Added an outdoor sink to the potting bench.
I really loved this plan of Ana's so I decided to build it for myself. I love the stain color on the one Mid Atlantic Rustic built and they were so kind to tell me the color and it turned out perfect! I will say if I ever built another I will make some adjustments with the doors and drawers and have them sitting on the outside of the facing. Those things were the devil for me!! I have only been building on my own for 6 months, so it was tricky for me. THE PIECE IS HUGE!!! I also added 2 2x4 supports under the bottom,
Happy Building
This is my first solo and most ambitious project. I only had some help with getting the doors hung. I combined my long-time love of machine embroidery and my new found love of woodworking to create the doors on this project and really make it something special. I'm going to be using this piece in place of a chest of drawers in my bedroom.
Fri, 12/12/2014 - 13:21
What an awesome project! Love the finish, and the design on the doors. How did you do the door panels? They're lovely!
Mon, 12/15/2014 - 12:13
Wow that is really awesome! I love the stain and the way that this turned out!
My wrist has not taken well to the work at home requirement of the pandemic. So, I decided to replace my desk with a similar one that I have at work. Only, this one is much prettier.
Essentially, I built two desks using the farmhouse desk plans. One of them I made less wide than the plans by simply making the horizontal pieces 36" instead of the plan's 47 1/2".
For the middle portion of the corner desk , I based it off of the Office Corner Desktop plans. I made just the middle portion for those plans, but made the edges 46" instead of 38" for a deeper desk as well as to allow more room for my legs not to hit the uprights of the farmhouse desks. I made the corner desktop detachable, so it was easier to fit down the stairs to the office, using some small ~2" cubes placed on the bottom. They just serve to keep the desktop from moving around on the frame. The base of the middle portion I made up using the same ideas used to create the farmhouse desk frames.
I made plenty of mistakes along the way as I'm a software engineer, not a carpenter. I think next time I'll buy a miter saw, most of these cuts were by hand and aren't as straight as I'd like them to be. But, I like to work with my hands and this has made my day job less painful while I'm working from home.
After following Ana Whit and other bloggers for a long time i figured my skills were at a level to try an advanced build like the Kitchen Island.. But i also wanted to challenge myself even more and was determined to make it from as much reclaimed wood as i could, mainly pallet wood.
With a lot of modifications to make it work i think I got a good result from these plans.
While i used as much reclaimed wood as i could, i still needed some clean 2x4's , 2x2's
As stated in my table post, I just wasn't happy with what I was finding in the stores as nothing seamed sturdy nor made out of solid material. So I built a pub table and these stools to match.
I combined the stools from multiple projects and eventually just made my own measurements and mimicked the table construction that I made.
Although more expensive, I used Oak so it is sturdy and will take more than normal wear and tear (as I have three young boys under 10)
I took Ana's Farmhouse potting bench plan and made it a workbench with some mods. I added the tool storage and adjusted it for different widths depending on the tools. I added some support under the tabletop to attach the tool storage piece. On the ends, instead of the X detail I built shelves for each end for added storage for screws and paint. Finally the pegboard back allows for more storage! The height is consistent with the height of my chop saw on my other workbench for when I need to chop longer boards. I am very happy with how this project turned out and it is now full and in use!
Fri, 01/29/2021 - 10:28
Nice job on this! I think the mods really are great and practical, you're a genius!
Mon, 05/09/2022 - 07:21
True inspiration! Love love love it and stealing it for my garage!!
We had a blast building this bed for our daughter. It was our first build and I think it turned out perfect! Thank you Ana White for the inspiration and fantastic directions to get us through! Now onto the next project!
Amy
Absolutely love the finish on this table.
Fun and challenging build, be sure to square the edges of lumber before assembly to get a better fit
Mud room bench with recycling cabinet
One of my first DIY projects.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I was intrigued by Ana’s Simple 2x4 Potting Bench. The project seemed simple enough and it would be used as a means to clean up clutter in the garage. My main focus was to make it semi-portable and weather resistant. Instead of using 2x4’s for the corner posts, I used 4x4’s to accommodate casters. I also shorted the length of the posts by 4 inches to compensate for the height of the casters. To provide extra rigidity I did a dado for the 2x4’s that connect the front and rear legs. In retrospect, I wish that I did not dado the legs because it made it more difficult to attach some of the shelf planks. I painted the frame green and left the shelves and backboards clear for beautiful contrast. My wife is ecstatic with the result.
Thanks a lot for the free plans. We enjoy out new deck !
Let me start by saying all of the credit for building this beauty goes to my husbands super talented 90 year grandfather!! I found your plans a few years ago & instantly fell in love but sadly did not have the skills or confidence at the time to tackle such a project. Luckily “Pal” (aka hubby’s grandfather) so graciously jumped at the task & built this for my girls as their gift from “santa”! I recently gave the interior a complete DIY budget makeover & my girls are in love! With all of the wonderful memories they’ve created & will continue to partnered with the fact that I can eventually tell them their GREAT grandfather handmade this for them makes this that much more special! ❤️
Sat, 07/03/2021 - 09:35
Love the story behind the build, very special indeed!
This little chair turned out really well. The only significant changes I made to the plans were to cut the back slats in an arch, round the corners on the arm pieces, and round-over all of the exposed edges.
I followed the Emersen Console plans, but with a few changes. The biggest in that I went with sliding doors because I didn't want the doors to open into the living room. This meant having the doors run between the face trim and a guide I tacked into the inside. I also adjusted all of the measurements to fit what I was planning on stuffing into it. I drilled a 3 inch hole in the bottom for all of the cords to run to the power bar and left a gap between the shelves and the back. I kept the wood light to contrast with my floor and painted the doors blue for a mid-century modern-ish feel.
Thu, 07/23/2015 - 08:30
Hi , I've been looking a console with sliding doors , how did you install the guide? did you do it with a router?do the doors run in one same guide or there are 2 guides and one door runs behind the other? Thanks !
This is my laundry room and it is about 12x10. It looked so bare with only the washer and dryer. So I thought making this a mudroom also. I live in the mountains and have snow 3 to 4 months a year. This will be perfect. I purchased an IKEA cabinet built it in and added the Ana White plans with two bays.
This plan worked great to add a finishing touch to the front of our rustic barn themed bar project. Love it!
I made the boxes from plans, but added bench and trellis from my own design.
This project was amazingly simple and fun, and I love the outcome!
