DIY Fireplace
My wife wanted a fire place in our new home. Ana’s plans were perfect. Challenged a bit by the vaulted ceiling, but with Ana’s plans, it was very doable. My wife loves her Christmas gift.
Angel
My wife wanted a fire place in our new home. Ana’s plans were perfect. Challenged a bit by the vaulted ceiling, but with Ana’s plans, it was very doable. My wife loves her Christmas gift.
Angel
Saw this plan and knew I had to make it. This is her first BIG GIRL bed. Her reaction made it all worth it, "Daddy I am going to sleep in this bed FOREVER!" We stuck with the hinged storage under the first two steps but turned the space under the top step into a little closet for her dress up stuff. We also strung rope lights in the playhouse section for added fun lighting.
Fri, 11/23/2012 - 22:19
I'm going to build this for my granddaughter. She will absolutely love it. I'm having trouble figuring out the exact steps - which I need before I venture on this project. Trying to find accurate step by step plans for the stairs on the right side -- and all the walls too.
THANKS
This Rustic Table was built by my just-turned-15-year-old, Joey. He is amazing!
Joey is a Kreg Jig pro (and an engineering marvel) and this table is rock solid. The only change he made was the direction of the table legs (per my request) and he tapered the legs as well.
I finished the table using Ana's directions: http://ana-white.com/2013/05/staining-and-finishing-tabletops As a stain and poly novice, these directions were a life saver!!
Learning lesson: When I applied the stain (in several coats to match my cabinetry), I was nervous and patient. Then, I built up my confidence and decided to apply a very thick coat of stain. Don't do that; it was a sticky mess! I searched online and lots of people said that I would have to start over. Don't do that, either. One person (thanks to him!) said to be patient and wait it out. Fwew! So, I moved it onto the screened porch (and turned on the overhead fans) each day so that the warm Florida air could help dry it out (alternatively I imagine you could leave it in the house with some fans blowing across it). It took about a week of waiting (ugh), but it dried (yay!) so that I could apply the Spar Urethane.
Must do: Ana suggests using Minwax® Water Based Helmsman® Spar Urethane for a top that will tolerate water condensation, milk spills, etc. I did this and have no worries that my son's project will be ruined. This table is going to last!
The bench was also an Ana design. It was a really quick project.
Thanks so much to Ana for having these accessible, free plans. I could never have afforded a table of this substance and we are SO proud to tell visitors about Joey's Table when they ask.
My husband and I decided to turn this potting bench into an indoor coffee bar. Great project for first timers, like myself. 😊
Holiday Table by Ryan B
I loved this table but I knew I wasn't going to get the X right so I skipped em ;-) wish I knew before I had to shorten all the dimensions what a pain putting those 2x4 supports in would be!!! Used 1x10 for shelves and was quite a process trying to secure those!
I used a watered down white latex paint all over then 1 coat of weathered oak stain
Built using the farmhouse table plans
Added this easy to do built in fireplace to a plain, ugly wall. Now it’s just….WOW! Thanks Ana for the idea and inspiration. DIYers 🤘
I had to take 2 redwood trees down last year so I learned to mill my own lumber. This picnic table is my first attempt at furniture. The dimensions of the wood is beyond "full" so a cutlist would be meaningless. For reference the table top boards are 2.25"x9.25"x7'.
The inspiration is from the Fancy X Farmhouse Table project on this site.
I don't know how you would price or time this because I started from logs 8^)
This site is awesome!
Mon, 06/18/2012 - 14:50
The table is simply beautiful! I love the natural color of the wood. It looks indestructible.
Well this is my first project and it took me a long time. I have to think way to long before I actually do something. I redrew the drawings to fit my garbage can but it still didn't fit.
Oh well, it was a good idea at the time.
I used a biscuit joiner and glue to put everything together. For the door I used rail and stile bits. The panels are made of MDF, I used a bit made just for raised panel doors on the router table to make them, Oh by the way MDF makes a very big dusty mess, Please wear a mask it has to be really bad to breath.
I also added a slow close piece that is mainly used on kitchen cabinets, I just had to do that and it works very well.
Thanks Ana for such a helpful website
Chuck
Sat, 04/12/2014 - 07:01
You did a beautiful job on this! The finishing is lovely, and those raised panels are impressive!
Thu, 04/17/2014 - 15:51
Thank You JoanneS
I am on my next project now. I need a place to hang my coats and not see all of the shoes, lost almost everything in a divorce including almost all my tools.
LOL
A small price to pay for serenity.
My husband built this bed with hand planed white oak. Such a wonderful addition to her big girl room.
Super fun and easy project! I had to cut down the length of the table to 6 ft to fit the space in the house. I also did 2x8 tops on the bench for more surface area. I will def be building an ana white project again!
DIY Waterfall Console
We took the plans and customized them to fit the area around our windows in the dining room. We also added a 1x6 to the top so we could fit larger items and added a trim piece. We made the shelves different heights to accommodate our plates and added a shorter shelf on the bottom
My 15 year old son built this for me!
This was a labor of love for my son’s Christmas gift. He wants to be a chef and all he has wanted was an island in our kitchen. Thanks Ana for such an amazing and simple (enough) plan.
After making the Providence Table, I whipped up these benches to match! They were super easy to make in one day. I love the sturdiness of these (and the look too).
Great projects for any beginner. Make sure you're working on a level surface for the table. I purchased simple planter boxes from a local hardware store, and worked around those. For the bench, my only suggestion is to verify you are square at each step- other than that it's pretty straightforward.
Altered plan somewhat to make it heavy duty seating when needed. 18" inside height is necessary for hubby's boots especially. Room for my lab coat too! It suits our 100 year old, nearly closet-less farmhouse well.
Hafa Adai everyone. This is my first real woodworking project. I followed the plans for the Truss Farmhouse Table almost exactly as written. One thing I felt it needed was more support for the 10" breadboard ends. I added spare pieces of 4x4 cut to 5" with an 80 degree angle at one end to each corner of the tabletop base. This made the breadboard ends feel very secure and well supported.
Since I didn't have a table saw to rip the tabletop panels for clean edges, I used wood putty (not wood filler) to fill in the gaps from the 2x10 panels after I secured them together. Tip: I saw someone use ratchet straps to hold the table top tightly together when securing with screws in the absence of long clamps. Worked great.
The only thing I would do different is choose a wood without the treated staple marks for the table top. But since its an outdoor table its not too bad a look. Overall, it was a great learning experience and a very fun project to build.