Ana's Adirondack Chair

Now the only question is should I paint them in all different colors so everyone in the family can have their own shade?

Great plan Ana! Remember, don't knock yourself out with a killer schedule. We will all be waiting whenever you can get to them! (you have some serious great Karma heading your way after all your generosity - remember us when you are rich and famous! lol)

sounds good to me!! I'd rather have plans than brags any day anyway. :) The chair looks amazing!!!

Thank you so much! But we do recognize your job first is wife then mother....then furniture planner :) You're the best.

Thank you for posting this, Ana!!! I was going to buy one of these one day, but now I just might build one!

If you're 25 plans behind on posting then I'm 100 plans behind on building!! I've only finished the bigger kids picnic table and I'm working on the modern outdoor table. Wish I could build one thing every day! I have to keep reminding myself it's okay to take it one project at a time.

Ange had it right, Ana! Wife and mom first - everything else comes after that. You rock! The fact that you do all this with no cost for the finished plans totally blows my crazy mind.

I'm thinking teal and red chairs myself! I'm loving this plan.

Thanks again!

You're amazing! I just found you three days ago and have stayed up until 3am each morning obsessing over your site! We are moving to a new town in three weeks, and I CANNOT WAIT to start building once we get there! You are such an inspiration to women (and men) everywhere! Thank you for giving so freely of yourself, your plans, your time, and your inspiration!!

Ana, you know that I love everything you do. I think you are a very talented woman...please odn't worry about getting the plans up right away we will manage...we understand that you have a family...once again thank you Ana.

Just a suggestion, but I love polls. How about a poll with, say, 20 plans you're considering doing (then you can keep a few juicy ones to yourself) and which ones we want the most? Then you'd have a little guidance as to what to do first. Because maybe we're all just absolutely dying for five of those plans for next week, and then you could take a vacation or a staycation at least :) I'd also love a poll on people's favorite ways to finish different kinds of wood. Polls are fun for us and less work for you. :)

Was reading the "details" on that other place that makes chairs like these (can't remember name-Poverty Shack?). Care instructions are:
* Dust often using a soft, dry cloth.
* Protect from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures.
* Blot spills immediately with a clean, damp cloth.

I'm sure glad I'm building and finishing my own Ana White chair instead. Dust! Did they say to dust it? My children will be dripping smores on these babies! And protect from direct sunlight? I will be placing mine in direct sunlight to enjoy. I'll enjoy it even more knowing I can build four for the price of their one. Thanks Ana!!!

I love all of your plans. We are getting a new house soon and I can't wait to begin on some great projects using your ideas. Can you do a corner hutch design? I love these and really want one in our new home.

Making the Ana Adirondack chair just moved to the top of my summer to-do list! Now my only problem is what color to paint it--so guess I'll have to make one is each color :) Thanks a gazillion for this one, Ana!

Thanks Ana!! Don't stress yourself out though. I have been down that road myself. I used to offer a freebie a day on my blog (Digital Scrapbooking Kits is what I offered). I ended up stopping because it was too much for my family. That won't happen to you I am sure because you are much more energetic than I am but just be careful. I for one would rather have some plans from you than no plans from you. Thanks again :)

Ana, I totally love the Adirondack chair plan, it's on my list to build!! Thanks, Big Z

http://bigzcreations.blogspot.com

I can't wait to make these after I move this summer! Are you going to post plans for a matching side table (like in the Pottery Barn Kids link - http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/adirondack-chairs-1/popup/more-v...)?

In the nicest possible non-weird way, I love you. And your site. Five picnic tables later (the MOST appreciated birthday gift I have ever given) I'm ready to make something for us. Thank you!

And you take your time- Mom first, then all the other stuff. We'll be here waiting patiently. Okay, not so patiently because we adore what you do, but we'll be here waiting.

Thanks for the plans! I now have 2 adult sized chairs and 2 kiddo sized chairs to build. Hubby keeps telling me we don't have the tools, and while he may be right, I WILL build me a chair just me and my hand saw! I CAN do it! (it just might not look quite as pretty!

Thank you thank you thank you! Ana, You are so freaking awesome. What you do for us is not only showing us a method for building our own furniture. You are also inspiring us, motivating us, making dreams come true, and most importantly (to me anyways) you're boosting our self esteems. Thank you a hundred times.

Hi Ana, I just bought cut and painted my wood today! I'm super excited to put it all together tomorrow :) I had a little problem with the shopping list but I am wondering if it is my mistake because I doubled the list (except for the 2x2) to make 2 chairs. I ended up being short about 106 inches of 1x4, I ran out just before I cut the arm rests at 25 1/2". I'm thinking that maybe this happened because I cut all my boards of the same length at the same time so my scrap amount was different, I don't know. I just ran back to Home Depot and bought a 10 footer - no biggie but I thought you'd like to know.

I am new to your site and LOVE this plan! I have all my boards cut and they are finishing drying after painting and priming as I speak! I can't wait to put it all together! I have never built anything really--besides helping my dad when I was a kid. I used my hubby's radial arm saw for all of the cuts--worked but not the best I'm sure--and only spent $1.50 as we had most of the wood and paint. Thanks so much for a fun project, can't wait to do more!

OK--so my question is--I was screwing the 2x2 back support on using the 2" screws-predrilled my holes--and SOMEHOW I went all the way through the back slats! The 1 5/8 screws I have are too short, the 2" screws are too long--what do I DO???

It sounds like you may have a deep countersink bit. What I would do is fasten from the front face of the back slats into the 2x2, instead of from the back.

thanks--I actually wound up improvising and cut 1/2" slats into small squares and put them between the 2x2 and the back slats and then filling the holes in the back slats. it worked for now--it was still an awesome 1st project and i learned A LOT!

I have been wanting a pair of Adirondack chairs for our front yard. However the only versions in my price range have the rounded tops. The straight lines on your version will look great and echo the strong horizontal lines of our house.

Wow! This is great! Thank you for all your hard work put into these plans. Your amazing! I will have to try these plans and about 100 other ones. I will be linking. Thanks!

I was able to assemble 2 chairs in one day. I had already cut and painted all the pieces previously. They went together well, although I did have to do some math since the widths on my boards were slightly smaller than the dimensions in the plans. No biggie, though! I'm very happy with them. I need to put on another coat of paint and find some cushions and they're done!

I'm making a "big man" adirondack for my dad, so I'm modifying your plans a bit, I'm widening it and adding some extra stringers and legs for bottom support.

My problem I'm having now is how to beef up the back to hold more pressure. I was thinking maybe extra "legs" going from the middle back support straight down to the ground? But I'm not sure if that would really add support unless I angle them back?

Thank you in advance!

Hi Loni, If you were to use a 2x4 for the back support (the piece that connects the arms to the back slats, it should take care of support. Perhaps use 1x4s for the under arm supports too.

so they sell these at HD for $28 dollars, is it worth it to build them? I have so many other plans still to do i dont think this one is worth making over buying

You should be able to build these for less. Even if you can't, there is a satisfaction in building it for yourself. My least useful chair is a stool that I built with my dad's help on his lathe. It's also my favorite because I made it, and I don't know anybody else with a chair like it.

Although given the state of my dining room chairs, I might need to start making that stool some grown up chair brethren soon. Too many broken spindles.

I did the design of the Adirondack chair in Google SketchUp. The link is as follows.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b8772904c25b61ac6b2be...

And the animation is in 3D on Youtube at the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WsgQ7xqgVs

Hi, my husband and I are anxious to make chairs for us and kids and alsoo a bench for the porch- he'd love to have a glider and I wondered if you had ideas of how to modify the bench into a glider? Thanks for all your hard work, i have such a to build list from you site! Cant' wait to start getting them done!

I love this site!!!! Thank you ! I wish I could find a plan for a half circle diner booth for my dinning room, but I had so many of these plans on my wish list! Thank you so much!

Would it be possible to do this project with a jigsaw and not the fancier saws that I don't own (yet).

I was looking through your page and noticed the Little And chairs... for some reason I can not post under their pictures. Do you by any chance have th plans for building them?

i love all your plans, thank you very much

question . how much of a angle is the seat part ... the reason I ask with a BAD back , its very hard to get outta some of these , an they are very uncomfortable as well... Also wish to tll you what a great site , an great job your doing !!!!!! thank you jimmyp