Wooden side table
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Created from recycled decking timber
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Edges darkened with ebony stain
Created from recycled decking timber
I built these out of necessity to keep my tipsy Christmas decorations from blowing over. The last couple years I spent a lot of time picking these trees up off the ground. I like how they turned out and were relatively easy to build.
I was excited I got to use my Kreg Jig for the first time, which looked more difficult to use than it actually was. Although these are cedar planters I used all pine from big box orange. Some leftover from the farmhouse queen bed I built and the rest I purchased.
The finish didn't turn out as grey as I would have hoped using the steel wool and vinegar, but I still like the aged look. I added the "x" detail in the front afterward and instead of staining my wife thought it looked better natural. Either way I would have been happy. I will be able to use these year round in some capacity.
Building a workbench seems to be a rite of passage for most serious woodworkers. The Entry Level Workbench shown here is a collaboration between myself and Kevin at Kev's Woodworks. I've detailed the design while Kevin and his son built the workbench as a father/son project.
All details including dimensions, parts list, tool list, and a full cost breakdown are included in the link if you would like to build your own bench.
I search many DIY entry benches and ultimately chose Ana White's, it was perfect what what we needed. Thanks for the vid, plans, post and tips that helped me build it. I'm currently browsing your other projects for the next one. Thanks so much
Fri, 12/16/2022 - 13:11
This looks fantastic, thank you so much for sharing, can't wait to see your next project!
This was our last furniture build to complete our DIY bedroom makeover. We have a small space, so the dimensions of the Beach Cottage Dresser were perfect. We used mostly spruce, because we were going to paint the project. We used leftover accent paint from the walls and stained the top to match to rest of the furniture we've built. This was our third project.
Well I decided to do some wall hangings and this one was my favorite all hand craftedand hand painted. Feeling inspired by wife I wrote this personal note to her "Home is wherever you are. "
Using four planks I lined them up and then made a picture frame and screwed it all together for a " farm door" look. Then I stained it and proceeded to paint it free hand.
This is a 4 x 6 sand box. I took the Idea from this website and add a roof just for looks. It is made with 2 x 12 , 1 x 4 and 2 x 4. I used Flood Stain which I loved the clean up. I made the second one with 2x12 and 2 x 4 because it was going on a comminuty playground and I thought it sould be stonger. It takes 22 50 pound bags of play sand to fill it. Had a great time building them Thanks for the idea
Finally, kitchen is done. We've been in this house almost 4 years and for me the kitchen was not efficiently functional. Dishwasher was on the wrong side of the sink, had a trashed compactor which we did not use, very little counter space, not enough drawers, etc.
The whole kitchen was gutted except for the cabinet over the stove which I covered and still has storage.
Thanks to Ana White for the plans and inspiration! Learned a lot during this process.
My Tryde coffe table. Fun to build and looks great! Thanks Ana!
I started this project and wasn't sure what I was doing. This is the first project I've ever built and I look forward to the bigger and better projects I will be doing. As a spent several weeks online looking for the perfect bed to build for my son, I found this web page and truly found it to be easy to follow and easy to customize.
I built the bed and bought the fabric storage boxes at a local store and decided that the lights would be a great addition. I found some LED lights on Amazon.com which were extremely easy to install. The lights added only an additional $28, total, which added a cool new look to my sons room. He uses the lights as his nightlight and I love the way it turned out.
My next project will be the king farmhouse frame.
This table was modified from a few different plans. I built it as a stereo/radio stand for our cottage. The 2x8s on the top have special meaning as we used the boards as a ramp to haul our fridge in.
Had to build something to go with our brand new OLED TV. Combined Ana's 'Grandy Sliding Door Console' with a modified version of these modern barn door plans found at https://howdoesshe.com/build-a-fixer-upper-style-modern-barn-door/ from @angelarosehome to make the finished product shown here. My wife loves it (the pup doesn't mind it either)!
I made your 8x10 shed! Turned out so well, thank you for the amazing plans.
Julia Eliopoulos
This dress up center was made by me & my hubby for our daughter's first classroom. We used old shutters for the ends and added a couple inches to the bottom & front/back boards to make them all match up. We used the "get your duds on" & Cricut vinyl to make it work for all the cowboys & cowgirls in her class! The shutters open & close giving them an added interest and a teaching moment to bring in recycling!
I actually made this before I came across your plans! My son loves it and i love that he can 'play and roll away!'
The only thing I did different from the plans was to add 1bys to the face of the drawers and put removable dividers inside of them. Also I tinkered around a bit with miscellaneous little trim pieces you can pick up at a home improvement store. I decided to spray paint it with rust oleum silver lilac, I'm not exactly crazy about the color, but besides that I'm happy with how it turned out.
Sat, 09/07/2019 - 13:45
What a beautiful job on your jewelry box! Love the trim and finish detail!
I needed a new sturdy sewing table so my husband built it for me. I painted it turquoise and then mod podged my fabric fabric squares in a crazy quilt design on the top. It is sealed with spray acrylic. I love it.
Built three 10 dollar ledges of fir for a tall, awkward area over our stairs. 3.5, 4.5, and 6 feet long. Looks great and finally can make use of that space. I initially bought red oak but decided it was too heavy (and too expensive at $90). Still need to putty the screw holes.
I modified the dimensions of the pocket hole farmhouse table plans so the table would fit our smallish dining room. 60 inch table and matching benches from the Friendly Home. It turned out great! We couldn't be happier. This was our first build.
Thanks Ana!
-Chad
This was constructed out of solid black walnut from a tree that grew in our homeowner's association area. A neighbor and I had the tree sawn into planks, which we air-dried for a year, and then divided up the wood. So this really is an "all natural" project.
Comments
Lizann
Wed, 09/25/2013 - 16:51
Wooden side table
Great design that matched the chunky timber