Barn door mirror shadow box
I built my wife a barn door wall mirror for our anniversary. But then got this crazy idea attach a shadow box to display wedding dress. Project get wedding dress out of closet!!
I built my wife a barn door wall mirror for our anniversary. But then got this crazy idea attach a shadow box to display wedding dress. Project get wedding dress out of closet!!
I made the picnic table for my grandchildren. The plans were great and so easy to follow. The cuts, measurement are perfect. Table is sturdy and came out balanced! I used water based paint. Thanks for the plans!
I built the Channing Snack cabinet as a Christmas present for my husbands "man cave". It's bigger than the plans outline in order to accommadate the larger "mini-fridge" I bought from Target. He absolutly loves it and it looks like a piece you would get at a real furnature store and not something I built in my barn at night.
Thu, 01/12/2012 - 20:40
Love it!!! Gorgeous finish, what a sweet gift for the hubs man cave!
Sat, 01/14/2012 - 19:12
I love this! So fun. I love that you built this in your barn for your hubs mancave.
That makes you sound pretty cool!
Sat, 01/14/2012 - 19:34
Hey..that amazing. I have a brother who own a mini fridge in his room. This will look nice for him to put his mini fridge. It will also look nice if can add a door to it.
We loved the idea of the Jr. Loft Bed, but made some modifications to fit our needs.
Modifications:
-I didn't really feel the 2x6 railing was needed, so to cut costs, we used all 2x4s. On the end, I put two 2x4s one on top of the other to keep the mattress from sliding off the ladder side.
-Height was a concern for me as my kids are 4 & 2. So I lowered the overall height by about a foot. 54in is the height. Since we are putting my youngest on the bottom (on the floor) we made sure she had enough head room.
-We wanted this to be STURDY and reversible. So we added bottom supports on both long sides to ensure that the frame wasn't going to move. We also added six 2x4 supports under the mattress on the top. I can climb up there to tuck in sheets with no problem.
-We skipped the stairs & landing. I didn't want my kids to be playing on the bed. So we skipped the stairs and just built a ladder into the frame instead.
This was a fairly easy build. We previously built a HUGE Ana White Table. And I felt like I was kreg jigging for DAYS. This was only a few hours of cutting, sanding, kreg jigging, and a simple put together. Staining took the longest! It's a great bed and we're so excited it's finished!
I've been seeing these gorgeous printer cabinet everywhere. I mean everywhere. I had wanted one for a long time but they looked complicated. I mean, they do, look complicated.
Finally we bit the bullet and got to working on this. We started at 3:30 on saturday, worked until 6:30 and then worked on it 9 am - 12 pm on sunday. 6 hours and we made this.
I know it might take some a lot longer, but we build furniture for a living so we might be a bit faster in the building department.
Husband built, I sanded, stained & varnished.
It is stained in our custom beachwood mix. Head on over to our blog to read the full story.
Thank you so much for your plan. I made some small changes. I used pine wood for the box sides and dividers, I moved the drawer faces to the outside and used 1/2 inch plywood for the drawer boxes to add some more space. The drawer faces have an inlaid to match my farmhouse bedroom I am currently building. The final product was stained with Minwax Golden Pecan and clear coated with warm semi-gloss.
Thu, 06/01/2023 - 09:15
Great job on this build, love the finish choice! Thank you for sharing.
I took the Tryde coffee table plan and made it taller and wider to fit our dining room space! It turned out way better than expected!
Wed, 05/02/2012 - 15:27
This is beautiful ! did you have a hard time using the spruce? did it split or turn any?
Wed, 05/02/2012 - 15:37
This is beautiful ! how was your experience with spruce? im debating between spruce and pine, but spruce here is so much cheaper... did it split at all?
I made all the crates and put them together to make this interesting 'christmas tree'.
Sun, 12/15/2013 - 07:03
I found the best app ever. "Tapeulator" If you are tape measure challenged like me you will love this app. For example: what is 8 3/8 - 6 1/2? It can be hard to figure out...just type it into the tapeulator and get your answer, it also shows the location of the answer on the measuring tape. I love it!
My husband gets so aggravated when I measure something and say it's 4 and 2 lines...lol. I really do know what the little lines are, it is just quicker for me. haha
I built this bed for my daughters new “teen” room!! She loves it and I loved the cost and look if it ;)...
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 10:37
This bed is beautiful!!! Great job! It's perfect in your teen's room!
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 04:10
The bed looks great! What type of stain did you use?
Made this table and chairs for my granddaughter's 3rd birthday. I used folding brackets on the legs of the table for easy storage. My granddaughter picked the colors and I can't wait for her to see it.
Wed, 06/07/2023 - 08:24
What a fabulous grandparent you are, she is going to love it! Also, really like the idea of folding legs for the table, thanks for sharing.
I made this bookcase out of solid hard maple lumber. The project was more expensive because I chose to use this wood. It also took more time because I had to do a lot of sanding in order to finish it with shellac and paste wax, but I think it was worth it. I altered the plans and made the bookcase 5' tall instead of 6' as it would have been a little large for the room I put it in otherwise. I used a kreg jig to create pocket holes on the undersides of the shelves so that I did not have to drill and make holes on the sides of the bookcase. I also used L and T brackets on the back to hold the whole thing together.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:12
I really like this. I made a similar set a while back out of pine, because I needed a lot of book storage in a hurry, but nothing near this nice.
How is the side to side stability? I found a need to put bracing along the back, which also served to keep my books from falling off when the cats push up against them.
Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:46
The side to side stability is pretty good. It'll rock a little bit, but it's really quite sturdy. The L and T brackets in the back helped significantly with the stability.
I combined the full-sized Hannah canopy bed plans with the Farmhouse Storage Bed with hinged footboard by birdandsoap here: http://ana-white.com/2011/07/farmhouse-storage-bed-hinged-footboard . Decided not to taper the ends of the 2x3s. There's so much storage underneath!
Changed the plans to fit some stuff that I already had. I routed the box together instead of using pocket hole jig. Turned out great have had several people wonder where I got the idea.
A friend asked if I could make a potting bench for her. She wanted something simple, functional and attractive. My first thought led me to Anna’s site and I found these plans. My friend is so happy with the design and is over the moon with happiness. Thank you!
Our friends and my co-worker, Tommy & Susannah, got married back in November and for their wedding gift I said that I would build them a coffee table. They liked the look of my original one that I built but wanted is square like the one I did for my sister. However, their living room space was not that big, so they wanted scaled down version. They wanted it 2 1/2' x 2 1/2' and similiar in color to the ones that I had already done.
Not to be say how cheap I got the wood for their wedding present, but the wood for this was not very much at all. Especially since I got the 4x4's in the culled wood bin for $1 each, and only needed 2! Total cost of wood was $17.50! Add in the screws, stain, staining materials and you are looking at around $30.00 max. Now my labor for this project was priceless, so was very expensive wedding gift!!!
As an Ana White newbie I was excited (to say the least!) about my first real project.
It was also my proving ground. My Hubby said that if this went well, I could feel free to build an office desk... pergola... coffers in the dining room... whatever! He was floored and impressed beyond words!
I have included a before picture of our entryway and also a view from our front door, so that you can see how much of a presence this has in a room. I love it absolutely!
I made mine a bit deeper in the seat (about 20") because my husband has size 15 shoes that needed to be hidden. I also added a shelf for more shoes (which was easy and also where I tried out my new Kreg Jig). That tool is pretty darn sweet!
I decided to use hefty planks for the seats as well and reinforced them with a bit beefier legs, as my husband and his family are all nearly 7 feet tall. (just in case - you know!)
Mine is a bit shorter in length than Ana's... but all in all pretty similar. These pictures don't show all the holes filled in yet (as I ran out of putty) but that will be done next week. It looks pretty polished where I have filled them in though - paint is a wonder at hiding things.
My tearful thanks to Ana for making this seem so completely "do-able" for a woman! I was feeling pretty low before building this - but I have to say that working with wood is a REAL confidence booster and it feels so satisfying when you see the finished result. The JIG is a bit intimidating till you get used to it - but then it's so cool! Love it!
I started this on a Sunday night and finished on a Wednesday night.
I will be building again very, very soon!
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 08:56
Did you seriously make this in your dining room? Now I'm even more impressed. This was your first build? And in 3 days? Holy cow -- the 2-tone finish, the architectural details on the front, customizing the build....GREAT job! Can't wait to see the pergola!
In reply to Unbelievable! by Joni
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 19:28
I did make it in my dining room! My husband was away for 3 days in Boston and I planned on building it in the barn, but it was 15 degrees here in Ohio - so that was out! I worked like a maniac for those 3 days too! I was on a mission. (note: I didn't realize how much dust sanding creates and I have now spent the last 3 days dusting said dining room :( Next time I will cover things!
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 18:02
I don't think your husband knows what he's given permission to--I see a lot of great builds in your future! Way to go! :-)
In reply to Great job! by DecorSanity
Thu, 12/12/2013 - 19:31
I think he is realizing that now too!! I can't wait for the warmer weather now - I have so many areas I want to get my hands on in the yard! I'm really eyeing that Weatherby Pergola and seating arrangement. :) Thanks for the kudos!
I built this a bit larger for a older child or adult. Measures 5'3 high by 5'10 long. This is my first Anna White project. I am a 44 year old woman who just last year never held a saw. I am finding my calling. I never knew how much I would love doing this!! I may also add, as my money is super tight, I made this completely from pallets. I don't have but a few tools, but found with a drill and miter saw that was the only tools that I needed.
I had been searching the internet looking for plans to make a headboard out of an old window I found. I came across these plans and they worked perfectly. Thank you for the great plans and tutorial!
Love your site and wondering if you needed an idea. I know I would love to see a plan for this bathroom shelf. See picks attached. I was in a hotel and just had to take some pics of it for you.
Think you will design any more tiny homes? Keep up the great work and love, love you’re designs.
this is a staple of mine, one that I love and my nieces do too. Every time a niece, so far 5 have got them, I have them all ready, built, sanded, primered, and an activity that we do together, is paint the beds whatever color the girls want. They love it, we also sew a mattress, 2 pillows, and they get a crochet blankie to take. Really great bonding time! Also made 2 for the make one, take one campaign of Ana's. These are the cutest, sturdiest beds I've ever seen. And yes, every niece has climbed into their beds to "test" them out :)
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Wed, 10/02/2019 - 09:53
What a great idea, and a…
What a great idea, and a beautiful dress!