This is my banquette bench I made over the past few weeks after I saw your pictures and plans on your website. I absolutely love it. I am refinishing a table and chairs to use with it. Now I have room for lots of guest. Thank you for your great ideas.
I build these planter boxes, from wooden remains from terrace building, inspired from Ana White planter boxes.
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This was a really good starter project! I loved building this and have gotten tons of compliments on it! I spent about 5 hours on it, from when I came home with the wood, until the paint was drying. Including a coffee break! Estimated cost for wood + paint was 300 SEK which is about 47 dollars with todays currency. I have written down more info on how I did it and more images on my blog post. Thanks Ana for this great design!
Thu, 06/20/2019 - 14:33
This is gorgeous! I love the white paint and how you used it at the bottom of the bed. I can't believe I didn't see this one sooner!
We utilized Ana's rustic x bench to fit our hall tree design. Love the bench.
Combined two plans found on this wonderful site with our own revisions to provide a larger desk work area (20" deep). I also added a small shelf to allow for setting a book, water, whatever on it without getting out of the bed. As my first "indoor" project there were several lessons learned - one is to buy the higher grade lumber for the primary components including legs and beams. I did not do this and I had to spend more time than I should've finding good square, straight wood. Another lesson was that staining and polyurethane coating are a skill that requires a lot of practice and time. I and my daughter are thrilled with the final result but choosing to stain/poly it likely doubled the overall build time. Still no regrets, though. My 12 yo daughter just loves her new bed and thanks to this site for the spectacular ideas.
Made this farm table and benches from your plans. Son wanted the multi colored and wanted it epoxy coated. I put a couple top coats of satin poly over to tone down the gloss. He loves it.
Renee White @momanay
The husband and I have been very inspired by the awesome women (and men) on this site that have created their own pieces of furniture. They all look so amazing! So the husband wanted to give it a shot and try creating this dog crate / end table as his first ever project. Now mind you, he hasn't done any sort of woodworking since wood shop class in high school... and that was at least a decade ago.
I have to say that I'm quite proud of the hubby's first finished project! Although, he did mess up a bit with the table top being an inch too short width wise. I really didn't want him to create another one because that would mean I would have to stain another one and I really REALLY do not want to stain again! So we compromised and ended up gluing a thin wood trim on the side end of the table top to cover up the mistake.
I made these two Adirondack chairs. I decided to put a deck stain on them (Cape Cod Gray and Pewter)
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I was looking for a way to give our house some better curb appeal and decided our stree numbers could use a facelift. The majority of money spent on this project was for the numbers since I had enough spare cedar laying around.
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Mon, 10/10/2016 - 09:02
I got them from Home Depot. I think you can also probably find them online through Amazon.
In reply to Numbers by jesseamber
Mon, 10/10/2016 - 09:03
I got the numbers at Home Depot. I'm pretty sure you can also find them online through Amazon.
Mon, 10/24/2016 - 15:34
So pretty! What are the measurements. Did you use real plants ?
Modified the size of the Fancy X Farmhouse table, down to 34-1/2" x 60", and the benches to fit fully under the table.
The only thing I wish I could change with these plans is how you attach the tabletop. Because you are stacking wood for the base, and there are no aprons, you have to attach the top by going through the table top. But wood filler and stain hides them well enough, but I'm never the biggest fan of going from the top. I prefer to hide the screws on the underside.
Other than that, I love building this table.
Easy to put together and quick! A great set of plans which produced a very sturdy bench. Some adjustments were made, as we had spare 1x3s which we used to expand the bottom shelf.
We pre-cut everything to specification. We only needed 6 2x4x8s. We only broke into the 7th because our cuts for the cross bars on top came up short once it was together and we had to recut. Just save the 12 inch boards to cut when you need to add them to ensure the measurements are accurate. The top was glued and nailed together with brads, a bottom layer of 1 inch pine with a top layer of 1/4 oak plywood on top. It was what we had on hand and it provides the strength needed with girth yet the hard exterior of the hardwood ply.
S Walker
I am long overdue to share these Adirondack chairs that I made last fall. I followed the exact plans for Ana’s Adirondack Chair to make my own. These chairs have such a simple, clean, modern style that I love. Adirondack chairs, no matter what style, are just an all-around classic!
This was an amazing first project for us. Thank you for the plans and the step by step instructions
The Tryde Console table was the inspiration piece. Used kreg jig to join the top boards and connect the legs and aprons. The bottom stretchers were similar to the Farmhouse table plans. I plan on using this outside for a grilling table. I am not going to apply a finish - I want to see how the wood changes when exposed to the elements - hopefully it gets a nice Restoration Hardware-type finish.
My son loves his new bed. It was his favorite part of Christmas. He now has his own little sanctuary to hide out in.
No modifications to original plans.
This was built mainly as a place to bring our pond plants in for the winter. After looking at various kits we decided this was the best option for us and much cheaper.
The size was increased to 12 X 12 and the walls/ceiling were increased another 15" in height over the original plans. An entryway was added to block the cold wind as our original barnstyle door wasn't tight enough and ended up being too drafty. Also added an RV type autoswitching propane system and blue flame heater for backup. For the winter months we insulated the lower portion of the interior walls with spun fiberglass and 6 mil film stapled over it.
This is a very utilitarian version that serves our needs well. Great original plans and easy to build.
Tue, 11/11/2014 - 14:34
We didn't change the angle from the plans. 22 degrees I believe was the cut.
Tue, 11/11/2014 - 16:04
Wow, this looks awesome! I love the arctic entryway (thats what we call them up here in Alaska) and all the mods! Thanks so much for sharing!
I built two of Ana's "Modern Outdoor Chairs" and adjusted the plans to accommodate 24" in cushions. We're pleased with how they turned out and have gotten great use out of them. Thanks for the plans, Ana!
Rather than buying beds for two of our daughters, I wanted to take the opportunity to build them. I really had a great time doing. I used the plans from the Captains Storage beds, but modified it a little.
We ripped two 3/4 inch finished ply into 12in pieces.
That gave us all the sides, ends, and dividers.
The platforms are 12x12 3/4x
The ends are the same only sorter.
Rather than using slats for the middle support I just used the remain ply.
We finished the front with 6ft sections of 1x2 inch furring strips. A good sanding and clean up, and we are good to go!
Thanks for posting the plans! We really enjoyed building the beds and our girls love them!
Fri, 09/20/2013 - 13:14
LOVE this! was looking for something other than the slats that would TRULY hold my polynesian kids, thank you for sharing! :-)
This project took me a couple weekends and turned out great.
