I love this, so did our son.
Had oak from my family farm that made up the top and trimwork. Purchased oak board for the legs. Sides and middle/bottom shelf from maple plywood. Decided against the flip down doors. Wasn't happy with he fit of the main doors due to a little off-kilter craftsmanship on my part, so will probably leave it open and add crates / some shelves the same height as the top row giving like 6", 6", and 11" or so.
Love this desk and the plans are so easy to follow. Perfect for a small space.
"9 years ago I built my first project, a table I needed to have for thanksgiving dinner. Luckily @anawhitediy had/has a fabulous plan for that and I learned as I went. Picking up wood for my latest build (a fireplace with electric insert) I had that same thrill as I had so many years ago. This time I had plans from @anawhitediy and a beautiful inspiration (and tutorial) from @simply.diy.home to get me going on my path."
This is the queen size version of the farmhouse bed with a natural finish. The plans were modified somewhat to account for the use of a box spring. The actual construction probably took less than a day of total project time, but the sanding, staining, and finishing were quite lengthy. My husband and I used both an electric sander and also sanded by hand. There are two layers of natural stain and three layers of polycrylic (with sanding in between each layer of the polycrylic). It turned out beautiful! Ana, thank you for the inspiration!
Just a couple of pictures from our kitchen remodel. My husband and I have built 59 cabinet doors for our house, kitchen, laundry and two baths. The cost of wood only $604 , we chose to use finished ply for the panels and poplar for the stiles and rails. We could not have done this with out Ana, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
We are still in the process of our remodel, but I wanted to show what a little time, sweat and very little $$ (compared to the $10,000 + quote) can get you with determination and a few basic skills.
Built 4 foot kitchen island. Used mix of cedar (2x6 decking)for top and rest was Douglas fir wood from home depot. Legs were 2x6 nailed to 2x4 Doug fir wood. 1x4 pine was used for the shelves. Measured distance to hold wine bottles. Cost approximately $100.00 in wood. Miniwax ebony and jacobean was used for stain. About 50/50 mix. Epifanes wood gloss was used to varnish. It's a superior product to use, however can be pricey. Can use a poly if concerned about costs.
Gray / White Brookstone Desk “Farmhouse Style”. Super fun desk build . I went with a soft close set of drawer slides for a nice drawer closing . I used pocket holes to attach the table top but for the rest I followed the plans. I’ll be uploading a video step by step how to build this to my Instagram (bryan_oneill907). Link below .
This is such a great project. Easy and fast you still have time to make one for hanging Christmas stockings!
The first larger project I've done on my own. I distressed it some before staining it but no other changes were made to the plan.
I have been wanting a longer entryway table and this one was the perfect length and style I was after! Thank you for providing these plans! You rock!
Great desk, easy build and very solid.
Only issue with the plans was not enough 2x4 (unless I cut it wrong).
A nice summer project that is good for relaxing and eating outside.
Built with
7 - 2x4x72"
1 - 2x6x8
galvanized hardware
Started with a light base paint and taped off diagonal sections.
Next time we would lessen the gap inbetween 2x4's.
Wife and I needed a console for our TV components really bad. Saw this x-console and said we had to have one! Super quick and easy to build and looks amazing.
Sun, 09/21/2014 - 01:01
Hi there!
Your table came out great! I love the stain you used. I am also building this table. Everything is going great, except the x's. Can you offer any advice?
Thu, 09/25/2014 - 03:34
I built this same table and love it. We did not put the x's in we left them out. On the 2nd shelf we just added a 2x4 to make it even.
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 22:24
This table looks amazing! Would you mind sharing the dimensions and materials you used? It looks a bit smaller than the original and its exactly what I need for my living room. This will be my first project so I'm not really sure what I need since the dimensions will be different. I hope to hear back from you!
I love this site and the user friendly plans. I used the suggestion of turning the 2x4’s but I think it would have been better to have more to screw the top boards to if I hadn’t.
A spin off of the Large Outdoor Bench with X Backs. First decorated for fall season. - Caleb Chapek
With Christmas fast approaching I am busy finishing making my holiday gifts. As a personal touch for some of the purchased items I decided to make little crates to hold the gifts. I used 1/4" poplar craft boards and made them in about half an hour. My dimensions are to fit these spices that I bought for gifts in the Caribbean when I was visiting my sister last month, but the design is so simple that you can easily modify it to fit whatever gift you are giving.
Check out my blog for more details: http://homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2012/12/14/small-gift-crate.html
love love this project !!!
Overall, this was a simple build, easy for anyone familiar with woodworking. I built this for my sister-in-law and her boyfriend. It started as the standard king size headboard plan, however she really liked the look of my basement ceiling and requested if I could add something similar to the design. The rustic horizontal planks and herringbone pattern were added to the front and back allowing her to flip the head board to suit her interior design style without needed to buy a new headboard. The added texture of the rough cut tongue and groove pine was just what she was looking for. The original build only took a few hours. The herringbone pattern took the longest. Let me know what you think of my twist on this already beautiful project!
Required Skill Level: Beginner
Tags:
