I made this side table after the truss end table plans. I added my own flair to it and made the center in a herringbone design. slight modification to the plan to my desire.
I am so in love with my greenhouse, it is amazing the plans were perfect and it went up without any problems, your designs are amazing and beautiful. We are going to do the chairs next!!!
The side of our house needed some character, and this pallet wood bench was the perfect solution. Very rustic, very worn, very out of square and poorly measured, yet cute, sturdy, rich and perfect. The weathered rough sawn oak pallet that we made this out of was so heavy it took two to carry out of the weeds it was found in. The bench probably weighs 100 pounds. The hardest part? Getting the 100 year old pallet apart. Bring all your muscles (or a saws all!). Perfect for decoration and if need be a quiet spot to sit and think.
I went with my own measurements to accommodate my old cooler and leave a little room for storing extra water or whatever. As you can tell, I'm a Coca Cola nut...so I had to go with the Coke theme.
The cooler I used was actually a battery powered car cooler, so it didn't already have a drain. I just drilled through the bottom; added a drain and then ran some pipe over to a faucet at the end.
I glued some coke lids that I had been saving in the bottom of the "cap catcher" (not sure exactly what it's called), for special effects.
Because I'm always looking for a paper towel (I hate having wet hands); I added a paper towel holder on the end, instead of a shelf.
This was made entirely from scrap wood from other projects, so except for the faucet and of course my coke accessories, it didn't cost me anything and that's always a plus.
My husband loves it - every time he sees me looking at this site on the computer, he wants to know what I'm planning to build now.
I found these plans and told my husband he had to make it for our grandson's 2nd Christmas. So.....he did! I was so happy with the outcome. We didnt put in the groove on the front & we used the Rockler torsion hinges. I chose the letters and painted them for his name. We are now beginning a new one for our new Granddaughter for this Christmas!
It gets lots of use and will be a treasured gift from Grammy & Grampy for years to come!
Thanks for the great plans. Love this bed. Next project, a nightstand.
I love this bar table! I needed something long and narrow for our small patio - just deep enough to fit a plate and a drink, or a laptop, and long enough to fit three stools, so I modified Ana's dimensions. Also, living in Florida, we occasionally need to bring our furniture inside for hurricanes, so I made it a lighter by using 1x3s and 1x4s instead of 2x or 4x4s. I still need to paint the bottoms a cream color and build two more stools, but I already use it a lot. Thanks Ana! (The photo was upright on my computer, but I didn't see how to rotate it once it was uploaded)
I needed a little shelf on our bathroom wall and I had lots of scraps hanging around. I made this loosely based on one of Ana's plans. I built it around the size of the baskets I purchased at Homegoods and the size of the four towels.
Wed, 07/20/2011 - 19:31
This would be perfect for a small bathroom with very little floor space and it looks great!
This is the 2nd of two loft beds I have built using Ana's plans - they came out great and my girls love them! I did make some modifications to each, as the girls have different needs. It was a great project and I would like to thank Ana for the concise plans, cut lists, ideas, etc. You made it so easy!
If you are interested in seeing more about this project feel free to visit my blog at www.mothersmusings.net. See you there!
Our recent Taylors Console project. A nice, easy project. We're very pleased with how it turned out!
I used the Rustic Coffee Table Plans from ana-white.com, but purchased lift top hinges and added 2" x 6" around the perimeter, which provided storage inside when the top is lifted.
Sun, 10/14/2018 - 13:51
This is gorgeous! I love the lift top! And the casters too!
Sawhorse desk with drawers. Table top and shelves with dragon spit, table top with epoxy.
My first furniture project was Ana's Tryde Coffee Table. All along though, the goal was to learn enough to be able to make a dining room table. I love the coffee table, and I love Ana's Farmhouse table plans, but I was worried about getting food and stuff stuck in between the table top boards.
So I decided to embark on the adventure of learning how to make a solid table top that I could rest on top of Ana's base design. The result is below, and although it took about 6 months of learning, practicing, and prototyping, I am finally done!
Because I made a solid top, I was able to skip the support beams on the base, which hopefully reduced the weight a little bit.
I don't have a blog, but I added some additional comments in my Picasa Album.
Thu, 12/22/2011 - 13:53
He did was is known as a panel glue-up. They aren't terribly difficult once you've done one. The first one is exciting though. My technique is a bit simpler than what he used, but everyone needs to adapt a method suited to their available tools and knowledge.
If you want to try something like this, check local sawmills and timber suppliers first. adidas30, around here (Ann Arbor, MI), I can lay hands on a single slab of oak or walnut big enough for that table for half to a third that price. The bigger challenge is finding a friend with a big enough truck who is also strong enough to help me shift that beast. Still, what you paid is way less than what you'd pay to buy a table like that.
Wed, 01/04/2012 - 10:46
Crystal: Take a look at the blog link in my post. It links to a picasa photo album that shows a few of the steps along the way. Clay is exactly right. Now that I have done one, the next will not be so bad. It took a long time to learn how to do it right the first time, but it was really fun and extremely satisfying.
Clay -- I'm jealous. I felt silly spending so much on the Ash, but it was half the price of the oak. I think the ash was around 4 dollars per board foot, and the white oak was 7.80 per board foot. Good lumber yards are hard to find in DC. I had to venture over to MD.
This is my version of the Farmhouse table. I got all my wood at lowes. I notched the legs to recive the stretchers. One thing that I did not take into account is that the posts have rounded edges from the mill so that when I put the stretchers in the legs there were gaps.
In need of outfitting the spare bedroom for overnight guests I came upon this site and found the storage bed plan we liked. After building the bed of course a dresser was in order. My sawyer has some northern white pine that came from the Wisconsin Northern State Fair grounds in Chippewa Falls. Having never worked with white pine before I found it rewarng and was happy with the finished product. Hope our guest enjoy it as much I had building it
Thank you for these plans - they were great for a first time build. Definitley learned a lot building this...and now on to the next project!
Really enjoyed making this bench. The X’s were a bit challenging but learned alot. Thanks for the plans Ana!
I build the Farmhouse Bed with Arch in queen Size. I built this over the course of a couple days and then finished it slowly over a month. I did modify the bed to have a 6 inch taller footboard. Also, the mattress I have has a low profile box spring that's only 4 inches tall. The mattress itself is about 10 inches tall.
Additionally I changed the plans a little bit to make it modular. The legs of the headboard are mounted on with bolts and the side rails are also bolted on. This allows me to take it apart and move it fairly easily. The other modification I made was because I couldn't find untreated 4x4s. I ended up using two 2x4s with a 1x4 in the middle. Cut everything separately and then glued/nail-gunned the leg together.
Also in the extra pictures you can see the set of Tryde tables I made at the same time. That post will come once I get a finish on them.
Fri, 07/29/2011 - 20:05
Thanks! Everything was built in a week but I did have the advantage of a nailgun and lots of time.
I loved this lounge chair when I saw it posted. After contemplating them for awhile they became my first building project.
Unfortunately, the cushions from the original design were to expensive for my budget. I resized the lounge chairs to fit cushions I found at my local big box store.
A couple of weeks later I made the loveseat using these plans: http://www.oldpaintdesign.com/2012/03/05/bristol-outdoor-loveseat/. The also resized the loveseat and made it to fit the same back cushions as the chairs and a crib mattress for the seat. I also added three more cleats to add sturdiness to the seat.
I was able to use cedar that I reclaimed from an old sauna in our basement. So, the wood was free to me!
After using the chairs and loveseat a couple of times two of the arms popped off the front. As a result, I added some extra sturdiness to both the arms and to the angled back.
To the arms I added "L" brackets. For each back I added "mending braces".
I'll be adding more information about the modified dimensions and cut list I used on my blog: http://amilliontinylittlethings.blogspot.com/2013/08/bristol-lounge-cha….
I'm very happy with the furniture! Thank you Ana White and guest poster, Shane, for inspiring me into this new hobby!
We made the headboards 7" shorter because the collage wall was already on the wall. Also, we used plywood instead of slats for support for the mattresses. Oh, and we had to trim the side rails to 75". Overall, it was a quick and simple project!
