Maple finish end table
Followed exact steps but messed up on the alignment of top piece. Still came out great!
Thanks Ana!
Followed exact steps but messed up on the alignment of top piece. Still came out great!
Thanks Ana!
I followed Ana's plan to make this pair of woodsy chairs to go on the deck of our little shed in a wooded area behind our home. My only modification was that I had to purchase 1x10 for the decking and rip it down to size with my table saw. And I had to add a mosquito net!
As soon as I opened Ana's new book I fell in love with the bench on page 33. When I met her in Chicago she said she was going to draft a new set of plans, and of course she didn't let me down! I followed her plans to a T! The size was perfect for my "mudroom" and this was technically my first project since I insisted on not having my husband's help. It was also my first time going to the hardware store and purchasing the wood...I think that part will take some getting used to!
After I had it built I decided that I wanted to make everyone in my family a "cubby" inside the storage area. I just used some scrap 1x3's and glued them into place. I then stained it with Minwax Dark Walnut stain and then used oil based poly (3 coats). The entire family loves the new bench and my toddlers LOVE their "cubbies". Thank you again Ana!
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 10:22
Thank you so much!!!! It's still surreal that I made something so beautiful!
Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:42
I love that you added cubbies! You did a fantastic job all around! I have been wanting to make this bench too, and here I am AGAIN looking at the plans....Thanks for sharing!
Custom built media console with distressed black finished and chestnut stained top. features adjustable shelves and full-extension drawer. This is not a build from one of ana white's plans. I built it from scratch but just wanted to share.
- Brad
Thanks for the great plans! I built this toy box with my dad for my soon-to-be niece.
We followed the plans closely, but added four additional parts:
1) Added 3 inch foam, batting, and fabric on the top of the toybox
2) Lined the interior. We used 1/8 inch harboard. We cut the harboard to size, used spray adhesive to attach the fabric to the harboard, and then attached the hardboard to the toy box with loctite adhesive.
3) Added two handles to the side
4) Used a vinyl sticker pruchased from Etsy with my neice's name on the front
We used semi-gloss paint and finished the toy box with sem-glass polycrylic (brushed on, not the spray can).
Enjoy!
Best,
Mike
First DIY project ever. Came out so good I built another
dark gray stained farmhouse hall tree
I built this bench to fit a foam matress that I had (kids are sleeping on it in my bedroom when they wake up at night).
The matress is 63 inches by 20 inches and the foam is 4 inched thick.
The bench is only 15 inches off the groung in height.
1 - 2x6
7 - 2x4
fabric
foam
staple gun
Kreg Jig
Glue
Mitre Saw
Miniwax Jacobean stain
Loved the version Ana shared and then added a belt holder at each end. Also routed the edges each end to add something more. Used Mission Oak stain.
Here is the Farmhouse king size bed I built. We went by your plans and finished with 3 coats of Minwax "Simply White. My wife helped with the sanding and staining. We ended up using 2x10s for the sideboard instead of the 1x10s to better match the thickness of the rest of the bed. My wife wants 2 night stands next! So off to the lumber yard we go.
After a floating shelf fail, I threw this one together with scraps. Time investment below includes waiting for paint to dry and hanging it up.
Easy to build! Some woodworking experience is definitely a plus when completing it over the weekend.
Thanks for the plans! This dollhouse is great, my daughter loves it. I changed the plans slightly to make an 'open floor plan on the bottom and added a column in the front for support.
Hello, this is my first post and i wanted to thank Ana for this great website. my wife and i bought a new house and we renovated one of the bathrooms. i looked all around for a bathroom vanity and i could not find anything that was simple yet classic and elegant that would fit the place and compliment the space. so i started by ripping down a 4 x 12 beam that i bought from a salvage yard and turned it to the vanity. the vanity measures 38" x 24 "x 34.5" and it has a full size pull out shelve and a soft close hinges and it has an open bottom shelf. the finish is dark walnut and high gloss polyurethane. if you have any questions feel free to ask. Thank you.
I had an old aluminum Pepsi cooler that had been sitting around collecting dust for years on the back porch, after seeing these cooler plans I was inspired to create a cooler stand the would show off the cooler and make it useful again. I built the whole thing using scrap lumber I had. Took two days to complete, Thanks for the post!
Mon, 09/08/2014 - 22:23
This is beautiful. I like the color with the contrasting trim and shelf, but most of all, I really like how you left the inset to show off the old Pepsi logo and aluminum side. Well done!
Made this for my daughter. Took two days to make and four days to paint. Great weekend project.
My daughter and I completed 4 chairs per Ana's design over Labor day w/e 2020. It took a little longer because we did a Shou Sugi Ban burn/brush finish with 2 coats of clear Urethane, including cleaning/drying time. We may add another after light sanding. Love the modern look - super easy plans to follow with video. Thanks Ana for making this available - a great way to spend the holiday weekend during Covid!
This kids art center went together very well! The kids haven't stopped playing on it.
It took me 4 days to build and finish. I went to the store the very same day I received an email with these plans in it! I love the results! I'm typing this post up on my laptop sitting at my new coffee table!! Work days will be a little more comfortable from here on out LOL! Thank you Ana for sharing your talents in designing amazing build plans.
I did the modifications and added the bottom shelf and the x braces. I did a half lap to join the x braces. I also added small casters so it is easy to roll the table out of my way to get up without having to always close the table top. The finish is dark walnut stain and latex paint in the color Tinsel.
We wanted a simple loveseat that used standard-sized cushions (that I found at target.com) that we could put on our narrow screened-in porch. The cushions were about twice the cost of the lumber! I modified the plan by changing the outsides from 2x3's to 2x4's and I made decorative panels of our State's flag using a stencil I created from an image on the Internet. I then cut the stencil out, marked it and cut it out using a scroll saw. The pattern is on 1/4' plywood framed in with 1 x 2's on the sides and 1/2" quarter round on the tops and bottoms of the patterns on both sides. This was fun and quick to build and it met our needs perfectly! I'm even designing some matching end tables for it! Since we're in Charleston, SC we used a color called "Charleston Green", it's nearly black but in bright sun you can see a little green. We barely get to use it though as the cat has taken it over! Thanks for a great plan!