Farmhouse bench
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I took Anna's Narrow Farmhouse table and downsized it to make a bench for my kitchen table. For the bench top, I used what I had on hand to make a comfortable seat.
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I took Anna's Narrow Farmhouse table and downsized it to make a bench for my kitchen table. For the bench top, I used what I had on hand to make a comfortable seat.
When it was time to re-do my son's bedroom (past time, really), I decided to build him a loft bed to help maximize space in his small room. A quick search to the internet brought me to Ana's site, saving me lots of hassle on trying to design my own loft bed for him from scratch. My son, who loves everything science and is especially fond of volcanoes, wanted a volcano themed room, and I had the bright idea to make the bed itself into a volcano.
I modified the loft plans slightly to create a bookcase headboard - because I always wonder when looking at loft/bunk beds where the kids put all their STUFF (books, reading lights, glasses, special treasures, etc) - but other than that its just the plans from this site minus the rails and with plywood tacked on to the exterior (the plywood takes the place of the rails). The plywood was cut with a jigsaw after it was put up so I could get all the ridges and holes in just the right spot and height.
Honestly, the painting took much MUCH longer than cutting and assembling the bed did, but I think it really turned out well. The inside of the volcano on the cave's back wall is my favorite part. There's still a few things left to do, but no project of mine is ever really completely finished anyway! On on end inside the "cave" under the loft I built a cushioned reading bench and bookshelf, but the other end of the cave is still empty. Eventually it will house a built-in desk that looks out of the lava holes in the walls.
The cave under the bed is so cozy, I've found myself sitting on the reading bench more than once while working on the project, enjoying some me-time when the kids are at school!
Sat, 03/22/2014 - 10:49
Hi -
Great job!! I'm planning on adding a slide too for my son. Did you do anything extra to support the slide?
Thanks!
Sat, 03/22/2014 - 10:49
Hi -
Great job!! I'm planning on adding a slide too for my son. Did you do anything extra to support the slide?
Thanks!
We Recently moved into a new house and this project was a great break from the regular work on the house. The instructions were great and easy to follow. The 2 x 6s on the sides makes it hard to use carriage bolts though I settled for lag screws. Can't wait to do my next project.
Ana's favorite Adirondack chairs made from redwood.
Tue, 09/10/2019 - 07:38
I noticed that your stingers and apron are different. Can you tell me how you modified?
My kid-o's love to sell lemonade. So, we made a trip to the local hardware store. Because I am terrified to use my husbands electric saw, any wood we purchased would have to be cut with a hack saw and a miter box. And since the stand is to be stored in the backyard, we opted to build it from cedar. We ended up purchasing 8 fence pickets for about $15 total. This was also to be a great way for my kids to apply the some of the knowledge they have picked up this year, our first year of homeschooling. My children, ages 7 and 9, measured all of the boards that needed to be cut. It turned out GREAT! We already had some extra boards, spray paint and screws on hand; so, the grand total was $15.00 for the entire project!
I started this project so my children could use them at the x-desk art table. But as they came together I decided that I would use them for nightstands in our new bedroom.
They are fabulous as a stool or a table I love them.
I used the providence bench instructions as my base, but made the legs longer and the top 1 board wider. It took a total of 7 2x4's. Cheap, easy, and fun addition to my entry way! Thanks Ana White!
This was a labor of love. I built it over a Christmas vacation. It took just under two weeks. The tables between the chairs were made to be removable, so each chair is an individual and we can take apart any of the chairs or tables on a whim. Very happy with this one. Thanks Ana!
I built the shed during the summer of 2018, following Ana's plans but with the addition of a green roof. After almost a year the vegetation -- a variety of native plants from the upper Midwest -- has started to fill in pretty well. (The dangling "vines" are wild strawberry plants.)
My carpentry skills are rudimentary so the project took a long time but was worth the effort.
I saw this beautiful tongue & groove beetle kill wood at our local Home Depot and immediately knew I wanted to make a bed with it. I had seen several similar headboards on various websites, but just drew my own. I used wrapping paper that had 1" graphs on the reverse side. This time of year, I stock up on this paper and keep for projects. After we drew the headboard on the paper, we taped it to the wood and cut it out with a jigsaw. Then, we routed the edges to give it a more finished look and lightly sanded it. I didn't want the color to change any, so I just sanded it and used Minwax Polycrylic Satin (water based) for a finish). We just attached the side rails with metal braces. We decided to just use this as a frame on the outside of our metal bed frame, but you could put slats in it too. By making it a frame, it's easier to move the bed. We might eventually put slats in it. Anyway, I love it!
I used this plan to build this cabinet space around the fridge. Before this was built, we just had a small dinky counter space and the overhead cabinet. I had to make a few minor adjustments in order for it to fit in the space.
Fri, 08/05/2022 - 08:38
This is awesome. I love the utilization of space. Is this a shelf that you built ? How deep are the shelves?
I had a friend of mine ask me about building a table for her farmhouse and an anniversary gift . She has a large family and a very large space, and needed a table large enough to fill that space... I had no idea how large it would be. After going through some of my preliminary questions about the build I finally got to the dimensions. She said I’m thinking about 11’ ... she was serious...
I had never built anything that large, I was nervous and very excited. She started researching bases and she told me she liked the x base look. I knew I had seen it on the Ana White website. http://ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/triple-pedestal-farmhouse-tab… So I immediately went to work on the design with modifications in mind so an 11’ table would be feasible.
Their family also supplied the wood... they estimated it to be roughly 100 year old pine flooring from a house that they were tearing down on the property.
It was an incredible challenge, but it turned out to be so beautiful. It is my first and last 11’ table.
We followed Ana's plans but went 1 ft taller on the pony walls to increase the height. We are so impressed with how it turned out. I'm excited to grow plants in Northwestern Ontario.
Fri, 05/26/2023 - 19:43
It looks awesome and love your pup! Thank you so much for sharing.
My wonderful hubby and I have done 4 projects from Ana-White.com (a bed, a chair, a shelf, and some storage crates). But this was my first solo project!!! I had a blast making it. And just an FYI - the storage area holds about 563 Hot Wheel Cars (give or take a hundred) lol. My little guy loves being able to climb into his big boy bed all by himself. Thanks Ana!!
Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:02
And also, how did you do his name and the star? Thanks!
Hi I was tired to see the magpies and flickers destroying the nest and kill the sparrows After days of research i came up with this model that i tested last summer and believe me, it was successfully accepted by sparrows This year i made bunch of them, some different models till i get to the yellow one style that is perfect I really loved it and i'm here sharing it with you guys I will share plan for this bird house in my Instagram next week (June 12)
This isn't directly from a project but it was heavily influenced by the Benchmark Media Tower. I had made two of the towers (pictures coming soon) and had some left over wood. I used the same process to attach the 2x2 poplar boards to the 1x12 and added a 1x3 at the base to give it some visual weight at the bottom. I plan on digging through the rest of my scraps and make more of these to put vases and pots on. Why not! (sorry for the camera phone quality shots) :(
I made this more for baby clothes instead of books. I just got it done a few hours ago, but my wife did not want to wait for the bins to put all of the upcoming baby's clothes in there spot. I ended up ripping the 1x1 into 1/8ix11.5/8 strips to help cover up my screw holes. Thank you Ana for having these plans on your site
built for client
Slight mod, table added from wood picnic table that the sectional replaced.
This is now my fourth project, I built it as a gift for my sisters wedding, she was very pleased! She wanted something white so I went with a Annie Sloan chalk paint, which is pretty pricy I found out ($30-40 per quart) and her clear soft wax to finish. For the top I used a Drift wood finish and a weathered drift wood wax. Because is was a media center I just did fold down faces instead of drawers as in the plan and added some trim that I made on my router table to give it a more antique look. The Build was quite simple however the finishing to give it the right look took quite a bit of playing around!