Patio Benches and Table
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Followed Ana's plan and built two benches table. Pretty happy with the results.
Cost was about $250 including the paint which was $100.
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Followed Ana's plan and built two benches table. Pretty happy with the results.
Cost was about $250 including the paint which was $100.
I built this bed for the guest room at our previous house. The room was small, so I made floating shelves for the nightstands to save space. We have since moved and are now renting, so we didn't want to put holes in the walls to hang the shelves. I took the opportunity to build these nightstands instead. The original design was a little too tall and wide, so I reduced those dimensions by 3". This was my first time building drawers, but they went together surprisingly well. I had used a combination of stain on the bed and was worried about matching it, but 2 coats of Minwax Dark Walnut ended up being a pretty close match.
Rustic x coffee table made from plan. Used 3-4 coats of early american stain and two coats of poly.
This project was such a fun challenge for me! I needed a table top version of this great Christmas tree shelf, so I modified the plans just a bit, and created an additional shelf. The little ornament blocks were fun to make too!
I had an idea that I wanted to buy my daughter a wooden doll crib and was having a look around on google when I stumbled across Ana's website. I have never made anything from wood in my life and coerced my husband into giving me a hand!
We found that Ana's plans were just so well thought out, we had a little struggle with the metric to imperial thing but carefully plotted ahead and adapted the plans to wood sizes available in the UK.
I also used Ana's plans for a mattress to go in it, I upcycled an old duvet cover.
I am absolutely amazed by the outcome - and, most importantly, our daughter loves it!!
I made this surround to give me a place to hang my stockings for Christmas and give me a mantel to decorate. It also moves easily!
Happy Fall Y’all. Love the Gray / White Farmhouse Colors. I can share the plans I modified for this build if anyone wants to build their own .
Sat, 08/22/2020 - 08:33
Hello could you please share the plans for me. Want to duplicate your awesome work.
Sat, 08/29/2020 - 12:33
I believe this is JUST what I came here looking for! Please share the plans and dimensions. :)
Sun, 10/25/2020 - 14:31
Hello! I’d like the plans & dimensions for this as well! Thank you so much! Turned out AMAZING!
Thu, 06/17/2021 - 17:40
This is exactly what im looking for. Can you please share your plans 😍
Sun, 08/08/2021 - 15:36
Hi Ana can you please share your plans for this with me? Thank you
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 19:36
Can you please share the plans with me? Thank you!!
Mon, 01/31/2022 - 03:50
Lovely build. I would love to receive the plans for this particular project please? Thank you!!
We wanted some tall planters and found some tall teak planters that we love, but one problem $820 on the Casual Country website. The ones online were angled but I couldn't get the angle right so I made mine straight.
The tallest one is 42" x 23" then 29" x 21" and the small one is 20" x 18".
They will look much better when I get something planted in them this spring.
Built the frame with 2"x2" cedar boards and used 4"x1" cedar boards for the planks.
After clearing some doesn't-belong-here furniture out of my living room, my coffee table became the home to our stereo receiver and HTPC. This project was about getting my coffee table back, in a quick, inexpensive way. The photos *still* don't do justice, but since I've added the equipment, I am SO not hauling this back outside for glamour shots.
Size: Adjusted to fit under a wall-mounted flat TV:17.5"D x 21"H x 42"W. The adjustment was simple: use 5 2x4s instead of 4.
The photos also make the stain appear darker than it is -- it's truly a rich teal. I love the color so much, I'm going to strip my built-like-a-tank, 65-year-old wooden front door and stain it, too.
This is my first "real" project. I've built things before. Badly. Now, I have a Kreg, and I'm learning to be a little more patient with clamping and squaring for better results. :)
It appears that my next project will be the taming of the cable spaghetti.
This was such a fun project. Had to figure out how to build the sliding door HW. I didn't want the doors flying off when sliding so I did secure in a way that didn't limit the aesthetics or function. I did add a back to the cabinet since the picture was taken. Strips of plywood to give it that barn flavor. The most time consuming part was painting, staining, protecting and waiting for it to dry.
I built this picnic table while I was pregnant with my youngest. It was an addition to our outdoor kitchen. Came out pretty good, thanks to Ana's plan.
I was looking for my next project for woodshop my junior year of high school. I happened to run into this website while looking for plans and found Ana's farmhouse queen bed and was inspired to make something similar. Now that I have accomplished this task, I want to share it with the community that inspired the build. Let me know what you think! Thanks.
This is a simplified version of the Unabox from Make Magazine.
Build Instructions:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Puzzle-Box-Unabox/
Video:
http://youtu.be/VTaoUHsGau8
If you like this, please see my other puzzle box.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Puzzle-Box-4/
Great snowflake template from Ana White!
My fiance and I built this media console from Ana's plans to replace the UGLY black plastic/glass tv stand we had previously. It was pretty easy to do. The only thing I recommend is waiting to cut the doors after the box is put together. Our doors did not fit exactly and we had to cut them again to fit. I'm sure that our measurements were off somewhere along the way. We love the way this piece of furniture looks in our family room now, for about $150!!!
Fri, 11/09/2012 - 19:39
Awesome! I've been eyeing this plan for a while but couldn't decide if I wanted to paint or stain it. This is great, thanks for sharing!
The table and bench project were awesome. I got a lot of inspiration from these, and have built 4 table so far. After posting the first one on Facebook, everyone wanted one. The one thing I would recommend is to really pay close attention to the lumber you're buying, make sure it straight and the edges are not chipped, to ensure all yourights seams match up, and your project ends up square. A tip to alleviate all this, is to buy everything wider than you need, and rip it straight through your table saw. What I mean is, if the table top calls for 2x10's, then buy 2x12's instead, and rip them down to 10 inches, so you're seams match up perfectly. It may cost a tad bit more, but you will definitely be happier with the end result.
I combined the workbench console and tryde console plans to make this perfect for our upstairs hall.
This was made from scrap wood, a cheap $5.00 mirror and some hooks. This hangs near my front door and I hang scarves and bags on it. Always good to have a mirror to double check yourself before you leave the house. It was based on Ana White's Craftsman Frame.
Capped railing and head/foot board for a different look. Did not like the look of the carriage bolts so sunk those in and used buttons to cover. Modified slope and added hooks to ladder so we could remove to vacuum etc. Would of added one more step if I were to do it again. My guys are little so added railings to back side top and bottom and extended railings.