Rustic x table
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Love my entry way table, plans details really easy to follow! Thanks you so much for this helpful website.
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Love my entry way table, plans details really easy to follow! Thanks you so much for this helpful website.
I made the farmhouse coffee table using 4/4 300 year old pine that was on a local home for 150 years. The frame, I used recycled pallet boards. Very simple to build, everyone love this table.
This is my first attempt at making a wine rack. It holds 18 bottles and 9-12 glasses. I made it from 1/2" red oak plywood and 1x3s. I used a drill press with a 3" hole bit and 1 1/2 bit for the neck supports. The one pic shows how I kreg jig the supports to a scrap piece of plywood so I could stain all sides of the pieces at once! Plus it allowed for a quicker drying time. I kreg jig all the supports from the back side with 1" PH screws and glue. I used my router and a straight edge to dado the top and bottom shelves to the side walls. This rack measures 5'Hx 15 1/4"w x 17" deep. The wine bottles do not stick out past the front at all. I stained it in a dark walnut to give it a country feel.
Restoration Hardware Inspired Dining Table. Got these plans from Shanty 2 Chic.
Tue, 11/18/2014 - 21:26
Wow! Now this look super sweet! I love the colors that you chose!
Tue, 11/18/2014 - 21:26
Wow! Now this look super sweet! I love the colors that you chose!
I built this console table modeled from other diy plans on the Ana White website. The construction took 1 afternoon, but the project start to finish was 3 days to allow time for finishing. The overall dimensions are 49”W x 16 1/2” D x 30” H.
Mon, 12/07/2020 - 09:47
Yes the finishing seems to always take the longest! It looks fabulous, thanks for sharing:)
I was so inspired by this site, I just had to try something out for my self! Being a beginner it was a little difficult trying to get the notches perfect without the correct tools! A table saw is neccessary but me and the fiance kept at it! After all assembled we banged up the table with some heavy duty chains, Gave it two coats of Minwax Dark Walnut, and finished with 2 coats of Minwax Poly Satin finish. We left out center support so we could get it in the house and installed once it was in, this is one heavy sturdy piece of furniture!
Octagon table with metal chairs
Fri, 11/21/2014 - 09:22
Wow that looks amazing! It looks great with your wall color and the floors! The rug is also a reall nice touch!
I wanted to make a black and brown picnic table, this one turned out really nice and it gets a lot of compliments.
I, also, reinforced the 2x6s used for the seats by boxing in 2x4s underneath. I just cut 4 53" (probably could have been 54" honestly) and mounted them to the bottom of the seats and screwed them into the seat cross members. This should keep them from flexing.
Tue, 01/14/2020 - 08:29
I love the look of this, it is great. I'm looking at your estimated cost wishing that was the case where I live .
This was a great “gateway” build! This is easy to do and gave me the space to dig deeper into my newfound woodworking hobby! It’s not perfect but I love it!
My daughter and I chose this design for a table for her new apartment. I happened to have some walnut lumber available, so we decided to use that, and it turned out a little less rustic than some of the tables, but it is exactly what she wanted. It was a great project to do with her and we both had a good time, plus she has a piece of furniture she is proud of.
Used the Rustic X Coffee Table plans for this project. I altered it slightly to add the bread boards on the end. I also used my jointer to create a more flush joint between boards. When I went to cut the "x"'s out of 2x2's the boards ended up being too short. I'm working on a similar piece for a family member and I am waiting to cut these pieces until I'm almost finished to save stock. I also used a chain, hammer, nails, and metal clamp to beat the table top to "age" the wood a bit.
This project doesn't take long to build. Finishing takes about a week.
I submitted this build under anonymous on accident. Please assign it to my profile when posting if possible. Thank you.
Mon, 12/14/2020 - 12:51
These beds are awesome! Can you reply with your username so I can credit you for the build?
My wife and I began the Kentwood bed last weekend as a project for 1) our oldest boy needed a new bed 2) a family project and 3) a project that would count for my oldest Weblos project to earn a building badge. After reading up on it about a month ago and finally finding the last Kreg jig in town (fairbanks, ak) we purchased the wood and began the building. This plan calls it a weekend project which it would have been if I had not been in school and other family engagements to get too during the weekend. So the weekend project turned into a two weekend endevor. After much hard labor and buying two cans of stain ( as the first can took a dive onto the garage floor and stained more floor than my project) the finally result is pictured. My wife and I love the look and sturdiness of this bed. After completion and final assembly my only addition or change to this plan would be to suggest using hardware attaching the side rails to the head and foot board, so there is less wear and tear on your project. Thanks for the plans!
I used all distressed or reused wood. While I followed plans from Ana’s posting I used reused or distressed wood, cutting the wood to the plans specifications. Cutting the wood I also considered the nominal size of lumber and the size requested in the plans. Even with the unit sanded and pained the I like the character that has come through.
Big thanks to Ana for the plans and the rest of the community for ideas! This was my first major project, and I'm very happy with the way it turned out. This bed was based on the King Farmhouse plan. I wanted a look that was a little less rustic than the classic farmhouse style, so I substituted the boards for oak plywood and framed it out with some pine boards and cove molding. The pine boards are 1x3s. I topped the headboard and footboard with a 2x4 and then a 2x6 overhanging the 2x4 evenly on three sides (it's flush in the back).
The posts are 4x4 cedar. I used lag bolts and glue to attach the posts and concealed the large holes with wood plugs cut from scrap sections of the 4x4.
I wanted to be able to break the bed down, so I used Rockler no-mortise bed fittings to connect the side rails to the headboard and foot board. I highly recommend these fasteners. They are easy to use and seem very solid. I framed out the bed with 2x4s that I connected directly to the side rails with pocket hole joinery. (First time using the Kreg jig - love it!!).
Thanks again!!
My second take on Ana White's mudroom bench design. This time I went with a split drawer design to provide room for the power outlet on the wall behind it and made my first attempt at a custom herringbone pattern for the benchtop. The frame is made out of douglas fir and the benchtop is made out of reclaimed red oak. The herringbone pattern is accented by two geometric mountain ranges (Minwax Antique Jade wood stain), signifying our placement here in the Pacific Northwest, nestled between the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges. The benchtop was finished with 3 coats of Minwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane (semi-gloss). I'm very happy with how it turned out and plan to make a similar benchtop to replace the one in our dining room once I clear my plate a bit :)
Sat, 12/19/2020 - 10:33
The top looks amazing and absolutely love the finish colors and choices!
In reply to Very pretty! by Ana White Admin
Sat, 12/19/2020 - 11:50
Thank you! It was a huge pain to get the alignment right and the mountains were only added after I cut the bench top too short but I'm very happy with how it all came out :)
My wife wanted a bench for one side of our dining room table. After looking at prices to purchase, I decided to see if I could build it. This was my first wood working project and I built the bottom half using only a circular saw. By the time I decided on the design for the back, and actually figured out how to build it, 18 months and many other building projects had passed. This is the final piece.
My husband built this farmhouse table for me for our anniversary. This was his first build and is so proud of his work. He completed it in time for us to host Thanksgiving for some soldiers in his unit. The table sits 8 comfortably and doubles as a ping pong table with my kids.
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 11:54
This is beautiful! You did a great job!
What kind of stain/sealer did you use?
I plan on making this table in the next few months!
I built these using the plans found on here for my niece and nephew for Christmas this year. They turned out a lot better than I expected.
Wed, 12/23/2020 - 09:53
Those are fantastic! Thanks for sharing and what a wonderful Christmas gift:)
We used the Farmhouse Table plans but made a few modifications to get the look my wife was looking for. We've since built a cupboard to go with it.