Cedar Fern Planter
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Great plans as always. This was a quick build. I had most of the wood already and bought furring strips for the sides. I painted it to match the shutters on my house. I love it!
Great plans as always. This was a quick build. I had most of the wood already and bought furring strips for the sides. I painted it to match the shutters on my house. I love it!
thank you so much for these plans! We cut the original design in half, so it would fit the space- we used pine so the boards were a little warped but eventually everything screwed down into place and now it really does free stand and its all level! We may add a crossbeam at the back for extra stability. Stained with Ipswitch Pine by Verathane , 2 layers with sanding between, basic piping from the hardware store. Well under $200 total!
5.5 feet tall, 6 feet wide, 2 feet deep
Thanks again, your plans were thorough and easy to follow.
With lots of leftover wood from previous projects (farmhouse table and sideboard), I decided it was time to start another project. (I did head out to Lowes to get a piece of 4x4 for the legs...they only had Cedar. My friend found some Fir at Home Depot for a buck more).
Found the plans for the Farmhouse Bench, looked at other brag posts and their suggestions...then got to work!
Cutting the pieces was fast and relatively easy. Predrilling the pocket holes also went quick. Putting the pieces together was also very fast (though I did have to add extra pocket holes here-and-there so that the legs and two end-aprons were more sturdy).
Sanded the piece, then added a coat of Rustoleum Dark Walnut Stain, and then a couple coats of Deft Satin varnish.
We wore out our old miter saw and had to buy a new one. The old stand wouldn't work, so decided to build one! Absolutely LOVE it and have had many compliments when people see it.
Thanks for the plans!
This required lots of tiny parallelograms. It was great fun to make!
I got the idea for this dresser after seeing an armoire that I loved, but wasn't willing to pay $1300 for. However I needed a plan that would start me off. So I used the Mirrored Door Wardrobe plans from Ana and Patrick. I used 6- 12x12 porcelain tiles for the top.
After building my daughter a storage bed, I no longer needed the X Book Caddy that I had built to contain her books. It's taken on a new life as a nightstand for me!! I modified the caddy to be nightstand height, but it can easily have height added to become a console table. If you want, go build the x caddy and then click over to my blog for the tutorial on making it the bookseller's shelf!
Tue, 01/27/2015 - 15:12
Wow I just love how this turned out! Thanks for sharing your talent!
In reply to Wow I just love how this by Ana White
Fri, 01/30/2015 - 19:24
Wouldn't do it if it weren't for you! <3
In reply to This is fabulous! by marenras
Fri, 01/30/2015 - 19:25
Can't wait to see it! I just saw that Ana did something very similar, so make sure you check it out, too! http://ana-white.com/2011/02/library-console-table
Slightly modified the farmhouse table plans to build the top out of 6 inch pine shiplap, its thinner than the farmhouse plans (its 3/4inch), but I liked the rough cut on the top surface, and overlapping edges made for a great fit.
I cut the outside edge boards down to 4inch wide, and then mitred the corners to act as a frame for the 6 inch boards. I will build copper corner protectors.
Finish was: pre-conditioner on the wood, 3 coats of minwax weathered oak stain, 3 coats of polyurethane. Sanded the benches between coats, but not the table, as the table has a rough surface.
benches are 2x6 fir boards, cut the long edges off on a table saw to make them join better, as I dont have a jointer. Same finish applied as the table.
Table is 8 feet long, 38 inches wide. seats 10 comfortably.
It was half finished in my garage for several months, in which time I used it as a workbench - so it has plenty of authentic weathering dings and dents.
It was my first project, as I have only recently moved into a house with a garage.
Loved the construction part, hated the finishing steps.
thanks!
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I just finished this bed and wanted to thank Ana White for the plans and directions. I didn’t understand the purpose of the gap between the storage cabinets so I extended the drawers making them deeper. This makes more sense to me rather than having dead space under the mattress. Who couldn’t use more storage?!? I also decided to make a second layer of drawers, so the bed is raised much higher. It was a bit of a challenge, but using the plans from Ana and SketchUp helped me plan. The bed looks amazing and my 6 year old loves the space she has not without a dresser in the room. Thanks, again!
Thu, 04/08/2021 - 08:36
Love this build and the finish is beautiful too, thanks for sharing!
Thank you Ana for such a great and easy plan. We are very happy with the finished product.
We had the bed on plastic bed risers because we needed more storage in this small house. It was on one of those free metal bed frames you get when you buy the mattress and box springs. Wheels on risers is not too stable and we couldn't keep the pillows from falling down in between the bed and the wall. Sitting up in bed was also difficult due to pulling on the window curtain and the bed sliding or moving when leaning back on the wall.
I searched for a few months at furniture stores, websites, and craigslist to buy a headboard when I found this estimated price on someone's at $150 or so. That's less than I would spend for a headboard that I both liked and was made of real wood. Plus, it would come as a whole bed vs just the headboard.
I probably spent around $250 total, screws, hardware and stain/poly included. All the wood was $195 all from home depot. I had to go through every single 4x4 on two occasions to find 4 that I thought were good enough for furniture.
The clearance is a full 12 inches below the rails and footboard. I wanted the footboard to be about even with the top of the mattress. Also, the bottom of the headboard to be even with the top of the mattress to maximize area to lean back against. As a result it does seem a little silly looking and disproportionate without the mattress on the bed. Also I had to use four 4x4's to get the height needed above the mattress and box springs and 12 inch clearance for storage underneath.
This is the first time I've polyurethaned anything and I think it came out nicely.
Started March 29th 2014 and just finished a couple of weekends ago. I don't have that many tools, for example I used some ratcheting tie downs to hold things together while screwing together the headboard and footboard. I believe at the time I only had one clamp. I was really dreading this project taking more than a year. One of my buddies constantly ragged on how long it was taking me. I want to thank him for all the times he laughed at me while I was too tired to get off the couch. Bo, you are a true friend. Studying and school work took alot of time and I was away over the summer and winter breaks. My next project will only take one month I hope. I'm going to try to do something like the farmhouse table only for taller chairs that will seat about 4. I like the rounded edge look to the wood which allows for a little bit of error in the straightness of the wood and cuts etc. This was a fun project and when we get more room I want to build a king size.
I guess I'm going to see what chair plans there are on this site now before I look at starting a table.
Thanks to all the other brags that allowed me to show my wife what the bed could look like finished and different rail systems and supports. I bought rockler hardware, no mortise required, from amazon so the bed could be disassembled and moved easily without nuts and bolts exposed. I'll definitely do that again for the next bed I build.
I have more photos of it unfinished and being built if anyone cares to see I can upload them as well.
Happy building everyone!
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 09:07
You did a GREAT job on this! I just finished the headboard earlier today, and I am about halfway through the footboard. This is my first piece of furniture as well, so you have really inspired me! :)
After a cabin remodel I had some left over 1X6 red cedar that I wanted to use and these chairs looked like a great project. After buying some white cedar 2X4's , here's my first 2. Thanks for the plans.
My husband and I fell in love with this table when we found the plan on Ana White. He did the building, I did the staining and painting. We built the matching bench and found the chairs on Craig's List. It was perfect for our outdoor space.
We wanted a narrow console table that would fit next to the bed in our guest room. This accent table is less than 12 inches wide. I came across a stair baluster plan and made it my own. The balusters and top are red oak, the aprons and bottom shelf are poplar. I used white semigloss for the body and red mohagany stain for the top to try and match the doors in the room. Came pretty close! I'm very happy with the two toned look and the project overall. This is my third furniture project! I'm addicted.
Based my design off the shoe bench version of dresser. Used old leather belts to keep bins from falling out. Am considering adding legs but currently without legs the dresser doesnt fall forward when bins are open. Added a third support in the middle - dresser seems strong enough to seat 1 person but the idea isnt that its extra seating, more like another surface for a lamp and some plants. Used a long nail on either side of bins to keek bins aligned when open. A hinge would work better though, I got lazy. Great way to store shoes!
I call my bench, Modern Farm style bench. I joint the edges and plain the faces of each 2x4. this creates a bench seat that looks likes a solid piece. I use pocket hole screws and glue to make the bench seat. Typical stain the bench seat and paint the bench frame.
I desperately needed some storage in my workroom and finally decided to make this! It's from the 6 Cube Bookshelf plan and it works perfectly in this space I've got in my workroom.
I would've rather used real wood throughout, but this is my first proper project and to keep the cost down I used MDF for the main boards (all cut to size by my local B&Q, yay!) and planed whitewood 1x2s.
I definitely learnt a lot on this project, but most of the mistakes are hidden under the paint :-) and in the end I'm really pleased.
I wanted an off-white finish and, after a baffling time in the paint aisle, chose a very pale grey, it sits in the room perfectly! I'm hoping to make some fabric boxes for it, but not sure what colours I want yet.
Now for the next project...
Tue, 03/26/2013 - 03:35
Great work on your first project. :) Light grey lends itself to all color possibilities, so I understand how it will be tricky to choose your fabric. :)
I really wanted to add a layer of depth to the front of our house, and my favorite option was adding new shutters! I used fence boards to keep cost low and to be sure that the wood would stand up to all weather conditions. I protected the wood with an oil-based sealant made for exterior use. I attached the cross braces with chunky screws and painted those black. I love how they turned out!