I made this a planter as a gift to the superintendent in the building were I live. It was absolutely free for this dedicated man who keep the building clean and help all the residents by repairing their units. It was a way to say thank you and it always feels good when I or you do something positive.
John
Cost about $100 and took about 6 hours total (one person). I ended up using a polyshade color I had in the garage -- but I wish I would have just used regular stain or paint. I'll likely repaint it in a bit, the polyshades just doesn't cover well (but that's what I get for trying to use leftovers!) One of my top pieces ended up being a little short (I accidentally cut it with the original cut pieces). It looks REALLY great though, and I'm likely the only one who would notice. My husband is super impressed! Thanks, Ana!
Simple coffee table. took about 3 hours to build.
Quick build for the garden swing.
Bed and night stands build with plans from Ana White. Both projects were finished using age accelerator and weathered gray stain. Time and coat estimations include both night stands and the full sized bed.
Your potting table is/was a hit and is used weekly with great love.
Darren S.
I LOVE how this bench turned out. I made it for my sister and her very large family. She paired it with an very old table that was found in the family "barn" and some chairs that she had purchased separate.
I have to say that I ADORE your site and plans!!! You are my hero.....and I want to build literally EVERYTHING on here!! Thanks SO Much :-)
I was tired of not having a place to hang the Christmas stockings. With no fireplace and no mantel in our 1960's ranch home, I decided to build one myself! It turned out to be one of the easiest projects I've done.
I had Home Depot cut all of the wood for me, so once I got home, I just had to nail it together. The actual building of the mantel took about an hour. Including the sanding, caulking, and painting, it took about four hours total. I also added a piece of faux brick paneling to the back of the mantel.
I made a "fire" using some river rocks and small limbs. I placed them in a circle and added string lights for the "fire" effect.
For more pictures, check out http://deepestoceanblue.com/diy-mantel-and-fake-fire/
We love Ana White plans. One of our customers wanted the end tables and coffee table and a similar tv stand but to fit in a corner. I took the Rustic X concept and started creating! My Friend RogueEngineer liked it so much that he reverse designed it and made plans. Such talent out there in the DIY world!
I was asked to surprise someone with a 12 ft. bench. After searching and searching I found a plan I really liked, but I felt it just wasn’t enough. I modified the plans to give it a little more of a farmhouse look. I also had to double the size of the original plans.
My husband built this from your storage locker plans only complaint was the 1 1/4 screws werent long enough we had to go up to 1 1/2" but after that sucess! we decided to antique paint it, Im so in love with this peice, honest opinions accepted lol i know we each have our own style and im open to tips!
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 13:44
first i sanded it so it would have a nice adhesion. I did a "ruff coat" of brown paint, i mean ruff! lol i painted on where it would have certainly needed 2/3 coats to fully cover, but made it was enough to make the dark brown i wanted, after that dried i again ruff painted a green (salamander to be exact) coat ,(you could still see the brown) i took the orbital sander and 220 grit sand paper to age the locker, i literally resanded the whole thing and worked it a littler harder where i have the "damaged" places. the best part is you really cant mess up!,after i finished the sanding i cleaned it so i was able to put a glaze on it to "age" the paint i bought mocha transparent glaze by valspar it was about $16 but only used 1/2 - 2/3 of the jar......another project stash of leftovers:). I glazed in sections With the glaze i brushed it on the whole side and before i moved on to the next piece i wiped it to prevent it becoming to "finished", on the insides i brushed the glaze on two pieces (say one wall and the bench of that locker) and wiped the first on then the other part and then moved on. Overall i was looking to make a piece that you would find at grandmas old farm house we are super happy with the out come honestly the pictures arent as good as it came out! Good luck and happy building:)
I used some flashings from Lee Valley to make these rustic tables really pop. The corners and the big brad nails really make them pop! These are also STURDY pieces of furniture as the Monster Husband has stood on them both without a wobble.
Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:07
I know this post was awhile ago, but I am looking to create somthing similar. Where were you able to find a white oil based stain? I have called all of my local hardware stores and they all carry just water base? Did you put the dark mix stains on then, go over with white water base stain? Any clarification or assistance would be great! Thanks.
Such a great and easy build, from start to finish. Thanks for another great plan!
Loved your shoe bench so much that I’ve made two now for friends. Each one is a bit more custom depending on the length of their hallway and size of their family! I’ve also modified the bench as well to make storage for mitts and toques. Such a great functional plan!
Originally, we were going to build the 2x4 outdoor sofa and the one arm version, but we didn’t like how far away the corner seat was from the fire pit, so we switched gears and built a second two arm sofa, and using skills we learned building from some of your other plans, we custom designed the corner table to attach the sofas and hold an umbrella.
took the simple outdoor couch and brought it in.
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 12:31
Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks this makes a good indoor piece of furniture! I'm going to make one for my son to use in his new apartment.
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 12:32
Yours turned out great! I love the fabric on the cushions!
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 12:37
I'm also glad I'm not the only one. Its perfect for our kids when they drop stuff, it'll fall on the floor instead of the abyss with regular couches. Having a bit of a time finding easy bench cushion slipcover instructions to complete this though. I have 4" foam cut to fit but not sure if I should back it with ply, add batten on the top, etc. Any suggestions?
I started on the project when I went home for Thanksgiving and finished up the drawers when I was home for Christmas. I live about 7 hours from my family. I took a few tools with me (kreg jig and drill) but borrowed a circular saw and miter saw for all the cuts. It was difficult working on it because it was fairly cold and my dad only has a carport. Which is why it took longer. My step-mom says she wants to paint it maybe with some milk paint. She also did not want the center shelf as she wanted a place for taller items.
The butcher block top was $299. It comes from lumber liquidators in 25" by 96". My dad had about 2 feet cut off the length. Ikea also sells butcher block tops for roughly half the price I think, but they were out of stock in both Atlanta and Charlotte.
I also made the small kitchen island before and this one went much more smoothly. Having the extra set of hands was awesome and made for a wonderful memory as I built it with my father:-)
Thu, 08/15/2019 - 12:14
This is amazing Stephanie!!!! I can't believe I didn't see this sooner.
We are going to feature your photo with the plans - thank you so much for sharing a brag post! Hope you are well!
I have Starting loveing these little projects! however i am slowing finding out i need more tools! Anyway This bed is a slight variation from the plans mentioned. Instead of Verticle Slats for the head board and foot board i chose to do them horizontally. For 1 Reason only, to save some money. IT did not same much maybe $30 but for someone who is ona really tight budget it worked out great. I also added in a full frame around the middle slats. I started with the side tables and that turned into makin a matching bed Frame. The side table were striaght forward and i had left over pull handles from buliting my Printers Console Cabinet. Over all the project was straight forawrd simple and fun! I amlost could wait to get it in the house! it was like watchin paint dry hahaha. Anyway i had fun with this one and i think it turned out great!
This table was created using a variety of plans. It can seat up to 20 people comfortably. The table top was built with 5 pieces of 2x12. The legs were a combination of 4x4 posts and 2x6s. 2 coats of Minwax Weathered Gray was the stain and then 3 coats of varathane semi-gloss finish. We sanded between each coat of poly.
I saw your raised garden box and decided to make it for my wife so she could garden on our deck due to medical problems. She absolutely loved it.
The only thing I did different was I added casters to the legs so it can be moved easily on the deck.
Thank you very much for the idea and plans. We really enjoy them.
John Sterzick
