Candle Holder
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This was a super quick and fun project that I made from scrap materials. I designed it to fit tapered glass candles that are readily available from online or your local big box store.
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This was a super quick and fun project that I made from scrap materials. I designed it to fit tapered glass candles that are readily available from online or your local big box store.
Today I'm starting on my 3rd Ana White project, the outdoor lounge chairs. Most of the couch is constructed from reclaimed wood. I used some old 4/4 for the legs instead of 2/4 and they worked fine, though the couch is quite heavy. I made the cover for our fire pit so that when we aren't having fires, it can be a coffee table.
My boys have a small room, so once I saw these plans I knew I had to make them! I also used the plans for the rolling cubbies.
Wed, 11/30/2011 - 12:43
I am looking for helpful ways to enhance the quality of my bedroom
Fri, 07/20/2012 - 11:20
How does one secure this hanging bed securely to the wall if one chooses to hang chain support 45 degrees from the front side to the wall?
Fri, 07/20/2012 - 15:13
It's bolted to a ledger at the wall side of the bed.
I have a small kitchen with no room for a table and no storage space. When I saw the plan for this kitchen island i knew it would fit perfectly in our space and a project my husband and I could work on together. It took several days in total, but we had to work around the kids, so probably could be done faster if need be. It is made out of white pine, including the top and legs. We probably spent around $150, but we looked at several similar islands going for over $600 and not even made with wood. We are so pleased with the outcome. We cannot wait to get started on the bunk beds for our son.
Thanks Ana White!
We always wanted a real barn beam in the house, we bought an old ash beam that we used to create a modern mantel. After some research, I decided to save some money and mount it on a 2 x 4. I've provided some instructions on my blog.
http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/barn-beam-mantel-diy
Cheers,
Ian
Farmhouse bed - Queen Sized plan modified for a King sized mattress and frame. I added 2 - 2 X 4's and used unfinished wainscoat for the back of the headboard. Finishing added time to for completion to about a week.
I built this nightstand several months ago, so I honestly don't remember my time or money investment all that well. It was a fun, easy project though. As usual the biggest time investment was in the finish work.
Tue, 08/09/2011 - 07:41
This came out great ... nice job! Can I ask you where you got the drawer handle?
Tue, 08/09/2011 - 17:33
Stunning! I love this look, the finish, the hardware! Gorgeous!
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 07:24
I cannot get the link to come up with the plans for this???
Sun, 03/18/2012 - 10:44
I read your description of the finish for your table but I was wondering if it was really paint, then stain in that order. I know nothing about finishes so any tips would be greatly appreciated.
We are a military family who ended up with a very small house on our most recent move. We needed something that was functional for storage but nice enough to fit with our decor without looking too industrial, Ana White's General Store Cubbies to the rescue! We modified the plan to make it a 3x9. I finished it with Behr's lap pool blue and Glidden's delicious apple (which I plan to use for my next project as well) and then glazed with minwax jacobean stain mixed with behr glazing mix. The front tags are from Michael's crafts store in the scrapbooking section and in instead of putting tags on each cubby I added some stick-on tags with positive words on them. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out! Thanks Ana!
My version of the Farmhouse Storage Bed that I converted to a King Size Bed with modified dawers. Still working on the plans and materials list, but when completed I will update my descrption.
Dear Ana, I needed a reading table for my classroom and knew I enjoyed the look of Ana’s tables. I took the dining room table plans and edited the length, width, and hight for my classroom. I sanded, stained the wood before cutting. Then made the cuts as I went along double checking the measurements. I did use pocket holes and sanded the rough spots with a touchup on stain. I used 2-3 coats of 3x thick clear poly on the table with sanding in between with 300 grain sandpaper. Light enough to make it smooth with out taking the poly off. The stain was golden oak to match the coat/backpack rack I made next. Thank you so much Ana for the help in making something so beautiful!! Blessings, Jennifer
Sat, 08/20/2022 - 20:59
This is awesome, the kids are going to love it!
My oldest daughter was beyond needing a "big girl bed" - the poor thing couldn't "fit" in her toddler bed, and had to sleep curled up! So I had her help me pick out a bed, and she ended up asking for the Lydia bed (and she mimed that she wanted a trundle, since she didn't know what it was called!). The bed itself was a quick build, but then I lost steam when it came to doing the trundle. It came along a few weeks after the bed was in her room, but, as you can see, I still haven't painted it... or added a bed to it.... Then she wanted a bed for all of her Sonic dolls (I think she's kinda transitioning from being a tom-boy to being a girly-girl... she picked out everything in her room!)... So I built her a "matching" bed based on the farmhouse doll bed plans. Side note - I haven't cleaned her room in a while, so ignore the fact that the floor needs swept!
Mon, 10/03/2011 - 20:47
did you change the length between the posts in order to fit the trundle? on the page that she has to build a trundle it says to make sure there is 77" of clearance between each end.. not sure if I should leave it as is or adjust it for a trundle....
Thu, 10/06/2011 - 20:18
I increased the length to allow for the trundle, and there is a couple of inches between the mattress and the head/foot board. But her last bed had no room, so changing sheets was a "B". Now it's much easier :-)
I don't remember how much I increased the length, but it made the clearance 77".
Here is an end table I recently built for our living room. I modified the Rhyan End Table plans to include a routered top and some modification to the drawer fronts.
Tue, 03/21/2023 - 22:21
Great job! That stain looks awesome and I like the top with the edge routed. Nice work.
We have a very big dining room in which we tought none of the store-bought tables would look good in. We needed a square table!
We got inpired by this beautiful post on Ana White (http://ana-white.com/2011/05/farmhouse-tablesquared) and soon after that starting to go look for what sizes of wood we can get. We live in an apartment, with no access to super big machinery so we needed to work with what wood stores offered us. We adapted the plan to our desire. Total cost was lower that 300 Euros, including screws, glue and stain. We are THRILLED!! :)
Love getting to watch my daughter play with stuff that i made her.
Wed, 12/26/2018 - 13:53
What a beautiful set! Thanks so much for building and sharing a brag post!
I built 3/4 OD ply base on 4x4’s. Rope had 3/16 steel cable inside it attached to ceiling hardware for strength. Rest was 2x4 painted. Little overbuilt but it was my first.
Sat, 09/03/2022 - 13:25
This is amazing, great job and thank you for sharing!
Time: About 15 hours
$: 150 (wood, stain, sand paper)
Stain: Minwax Red Mahogany (2 coats)
Finish: Satin Polyurethane (1 coat, light sand, another coat)
We had to change a few of the measurements just slightly, but overall the directions were awesome!
The only change that we made was to the "footboard", instead of 2x2's and a 2x4, we changed it to one 4x4. We added moulding at the base of the feet and at the top of the footboard we added a routed headplate. It gave it a real "finished" look.
Sorry for the "spotty" pictures...dang camera!
Sat, 01/11/2014 - 07:08
I love your version so much that I am copying it as much as possible............Thanks!
We wanted to build our own coffee table with a mosaic tile top, so we searched for plans that would give us a good, sturdy base to work with. The Tryde coffee table base with this design was simple, yet contemporary when paired with our tile table top. We tweaked the measurements slightly so that a 24"x48" piece of plywood could fit on top. Couldn't be happier with the result!
Fri, 09/06/2013 - 08:38
Very nice job! How you were able to keep the tile and trim flush? What was the thickness of the wood and tiles? Thinking of doing something similar on some cabinet counter tops in my family room.
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Fri, 09/06/2013 - 21:07
Email me at [email protected] and I'll give you some more details!
I modified the width of the shelves and as you can see from the variable height of my garage one side was made higher.
I used some scrap wook so I was able to cut expenses by about 25 dollars. The total cost was 50 dollars not including the nails. Although time is money. It took me one day to draw up the modified design, get prices and get the wood and then another day to put it together. With what I saved by doing it myself I could have made more working and buying a premade unit. However with this said, it would not be my personal accomplishment and modified to my unique needs. Besides, I had fun doing it.
Thanks for your info. It was very clear and simple. Debbie
No plan was used but I did use many techniques that I learned from this site. I took features from several different plans. I love how it turned out.
This bed has 6 drawers, 2 on each side and 2 on foot. We used Ana White pattern for Farm bed head board and storage bed for rest, while incorporating her easy and no fuss, accurate, drawer slide method.
I decided to start with the most simple design I could for my first build. I've always wanted some big, ginormous bookcases and these seemed to fit the bill. I was surprised with how difficult it was to work with the thick 2x12 boards, but all in all I'm really happy with the results. I did modify the dimensions to make them not as wide, making the width of the shelves only 31".
Tue, 07/24/2012 - 03:58
I agree! The 2" boards are SO difficult to work with. I am almost done building my bookcase. If I could do it all over again I would use a thinner board. This is something I thought I could quickly pull together for my husbands bday but was mistaken! Its definitely doable, just really hard to work with the thick wood.
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Ana White
Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:28
What a simple and beautiful
What a simple and beautiful project!
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mtairymd
Sun, 12/30/2018 - 07:32
Thank you!
Thank you!