Thanks for a super project!
I used cedar, stainless steel rails and finished with marine spar varnish. Gave to my son for Christmas to hold his smoker/barbeque! Thanks for the super project idea!
I used cedar, stainless steel rails and finished with marine spar varnish. Gave to my son for Christmas to hold his smoker/barbeque! Thanks for the super project idea!
The directions on this aren't very clear and there's a few that I think are off all together. It came together fine with some adjustments and the kid like it so alls well that ends well, I guess.
The end result of this project was incredible. The table is 3ft x 6ft x 31inches - Built with Tennessee tobacco farm wood. I used KREG for all the joining, even the legs. Finished it with the one and only Annie Sloan Paint/Wax combination.
This was an easy build and I'm so happy with the finish. I used Hilary's oxidizing vinegar solution first. I didn't feel it was "grey" enough so I put on a coat of Minwax Weathered Grey. Let dry. Added a coat of Minwac Special Walnut and finished with Pastewax. Love, love, love! They are very sturdy!
My wife wanted an island so bad and didn't like any of the plans but this one. This was my first big project but it worked out well. In the front middle section, I went with a two trash can sliding cabinet. Took me around 36 hours to complete. I also found plans for tall bar stools that I used and made the chairs with the island. We found a stone place that had scrap granite that we bought cut to size. My wife loves it. Great Christmas present!!
Sun, 01/01/2017 - 19:01
All I see is a PDF with the dimensions but not the step by step plans. Can you please share the actual plans? I am hoping to build two of these to go on either side of our fireplace.
Cheers,
I needed a workbench and Ana's easy plans were perfect for what I needed. I have a small one-car garage that I do my projects out of. The garage also provides storage for bikes, kayaks, gardening tools, etc. I customized the dimensions a little, making the bench only 30" deep to better fit the space available, and to add wheels to be able to roll the bench out into the driveway if needed. The lower shelf provides some good storage for me as well.
This is the perfect chair height for my 5 year old son. Was easy to build for a novice, and after a lot of sanding, I stained + varnished and it turned out quite nice, to match with the desk I made which we can see in the picture background. It does take 3 of the 2x2x8 instead of 2, but at $2.5 each... Total cost of approx. $7 since I made the seat and back rest out of the scrap I had. I'm thinking of making swivel stools for my kitchen out of the regular height plan. I also cut the seat a little larger to have about 1/4" overhang all around except at the back.
I love this, so did our son.
Had oak from my family farm that made up the top and trimwork. Purchased oak board for the legs. Sides and middle/bottom shelf from maple plywood. Decided against the flip down doors. Wasn't happy with he fit of the main doors due to a little off-kilter craftsmanship on my part, so will probably leave it open and add crates / some shelves the same height as the top row giving like 6", 6", and 11" or so.
Easy to follow plans and make adjustments with materials I already had lying around. Love them! Thanks for the plans Ana!
Sun, 09/13/2020 - 11:21
Great, job. Absolutely love the finish choice and greenery! Thanks for sharing:)
Made for granddaughter who loved the McKenna bed at American Girl. She loved the ability to customize because she has the Kanani doll. Will paint light blue (Kanani's favorite color) and have Hawaiian print bedding.
Just a couple of pictures from our kitchen remodel. My husband and I have built 59 cabinet doors for our house, kitchen, laundry and two baths. The cost of wood only $604 , we chose to use finished ply for the panels and poplar for the stiles and rails. We could not have done this with out Ana, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
We are still in the process of our remodel, but I wanted to show what a little time, sweat and very little $$ (compared to the $10,000 + quote) can get you with determination and a few basic skills.
Built 4 foot kitchen island. Used mix of cedar (2x6 decking)for top and rest was Douglas fir wood from home depot. Legs were 2x6 nailed to 2x4 Doug fir wood. 1x4 pine was used for the shelves. Measured distance to hold wine bottles. Cost approximately $100.00 in wood. Miniwax ebony and jacobean was used for stain. About 50/50 mix. Epifanes wood gloss was used to varnish. It's a superior product to use, however can be pricey. Can use a poly if concerned about costs.
Made it a bit wider, added a shelf and wheels.
Building is turning into such a blast for my husband and I. This is our second project and let me tell you, with a few extra tools and practice, it's getting easier! We will be finishing up the second one of these this weekend then starting on the X Coffee Table, to be followed by the X Console Table. We are due to buy our first home in January so we are waiting til we get our home to decide on a stain.
The first larger project I've done on my own. I distressed it some before staining it but no other changes were made to the plan.
I have been wanting a longer entryway table and this one was the perfect length and style I was after! Thank you for providing these plans! You rock!
This project was made using cedar. Most of the joints are dowels or mortise and tenon. It was my first time using this complex joinery and gave me a great sense of accomplishment. It was also complex recreating the plans in Sketchup
I made this from scratch. I didn't follow a plan. I didn't pay for any of the materials either. I know a guy who has a saw mill and was able to score the top. I got the legs down my self from a tree in the woods. I didn't stain any of the wood either. I just put polycrylic on it. Overall I think it took about 4 hours to complete. More if you count the time waiting on the clear coat to dry. I notched out the legs to fit the skirts. The skirt is make up of wood that I planned to 1" thick and kreg jigged together. I then kreg jigged the skirt to the table top. I hope you like it.
Mon, 12/10/2012 - 21:19
Beautiful!
Did you let the wood dry naturally or was it kiln-dried?
Wife and I needed a console for our TV components really bad. Saw this x-console and said we had to have one! Super quick and easy to build and looks amazing.
Sun, 09/21/2014 - 01:01
Hi there!
Your table came out great! I love the stain you used. I am also building this table. Everything is going great, except the x's. Can you offer any advice?
Thu, 09/25/2014 - 03:34
I built this same table and love it. We did not put the x's in we left them out. On the 2nd shelf we just added a 2x4 to make it even.
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 22:24
This table looks amazing! Would you mind sharing the dimensions and materials you used? It looks a bit smaller than the original and its exactly what I need for my living room. This will be my first project so I'm not really sure what I need since the dimensions will be different. I hope to hear back from you!
Comments
JoanneS
Wed, 12/28/2016 - 12:35
Gorgeous project!
This is gorgeous! Love the cedar and the shiny finish.
BThomas63
Wed, 12/28/2016 - 21:38
Thanks!
It was really fun! Very solid design! My son loves it!