Already made the Rustic-X Coffee table and End tables, so I decided to make the Console table with a little twist. The herringbone top just really made the difference. Painted the body with @sherwinwilliams color of the year, Pepprcorn.
Robert Wetzel
Measured 3'6"W X 8'L X 30"Tall, seats 6 to 8. Built it entirely from red oak. I built and upholstered these 8 chairs to go with this table. All the wood I used on all of these dining room furniture you see on this photo came from trees damaged or felled by the April 27 tornado outbreak near where we live.
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 09:29
Lovely! And I like that you used naturally felled wood. You've made lemonade with the lemons!
Wed, 10/03/2012 - 17:31
I'd love to have the plans for the chairs you made as well. I WANT this in my dining room! Beautiful!!!
Wed, 10/03/2012 - 17:33
I'd really like the plans for the chairs that you built to go with this table. I WANT this in my dining room and plan to convince my husband to build it for me. Beautiful!
I wanted to build a piece for my living room that I could add onto later with other matching pieces. This was perfect since it has the matching coffee table, side table, and console table. It was my first time making angle cuts, and not tricky like I thought it would be. This is a very solid piece and fits in nicely with my decor.
The console is tall, perfect as a serving comsole or for a portable BBQ. I used straight stair baulsters for the feet at 34". Fun, quick project. This was my third Furniture project from the Ana White site.
Clair
woodpaintcreate.com
I used the Fancy X Desk plans then made half a desk as a side wing in order to make it fit a corner. I made this for a niece who goes off to college next year, so I made the extra side to be detachable in case she wants to take the table or desk with her but has limited room.
Ultimate baby changing table. Made for new granddaughter who just return from Germany with her soldier daddy and mommy. Thanks to Ana and Jen for plans and emails.
These are just a few of the photos we took while we built our first project. My daughters and I did it over a weekend.
We got 8 pallets from Lowes for FREE, and cut them down to fit two twin sized air mattresses (standard size) from Wal-mart ($15 each). We used about 1.5 pallets for the length, but stacked them two high for a total use of two full pallets, two half pallets, and then the remaining half pallets were used as back supports.
We sanded them after we removed any bad boards or nails.
Then, we used a circular saw to cut them to the appropriate length, added casters to the bottom pallets.
Secured the pallets together with brackets. Secured the back supports together with brackets.
Treated the wood, hated the stain we got at a special price from Menard's, so I decided to cover them with outdoor fabric.
Make the daybed skirts out of a flat sheet and outdoor fabric I got half off at Joanne Fabrics. Haven't sewn in 25 years!
Pretty happy with the first project. Still need to get cuter blankets, but I used what we had in the house.
Pricing:
Pallets free
Brackets and screws came to about $25
I didn't have the circular saw or sander so I had to purchase ($120 with some extra sanding pads)
Fabric $75
Air matresses $32
Sheet sets $20
Total: $275ish but I had sold some of my old patio furniture for $275, so it was a wash! And now, I have a circular saw and an orbital sander! Also, the fabric was optional. Had the pillows at home. Just recovered or took from the storage closet.
Now, onto other pallet projects! I have more pics if needed.
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 09:52
What a great job and so creative. I think it's awesome that you and your daughters did this together. Now, I'm going to go collect pallets.
This is a modified version of the Rustic X Console, it isn't as long as the original.
I created this, with a little help from my Fiance, as a TV console. We have made furniture in the past, with plans from Ana White, but this is my favorite piece so far.
We looked for months for the right piece of furniture that wasn't extremely expensive or made of cardboard. Instead we found the plans for the Rustic X Console and thought it would be the perfect fit. I also created a cubby bookshelf at the same time to store my hundreds of movies.
Eventually our entire living room will be homemade, the next project on our list is the matching coffee table!
Wed, 04/16/2014 - 14:21
Beautiful. We are planning on building this as well and wanted a smaller version. Can you by chance share your measurements? What size TV do you have on the console? Thanks!
I built these benches out of cedar, which added considerable cost to the job. The total cost for four benches (including stain) was about $240. I used clear cedar and Sikkens outdoor stain in chocolate brown. I also modified the plans slightly to create stronger joints, using rabbet and mortise joints and Titebond III (waterproof) glue. This only slightly changed the dimensions, but I think it will make the benches last for years to come. It did add some time to the plans, as I think butt joints would've taken only 2-3 hours total before sand and finish.
Built by Christ Rutledge
loved the husky dining table on Ana's website so sort of followed the plans this is how mine turned out :-) still in the process of distressing the legs and then varnishing
Needed a classy table...
Purchased the chairs separetely. Sanded the legs from black paint back to wood, and stained them to match the table.
I kept the lockers super simple, but the drawers / bench followed me the plans. Thanks as always for the plans!
My Midcentury Farmhouse Bed. Finished at last. Managed to convert your imperial measurements to metric.
Brian
Johannesburg, RSA
Mon, 10/16/2023 - 10:53
Thank you for sharing your beautiful build, it looks great!
My first project on my own!
Wed, 05/14/2014 - 00:46
For the end pieces at either end of the top of the bench and table, how did you secure them to the legs? It doesn't look like you cut the extra pieces to fill in the legs so that they are level with each other to make the base. I like how this version looks but it seems like half the 2x2 is barely attached to the legs. I'd love to hear how you did that so I can copy, thanks!
This is a modified version of the Penrose “Impossible” Triangle which is an interesting example of how the brain can be fooled. The main difference in this version is the use of hardware to simulate the triangle side connections. Watching the video is the easiest way to see how it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B2D5h74mMA
Please check out my other woodworking videos as well. Each video has a PDF drawing of the plans in the description.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcLIJdluqiyiI7J9qp5VAXrALMOftr0RT
My daughter and I built it together. We had great fun. She is totally into the Kreg Jig and the brad nailer now. I'm sure we'll find something else to build. What a great father daughter activity. Thanks for the plans!
I loved the idea of roll away cabinets that could double as more tabletops for larger projects but then be able to hide them and save space. I usually have 2 cars parked in the garage and space us at a premium. Instead of a mitersaw I placed my scrollsaw in the middle added peg board, lights, and a shelf. Thanks for the plans and the idea.
Tue, 12/08/2020 - 18:19
Excellent use of space. This would be great in a smaller shop.
This was the first thing me and the hubby ever built. We had lots of fun and even got the kids involved. Pretty sure we got the building bug now! Thanks Ana for inspiring families to build better lifestyles one board at a time. :)
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Mon, 10/02/2023 - 11:46
Fabulous Custom Top!
Thanks for sharing, love the finish!