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Channing Desk

Awesome desk made from the Channing Desk plans on Ana-White.com! I had such a great time building this desk with my girlfriend. It was our first of many builds together.

thanks again ana-white.com

Estimated Cost
$110-$125
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Jacobean (2 Coats) with Minwax High Gloss Super Polyurethane (2 coats). I sanded the polyurethane with a 180 grit block between coats and let dry overnight.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Potting Bench

Submitted by fifi_momo on Mon, 05/12/2014 - 19:45

I adjusted the depth of the bench to accomodate a bath vanity top with sink (from the Habitat reStore). The width was adjusted to allow for 2 feet of workspace to the left of the sink. The overall height was adjusted to my wife's height. The front legs were made longer than the rear to account for the slope of the yard location.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Deck oil
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Stained red oak toybox

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 11:29

Thank you very much for this marvelous plan and idea. I built one for each family of grandchildren and love the finger-saving torsion hinges and front lid relief. I did end up trying biscuit joints (except for where the 1x2 boards join to the legs) as it left the inside of the box looking cleaner, especially if stained instead of painted.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Minwax Polyshades Pecan combination stain/polyurethane after a pre-stain treatment.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Benchright Table and Farmhouse Bench

Great plans and a great build. I used 4x4’s for the legs and decided to go with the Farmhouse Bench instead. The color I went with is Weathered Grey. I applied it with a brush and immediately wipes it off with a clean rag, then 2 coats of poly to finish it off.

Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Weathered Grey Oil Based Stain with Semi-gloss Poly
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Fancy Herringbone Farmhouse Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 02/17/2024 - 10:01

Your beautiful Fancy X farmhouse table. We wanted to seat 8. Used your plan with the top idea from Hint of Home. We used cedar tongue and groove for the top. We are so pleased with it! Now for chairs!

Built from Plan(s)

12 foot long cedar Providence Buffet

My mom asked me to build her a buffet to match the Provence style dining table I built her a few months ago. I used the Providence Table plan as a jumping off point. Here’s a quick breakdown of the changes I made to the plan:
• Supply list – 3 2x6x12′ boards for the top
2 2x6x10′ boards for the shelf
5 2x4x8 boards for the legs and supports
• Design – I cut the legs to the same dimension, but flipped the legs 90 degrees so the profile matched the table’s. I placed the leg support 4″ from the ground, again to match the dining table. I added a shelf by drilling the 10′ 2×6′s down onto the leg supports, and used scrap 2×4′s under the center to keep it from dipping. I nixed the center top support, and decided to keep the cross supports at the same angles and length, but doubled them and used scrap 2×4 cut at 18″ wide (the width of the buffet) to span the three boards so the center wouldn’t dip or warp over time.

We chose cedar to match the table and cut down on chemicals, but it could cost a lot less if you used untreated pine for indoor use. Either way, $120 for a twelve foot long buffet isn't too shabby!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$120
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
left unfinished, my mom will probably sand and use deck stain on it.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Patriotic Picnic Table for Kids

I built this for a silent auction at my school. My students chose the theme. Each of the kids in my class signed the white legs. Super easy to put together after following the plans to cut each piece of lumber. The painting was another story thanks to those stars!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
leftover paint and varnish
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

Farm Table Sewing Base

Submitted by fallon on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 18:52

We just slightly modified the plan to accommodate our really great industrial sewing table base.

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
First coat - Glidden Natural Linen
Stain - MinWax Classic Gray 270 (one person brushes while the other wipes it right off)
A little sanding for some aging
Several Coats of MinWax - Polycrylic, satin finish (sand between each coat)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

Farmhouse coffee table and large side tables

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/03/2020 - 06:17

I needed a new hobby and missed going out on date nights with my husband. So we decided to take on a new hobby that we could do together while filling in our new home. (We moved from Florida to Illinois a year ago) I came across the farmhouse coffee table plans and just loved how it looked. With it being a beginner project I was pretty optimistic about how it would come out. I watched videos on how to stain and use polyurethane on YouTube to complete the project. I love that my husband and I built these together and that we can finish furnishing our new house with things we built.
Our cost was higher cause I added in everything it took to get to the end result.

Estimated Cost
$200
Finish Used
Minwax Pre-stain
Minwax Stain in Early American
Minwax Fast drying Polyurethane

Custom Built-In Medicine Cabinet

Submitted by boxermum on Sun, 07/29/2012 - 18:29

We love the medicine cabinets that are found in 5 star hotels and had come across a blog (Batchelor's Way) that had built one very similar. We decided during our renovation that we wanted one, too. In the photo you can see that we still have to install the light fixture, which fits perfectly within the high top molding, and the vessel sink and wall-mount faucet below.

Estimated Cost
$50
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Primer - Kilz
Paint - Behr's Silk Pillow in Satin finish
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

birdsandsoap

Sat, 08/04/2012 - 18:42

This is beautiful. It turned out so great, I think I may have to copy you! We have such a tiny bathroom, and need all the storage space we can get. We have similar taste, I have beadboard in my bathroom too.

Did you get the latches some place special?

In reply to by boxermum

birdsandsoap

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 10:02

Thank You. I looked over her bathroom post (several times actually) and it is amazing. Did you see their kid's room? The pirate room? another amazing DIYer. I'm really thinking about making this, just have to finish my other million projects first.

boxermum

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 15:40

I can totally relate to having a million projects in the mind bank - I want to build the Lydia daybed, farmhouse night stands, the apothecary console for the living room, leaning shelves for the breakfast room, installing board and batten in the dining room, plank wall in the guest room, and the list goes on and on and on. We installed the light fixture on the medicine cabinet yesterday, and what a difference it made. We still haven't installed the wall faucet or vessel sink, though. Just so much to do and life gets in the way!

I did see Ronda's other rooms (her pirate room was featured in This Old House magazine) and it really is creative. She was really helpful when I asked her questions about the medicine cabinet, too. Totally classy lady.

What projects do you have in the works?

birdsandsoap

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 22:09

I just finished remodeling my kitchen for the 2nd time in 3 years due to a leaky water heater. I am currently finishing up a bunkbed that I built my girls over the summer (it has taken for-e-ver!), I have to tile my bathtub surround since we added a new tub when we did the kitchen. I've got to paint both rooms, and also paint a desk that I built earlier in the summer. I'm homeschooling, and we've got a bunch of furniture that goes in our "schoolroom" that needs refinished, ugh! I think I've done more painting in the last 4 months than my entire lifetime and I've got a lot more ahead. I'm going to build a divided shelf for the schoolroom (the plans are somewhere on here, it's a PB knock-off) and I've also got two dressers planned in my head for my bedroom. We want a built-in look and since our bedroom is tiny (old house, tiny bedrooms) I have to build two separate dressers so that we can move them into the room. I also wanted to do wall-to-wall shelving in our schoolroom up around the ceiling, but I don't know if I will get to that or not. I keep piling on the projects and I'm running out of time! As soon as winter hits, I'm done building; so if feels like a mad rush to "get 'er done!"

TV console

Submitted by Kmtgolden on Fri, 05/23/2014 - 08:20

This was my first attempt at building something with doors- the one on the right got knocked off square at some point and required some finagling to get it to fit. As a result, there's a gap above it, but it opens and closes smoothly. I'm okay with it. It's not perfect, but at least it's MY not perfect.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100-$125
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Easy stool

Inspired by a photo on a DIY site i made this simple stool from pallet wood. No plan, just an idea, and i know that the hight should be around 20".

Estimated Cost
<5$
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Nothing, just a little sandpaper #120, and a spray-text on top
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Double X Bench

Build this bench for our dining room. Had some left over stuff and got a 11 feet plank for free at the lumber yard.
66 inches long, 14 inches wide and I made it a little higher, 19,5 inches.
Have a weakness for red benches :-)

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Painted it twice and put one layer of polyethylene on top.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Bathroom shelf

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 08/27/2016 - 13:26

Very easy build! This took just a few hours to complete and gave us some much needed flare for out tiny guest bathroom! 

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Adirondack Chairs

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 18:45

Loved these plans. Made a table as well. Great set!

Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Seasonal And Holiday

Scooter

I am going to be a first time Grandma and this project has been on my mind to make for him as soon as I saw it!!!
Assembly was a little tricky as I felt I needed to be sure it was very sturdy and safe. I also felt a bit out of practice as I haven't been making stuff as much as I was in the past, it may be more of a beginner level project, but I definitely needed my dad's guidance and assistance. (Thanks dad!)
I felt it needed a thicker wood for the body of the scooter so I used 1.5" wood instead of 3/4".
I am unsure on the time to make as I worked on it in the evenings after work. It did take more time than I expected, but I am super picky and wanted to add some extra touches to it.
I found the perfect monkey and bodysuit with scooters on it and that made it the perfect baby shower gift!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Acrylic paint, triple thick satin poly finish.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

brookifer86

Sat, 08/04/2012 - 06:26

Oh my goodness, I LOVE this! The modifications you made are brilliant too! I've been trying my hand at building more, and it seems like I'm plagued with splitting and such. Now I know to try 2x instead of 1x wood! I also love that you sandwiched the supports between the rockers instead of on top. Great ideas to make this build better!

MichelleC

Sun, 02/02/2014 - 17:35

I love how yours turned out!!! I want to build this for my daughter for her 2 year old birthday but was afraid the 1x wood wouldn't be strong enough so I was considering the 2x, and I'm definitely going to do it now after looking at yours, thanks! Her birthday is in one week so I have to stay focused this week!

cutepickles

Fri, 12/04/2015 - 16:35

You did an amazing job.  So adorable!  May I ask what you used to cut the thicker stock? I don't have a bandsaw and I'm wondering if it's a "must have" tool for this project. ;)

 

Thanks! :)

Mario Bunk bed Castle

Submitted by tdee on Wed, 05/28/2014 - 16:31

My son is a big Mario nut. And when it came down thinking about a new bed for him we sat down online and started searching for ideas. When we found this bed we both loved it right away. And when i found it was made from plans on Ana- white i was so excited as i have made a few projects already. My son was so happy the whole time this was being made. He was going to have his own castle. Once we finished the build he decided that he had to have a door so i made some curtains and embroidered Mario characters on each one. I let him decorate the inside with Mario stickers and he loves being able to have a Mario level right where he sleeps.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
600
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Paint in various colours to replicate a Mario castle.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Liquor sideboard

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 20:00

This was my first prject of this scale. First time making doors and drawers. Took about 3 months of working after work and weekends to finish. I'm pretty happy for how it trurned out as new wood worker. Time for a drink.

Estimated Cost
About $400.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
I used Behr Marquee paint. I used minwax water based poly for the interior.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Practice

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/10/2020 - 10:25

I had been wanting to get into woodworking for awhile and after searching the web I came across Ana’s site. The plans for this table were right near the top of the page and seemed like a realistic goal for me to practice with. I followed her plans and video and everything came together nicely. My wife loves the table so we decided to keep it even though we didn’t need it.

Estimated Cost
$40-$50
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax English chestnut and polycrylic for the table top.

Standard interior white paint for the legs and shelf.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
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