X-DESK
Made from your Fancy X-desk plans. Dark Walnut & clear gloss polyacrylic Miniwax finishes.
Plywood $13
Glue, nails, & screws $3
Stain $8
Poly $6.50
$50+/- all day
Mini wax polyacrylic gloss
Made from your Fancy X-desk plans. Dark Walnut & clear gloss polyacrylic Miniwax finishes.
I love your designs and could spend hours browsing here! But that doesn't get things built! ;)
I used your general plan to build this cute bench as my first project for my new Handywoman Business
I was easily able to adjust and customize it to my customers specifications and it is very sturdy. Also my first adventure in pocket holes and I am in love!
Organization is a constant struggle in our house and our junk drawer became more of a place to stick things when you didn't want them on the countertop than an actual funtional part of the kitchen. That won't change with the addition of the organizer, but it was nice to have it cleaned out.
In total, this only cost about $12 (for 3 drawers) and that was only because I used the S4S wood. My HD didn't carry 1x3 in anything else. May have been for the best because now I didn't have to sand anything.
The lesson learned from this project was that I should have cut everything to size instead of relying on the measurements of the drawer. The silverware drawer wasn't perfect and I will likely redo a little of it because the junk drawer turned out great.
Large cube shelf made to fit 13" cubes or milk crates, for my two and a half year old son. For the larger cubes, I added 2" to the measurements for each cube, so 6" to the horizontal and 4" to the vertical measurements. Total shelf measures 46.5" wide by 35" high by 13.5" deep.
Thanks for the plans! Modified the scale to make it shorter and deeper. Really happy with the results!
The scale changes tested my math skills :)
It took some creative Googling to find the hardware you used. A link would be awesome. I actually did a Google image search of your hardware image to locate it.
Tue, 12/01/2020 - 11:27
YES! Mods can be challenging:) It appears you rose hugely to the occasion, I will try and do better at linking hardware!
This is one of the first furniture projects ive done in 2 years. A finished picture will be up later on. I painted this project because the customer wanted it painted not a big fan of paint but what they want the get.
I built the coffee table and console to plan and also a custom cover for our dog's crate to match. Simple builds with easy to follow plans! For the Xs, I just clamped the 2x2s up to the opening and scribed where to cut. Then, I notched out where the intersection is so that the X is more solid and I didn't have to worry about the cut portion lining up. A bit more time consuming but definitely worth the effort. So happy with how these turned out, thanks Ana!
Fri, 11/21/2014 - 09:15
This really makes your living room look great! Thanks for sharing!
The challenge this go around is build benches to match a wheat colored dining table, sight unseen. Quite a challenge!. The table has X legs with cross braces running from leg to table bench top for support. Coming up with a design to match the X legs was simple however matching the color was not easy and left me anxious until I delivered the benches. Thanks to my previous experience building a farmhouse bench and using this plan, I had the foundation and cut list to execute. With a few tweaks it came together very nice!
Visit charitybuilds.com to find our how the color turned out!
Sideboard/Buffet
This was sooo easy for a first timer like myself. Followed Anna's plan. Learned as I went. Customized a little...started with the end panel..could only fit it cut in sections in car from store, so decided to separate the sections and open it up a little with a peek a boo window. Used a little unsanded grout in my paint choice so that my son can doodle some art on the panels with his chalk. Added some support boards on lower corners for extra support...also used the Long L brackets as bed rails to support the slats. Make sure you get enough wood to cut the vertical side of ladder as the plans didn't include it. Cost about $100 without the mattress. Very happy with it. Thanks Ana!
Never having done anything like this before I knew it would be a challenge. I used the base plans provided and taught myself the CAD program used in the provided plans. From there I redesigned it to meet my dimensions and what I wanted. It took a lot of time overall but am thrilled with the turn out. Thank you for the original plans to use as a guide! Also with the cost I used a higher grade of plywood and also used cabinet paint to make it durable wich drove the price up some.
Fun little project. Tried for the “distressed look” Now it’s on to a craft table.
This is the Rustic X Bench featured in Ana's Book, The Handbuilt Home.
Sun, 01/27/2013 - 18:59
Do you mix the two colors, or did you apply one and then the other?
Mon, 02/18/2013 - 16:34
Thank you! I just used both of the stains randomly & then kind of blended them in. I am not sure if you can even tell... :)
After I made this the wife wanted it destressed and we had the kids put their initials in like an old picnic table at a park bench.
Fri, 01/06/2017 - 12:01
What color minwax stain did you use? The final product looks great.
I wanted to change up the style of this table and make the base chunkier! So I opted to use 2x6s instead of the 2x4s
Great project! Delivered it to my brother and he loves it. Decreased the size to fit the space. Kreg jig and glue for assent. I used a dark walnut stain. My wife now has a number of build projects for me. It’s a little more than the original $50 with the lumber prices up.
I'm not a writer, and English was my worst subject. So don't hold any grammatical errors against me.
This was a project that I built this past weekend. It's a set of child size adirondack chairs. The toughest part was the weather. It was too cold outside to paint, so I had to paint and assemble these in my living room. My two year old daughter kept trying to sit in them before the paint had an opportunity to dry.
Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:59
They turned out very nicely!
I'm currently building a desk for my son in the living room of my home, so I know how that goes...
Congatulations on getting it done!
This was made from the simple daybed plan, took more time than expected but the end results are worth it. Build and paint first then assemble in the room it is heavy. Used non mortise bed rail hinges to detach easily.
Two one-year-old cousins. What can I tell you; they BOTH needed a kitchen set for Christmas!
We were glad to stumble upon these plans for heirloom toys and greatly appreciate that they are free for all to access. Directions are easy to follow and the user-comments offer lots of good ideas which I incorporated into the units I built. I added three inches in width and height to the sink and stove units. Sanded pieces before assembly. Used screws instead of nails; screws were set using a counter-sink bit. Rounded all edges; this was very appreciated by the mothers! Both mothers also requested a clear polyurethane finish instead of paint. Magnetic closures on all doors.
Touches of realism for the ovens: cookie-cooling racks on the oven shelves to simulate the oven racks, a motion-sensor-light in each oven triggers when the door is opened, cooktops created with a black silicone placemat and a white permanent marker worked well to draw/simulate the burners. Despite the families’ actual home ovens having digital controls, both moms requested knobs for the children to manipulate ... screws through the back of the faceplate allow the knobs to rotate. Oven doors have side hinges for ease of child access to ‘baking food’ and to prevent anyone from stepping onto an opened door hinged on the bottom. Touches of realism for the sinks: aluminum mixing bowls for sinks, box-store bathroom faucets, hook at the side for hand towel. Touches of realism for the Narrow Fridge: hinges on the right and freezers on the bottom to match the children’s home refrigerators. We considered coating the top door with magnetic paint, but per request to stay away from paint, cookie sheets were screwed to fronts so that children can display drawings or anything magnetic.
Several Christmasy additions such as linens, dinnerware, magnets and mini floral buckets really added to the “wow factor” under the Christmas tree!
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 09:57
Absolutely love the extra thought and details put into this! It will be loved and cherished by all:) Merry Christmas