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Potting bench
Took a few tries to get those side rails right just eyeballing the angles but finished product looked great!
Cooperoni
Thank for the plans!
Farmhouse table with fancy legs
I started looking for a farmhouse table months ago at antique stores and on Craig's list but never could find exactly what I was looking for at a reasonable price. A friend had pinned an Ana White plan on pinterest. I sent my boyfriend a link to the plans for the fancy farmhouse table and he decided to build it for my birthday!!! It took him a few afternoons and turned out exactly how I wanted it. It was fun to build and not too hard. We shorten the length to 6.5feet to fit in the dining room. I used Minwax dark walnut 2716 as the finish. I topped it with two coats of poly. It fits perfect and looks amazing!
DIY Garden Box with Trellis
We wanted a small garden to fit on the back patio stones and this plan fit well. We reduced the height because we have 3 small children to "help" water the plants. The trellis was hoping that we could extend the amount of produce we could grow. They're very heavy, sturdy and straightforward to build. Thanks very much!!
TV console
Super simple plans that were easy to follow for first time builders. We really love how it turned out and are working on an end table of the same style now.
Octagon picnic table.
I ended up going with the suggested 4 inch extension for more leg room. The outer boards measured out around 41 11/16". Two more 2x6x8's were used to do this along with a 2x4x10.
Counter Height Planter
Hello everyone,
I collected unwanted wood and I put them in a good use. Transform them into planters . Many people throw excellent wood . Either, they aren’t aware or they purchased new furniture.
Thank you Mrs. Anna . She has inspired me with her excellent ideas. God bless you
Jean Abinajem
Farm House Table
I Got my inspiration from ana's website here. I have a 200+ year old house and I just redid the dining room so I figured now would be the time to make a table for it. I did not use standard pine lumber, this was done all in Vermont walnut that was cut about 4 miles from my house and milled on site. I like to keep a stock pile of local lumber (mostly red oak and walnut when it pops up). My only advice if you are working with rough cut lumber is to invest in a good planer and joiner (I know easier said than done). If anyone would like the exact plans I used I would be happy to send them to you.
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Home is Where the Shelves Are
I built five of these bookshelves for my living room. I wanted them to fill the one wall, so I just divided the length of the wall by five to determine how wide to make each shelf. Also, because I was building several to be pushed together, I didn't want the bulk of 2 by SPF, so I used laminated pine shelving. Two eight foot boards were needed for each shelf, and that left very little waste. I love how they turned out. I blogged more about them (including dimensions) here http://skonkers.blogspot.ca/2014/07/home-is-where-shelves-are.html
Texas Flag Adirondack Chair
Built from scrap lumber during my deployment with the US Navy to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, and brought home to Texas on my return Sept 2016.
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Big kids picnic table
This was a easy build and is super strong . ITs built for a kid sized picnic table but I tested It with my weight to see how it holds up and (200 lbs) didn’t hurt it or even make the seat budge.
Leaning Ladder Planters
Wedding Bench Guestbook
I really loved what brookifer86 did with the Rustic Bench plans here: http://ana-white.com/2011/03/rustic-bench-wedding-guestbook. When my daughter got engaged last fall, I knew that this would be a great wedding gift for the new couple.
It was helpful to read several times through her posts and followups. It took longer to come up with the name design than it did to build the bench, so give yourself plenty of lead time on this part. I was able to create the graphic in PowerPoint and enlarge it on my computer screen so that I could tape paper on the monitor and lightly trace the design for transfer to the bench. My husband suggested the addition of a princess crown over our daughter's name just for fun.
Thanks for the tip to use paint pens instead of markers. I made a sign at the reception with spare paper to alert people to shake the pens and give them a spot to test before writing on the bench.
I am doing a test with a spare painted board and the pens to make sure the application of the poly finish does not smear the signatures before sealing the signed bench.
Many thanks for the idea, Brooke, and thanks to Ana for the great bench plan!
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Sat, 09/08/2012 - 14:26
Wow!
Oh my goodness, it looks so good! I'm so happy that someone else gets this awesome bench to look at forever ;) I know we totally love ours and it's one of my favorite builds in the house. Definitely test your finish, though, because I used ModPodge (horrible idea) and it's already yellowed in spots :( I'm hoping to figure out some way to salvage it and refinish the poly coat
Sun, 09/09/2012 - 16:32
learning from other people's mistakes
Brooke, one of the comments on your posting from the person that used brown permanent markers and then had problems with the poly coat smearing gives me pause for caution. Too bad about the ModPodge yellowing. Everything that I have read so far does not indicate yellowing as a problem with it.
Don't feel bad, even the Minwax Polycrylic website for that product states "Because slight ambering may occur, spot test on an inconspicuous area and let dry to ensure satisfactory results." Because of that, I am leery about using it for my white painted bench.
I am testing Rust-Oleum’s Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover 2x Clear - initial results shows it going on clear and not smearing the signatures.
Sat, 02/16/2013 - 16:55
Beautiful Keepsake!
What a great idea! My niece is getting married in July and I think I might do this for her. I was just curious what your results were with the Rust-Oleum clear coat? Or if you found something that didn't end up yellowing?
Teal King Farmhouse bed
I added six inches to all vertical measurements for the headboard and footboard to make this bed a little taller.
This bed was easy to build – this was my 5th woodworking project ever. It is however a BIG project in terms of size…I can carry the footboard by myself, but the headboard is a different story! I used Jamison’s (from rogueengenieer.com) technique for attaching side rails. My bed came out a little bit wide even though I sized down the width measurements to fit a king sized mattress used in the traditional orientation ( 76 inches wide by 80 inches long.) Had I attached the rails on the insides of the 4/4 posts it would have been perfect, but I wanted to be able to break the bed down easily in case we move. (We have a history of being semi-nomadic!) I purchased the rail hardware off of amazon. I also ended up using pocket holes to attach a 1x6 to the end of my top support board to keep the box springs from sliding up.
I LOVED the color of the feature bed on the California King Farm House plans, so I tried my best to match that. I used a home right max sprayer for the primer, paint and polycrylic. I hand applied the brown glaze with a sponge brush and wiped most of it away with old t-shirt rags. I absolutely love the bed – it is super heavy and very sturdy! Thanks Ana!
Fully Functional Arcade Cabinet
Didn't use plans for this, so I eyeballed basically everything. Certainly made for a more frustrating build, but I have to say I'm happy with the end result!
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Oversize Front Porch Planters
My long weekend project! Thank you for the pattern, your video was so helpful and they turned out so good! I’m so happy with them.
Toddler Upholstered Bed - Farmhouse Toddler Bed Hybrid
My daughter has a farmhouse themed room. This bed fits righting into the decor, with the sideboard forming part of a chicken coop that is painted over it.
Banshee Bedroom
modified all 3 plans to sizes I needed
Cottage Oars
I actually made 2 sets of these oars as wall decor for our cottage. This is the second set - I love them! The kids chose the numbers which are completely random :)
2nd - stained with Minwax Classic Grey
3rd - wiped on Minwax White wash pickling
4th - 1 Coat Minwax Water based oil modified polyurethane to seal
5th - Painters tape & stencil for the details with white acrylic craft paint from Michaels
Balustrade Coffee Table
Love this table! Created from Ana Whites Balustrade Coffee Table plans. Looks just like the table from RH.
second coat Varathane Briarsmoke