Wall shelf cubby
Quick and easy build thanks for the plans it really made this very quick and easy. The kids love this for their school stuff!
Quick and easy build thanks for the plans it really made this very quick and easy. The kids love this for their school stuff!
Great little project that doesn't take much time. We'll be using it on our fireplace mantle this Christmas season.
Fri, 11/21/2014 - 09:25
Wow this is super cute! Your stars look even better than mine!
My husband and I built this bench for a wedding gift. We love the plan, so easy to follow and alter measurements to adjust size. We finished it with a whitewash finish.
Thanks Ana for all you do here on your site and help bring out the inner woodworker in all of us. This is now my third project (first brag post) that I have done off your site. I took one of your Farmhouse X designs and modified it slightly to create this Entryway Bench for my daughter as a Christmas present and potential future keepsake for the grandkids. The bench measurement are 6'L x 18"H x 16"D.
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 09:46
It looks fantastic, and will be enjoyed by all! Thanks for sharing:)
Wed, 12/16/2020 - 08:29
Thank you. I am looking forward to my next project.
It took the husband and I a good 3 days to finish this project. You can read more of my experience with this chaise on our blog:
http://tonyandkristine.blogspot.com/
For the plans, I found them at Lazy Liz on Less blog:
http://lazylizonless.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-took-me-while-to-decide-wh…
I used MDF and Pine for this build.
I used a pneumatic door lift for the lid so that it will stay open and not fall on little heads or fingers.
I hand painted the stars and text.
Mon, 11/24/2014 - 12:03
This is super cute! I love the colors that you chose!
In reply to This is super cute! I love by Ana White
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 03:17
Thanks Ana :)
In reply to What color blue did you use by David2015
Sat, 02/21/2015 - 04:33
G'day David,
I used Rust-Oleum® 2X Ultra Cover: colour: Seaside.
I absolutely love this colour.
Cheers... Naomi
Thank you for such clear and fun plans. This coffee table is the first piece of furniture I have built and I can't wait to make a complementary side table and console. I used the Minwax Dark Walnut stain and three coats of Minwax oil-based polyurethane, and sanded between each coat. I made the end pieces of the tabletop with leftover 2x2s and then added the center support beneath the tabletop before securing or to the frame to help keep it flat.
I did this project for my father's birthday this February. Any ideas to improve it let me know. I hand drew the plaque on the back. I used some old brass when I went hunting in the past.
Mon, 01/28/2013 - 08:15
This is too cool! Is it too much to ask for a daytime photo? This is great!
This project followed the plans at http://ana-white.com/2012/03/plans/kentwood-bookshelf with a major customization twist. The backing is actually made from a photo op wall I built for our daughter’s wedding. The wall was ten feet tall the bookshelf backing is from some of the lettering boards.
Despite relatively high ceilings, we have a small, pantryless kitchen and needed more shelf space. Couldn't be happier with how this turned out. Besides taking off 2 inches in width to make sure it would fit in the space, I followed the measurements exactly.
Made just one modification with the instructions involving the face frame. I first assembled it together per the instructions, but it was just not lining up with the carcass well at all when I went to attach it. Before the glue got too dry, I made the quick decision to take the face frame apart and just apply the individual pieces of it one at a time to the carcass. I figured this could maybe leave some very small gaps where the face frame pieces joined each other, but that seemed better than what it would look like leaving it as is, with almost no section flush with the carcass. This ended up being the absolutely right choice. Everything was very very close to flush and there ended up being virtually no gaps. If I ever built again, I would do the same and attach each piece like that.
My only other struggle was at the very end attaching the barn door hardware. Nothing wrong with the hardware or the instructions, I just ended up installing the rail too high up on my first attempt. Because this piece has a top that slightly overhangs and gives that nice little lip, it means there is a maximum height which you can't go above when installing the rail hardware. If you go too high, like I did, the rollers that are attached to the door will physically not fit on the rail, b/c that lip will be in the way. This might be very obvious to most people but I thought I'd mention it. Once things clicked, I just had to get some new measurements and redrill the holes a bit lower(but not too low b/c then you will have a gap!).
I decided to leave the door natural wood after seeing someone else's finished piece posted here and given how dark my stain was, I also left the plywood back panel natural. It's still a bit light now and it may even take 2 or 3 years, but I know pine can do a decent job darkening up.
Lastly, I did put a whole quart of satin polyurethane on this over 5 coats. Each coat but the last was cut with %50-%25 paint thinner applied with a foam brush. Yes it did take a long time but seeing it up close, it was absolutely worth it. I would recommend it for anyone making this project.
Mon, 12/21/2020 - 13:29
It looks like you made an excellent choice, love the two tone finish too! Thanks for sharing:)
We followed the plan exactly as instructed, but instead of cutting the arch accents out of wood, we simply attached decorative shelving brackets to the legs.
Wed, 01/30/2013 - 13:31
Looks good! The use of metal brackets really makes it a unique piece.
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 07:31
Your table looks awesome, particularly with your L-brackets. Would you mind sharing where you got the L-brackets?
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 07:36
Of course! They are decorative shelf brackets we picked up at Lowes.
This took approximately a week to build, but was fairly simple. Drew arm rests freehand and applied 3 - 4 coats of Helmsmen.
Sat, 12/06/2014 - 12:27
I built this at the local college woodshop and I am very happy with how it turned out. Our comminity is so very lucky to have a community college that has a wood shop and a huge spray booth. (Wood Shop 1 & 2 as well as Cabinet Building 1 & 2)
I am a complete newbie to anything woodworking. I just turned 60 and used a drill for the first time about 9 months ago. Thanks to Anna and her plans and videos, I have developed some some self confidence in this art and absolutely loving it.
Farmhouse coffee table and king size bed is next.
Thank YOU Anna!!! You totally rock!!!!!!!!
In reply to Amazing! by Ana White Admin
Tue, 01/19/2021 - 14:31
Awwwww thank you sooooo much! That means so much coming from you! I appreciate you. 🤗🤗
I made this plant stand using the adirondack stool plans. I did not leave spaces between the boards on the top, and I added breadboard ends.
This is a chair I made from the Super Easy Adirondack Chair plan from your website.
Fri, 12/05/2014 - 18:01
This has to be T H E cutest chair I've ever seen! Keep up the great work.
Made from plans, no modifications. I've made it twice, once in a weathered natural look and once with a darker stain.
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 08:16
They turned out beautifully! What stain/finish did you use for the weathered natural balustrade table?
I wanted to show you the stand we made this year, using your plans. It was a big hit! I made the base pieces 15” long for added stability since we put 7 hooks on it and plan to add more to the “backside” as our family is growing.
Thank You for sharing !
Here is the 95% completed Fancy X Desk. The plans were very easy to follow. I would call it an intermediate level project simply because of the angle cuts. I had to reduce the size a little to fit our space. Built it in an afternoon and then applied one coat of primer and two coats of black paint. I have to wait until it is a little warmer outside to apply the poly as I didn't want to do it inside and my garage is about 30 degrees. I haven't figured out what it cost me to build but I feel comfortable saying it was hundreds less than it would have cost to buy at retail. Very excited about the result.
Sun, 07/13/2014 - 15:12
I like how you made this shorter, could you tell me how long you made it, and what the length of the 45 degree supports at the back are? I assume you had to shorten the due to shortening the length, but I can't figure how out long they should be.
Thanks! I'm really excited to start this!
I fell in love with a Printer's Collection media cabinet at the Pottery Barn, but I couldn't afford the $$$ price tag. So I decided to build it myself. Theirs was made out of pine but I made mine out of birch. It wasn't very hard to build, it just had a lot of pieces. I made 3 pieces, the center being 3 sections, and 2 shelf sections on the ends. I thought it turned out great and fits our space perfectly.
Sun, 12/07/2014 - 17:07
Charae22, this is verympressive work! Your build looks like a piece one would find in a fine furniture store for a few thousand dollars. You have built something that will surely be a family heirloom.
Fri, 01/16/2015 - 16:53
Hi Charae22,
I love this version!! I am trying to find all the plans to make the media cabinet, but I am wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing your plans for your media cabinet?
Built this using Anna White's "MIMI'S FAUX MANTLE" but instead of using crown molding I elected to use STONE TILES in neutral tones and finished the surround and mantle in white giving the piece a nice soft appeal. The building plans were easy to follow and took about 2 days to complete the whole process (because of drying times) not to mention how reasonable the cost was. I already had the tiles, adhesive, and paint from left over projects.
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Ana White Admin
Sun, 12/06/2020 - 20:12
Nice cubby!
This looks great, lots of storage!