Weathered look Taylor’s Coffee Table
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My daughter asked me to build this for her for Christmas but wanted it to have a gray weathered look to match some of her existing furniture that I had built. Very enjoyable build! Thanks Ana!
My daughter asked me to build this for her for Christmas but wanted it to have a gray weathered look to match some of her existing furniture that I had built. Very enjoyable build! Thanks Ana!
This came together pretty easily and the directions were spot on. These were my first 2 out of about 15 that are done now. The sage green one now has a chalkboard seat which I love!
Potting Bench.. Used an old window for the top part. Great easy plan can be modified to build for many uses. I had free wood and used a walnut stain. But I am thinking of painting it black.
Needed a place to store wood for the fireplace and firepit. This very nicely organizes what was before a huge dirty pile of wood scattered on the ground. Cedar pickets for the top, all is coated in exterior white stain. Holding up nicely so far.
I needed chairs that would fit on my narrow front porch. This plan was great because I was able to resize it to 20x20. I used 1x4s that I already had and some wood glue. They turned out solid. I made the tryde table with left over wood. That one is 17.5x17.5. Super happy with the results. We are doing the garage shelves right now. I have a list of other things I want to make thanks to Ana's wonderful website.
Thanks Ana! I made this Christmas stocking stand based on your plans. My family loved it!
Sun, 12/26/2021 - 13:47
Very festive, love the natural look! Thank you for sharing:)
Finally my 1st project done and dusted. My 1st attempt at any carpentry. Hope my son has a good sleep tonight. I want to dedicate this to Christy (USA) & Uli (Germany) for all their help and support. . . . and thousands of questions I had, without the guidance of 2 people I have never met, I would never have been able to achieve this. I also want to Ana, whose inspiration and encouragement is immeasurable. . . . THANK YOU !!
I'm new at this so I started with the work bench. SUPER easy. I built it by myself. Bought the wood around 8 AM and was DONE by 11. Thanks Ana!
Ana's little crates go perfect in our beach themed bathroom. I altered Ana's plans a little. I changed the dimensions to 12 x 11 1/4, and I did not use lath sticks for the crate slates because I wanted something sturdier. I had some left over 2×12 wood from a previous project, so I cut off 3/4 in wide pieces to make the crate slates. The wood grain gives character to the crates and makes it look more weathered.
I used the Barnwood Frame as a base for this project. Instead of all 1x2's, I used 1x3's for the interior frame and 1x2's for the exterior and stained each with a different shade. This was my first real try at this project and allowed me to use my own frame, matte, picture from start to finish. It took me a bit longer than normal due to some silly mistakes and the decision to build a jig for the miters. Normally, this would cost ~$150 to have someone else do it, but this ended up being ~$30 (wood, double matte, print).
For mothers day I made this for my wife. First ever attempt at any wood working. It was downsized from your plans that was double this size. I only made half for an unusual space. So appreciative to find a place with great plans.
Sun, 12/26/2021 - 17:31
That is amazing, thank you for sharing! I absolutely love the finish choice~
I was in need of a good footstool for my nursery rocker, and after not finding anything on Craigslist or in consignment shops, decided to build my own! I'm glad I chose this footstool, since it helps me reach the top of the closet in the nursery, and will also be useful when my little girl will need a boost to brush her teeth and wash her hands. I love the way it turned out, it's such a unique, adorable plan!
My daughter and I built this table from African Mahogany. We modified the Anna White Benchright Farm table to meet our size requirements. It was our first attempt at building a table. We took our time. We think it looks great.
Sat, 06/29/2013 - 05:54
What area of the country do you live in? That Mahogany is just beautiful. Does it come in dimensional lumber sizes? You guys did an excellent job.
Sat, 06/29/2013 - 08:13
Thank you, we live in the Chicagoland area. We purchased the wood from Owl Lumber. Owl Lumber has an excellent selection of hardwood. The wood comes in a variety of dimensional lumber sizes. The table top we made has several different widths, 1x5, 1x6 and 1x7.
Sat, 06/29/2013 - 08:20
Thank you, we live in the Chicagoland area. We purchased the wood from Owl Lumber. Owl Lumber has a variety of hardwoods in dimensional sizes.
Wed, 07/10/2013 - 14:22
Hello,
We love the look of your table. Can you let us know the size of the bolts you used for the table top? Also where you found them would be super! Thanks!
In reply to Bolts for table top by CoreyOrvold
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 14:25
I used 1/4" bolts that were 6" long. I purchased the bolts at Fastenal.
These (matching set) were a pretty straightforward build based on the Reclaimed Wood Night Stands. http://ana-white.com/2011/08/reclaimed-wood-night-stand. The hardware I used was designed to match the Printer's Console that I built previously. I cheaped out on the drawer slides, which I wouldn't recommend doing because it gives the drawers a cheap feel to them. Plus, there's not that much of a price difference.
Fri, 04/08/2016 - 13:54
Hello, your project looks nice. Did you use regular #2 lumber from Home Depot or Lowes? If so how are they holding up?
In reply to wood night stands by blue72vette
Wed, 10/05/2016 - 16:59
But yes the lumber was straight outta Home Depot. I would say its doing pretty good at this point. It sees pretty light duty (e.g. alarm clock, books and glasses of water), but no water rings. I did throw a number of coats on the top of it though. It's soft wood, so if you wanted to you could engrave your name with your thumbnail. You just have to resist the urge.
7’ long table using 4 2x8’s on top with 2 2x4’s in the middle. The bench is also 7’ long. I changed up the bottom on the bench to make it super sturdy (added angle braces).
I love working with wood and constructing the deck sofa is the largest wood project that I have done on my own. Outside if the necessary wood and screws I purchased a mitre saw and a Kreg gig. The instructions were clear and accurate. With the addition of custom box cushion made this project complete! Thank you Anna White for your encouragement and sharing your talent with us.
I looked high and low for something to store the plans at my office. Everything was outrageously expensive. Then I came across this plan and it is perfect. I did make some modifications though. Took 4-hours to build (not counting the wood cutting, I had that done at Home Depot). Then it took another 4-hours to stain it. Overall, I am really excited to give it to my boss when she gets back from vacation (it's a surprise).
Although Ive done a lot of DIY projects this was my first real furniture build. I modified the plans for the Simple White Outdoor Sofa because my back cushions were quite short and I didn't need the back to be so high to support them. I also liked the idea of having some contrast to the painted finish so used some Sapele I had. I'm really happy with the end result.
I wanted it to be a little more substantial that the original plans and I wanted the arms to be arms to fully support a forearm (and a beer) so I used 3 x 3 for legs and a 4 x 2 ripped down to 3 x 2 for the arms. I also tapered the legs to soften the lines a bit and give it a bit more interest.
The armchair is made in the exact same way but I made the legs a little taller so that the arms were at a more comfortable height to rest both arms on while reading a book or newspaper.
This project was made for my first grandson Landon. All parts were cut from pine. I used the DIY Truck plans for dimensions and made parts to customize the piece.
This was my first build! I first stumbled upon plans for the cubby bench while Googling storage options =)
I combined plans from the Perfect Cubby Bench and Entryway Storage Shelf with Coat Hooks. I made slight changes to the dimensions; most of them were intentional. Both are only 36" which is perfect for my small space which doubles as the back-door entryway and laundry room. It manages the abundance of clutter created by a two kids and my husband.
I have shopped and shopped for the perfect entryway solution for this small space. Never have I found one until I came across the plans on this website.
Thank you, Ana! You've given me an excuse to start building...I had all the tools...just needed the motivation =) Now I have a ton of plans to get me started!
From a stay-at-home mom only one year into the job, I have discovered a new sense of personal enjoyment! The crafting, cooking, etc. is great and all, but this is my kinda thing!