Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table
This is my first time attempt at building a piece of furniture. There are definitely some mistakes but, think it still came out okay. Guess it is a learning experience.
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This is my first time attempt at building a piece of furniture. There are definitely some mistakes but, think it still came out okay. Guess it is a learning experience.
I decided to go with Oak boards for the table top for a little more durability. Simply fastened together with dowels and glue and clamped to dry. Then I added extra supports to the bottom. The top looked a little thin compared to the base so I added the accents pieces out of 1x2 for a table skirting of sorts.
Loved the design when I saw it and jumped on it the minute my husband said we needed something under the wall mounted tv! Took us 5 or 6 hours on a Sunday to put the cabinet together and another day for my husband to build the doors which turned out exceptionally well!! Used pine with a dark stain followed by Annie Solon old white chalk paint and clear wax giving it a nice aged look. Will be looking for 16 x16 bins for some grandkid toys and a few spots for pretties. Ordered hardware on Amazon and had to re-order additional set of wheels as the kit comes with only 1. Thank goodness I have prime 2 day delivery!
This coffee table was my second woodworking project. I changed the dimensions for a square instead of a rectangle. New dimensions are approximately 40in x 40in. I had to use 1x8x8 kiln dryed boards instead of 1x10x8. As I am new to wood working , it was a learning curve that the 45 degree angles were a beveled cut and not mitered. Overall I thought the plans were easy to follow.
6 feet long gallery shelves using Ana's plans! They were built in 10 minutes! Total cost was about $30 for all three.
Addition of chalkboard paint to the doors to label contents. My mother-in-law loved this for X-mas.
I made them in brown and black
This is my take on the Rolling Rustic Wooden Dresser. I did not use the wheel and extended the sides to increase the height.
Used the edge glued project panels from Lowe’s for the Top, Side and Drawer Faces.
Biggest cost increase is the inclusion of the much more expensive drawer hardware. My wife likes the self closing under drawer mounts that run $25-$30 a pop.
This is for my cooking tools drawer. It's still a bit cramped, but it's much easier to find things now (and I don't have room in my tiny kitchen to expand)! I used a pine 1x3, which was sanded and sealed with a Minwax stain/poly blend. I used a countersink bit to drill the pieces together and used Elmer's stainable wood filler, but it didn't take the stain well. I'm not sure if it was the wood filler or the sealant. Next time I might try a stain and then a poly coating instead of a combination. This was my very first project so I'm pretty excited about it. I will post pictures of my utensil drawer soon.
My wife loves this shelf. Thank you so much for the plans! I made mine using Aspen and an Early American stain. Now I need to make 2 more.
Some small modifications to Ana's design... My grandaughter loves it!
I built this with the Ana White king size farmhouse bed plans. All pine boards from Home Depot.
Finished with Dixie Belle’s Silk Mineral Paint in Deep Sea, and Voodoo Gel Stain in Tobacco Road, with a satin clear coat.
I used Zibra paint brushes to apply the paint.
We’re in love with how it turned out! Complete transformation from our old queen bed on a cheap metal platform.
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 22:14
Amazing build and beautiful finish! Thank you for sharing:)
This is not my first project, but it is my first brag. I installed new windows in my house this fall and took out some double-pane windows. I can't yet afford to build Ana's greenhouse, so I made this. I removed the old frame around the glass and took some old 2x6 green-treat, ripped them down to 2 1/2" and made new frames around the glass. I then purchased some treated pickets to make the box. The top is slanted at 15 degrees and I put a shelf in the back for a few extra six packs. The overall size at the base is roughly 36" by 46", so I can fit 6 flats there. Since I didn't have to make sure it was really square nor did I have to sand, it was my favorite project yet. I can't wait for the snow to melt and the hard frosts to disappear.
This build was for my daughters. They needed a new dresser and I figured I could pull this one off.
I used regular boards from the Big Blue Box store. I went a step up for the birch playwood because it would take paint better. The drawer pulls are stainless steel.
I modified the given plans so that I could add two more large drawers. I made a few modifications to pull it off and give the dresser more support. For example I added some supports under the top plywood board and in between each row of the drawers. You can see that I added a middle support under the bottom set of drawers as well to keep the weight of the drawers from saggin in the middle. I also had never installed drawer slides before. This was way harder (and frustrating) than I was expecting. My drawers don't have slides but they still work well.
All in all this was a moderately challenging build for me. However, the paint and finish ended up being super nice. My girls love it and I think it is going to last for a long time. I am now working on modifying these plans to build a matching side table with drawers. I hope to have pics of that soon as well!
We couldn't fit our box spring up our stairs in our house so this bed worked perfect. It took about a week and I followed the plans exactly, except just using all 2x6's for the headboard. I felt it would look more appealing. Thank you.
I´ve made my garden shed based on the plans of the Small cedar shed adapted to my needed dimensions and to metric measures.
SOverall dimensions are: 2,20 m T x 1,80 m W x 0,80 m D
It was my first ever frame structure this type and size.
Thank you very much!.
Greetings from Argentina
Regards
Ben
Easy to build toy center for mine craft figures
Your craft table was the kicking off point for this desk. Pine cabinets, plywood drawers, maple top.
My wonderful husband built this for our rather large family. He made it long enough to sit 4 comfortably along each side with one on each end (total of 10) but we can squeeze up to 14 if needed. Per my request, he omitted the cross bar at foot level since I didn't like how it looked. We also used 4x4s for the legs instead of 2x4s. It was a little trickier to get the cut just right, but we managed ;) Start to finish, this table was completed in 3 days with a lot of hard work. We still need to figure out some kind of finish since stuff tends to get stuck in the cracks between the boards. Just haven't had time to work on it. All in all, VERY happy with the results. Now time for some matching benches and chairs!
Great plans as always. This was a quick build. I had most of the wood already and bought furring strips for the sides. I painted it to match the shutters on my house. I love it!
thank you so much for these plans! We cut the original design in half, so it would fit the space- we used pine so the boards were a little warped but eventually everything screwed down into place and now it really does free stand and its all level! We may add a crossbeam at the back for extra stability. Stained with Ipswitch Pine by Verathane , 2 layers with sanding between, basic piping from the hardware store. Well under $200 total!
5.5 feet tall, 6 feet wide, 2 feet deep
Thanks again, your plans were thorough and easy to follow.
Comments
Pam the Goatherd
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:34
It's beautiful!
It's beautiful!
jleakey
Mon, 03/11/2013 - 10:20
Thanks Pam, It was really fun
Thanks Pam,
It was really fun building it.