This was a nice easy project that i built for my son for his christmas present! A few pieces of lumber, a blow torch and clear coat.....Done. I recomment this for a starter project!!
I made something quite similar to the plan you suggested.
I onlychanged the top of the table diagonally.
Thank you very much Ana
I've loved doing some custom signs lately. Since I didn't have anymore reclaimed plywood I let my boyfriend Kreg Jig do the work joining some boards together, and let me angle grinder do all the damage.
I made this sawhorse desk for my 11 year old daughter's room makeover. It's a nice, simple plan that was fast to cut and assemble. I would trim the top of the saw horse legs to be under 24 inches to make sure it completely fits under the desk top. I may add a backsplash type backing.
I wanted a TV console table but didn't need all the bells and whistles of cabinets and drawers. I actually couldn't quite figure out the "Rustic X" design so I decided on side panels instead. Plus, I didn't really want to see all our stuff from the side anyway.
I used 1x6s for the top, 1x12s for the middle and bottom shelf, 1x3s and 1x2s for the side panels, and 1x3s and 1x2s for the trim. I used 1/4' plywood for back support and to hide cables.
This thing is solid! I live in CA and I'm not fearful of my TV falling with "The Big One" coming.
My friend and I built this out of white pine, using plans from here. We threw our own changes and special touches on it and used the fridge plans to build a pantry also. We painted it yellow, and used vintage inspired and cupcake fabric prints. I also found a miniature ice cream parlor set on Craigslist. I painted to table top and we upholstered the seats with the same cupcake fabric. A few kitchen accessory kits and VIOLA! My girls LOVE this and it cost under $200 to build. I would recommend building over buying ANYTIME you can! Thank you Ana White and my friend for making my girls' Christmas the best yet!
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 13:35
It was so much fun and we loved doing this for them.
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 14:43
You did an Awesome job on this! And your chefs are adorable! :) J
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 15:14
They stood there, one staring at the kitchen, one staring at the table set, for like 15 seconds with their jaws dropped. It was priceless. I had so much fun, and it's really so easy to do. As long as you have the tools!
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 07:45
I love it... bright and sunny... I just made a set this Christmas for my granddaughter... I love your's... maybe even more than mine... !!!!!
I still need to make a pantry... but I ran out of time!
Fri, 03/09/2012 - 07:55
Thank you! I absolutely love this kitchen. I recommend building over the cheaply mass produced ones you can buy at Walmart and Kmart. I'd like to see some pictures of yours too!
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 19:45
Hello, I am about to start building this project for my little girl. I am so excited! I was wondering how you did the knobs for the oven and stove. I love them. Do they turn? Did you find an already round piece of wood or did you have to cut it that way? I love love love your kitchen. So creative and so many great ideas! Lots of love went into that I can tell. Thank you for your help!
Wed, 12/04/2013 - 03:03
The knobs look like those "mushroom" cabinert pulls with a line painted on them for the temperature. They seem to have a round settings dial painted behind them.
If you want them to turn, just don't tighten the bolt completely.
My Sister thought this table would be a perfect edition to her new Farm House styled home that she was building. My sister asked a local wood turner if he had any old chunky legs sitting around...and he did! He sold these beauties to her for $20/each, steal of a deal.
We followed the Husky Farmhouse Table plan except with a few modifications. We used 5x 2″x8″x72″ pine boards instead of the 2″x6″ boards. I thought it was necessary to add some supports to stiffen up the table top, so we cut 3 pieces of 2″x4″ about 25″ long and glued and screwed those boards into the underside of the table top.
Next we substituted 1″x4″ furring strip board for the 2″x4″ skirt and eliminated the 1″x2″ trim and put a cute routed bead around the skirt. Since the table legs are round at the top instead of square, we changed the skirt attachment and screwed the legs to the table top. We cut the skirt boards to fit and screwed them in place.
The table turned out gorgeous, my sister adorned this table with fun ombre chairs. Thanks Ana for the plan.
FYI: tutorial for the silver travertine herringbone floors on blog:-)
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 15:41
I love this table. I have been enjoying a lot ever since my sister built it! Thanks Ana for giving us this great idea. I have received a lot of compliments from visitors. It wasn't too hard to build either. Definitely worth it!
Outdoor sectional. Modified the sectional piece to be 48" rather than 72" as in plans.
I wanted a huge cabana for my outdoor pool area to have a place guests could kick back and relax if they weren’t swimming. I took the plans from the one arm and armless outdoor sofas and modified the plan to include posts and a lattice top for shade. This inspired plan was finished off with cushions from at home and features seating comfortably for 9. Everyone loves this area in the backyard to kick back! At night we have solar lights twinkle at the top and they complete the project perfectly with a soft twinkle.
Fri, 06/02/2023 - 11:21
This is amazing! Great work on this project, thank you so much for sharing photos!
See Saw based in brag posts i saw here in Ana White website
Simple project
I made this changing table/dresser for my first born daughter from the Kendal Extra Wide Dresser design. I did build the legs and bottom of dresser a little different but overall kept to the design.
For my daughter's birthday I made her this table and chairs. Despite being very easy and cheap to make, they are very sturdy. I've sat at that table quite a few times with no issues at all. I love how they turned out.
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 10:00
I think the title of my response says it all. ;-)
They really turned out beautifully. Great job!
Hubby followed the plans exactly, using cheap whiteboard from Lowe's. I stained using Minwax dark walnut and a water-based Minwax poly with a matte finish. I would only use this kind of wood again if I were painting the project. It is hard to stain and my options were limited, because the wood doesn't take stain well. Love how "pottery barn" it ended up coming out, though!
This was my second project when I took up woodworking. It's the pocket hole version and I couldn't be happier with the results!
My wife went shopping one day in a primitive furniture shop and found this saltbox house that she loved. So I decided to get a picture of this house and build it myself. This project was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Hope you enjoy.
Sat, 08/22/2015 - 15:11
First let me say Thank You for your service. I know this is an old post but any chance you could post dimensions/instructions to make the saltbox house? I think it is beautiful.
This table was my 4th build from the site and took my wife and I about 10 hours to build.
I made my console a little shorter (71 in). I used reclaimed wood for the exterior and sanded/stained wood for the shelving and doors. I used screw eyes and galvanized pipe for the sliding door hardware. A lot of fun!
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 00:21
Made 2 changes to the plans which was using a 2 x 4 as a center top board to add some variety to the board width and also decided to go with breadboard ends which also used 2x4
Thanks for the plans!
Well, this was a project that was running concurrently with the Benchright coffee table and I finally got it installed along with the walnut stained 1x4 pine desktop. At first (due to inexperience) I stained it and since I had the wrong plywood, it looked horrible. So it got bondoed and painted and converted into a drawer/rollout printer drawer/hanging file drawer and a support for my single piece 12' + desktop.
By the way, its a pain in the butt to keep the cabinet square and I worked it and worked it, believe me.
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 18:10
I was wondering how you made the desk longer. I have an 11 foot wall and i want the top desk to span the whole wall i was wondering how you supported the whole desk, did you need to add any extra supports?
This was my first build for Katy and she loves it! We used acrylic glass and used the frosted spray pains from krylon.
Thu, 01/09/2014 - 16:32
Sorry guys and gals I couldn't figure out oh to rotate it on my phone! But you get the picture
