Ana White 4x4 truss table with matching bench.
This is the first project that I made using the Kreg Jig. I was a little intimidated at first so with the scraps I had left over after making all my cuts (and a few scraps from other projects) I started with the dog bed so I could get use to making pocket holes etc. That project went great the only modification I made was I skipped the headboard, made the legs lower and the left the molding off one side. It looks great but as you can see in the pic...he still prefers the floor and his pillow.
Making the actual bed I learned so much...#1) Its super important to have straight boards...A few of my boards were warped and it made it a bit difficult to join and required a lot of sanding. The directions were very straight forward and easy to follow the only modification I made was to the headboard which I made only 48 inches high so it wouldn't block the window so much and wouldn't over power the room. Also to attach the headboard tot he bed I used surface mount brackets from Rockler which make the headboard easy to remove and very sturdy.
I love it...had our first guest sleep on it last week and they loved how sturdy and comfortable it was.
Thank you Ana for the great plan and this wonderful site...can't wait to start my next project.
My Father built this amazing dollhouse for my daughter as a Christmas present. I loved the tall open look of this design and knew it would be perfect for my four year old! Instead of leaving the doorways open, we added dollhouse windows and doors to make this "bookcase" more into an actual dollhouse. The adorable mice and furniture are from the Danish toy company, Maileg. We hid the dollhouse in the home office on Christmas morning and had my daughter find it as her last present. She fell in love with it and immediately started playing! She has one talented Grandpa and I am so glad to have something like this in our family to be cherished for generations.
Sun, 01/01/2017 - 09:53
I really like what you do, this job is beautiful, congratulations. Happy 2017
These benches were for my Eagle Scout project. They will be used in the IB Garden at my school. The group creating the garden were very pleased with how these benches turned out. Thanks for the plans!
New tryde side table to match a tryde coffee table I recently built. I love the simplicity of the design. Wife likes it too!
Great idea for a quick project and it'll definitely make the grandkids happy.
The well-laid out plans from this site made it a pleasure to build. I used pine for everything and stained with Rust-Oleum Early American. Also, I did three coats of Minwax Clear Satin Polycrylic. My wife and I decided to use 8 hooks because we have two young children who could not reach the top row of hooks.
Mon, 03/11/2013 - 13:42
This is awesome. There is something very fulfilling to have something this nice in your house that you made. Congrats
This was a great project to do. The hardest part was staining.
This was a fun project. Easy instructions great piece of furniture. It is very sturdy. I'm a beginner at DIY wood projects so this was a rewarding project.
I began by first making 3 cubes of shoe shelves out of 3/4 oak plywood. After assembling I coated with joint compound and sanded smooth to get rid of grooves and grain. The hutch was assembled in 2 sections. I used a router to slide the shelves in so there were no screws visible. I applied primer/paint/ poly in these 5 large sections. The sections were then but in place in my mudroom and connected for installation. The bench top was custom measured to fit as the walls were not perfectly square. The bench top was stained/poly before the hutch was set into place. Paneling was attached to the back of the hutch unit before lifting in place. Barnwood was also installed where the hooks were attached for an added detail. I used 3/4 x 1/4 trim to finish the sides of the plywood and trimmed down mulion for the 1.5 inch sections needed for the bench trim and sides connecting to the wall to hide gaps left from un square walls.
I built the kitchen as a Christmas present. I still need to put the oven door on but still love how it all came out. I just started a blog and as I was posting my latest blog post I realized how obsessed I am with all of your plans!! Thanks so much :) I'm not sure how long it took to build because I only get to work in the garage an hour or two a few nights a week.
This was my first build. I followed Ana's plans. I used Eastern White Pine and applied a pre-stain because pine almost never stains evenly.
I finished the project with a white wash and then a quick water based stain that I wiped off almost immediately. I ended up with a pale tan/grey color with a very subtle peachy color that peeks through in a few places. It doesn't show in the photo very well, but the colors gave me a lot of depth without a ton of wood grain showing.
I made this table in one weekend with my 11 year old son. I was able to teach him how to use the Kreg jig and how to safely use the miter saw. It was a great bonding experience. And, on Monday it was so nice that all of his teachers at school were so impressed by his ability to make such a beautiful piece of furniture. We had seen similar custom-built tables for $2,000 and we made this for less than $150. Thank you so much for the plans and your site.
Katrina O'Con
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Love it! Very easy to build made with pressure treated wood so it can stay out in the winter.
Lynn L.
I've been drooling over those custom closet organizers for years, but they were either too expensive, not well made or some combination of not right for us. So seeing Ana's master closet plan really sent my imagination soaring. My challenge. My master closet is a small walk-in 5'x7' so I did have to do some adjusting. I love having a place for shoes and sweaters. One of my favorite parts is the continuous top shelf that connects all the parts together forming a big 'U'. I used my Kreg jig to connect each of those pieces. Anyway, thanks Ana White for the inspiration.
Now I know that this isn't exactly a build. It's more of an added trim but I thought I'd post it just in case any of you also have a black hole under your couch that swallows up pet fur and kids toys by the pound not to mention the tv remote on a daily basis! I was tired of moving the entire sectional ALL the time to find missing toys and vacuum dust bunnies so...I sanded, painted and attached some 1x2s just in front of the legs of the sectional. They come down to about 1/8" from the floor stopping almost everything from sliding under but still letting the couch rest on its legs. Cheap and easy!
Modern farmhouse bed frame from plan but mounted purebond plywood on headboard cleats instead of slats. Then aged red oak with the product referenced in plans, then whitewashed, and glued to plywood. Recommend laying out all pieces before gluing. Legs will be sore from a million squats to measure pieces.
This was my very first wood working project since working around my grandfather's shop 20 years ago as a child. I had to buy a few tools to get it done (circular saw, Kreg Jig), but it was a great learning experience!
I made a rookie move of wiping up excess wood glue, which didn't take the stain at all. I had to remove that glue with a Dremel tool and spot restain. Since then, I've been told to let the glue drops dry next time and just chisel off after they are dry.
Since this was my first project, I had to buy EVERYTHING I needed, so my costs were a little higher. Now that I have some groundwork laid, the next projects will be a snap.
I also highly recommend the Rockwell Jawhorse product, it made working with the Kreg Jig super easy!
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Ana White Admin
Sun, 03/07/2021 - 08:18
Gorgeous Table!
Love the finish and build! Thank you for sharing:)