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Home for the Fridge

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/14/2016 - 07:42

I used this plan to build this cabinet space around the fridge. Before this was built, we just had a small dinky counter space and the overhead cabinet. I had to make a few minor adjustments in order for it to fit in the space.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
sanded, primed, and painted - Sherwin Williams Pure White.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Farmhouse Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 18:01

I had a friend of mine ask me about building a table for her farmhouse and an anniversary gift . She has a large family and a very large space, and needed a table large enough to fill that space... I had no idea how large it would be. After going through some of my preliminary questions about the build I finally got to the dimensions. She said I’m thinking about 11’ ... she was serious...
I had never built anything that large, I was nervous and very excited. She started researching bases and she told me she liked the x base look. I knew I had seen it on the Ana White website. http://ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/triple-pedestal-farmhouse-tab… So I immediately went to work on the design with modifications in mind so an 11’ table would be feasible.
Their family also supplied the wood... they estimated it to be roughly 100 year old pine flooring from a house that they were tearing down on the property.
It was an incredible challenge, but it turned out to be so beautiful. It is my first and last 11’ table.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
140 and expendables ( lots of sandpaper, glue, pocket screws, biscuits and more sandpaper) in lumber since they supplied the wood for the top.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Helmsman Spar urethane clear satin
Sand everything to 220.
3 coats natural bristle brush
Base was an oil based white paint.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Greenhouse

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/26/2023 - 15:26

We followed Ana's plans but went 1 ft taller on the pony walls to increase the height. We are so impressed with how it turned out. I'm excited to grow plants in Northwestern Ontario.

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L'il Sherrif's Step Stool with Storage

Submitted by coopersmum on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 16:12

My wonderful hubby and I have done 4 projects from Ana-White.com (a bed, a chair, a shelf, and some storage crates). But this was my first solo project!!! I had a blast making it. And just an FYI - the storage area holds about 563 Hot Wheel Cars (give or take a hundred) lol. My little guy loves being able to climb into his big boy bed all by himself. Thanks Ana!!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
FREE (Used left over scrap wood and paint).
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Guest (not verified)

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 09:58

Can you tell us what paint/stain you used? We love it and want to make one for our son!! Thank you so much. It looks awesome!

X Base Farmhouse Table and Benches

modeled after the Restoration Hardware Salvage Wood X Base Table which at this 8' table listed for $3395 just for the table. LOL

Used the Fancy x farm table plans and used all 4 x 4 on table, and followed plans for benches with 2x4

Estimated Cost
350
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
First stained with special walnut let dry, and then coated with weather grey, poly finish
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Industrial Coffee Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 12:24

I was seeing this coffee table everywhere so I knew we had to make it. It's the easiest build ever. I think the only tricky part is the painting near the edge. We like a more sanded/finished top. We tried spray painting the base and then attaching the top, but then we sanded the top and the spray paint on the base near the top came off, so I had to cut in and I'm not good at that.

So we're still working on a way to do this properly. We tried making the top on the ground and then sanding & attaching it. But the top needs to be completely exact/square in order to do this. We live in a old farmhouse, so we prefer to attach it as we go - then sand. We also plane the top for a more exact and modern look. 

Estimated Cost
Under 50.00
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Top stained in our custom beachwood mix. A mixture of Minwax stains, Bottom spray painted in Oil Rubbed Bronze & semi-gloss polyurethane ( two coats )
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Outdoor sectional

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 04:17

Made the outdoor sectional. The coffee table was made out of left over pieces!

Estimated Cost
$260
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
We used a semi transparent stain applied with brush. We would recommend a hand sprayer instead.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Bird House against predator

Hi I was tired to see the magpies and flickers destroying the nest and kill the sparrows After days of research i came up with this model that i tested last summer and believe me, it was successfully accepted by sparrows This year i made bunch of them, some different models till i get to the yellow one style that is perfect I really loved it and i'm here sharing it with you guys I will share plan for this bird house in my Instagram next week (June 12)

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6 Cube Book-shelf

Submitted by Drew.heym on Wed, 12/04/2013 - 21:20

I made this more for baby clothes instead of books. I just got it done a few hours ago, but my wife did not want to wait for the bins to put all of the upcoming baby's clothes in there spot. I ended up ripping the 1x1 into 1/8ix11.5/8 strips to help cover up my screw holes. Thank you Ana for having these plans on your site

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Min wax Red mahogany, min wax spray clear gloss
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Farmhouse dining room table set

Submitted by Jenvin06 on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 12:01

My spin on the 4x4 truss beam table. Fun and rewarding project. I received many compliments on this build.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
175.00
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Latex paint, carbon grey stain and wipe on poly.
Recommended Skill Level
Advanced

Planked wood sideboard

This is now my fourth project, I built it as a gift for my sisters wedding, she was very pleased! She wanted something white so I went with a Annie Sloan chalk paint, which is pretty pricy I found out ($30-40 per quart) and her clear soft wax to finish. For the top I used a Drift wood finish and a weathered drift wood wax. Because is was a media center I just did fold down faces instead of drawers as in the plan and added some trim that I made on my router table to give it a more antique look. The Build was quite simple however the finishing to give it the right look took quite a bit of playing around!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and clear wax. Driftwood stain and weathered driftwood wax
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Our first new bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 05:47

My husband and I have been married for 14 years and have never had a new bed. In fact we have been sleeping on hand me downs our whole lives. I completely fell in love with this bed plan and it was in our very tight budget! We are in heaven. We now have a beautiful farmhouse bed and even a new mattress. We couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Varathane weathered wood
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Went crazy on rustic x

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 13:28

Lots of fun building all of this - very easy to do as well. Built a coffee table, 2 end tables, 2 console tables, and the book case. I changed a couple things up like doing 1x4 instead of 2x6 for the tops, and used the advice on aging/oxidizing the boards as well.

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Modified Michaela's Kitchen Island

I tripped over some boards in my attic a few times before I realized how perfect they would be for my island! I planed, biscuited, poly'ed the boards and, along with a few other modifications, tada!! My new island! Love it. Now I just gotta get over the "new car smell" long enough to actually use it!

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
White semi-gloss, poly
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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JoanneS

Wed, 02/08/2012 - 18:33

Super job! You gave those floor boards a new life in a beautiful island. This is sure to become a family heirloom. :)

sally251251

Sat, 02/18/2012 - 21:58

Now on to some sort of cabinet to go against a 12 foot wall in my living room. I'm itching to try the vinegar / steel wool idea.... up and onward!

My faux fireplace build

Submitted by dfroula on Thu, 12/12/2013 - 22:31

My daughter asked if we could build this together for her new apartment. We had fun putting it together over a month or so. I was easily able to duplicate the plans, even with my limited woodworking experience. I think it came out rather well. It was a lot of fun! We mounted it to the wall with a 1x4 board installed between the fireplace uprights and flush with the back edge of the mantle. I built a mounting bracket by overlapping two 1 inch thick, wide boards 50% and nailing them together. The width of the bracket boards were about 4 inches shorter than the mounting board on the fireplace to allow horizontal adjustment. I screwed the bracket to the wall. The bracket forms a pocket. The fireplace is lifted up and over the bracket so the fireplace mounting board slides into the pocket between the wall and the upper bracket board. I screwed the bracket a bit lower on the wall so the weight of the fireplace is supported by its legs. The bracket just keeps the fireplace snug against the wall. It worked great. Just be sure to screw the bracket into studs. I also removed the base board trim from the wall and cut it to fit around the fireplace. I also cleaned up an old fireplace log grate I had with a wire brush and flat black Rustoleum. I used a scrap piece of board painted flat black to put on the grate as a shelf for candles.

Estimated Cost
120.00
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Two coats of latex primer, one light-colored latex base coat, blue-grey tinted glaze dry-brushed finish, two coats of satin polyurethane.
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Rustic X Coffee Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/23/2016 - 15:36

I changed the plans just a little and instead of using the 1x12's on the bottom I used some left over 2x6 scraps. I had to use the table saw to rip one board to fit. I personally think it gives it a better look. also the top of the table I added to butt boards to match  the rest of the furniture in the house.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
35
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax brush on lacquer
semi satin
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Farmhouse Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:24

I built this table a few years back when I was just starting off with my woodworking hobbies. It turned out beautiful thanks to the easy-to-follow plan from Ana! This is a gorgeous, sturdy farmhouse table that can look good in any finish, and in any home!

Estimated Cost
$300
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
I used a grey stain to get the color I wanted. I then lacquered it to get a nice hard finish that will stay nice and keep from dents for many years.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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