I made one of these for my dining room table and my family liked it so much I made 2 more. The last one I made from a live edge piece of black locust and made the base out of black limba. The second one my daughter wanted a little wider so I used a 1X10 instead of a 1X8. A lot of fun to make and everyone really likes them.
Keith Ullrich of Windsor Woodworks
We love this table! We didn't want to have to deal with food getting into the cracks, so we used a solid top instead and we love the way it turned out.
Now we just have to get some new "matching" chairs and we're all set!
For about a year after I found Ana's site and seen her farmhouse bed plans I finally got the courage to tackle it. It took me only four days to build and finish. But about a week later it was put together in our room. I still get excited when I lay in it at night that I built it myself. With the plans Ana gives makes it super simple!! I chose not to go crazy with the sanding because I like the rustic look!! :)
Here's a table I just finished for a friend of mine. I altered the triple pedestal table by making it 96" vs 106" and I only did 2 legs vs 3. I used 2x6 for the table top which gave it the strength to span the 2 legs. We used a Kona Rustoleum stain, then minwax pickleing stain for the white wash effect, then stain over the top of that. 5 coats of clear matte polyacrylic finish.
Credit goes to Ana for her excellent table plan. Most of my timbers were I found free at the hardware store (Bunnings Warehouse in Melbourne, Australia). Tabletop I made from construction grade hardwood, jointed, glued and biscuit joined, planned, and sanded (40 to 600 grit).
Bunnings has a free timber section where they store all offcuts that are expensive to get rid off than given away for free. I had some 50 odds 70mm by 70mm rough timber pieces that they used for packaging pallets. I then run them through the jointer, thicknesser to bring them down to 65mm by 65mm.
Bunnings dropped the price of construction hardwood nearly half as much as due to defects they have. They were 90mm by 35mm, and 3.6meter long and they cut it half for free.
Tabletop is 1200mm by 900mm. The total height of the table is 750mm including castor wheels. I think I spend more bucks in electricity bills than materials mainly due to running all types of machines forever :) The Shellac is expensive in Australia as much as the hardware was when compared against USA price tag.
Christmas Stocking Stand by Julie Latham on Facebook.
I made this shed in our backyard for my fiancée. We have a smaller house and not much room, so I thought I'd give him a place of his own to store his beer brewing supplies. I added a lot of personal touches, including shelves, a bottle cap wind chime, and a dart board which led to my brother dubbing it the worlds smallest man cave. Overall it has been a tremendous hit! Thank you!
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 08:26
Better a small man cave,then no man cave. We gotta have some place to play,lol.
This was our first bigger project. The plan was really really helpful. We made some custom changes to make the bed higher and added some other customizations. Overall, it was a great success and our daughter really loves it. It was all worth it! :)
Didn’t want to go 5’ tall for the space we planned to put it, soI dropped it to 48” and reduced to three shelves. To accommodate a wider shelf and give it some additional character, I added a 1x3 between the 1x8s that make the shelves (total width of the shelves is 17.5”).
This was my first Ana White building project. I was hooked!
I decided to paint it black instead of staining. I feel every room needs one black piece of furniture!
I am slowly getting to know my tools and try to sneak away a few minutes during children napping to cut away!
Mon, 10/14/2013 - 07:04
I love that you made this with just the two support legs. Do you mind sharing your measurements on this work?
Loved this Coffee Table and wanted to suprise the wife for christmas, so being my first project I got started! had no idea what I was doing but they were great instructions, and the KREG JIG is AMAZING. altered the plans a bit to make it a rectangular coffee table (added 12 inches) instead of square to fit our living room better. Now to tackle the next project!
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 07:39
I absolutely LOVE the finish on this, thank for sharing!!! For the estimated cost you put $100, is that without including the cost of the turned legs? Did you get the legs through Osborne? I think I NEED to make this coffee table and use that finish!
In reply to I absolutely LOVE the finish by MichelleC
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 09:02
Now that you brought it to my attention you are absolutely right, I completely forgot about the cost of the legs. including the cost of those, it does come to $200 dollars, ill change that. I also did get the legs from Osbourne. As for the finish yes do it! I am really happy with how it turned out :) thanks again and let me know when your coffee table is done so i can check it out!
Cheers,
Justin
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 09:55
if you dont mind me asking, in what order did you apply the stains?
In reply to if you dont mind me asking, by 2nervous2build
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 11:47
not at all! here is a link as to what I followed.
http://ana-white.com/2013/05/vintage-graybrown-stain-pine
Ana shows exactly what to do :) mine didnt turn out as dark as her project, but am still lovin the table none the less. :)
Cheers,
Justin
Wed, 03/19/2014 - 09:55
if you dont mind me asking, in what order did you apply the stains?
Sat, 04/26/2014 - 17:54
Wow, congrats on your first build! It turned out amazing! And that finish? OMGosh, so incredibly beautiful! I love it! Thanks for sharing!
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 13:32
Thank you Jen for checking out the coffee table! thanks for the compliment as well!
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 13:32
Thank you Jen for checking out the coffee table! thanks for the compliment as well!
In reply to AWESOME 1st Build by RE
Fri, 01/02/2015 - 09:48
Thank you!
Cheers,
Justin
Fri, 01/02/2015 - 09:47
Sorry for such a late response! incase you still needed to know, I made a typo and I did mean special walnut.
Thanks!
Cheers,
Justin
Fri, 07/17/2015 - 12:59
Being as yours is much lighter (and i like it more than the darker). Did you use the wood conditioner and how long did you leave the stain on for? it almost looks like once it was on you were wiping it off. Love it well done :)
Also, do any of you guys use the paste wax when finished? I was thinking about following the stain with some poly to seal it. any suggestions?
Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:47
An excellent finished project. Did you use 2x6 for the top as your wood looks a tad thinner?
Wed, 08/19/2015 - 09:47
An excellent finished project. Did you use 2x6 for the top as your wood looks a tad thinner?
Wed, 08/19/2015 - 13:58
Can you tell which legs and size you used from osborne?
Project looks amazing!
Our old pantry had bi-fold doors and four wire shelves. The pantry was functional enough, but I felt it could be more functional (and prettier) with a facelift. Going into it I knew I wanted white shelves, more storage, a counter for a coffee pot and most importantly, a home for the kegorator. I didn't really know where to start with the base cabinets until I found Ana's plans. I used her plans and modified them to fit what we needed. Thank you for the plans!
Some parts were challenging, but well worth the effort. My wife loves her early Christmas present. Thank you Ana for such useable plans.
Angel
A good starter project. I've had no experience working with wood before this. The instructions were great. I understood everything. I used Fir, and stained it a cedar color. Definitely should have stained my boards first.
This is my version of the porch swing. I bought a folding mattress (easier to put away, because if I leave it out, my dog will eat it), and built the swing to fit. Great for swinging, and big enough for Sunday afternoon naps. Used the best ideas from several sets of plans.
Bed modified to have storage box on only one side since it is against a wall.
This is my first woodworking project ever. IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!!!
Got the inspiration here on ana white and then followed DIYpete on youtube.
For my table I used 4x6 on the outside and all 2x6 on the inside, really gave it the look of a really thick table. Warning, it is really heavy. But felt pads on the bottom and it slides like a dream.
I did purchase a Kreg Jig and Kreg Screws for this project but other than that it was all douglas fir from HD and cost about 150 bucks.
Super fun, took about 5 hours to build and week to stain and poly.
We did a first coat of stain with weathered grey and the second coat with Dark Walnut. Looked a little odd at first, but the poly really made it pop.
Let me know if you have any questions. NOW on to the next project, I think I am addicted.
modified the 2x4 plan and used ski's cut to the 1x4 length, used 2x2 for the upper back brace since I didn't buy any of the 1x4's, also add 4" to the back seating area to keep the curved tips of the ski's from hitting a taller person in the head.
Change out the dowels with some molding and stained. Wife loves it!
I found this after having spent hours looking for an outdoor sectional, but just couldn't justify the huge cost. We tweaked it a little, because we wanted it a little smaller then the plans and wanted to add the lounge section, but we loved the way it turned out!
I can't sew at all, so I found the cushions and pillows at Garden Ridge on 50% clearance!
This dresser was custom built for a customer who gave the dimensions they needed to fit their space. The dresser is a remake of the Pottery Barn Branford dresser but scaled down to the dimensions the customer wanted. It is finished in General Finishes milk paint and General Finishes high performance top coat. It took about two weeks working about a couple hours a day before work.
