My version of the 8’ Grandy Barn Door Console. I made it deeper to accommodate a sink that we haven’t put in yet. It was so fun building again. I haven’t built a piece of furniture since high school. Thank you for your amazing plans!
I completely made all of my my teen daughters bedroom furniture from plans from Ana-White.com.
Farmhouse Bed
Open File Cabinet with desk top for dressing table
Open File Cabinet for side tables.
My wife and I were originally going to build a different plan from Ana, but she wanted to have hanging barn doors and we found this and said PERFECT! I tweaked the plans a little for the height as it would be too close to tv (where will I put my turntable?! :P ) and started to build. Built it from all pine. The structure wasnt too bad and went together wonderful. Painted it up with an exterior grade paint for durability, but didnt like how easy it would actually marr so I hit with three coats of spray polycrilic from minwax.
Due to time constraints and traveling every weekend, this took us all of a better part of 5 weeks to complete.
Made all the track from McMaster aluminum, some amazon pulleys for wheels, and some shoulder bolts w/ locknuts. This prevents from overtorquing the nuts down and binding the wheels :)
The TOP is my favorite part! I ordered a 13' piece of live edge pine slab w/ bark on from a mill in Ohio shipped to Florida, and had them rip it to my 92.5" length and the width I wanted for the top. Once I received I filled all the cracks/voids/knots with West Systems 2 part epoy, then sanded the entire unit from 80, 120, 220 grit. I used a belt sander to rip off any bark I couldnt pry off. Then some pre-stain, a very quick wiped off coat of Minwax Espresso, and 3 coats of spray on satin polyurethane (only 2 on bottom). Came out BEAUTIFUL!
Bought some TE brand LED light kit (5m) on amazon for $18 shipped and super glued to the shelf. Had to put a 0.50" hole on one side toward the front to pass the light string thru, and used electrical tape to black out the lights running vertical in the corner. They are also programmable and color changing.
Table top is 92.5" long
Unit is 88.5" long
Beautiful piece that people have been raving about.
Thanks Ana for the plans!
Thu, 09/22/2016 - 11:30
also, this table is 92.5" wide. Thats a 70" TV and a great dane. Some people have thought its small and didnt realize the tv and dog size lol
I built the one bench using the original plan with the storage and table top unit but needed two additional seating benches to go around the firepit without the bulk of the backside of the bench.
I modified the original plan as follows:
Shopping List:
(2) 2X6X8
(3) 2X4X8
(2) 1X6X8
Cutting List:
(2) 2X4X17" front legs, 15 degree cuts, parallel long to short
(2) 2X4X23" back support, 15 degree cuts, parallel long to short
(2) 2X4X20.75" back legs, 15 and 60 degree cuts, not parallel long to long
(2) 2X4X23" Back support, 15 degree cuts, parallel long to short
(2) 2X4X24.75" under seat, 15 degree cuts, not parallel long to long
(2) 2X4X30" bottom support, 15 degree cuts, not parallel long to long
(1) 2X4X42" bottom cross brace between leg sets, 90 degree cuts
(2) 2X6 cut equally in half, 3 for the seat and 1 for the top plate
(2) 1X6 cut equally in half, 3 for the back rest and 1 to be tucked under the seat overhang
Sat, 08/15/2020 - 22:52
I am the individual who submitted this modification on June 14, 2020. I was making a change to the submission but somehow sent it before correcting the cut list. The "(2) 2X4X23" back support, 15 degree cuts, parallel long to short" is repeated twice and should be only once.
took me a week to build, lots of compliments, already making them for family and friends!
I did not personal make this. My 74 year old father did. Very happy with the result. Only thing I asked him to change is there is no drawer. The top lifts up for my to store my daughters toys easier.
I have been looking for shelves to add to my bathroom however nothing stood out. The leaning bathroom shelf was the project that I needed! I changed the plans to fit the area and it looks great!
Pop of color ✔️
Knit storage baskets ✔️
One of a kind hand drawing from Paris ✔️
Loved this plan!!! It was my first furniture project (before all I did was mantels and shelving) amazing easy to follow build plans. Can’t wait to browse Ana White’s other posts! Thank you for providing this plan!
Just built this today, very easy build. I used cedar tone treated lumber for the frame and the cedar pickets. I modified the size some, little smaller than the plans. Total material cost about $70.
I decided to make this table about three weeks before this plan came out! I wanted a dinning table so I found one at William Sonoma that I loved and figured I could take several pieces from other table plans to make this one from WS. Then sure enough out comes this one after I had already started my plan! So, its not exactly the same but it is close and I do love it so much. I was afraid it wouldn't be secure enough with just the top boards running across the legs so I added a frame to support underneath like one of the other table plans does. This was yet another learning process so it took awhile and the boards aren't as perfect as I'd like them to be but I think that adds to the character I tried to give it! Overall, not an awful project.
Fri, 11/09/2012 - 14:52
I love the look of your table, what size boards did you use? I wanna copy. :)
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 07:18
Remember I was copying a table I fell in love with, so I ripped 2x8's down to exactly 6 inches for the inside boards and the outside boards are 2x6's ripped to 5 inches. I know that sounds wasteful but I did use all the scrap from the 2x8 boards on other projects. This is obviously not necessary. I insisted on having an odd number of boards so I could have a middle board that showed the heart of the pine, but I needed to keep my dimensions as close to the original table (so I felt). This was one of my first projects for my little family so I got a little sentimental! You could very easily use four full 2x8's in the middle and two full 2x6's for the outside pieces and the table will only be an inch wider then mine. I'm so thrilled you like it! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Sat, 11/10/2012 - 21:07
I really do love your version, and thanks for taking the time to respond! One more question, did you use 4x4s on the legs? They look a little beefier, but it's hard to tell from the photo...
Mon, 11/12/2012 - 15:44
I did! But I, again, ripped the angled sections down until they looked right. Wish I could tell you what the measurements came out to but I just cut until I liked it! It was something like 3.25x2.75 or pretty close. Leaving all the peices of the legs the standard 4x4 looked too bulky to me but I thought 2x4's were too thin so I made my own something in the middle!
This was a seriously fun project to build. I am very pleased with the results. Painting is not something I usually do with my projects, and I learned a lot about spray paint in the process. I used the original plans, but double tapered the table legs, chamfer routed the top edges, and added v-grooves to the aprons. I incorporated v-grooves in to the chairs, and angled the tops.
There is a lot of pilot-holing and screwing involved with the chairs. I used pocket holes and glue to attach the seat slats from the bottom.
I would like to thank the site for making these plans available.
My wife sent me your YouTube video of making the sectional. She asked me if I would make her one. It was perfect timing because our 9 year anniversary was just around the corner. So my 5 yr old daughter and I went to Lowes and purchased the supplies on a Friday night. Her 8 year old brother and her helped me measure, and assemble (I did all the cutting;). We enjoyed the project as a family and were very proud to present to mommy for a gift...
thank you!
Jack Christensen
My little quarantine project all started with a three foot circle in the back corner of my yard and turned into this. After finishing the structure, we were looking at different furniture and considered either going on the cheap ($20 plastic chairs) or the expensive route ($1200) for this same setup. That was when I came across your site Ana. Your amazing plans and community's brag posts gave me the confidence to give it a go and we could not be happier with the result.
The chairs and tables went together super easy as everyone had mentioned. I sanded everything before cutting and then just sanded the cut ends. I did not have the stain on hand (not did we know the color) so we waited until after assembly to stain, which ended up not being too bad, just a lot of little nooks and crannies to get into. I used a small foam pad to get in between the boards.
Overall, I would say that the build, from start (rough lumber) to finish (sanded and assembled) took me about 2-3 hours per chair, and about the same to do two coats of stain on top and one on the underside, bringing the total time per chair to about 5 hours.
Now on to the landscaping... ;) I am also planning to build some planters to hold posts to hold some string lights around the perimeter. Boy how these little projects have a domino effect...but in the end, there is nothing better than sitting back and enjoying the fruits of your labor.
I made this day bed with dividers for a friend who requested it mirror the farmhouse table. I think it turned out wonderfully! I replaced the 2x6's with 1x6's to cut down on weight since it was being fit for his 5th wheel trailer.
Michelle H.
I used the project as shown except that I changed the door. Our pups love a more cozy environment and so I made the panel on the door from leftover 1/4" plywood, and I used a doggie bone and puppy cookie cutter and traced the outline of the shapes and then cut them out with a jigsaw. I used Whiteboard from Lowes, and with stain, screws, materials the total cost was about $90. Doggie biz downtown wanted $800 for one like this. One comment about the Kreg Jig, Best Money Ever Spent!
I used the main plan for ideas, but opted to use 3.5 inch pickets instead, which allowed for a smaller planter that wasn't as big. Also chose to miter 1x3s for the top which I think really finishes it off. Sanded everything with a belt sander to 220 grit. Used min wax golden pecan plus three coats of poly inside and out. Finished size was about 17x17. Tile spacers work great to keep the gaps even!
Took my husband, stepdad, and I about 6 days to complete the project. Ended up following the plans to exact and the twin mattress is a great fit, I was worried the measurements would be too small. We did the main cabin in whitewash with antique glaze and the roof and batten board a blue with antique glaze.
I built the Rustic X Console Table. This is my second time building this table. So much fun! I posted our process and more pictures on my blog.
Did them for a friend that owns a bakery.
I don't have access to new lumber unfortunately.
The bulk of what I make is pallet. That's why there are four instead of 3 slats.
Same plan though. Pretty easy to follow.
I did add some handles to make it easier to move
since they will be brought in and out daily.
Yun
