can you provide some guidelines to make gopuram.

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  8. Hi Kirthi, I will attach the picture of the gopuram from the back. We attached the gopuram with two vertical wood blocks as seen in the pic.

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    1. Hi Shilpa,

      Did you glue the Ornamental Moulding one above the other and then glued them to the vertical blocks? or did you nail any of it?

      Thanks!

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  9. shilpa,

    That is a wonderful mandir you have put together.
    How did you manage to build storage within the mandir it self? Also do you mind sharing the link about plan ?

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    1. Hi Sravanthi, We didn't initially plan for a storage so we had to make a separate box with the same dimensions and attach them together. So the door for the storage is a door that opens to the bottom with a hinge to the side of the mandir. Wish we had planned it before we started and would have done it in a different way. As of now I do not have any notes return for the plan but as many are requesting the same, I will have something ready soon.

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  10. Hi Shilpa, You and your husband together put up a beautiful Work.Please explain about Measurements(HWD).

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    1. Sorry, some how I have missed the message.The one we made is 32 H and 20 W. I got the wood planks from Homedepot and got them trimmed/cut at the store itself. The dimensions will totally depend on how big or small you wanted the mandir to be based upon the location you are going to place.

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  11. Hi Shilpa,

    Can you please provide me the measurements of the wood you have taken.And where did you purchase everything from?

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    1. The wood is from Homedepot. I don't exactly remember the dimensions of the plank while purchasing but I got them cut into 32 H and 20 W as that was my requirement. So measure the area where you will be placing the mandir.

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  12. can you please help me with each step you have done like painting you have done.

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  13. Hi shilpa,
    Thank you so much for the post.
    can you please provide us more details, what kin of paint you have used.
    How the storage added , what are the items needed for storage

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    1. I have used the MINWAX gel stain. You can get that in Homedepot as well.
      We didn't initially plan for a storage so we had to make a separate box with the same dimensions and attach them together. So the door for the storage is a door that opens to the bottom with a hinge to the side of the mandir. Wish we had planned it before we started and would have done it in a different way.

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  14. thank you for the details.
    CAn you please tell me where did u get the small round mouldings which u have u used on top of the mandir.
    If possible can u please share a link to check it.
    what is thename i have to use to search in the online.

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    1. I have got them from Joanns store.Search for wooden door knobs,wood turning shapes- balls or candle cups.

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    2. I have got them from Joanns store.Search for wooden door knobs,wood turning shapes- balls or candle cups.

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    3. Could anyone please give me the link for ' small round mouldings'. Thanks

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  15. Could you please let us know the step by step instructions, on how to assemble?

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  16. Could anyone please give me the link for ' small round mouldings'. Thanks

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    1. I have got them from Joanns store but you can find similar ones in amazon and here is the url -

      https://www.amazon.com/Dealglad-Natural-Cupboard-Wardrobe-Hardware/dp/B00SKKHSPW/ref=sr_1_1/168-5199215-9960258?ie=UTF8&qid=1484747666&sr=8-1&keywords=wood+door+knobs

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  17. Thanks Shilpa, Do you have link from Joanns?

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  18. This is the one I made..

    https://1drv.ms/i/s!AoVr7XgueAuvpAXwGcNOho3nKf7C

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    1. Hello Reddy,

      Can you send me the pics. Not able to view the link.

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  19. Shilpa,

    Can you please advise, how I fix the back panel? I am planning to have only back panel and not covered in three sides

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  20. Hi Shilpa,
    Wat are the measurements for the doors?how did you fix them? Used hinges?can you post the picpls?

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  21. Looks good, we built one and created a youtube DIY video with step by step instructions if anyone is interested

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0V3a4nDneY

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