Plant Stand
I made this plant stand using the adirondack stool plans. I did not leave spaces between the boards on the top, and I added breadboard ends.
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I made this plant stand using the adirondack stool plans. I did not leave spaces between the boards on the top, and I added breadboard ends.
This is a chair I made from the Super Easy Adirondack Chair plan from your website.
Fri, 12/05/2014 - 18:01
This has to be T H E cutest chair I've ever seen! Keep up the great work.
I wanted to show you the stand we made this year, using your plans. It was a big hit! I made the base pieces 15” long for added stability since we put 7 hooks on it and plan to add more to the “backside” as our family is growing.
Thank You for sharing !
Here is the 95% completed Fancy X Desk. The plans were very easy to follow. I would call it an intermediate level project simply because of the angle cuts. I had to reduce the size a little to fit our space. Built it in an afternoon and then applied one coat of primer and two coats of black paint. I have to wait until it is a little warmer outside to apply the poly as I didn't want to do it inside and my garage is about 30 degrees. I haven't figured out what it cost me to build but I feel comfortable saying it was hundreds less than it would have cost to buy at retail. Very excited about the result.
Sun, 07/13/2014 - 15:12
I like how you made this shorter, could you tell me how long you made it, and what the length of the 45 degree supports at the back are? I assume you had to shorten the due to shortening the length, but I can't figure how out long they should be.
Thanks! I'm really excited to start this!
I fell in love with a Printer's Collection media cabinet at the Pottery Barn, but I couldn't afford the $$$ price tag. So I decided to build it myself. Theirs was made out of pine but I made mine out of birch. It wasn't very hard to build, it just had a lot of pieces. I made 3 pieces, the center being 3 sections, and 2 shelf sections on the ends. I thought it turned out great and fits our space perfectly.
Sun, 12/07/2014 - 17:07
Charae22, this is verympressive work! Your build looks like a piece one would find in a fine furniture store for a few thousand dollars. You have built something that will surely be a family heirloom.
Fri, 01/16/2015 - 16:53
Hi Charae22,
I love this version!! I am trying to find all the plans to make the media cabinet, but I am wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing your plans for your media cabinet?
Built this using Anna White's "MIMI'S FAUX MANTLE" but instead of using crown molding I elected to use STONE TILES in neutral tones and finished the surround and mantle in white giving the piece a nice soft appeal. The building plans were easy to follow and took about 2 days to complete the whole process (because of drying times) not to mention how reasonable the cost was. I already had the tiles, adhesive, and paint from left over projects.
Distressed antique wood finish curing nicely. Minwax common grey, dark walnut, and an off-white latex limewash. Stoked for the mattress to arrive!
First project from Ana White, and loved it! Building more as we speak. We loved this table but wanted it in painted finish. We chose to fill in some of the gaps to make it look a little more finished. Very happy with the result!
Tue, 02/05/2013 - 18:44
Thank you! It was our first attempt at a glaze. We shortened the table length wise and then used 3 2x10s instead of 4. For the finish we painted the table Navajo White Behr color from home depot. We then mixed about 1 part of a Minwax espresso stain with 4 parts of Behr Faux Glaze. Then we just rubbed it on with rags and waited a little bit and rubbed it off.
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 15:29
WOW Extremely nice I am from Arizona and the color you have chosen is just perfect nice job and finish congratulations on being the proud owners of a Very Beautiful Table
Mon, 02/18/2013 - 17:39
Great job! Beautiful finish. I have yet to build anything, but this is my favorite plan from Ana White and I will be starting it as soon as the weather cooperates :/
Nicely done!
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 18:58
Nice job, I just finished mine and followed plans 90% of the way. I altered the legs to look beefier. I have not finished mine yet. I spaded the top and will be using it outdoors so unsure what I want to do for the finish. But thanks for sharing.
I needed something to get the camping stuff, toys, strollers and everything else organized and up off the floor of our unfinished basement so my boys can ride their trikes inside over the winter. This was perfect! Just changed it slightly (made it deeper) to accommodate some larger items. Thanks again Ana!
We had to narrow the width of the table so that it would fit in a hallway. We distressed it..a lot and then washed a stain over the paint. Soooo pretty and rustic. Love your website!!!
We started this late 2013 and finished it June 2014. We used an old IKEA bed hardware for the middle support for the full mattress. We had to use Hemlock Fir "white wood" for the 4x4's (found at Menards in Wisconsin). We used Satin polyurathane from Minwax and allowed a month for the fumes to die down. My boys and guests seem to enjoy the bed.
I moved to a new house and the table I had was way to big. I decided to make one. I found a picture on here of one I liked. I made some changes to the design and built it myself!
I ran across this when looking for ideas for a coffee table. My wife wanted a rectangular table, rather than a square - simple adjustment. I ordered the legs from
Osborne - great selection and good service.
theses are the $10 ledges, i used 1 1x4, 1 1x6, and 1 1x2. i made a total of four which measured 2ft long. it was very easy to do, and was pretty fast, and really cheap
13 hours First wood project Learned a lot! I surprised my boyfriend with them and he loved them!
Tue, 12/16/2014 - 15:40
Love this. The chairs are on my to build list! Great job!
Made this dresser for a friend. She has 2 boys and wanted a sturdy dresser. The Hudson plans are clearly written and the illustrations are great. I used 100 pound full extension drawer glides and reinforced the areas where the glides mount with 2x2's to ensure the glides would not rip loose. I modified the drawer construction using finger joints for increased strength.
The flush mount drawers offer a challenge to get the spacing right and that the drawers are flush.
We absolutely LOVE this clubhouse bed. Not sure who loves it more, my litte boy or his parents! My husband has zero wood working skills, but his dad has a few wood working skills, so together they made this happen. We bought half of the lumber-cheapest whatever we could find, and my father -in-law bought the other half -the much more expensive stuff. We probably could have made this around $150-$200 using all the cheap stuff. We added a window box to hold little super heros and a shelf on the opposite window, we also added a shelf half way up on one of the post at the bottom to hold a lantern. We raised the bed 4 inches higher to give more room at the bottom. We used ply wood for the bottom of the bed rather than slats. We used a cherry 223 Minmax -1 coat and then put a clear coat on it.
My wife used the benchmark media console plans with her own idea for the doors
Original plan was for 8ft...had to shorten to 7 to fit my space better. First try at making my own table top like this and first time using a joiner and planer. Didn't' get the seems on the 4 2x10s perfect, but again for my first try, not bad. Significant other is very happy with how this turned out and so am I! Lot's of fun to build. It's crazy that I see tables just like this online selling for $2000.
You were right, this really was super-easy and super-cheap!