This was my first woodworking project in a couple years. I modified the size to make it about 60" on each side. Now that I am working from home now due to COVID-19 for the foreseeable future this has been perfect to use in order to have two monitors and enough room on the sides for other work.
These plans were great. Easy to put together and they look quite amazing. And they are solid! Bought cushions from IKEA and the wood from Home Depot. Stained and sealed.
I had shown this plan earlier on to my bf, telling it I really like it and it would be so much cheaper to make our future rustic dining table on our own instead of buying it. He seemed reluctant.... And then, 2 months later, I come back from my parent's house in the evening to find that he has built me my rustic dining table just as I had wished!
Sun, 10/23/2016 - 11:20
This is absolutely gorgeous! Is it a reclaimed wood dining table? What a wonderful suprise! What's next? :)
Dear Ana,
I was absolutely inspired by your fireplace shiplap wall project. After pondering a couple of years to get started on it, I finally brought it to life.
I wanted a rather thin design so I modified it to my taste creating a depth of only 7” inches (2 x 3 1/2 studs). Included a cutout frame for a soundbar and added rear LED lighting.
Very proud of it! Thank you for the motivation, your plans and guidance.
Cheers!
Ron
Bed built off of plans. For one person this was a big job to finish in 3 days, but I was able to get it done before Christmas.
Sat, 12/29/2012 - 08:19
My 6 yr old recieved this bed for Christmas as well and we decided to let her choose the paint colors. This looks great with the purple and white! I love it! I showed her this picture and she likes it too. :)
My daughter wanted to create the Farmhouse look for her New England home. Had so much fun building the Table, Bench and Floating shelves. The Plans were perfect, and of course customizable (she wanted it a little shorter). My next project is a real workbench for my garage. I think the only issue is the New Jersey winters.
I ran across this when looking for ideas for a coffee table. My wife wanted a rectangular table, rather than a square - simple adjustment. I ordered the legs from
Osborne - great selection and good service.
I decided to try and use the plans on Ana's site but with a twist. I wanted to limit myself to using only pallets. I think it turned out great! I can't upload all the photos because they exceed the maximum size limit. If I was able to you could see how each chair is slightly different and has a lot of character. I finished them with a waterproofing oil which I highly recommend over other finishes.
Mon, 04/10/2017 - 08:51
This is exactly what I'm looking for !! Fantastic build and re-purposing is always better.
My Biggest build so far. We have a large living room and needed something large for that wall. I really had fun on this one. It took longer than I wanted but in the end, I’m really proud I finished. This was my first time to use the router and learned how build shaker style doors. -Instagram.com/theorthfam
Used square laundry baskets instead of regular rectangular baskets. The square ones aren't as deep but are a bit taller so I had to modify the plans. I added a backsplash and some wooden tags to the baskets to designate them for certain colors. I also added some decorative trim and finished the bottom in a gray stain and used white chalk paint for the top.
We have lived in our home for 2 yrs now and have been trying to figure out what we wanted to do with the plain boring wall with cords handing from out behind the tv due to no power outlet on that wall. We finally decided to do the whole wall in shiplap but the the cost of lumber going through the roof I went with 1/4 underlayment that I had ripped down to 6in strips at my local hardware store. I cut them down to size with my miter saw the painted them white before I attached them to the wall with 1 1/4 brad nails and used nickels for my space in between each row. The cabinets are 36 in tall. The carcass is made fro 3/4 in MDF and the face frames are made from 1x3 pine and attached with wood glue and brad nails. Cabinet doors are made from 1x4 pine for the frame and 1/4 underlayment for the center. I used my hand router to route out a 1/4 deep groove for the center to drop into the frame I used wood glue and brad nails to attach it to the frame and filled in any gaps with paintable caulk. They are attached to the studs in the wall with 3 in wood screws. The mantle is made from 1x6 pine boards and attached to a wall bracket made from 1x6 that are attached to the wall in each stud with 3 in wood screws. The mantle is attached with wood glue and 1 1/4 brad nails. The shelves were made out of 1/2 Poplar 4x8 plywood sheet ripped down to size. The wall brackets are made from 1x2 pine attached to studs with 3 in wood screws. And the shelves are attached with wood glue and 1 1/4 brad nails. I added 3 1x2 spacers to each shelf between the top and bottom board to prevent them from sagging before attaching the face of the shelves with wood glue and 1 1/4 in brad nails. This project took about a month to complete because I worked on it during free time. Also this was the first major build I have ever done so I was also learning along the way. Some parts were frustrating but most of it was fun and a great learning experience. Also this project evolved as I was building it. My wife loves the finished product. Now it’s time to find my next project.
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 11:05
What a beautiful space you created, thank you for sharing!
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 11:47
Surprisingly makes your living room appear so much larger compared to the before picture! Thank you for sharing your photos with us and congrats on a great result!
Great plans allow for versatility and easy customization. Put the whole thing together in a day w/ one other person. My set up is 16' long - 5' on the side shelves and 6' for the workbench. Added a pegboard and fluorescent light under the top middle shelves. I'm also designing a slim drawer to go under the workbencheck area. Thanks a bunch!
We customized the train table a bit and laminated the top into one solid piece so that we could paint a car map of our neighborhood on the underside. It's heavy! But with two boys in the house it's never really on anyways! :)
I built a wooden toy truck using a leftover 1x4 board in my garage. For this build I used Ana White's plans for the wood wheelie cars. This was a quick and easy project and my first project using my scroll saw. Not too shabby for my first go at toy making. However, I am not happy with the finished toy. If I did it all over again, I would take my time with the finish. Also, the driver was not perpendicular to the truck's body when I created the holes for the axles, so the truck leans slightly. My son does not seem to notice its flaws, so I will try to overlook them as well! Check out the blog link for more project details!
I followed your idea but i think my bench is a touch smaller. I decided to add arm rests on each end, I kept the top beverage ledge or "Bever-ledge" as I call it and ofcourse I added rope lighting along the underside. This was my first ever DIY project.
We needed to fill the corner in the house, wasn’t sure what project to do forever! We liked the look of the rustic furnitures and decided to go forward with this truss shelf design.
We used a crackle paint with a black base and turquoise top layer and finished the wood planks with a pickling solution to weather the wood.
Let me know what you think.
Maldonado thanks for the prints for this awesome design!
Bought only two 2x4s to complete this project. Ripped and chopped and milled like crazy to get it down to the dimensions of the plans. The pine is a little flimsy, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're on an extreme budget, but it CAN be done! Just know that any of the cross-bars that have a knot-hole will probably snap sooner than later. (Luckily I milled extras!)
Another cost tip is to skip the backing. I used two supports from the main material instead of any plywood. Watch out for wracking when doing the glue up and it'll be just fine. Fully supported with less weight too!
To date this has been my favorite and fullfilling DIY project!! Skills were learned, $$ was saved and it looks fabulous!!! It wasnt easy but it wasn't impossible. April WIlkerson provides a detailed tutorial on her website along with a fantastic youtube video on her channell. I hope this inspires someone else to take on this challenge!! If you have any any questions please feel free to ask me!! Enjoy.
I built this American girl doll house for my daughter. I wanted to give her something to keep her youth alive!
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 16:43
What an amazing Christmas gift! Super dad! Thanks so much for sharing a photo and building! Ana
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 21:46
Thanks Ana! This is her momma that built it for her. I wanted to tackle something on my own and challenge myself. Your plans were amazing to work with. Thanks for taking the time to make these plans so easy to understand and follow. She is very happy with the doll house! Happy New Year! -Abbey
Thank you so much for sharing your plans!! You are so generous! This is my first attempt at building furniture!
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tay6694
Sun, 05/31/2020 - 19:39
Looks awesome! What stain…
Looks awesome! What stain did you use for the top?
patriciatruel
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 14:08
can you tell me how you…
can you tell me how you attached the two desk together? I have a lady wanting me to build an L shaped Fancy X desk, but I'm not sure how to attach without it sagging.
joshuanicholas207
Mon, 11/11/2024 - 07:54
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