Dresser
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Dresser created for my parents.
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Dresser created for my parents.
My wife wanted a couple of barn doors for the 2 smaller rooms in the house. This is the first one.
For the inner panel I used 12 x 12mm x 140mm tongue & groove boards glued back to back, 6 each side with one of them ripped in half with one half on each side so I had a square edge on the outside.
For the frame I used 89mm x 19mm pine glued back to back.
Finished with Cabots clear finish
We built this farm house bed but had to modify it. Im in the military and wanted a king size frame that was able to be torn down and moved easy. If you look i used brackets and long 1/2 bolts to attach the side rails to the head board and footboard. I also made foot board legs 30" then lined the 2x10 side rails up with the bottom of the slat boards on the foot board. This makes the actual mattress sit very high.
Thu, 09/13/2012 - 02:36
Hello,great job on this bed. Its very nice. I would like to get the plans/dementions on how you made this so I will beable to take it apart as well since my husband works for the railroad and were always moving. Thank You!
Built this bed for my five year old daughter. In hindsight I might have rounded out the door for entrance / exiting.
We got years of memories and enjoyment out of this bed.
I made this simple Bunk bed shelf so all the stuff my son stored on the headboard, wouldn't keep falling off. It was easy to make and I painted it while working on another project. and I used spray paint to get the orange on a little easier!
Mon, 10/21/2019 - 19:12
My daughter asked for a shelf for her bunkbed—something to hold her glasses, IPad, and retainer case. And maybe a book or two. Thanks to Ana White and free plans...I made the shelf that others have made. thanks!
Slowly replacing all of the furniture in my home with things that I build. I used pallets for the structure, maple flooring for the facing, some scrap from shutter doors for the doors, 1×2 for the trim and adhesive tiles from the local ReStore for the top and around the fireplace insert. Perfectly fits a 65" tv.
I built the faux fireplace from your plans and wanted to share it with you. Thank you and God bless you. - Joe
I used the farmhouse table plans to build a base, and then used an 88" stretch of bowling lane from a bowling alley demo nearby. The sturdy base looks great with the 2" thick maple top. Thanks for a great plan.
Wed, 10/30/2013 - 12:57
Killer table! I really like the use of the bowling alley top!
I built this project with wood out of a 100+ year old house. When the house was tore down they discovered instead of ship lap, some of the walls were covered with wood from old military bomb crates. What a score! The dimensions of this table are 30" tall x 36" wide x 7' long. Now I am going to find some old chairs and recover the cushions with burlap/feedsack. Thanks Ana, your plans have helped me so much.
firepit within a table....great fun!
I followed Ana's plans for this Mug Tree stand! I absolutely adore it! Great plans and cute stand.
I was showing a friend Ana's website and the laundry basket dresser picture appeared and she immediately told me, yes told me, lol, to make one for her. First time working with MDF and had to have my hubby's help because it's way too heavy. For that alone, not sure I'd use it again. Also, two places, it bubbled a little, not sure why. She loved it and wants another. I'm never sure how long these projects take as I don't do it all at one time. It's on the weekends when I have a chance and after work.
I created two sofas, a love seat and a table by modifying the modern chair. I added a back extension, tipped the back back 10 degrees, and angled the seat platform down a few degrees. Considered doing Adirondack arms, but my wife preferred the rectangular shape. The table is a variation of the 2x4 patio table (base construction similar), but we substituted pine 4x4 legs for the 2x4s, and implemented a 2x6 "picture frame" around Mexican tile on top.
I used pocket screws to attach the arms to the sides, and also to hide screws on the table "picture frame".
All-in-all, I would say this is an elegant-looking patio set that should last quite a while. Very solid, very heavy to move around (my only complaint).
We plan to add some colorful throw pillows.
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 06:38
Like the changes!
What is the angle of the chair/sofa back 110 degrees?
Thanks
In reply to Angle of back? by KeithMatthews
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 06:39
Oops just saw it at the top, sorry.
My husband thought I was joking when I suggested I could build this bed instead of purchasing one. Was my first time building furniture but won't be the last.
I'm so in love with this table! We altered the plans slightly by making the table wider. Enough to put 2 chairs on the end. The table will hold 12 people pretty comfortably with a lot of room in the middle for food. We added a 2x2 under the 2x4 frame instead of the sandwich look. We also mitered the corners for a more finished look. I finished with Minwax Special Walnut and applied 2 coats of oil based poly with a light scrub on final coat with steel wool.
Wed, 12/18/2013 - 09:04
Hi - I love this and we are planning on building it over the Christmas holidays. I really like your modifications of the mitered edge, the elimination of the "sandwich edge", and the wider table. What was the finish dimensions of your table? Did you just add an additional (or 2) 1x6 to the tabletop? Also, it doesn't look like you changed the legs at all to support the wider top - is this true? We have 4 kids who are always hanging on our furniture so I need something nice and sturdy but also big enough to seat us all plus the many guests we have in our house!
Wed, 12/18/2013 - 11:10
The finished table dimensions are approx 8 ft long and 4 1/2 wide. There's 9 1x6 boards inside the 2x4 frame. We didn't alter the pedestals at all. We added a longer 2x4 between the table and the top of the pedestals for extra table support. The bottom of the pedestals are plenty wide enough to accommodate the extra table width.
It's a darn lovely awesome table. Sat 12 people comfortably at Thanksgiving with enough room for all the turkey dinner fixings.
It's also become the favorite homework station during the week. So much room to spread out books and papers.
Good luck!!!
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 13:21
Did you plane the edges of your 1x6 boards so that they would be nice and tight? I'm concerned about where the boards meet together - that crumbs, milk spills, etc will get caught down in the grooves! Did you do something special on the finish to fill in any grooves? What kind of wood did you use?
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 14:34
1x's are already square. They aren't like 2x's with the rounded edges. We just used a kreg jig to attach them together. There are no gaps at all. We didn't plane the 2x4 frame and there is a tiny gap there. You might want to plane the inside edge of the 2x4 frame to avoid food crumbs in the gaps, but it's sorta hard to keep everything square unless you have a super nice table saw. Ours is cheapo. I used some wood filler on a test piece and hated the look after the finish! The nooks and crannies are what make this table rustic and lovely. Use place mats ;)
The wood is just regular old lumber from Home Depot. There are no choices on different type of wood. Everything we got was kiln dried except a few pieces, but don't be fooled, those warp after you buy them too.
Sun, 04/06/2014 - 10:41
In the original plans, the top 2x6 on the pedestals are 36 1/2", which means they can be drilled into the 2x4 frame. On your modifications, the original pedestals wouldn't be long enough to reach the 2x4 frame, so did you just make the top 2x6 on the pedestal longer? I'm sorry I'm confused, but I like the wider table and am just trying to see how you attached the pedestals to the top.
It might be explained by "We added a longer 2x4 between the table and the top of the pedestals for extra table support." but I'm still not 100% understanding how it's attached.
Thanks for any help!
Sun, 04/06/2014 - 10:41
In the original plans, the top 2x6 on the pedestals are 36 1/2", which means they can be drilled into the 2x4 frame. On your modifications, the original pedestals wouldn't be long enough to reach the 2x4 frame, so did you just make the top 2x6 on the pedestal longer? I'm sorry I'm confused, but I like the wider table and am just trying to see how you attached the pedestals to the top.
It might be explained by "We added a longer 2x4 between the table and the top of the pedestals for extra table support." but I'm still not 100% understanding how it's attached.
Thanks for any help!
Sun, 04/06/2014 - 16:14
I added another picture of the underside of the table to clear up any confusion. hope this helps.
Mon, 12/15/2014 - 07:50
Are your benches the same dimensions as the original plans?
Thanks!
I created this 25" single door turned leg bathroom vanity for the powder room. I used a grey base coat, then glazed it with a dark brown coat and finally put on a coat of satin indoor polyurethane to finish. The sink is a Kohler Persuade single hole sink with a Delta Cassidy faucet.
Sat, 12/10/2016 - 22:26
Thanks! I used Home Depots BEHR Marquee interior satin enamel base paint with primer "Moonquake N450-4" (medium base 7454). Then I used Rust-Oleum transformations decorative glaze "java brown" to finish it off.
These were a labor of love! I bought my first miter saw and decided this would be the project to try angles. It wasn't easy but I figured it out.
These were pretty easy otherwise to put together once you get past the stringers. They aren't perfect but they are very sturdy. I've had a few people ask me to make them one too!
This spring I was able to build the preschool picnic table for my son. Today we fully used it for a picnic breakfast with the cousins. It can easily fit up to four kids ages 2 to 7. (I also built the chairs in the fall)
I made this bookshelf for my living room using old bifold doors and bricks. There isn't any building required (just assembly) but it is a piece of DIY furniture so I thought I would share.
For details: http://www.homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2011/12/16/making-the-easiest-b…
I wanted to rearrange the livingroom but needed a corner cabinet since the t,v sits on the fireplace mantle. I loved this plan except it didn't have any drawers for the DVD's so I just did the top portion on the bottom. I made the bottom slots wider and made drawers for them....perfect solution for my needs...