Rustic X end table
Made our own twist on the leaning ladder shelf. Turn the side boards of the selves around, causing the shelves to looks like thick boards.
6 years into a complete rebuild of a neglected old farm house built in just 1948. Your website was found after looking for 'Modern Farmhouse' stair rails. The look plays off the original brick chimney stack & the Woodstove it serves. It has turned out to be quite the focal point, which was never it's purpose. Thanks for the inspiration!
My take on the vintage step stool. I just used scrap wood for the supports. I painted it pink and then added some detail with white paint. Then I sanded over everything to make it more vintage-y. I was pleased with the result. The sanding really distressed the white detail.
Using reclaimed 2x4s stored in our garage, old tempered privacy glass jalousies, and deep purple paint, I built a rear console to place behind our sofa in our home theater living room. :)
I consider this an Intermediate project, only because of the care needed to cut and install the glass. The items on the rear console top are fairly lightweight and the glass is short enough to hold firm on its supports.
Wed, 08/14/2013 - 14:41
This is beautiful! I'm inspired to try building something with glass! I have an old display cabinet that I was thinking of giving away, but after seeing this I decided to disassemble and save the parts and make something out of it. :)
Tue, 09/24/2013 - 09:24
Thank you, Joanne! =D I'm always impressed with how many projects you are motivated to work on in your home! =D
First table I've built. The Rustic X Console Table was fun and fairly simple. A little complicated since we live in Hawaii and decent cheap wood is difficult to come by. Makes my entrance way very inviting.
Girls table was too small, especially when they have friends over. We have a little nook that this will slide right into in the living/dining room. The bottom has drawers, they just were not completed when i took the pictures.
My first indoor furniture project - the Rustic X coffee table. I added a lift top to store remotes etc and use as a laptop table. Fairly easy build I only had trouble aligning the "x's". I used of the shelf dimensional lumber but I might try this one again using different wood and a lighter finish.
Thu, 02/03/2022 - 15:16
Thank you for sharing, this is gorgeous and functional!
After my husband caught a big bull Texas Redfish, we wanted to try out a Japanese printing method he'd seen on an episode of Mounted in Alaska. We painted the fish with tempura paint, then pressed on some rice paper and voila! A nifty, artistic fish print. The problem now would be finding a frame, so we built one following Ana's barnwood frame plans. We bought a cedar 1x4 and ripped it in half to create the 1x2's needed. More details on printing and framing are on my blog.
We changed up the method a little by routing the inner edge of each piece before putting the main square of the frame together, to give a ledge for plexiglass to sit in. Then we popped in the plexi, taped the print down, and stapled on some cardboard for backing. It's easy to hammer in some sawtooth hangers onto the back for wall mounting too.
Built entirely from reclaimed wood (plywood, scraps, and left over trim). Using what was on hand, adjusted the plans to be 39 3/4" tall and 36" wide, and added a toe kick. This took a couple of afternoons to build and finish. Painted with black semi-gloss paint and stained with Walnut stain. The plywood is from other projects that were disassembled and ripped to 1x12 size boards. The trim is a mix of S4S, mini stop, and oak shelf edge. This was a fun build, and it fits perfectly under the TV.
Note- I'm not sure why the lead-in picture comes up sideways when you click to expand it -- does anyone have advice on what to do to the picture to make it expand without rotating? It worked fine when I attached it below under 'additional photos.'
Tue, 07/16/2013 - 14:38
Joanne, you're a building machine! I'm inspired by how much you've built and how soon you complete your newest projects. Love that we both built birthday gifts that are black and stained reclaimed wood. =D We're in sync.
I'm still learning about building. Could you explain what S4S is and mini stop? Also, can we be friends on here? I'd love to continue tracking your work.
Tue, 07/16/2013 - 15:28
Yvonne, thanks so much for the nice comments! We love the black and walnut furniture, it's becoming our motif in the living room. I've added some links to the trims I used on this project.
This is the mini stop moulding I like to use for edging shelves, decorating cabinet doors, and on my island and pantry, used it instead of quarter-round at the floor on the base moulding.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_7129-1487-951+8PINE_4294715696__?productId=3042…
This is the 1/2" x 3/4" S4S (surfaced 4 sides) moulding I used on this one. It's also available in 3/4" x 3/4". This makes great edging for plywood, but it's so versatile I've used it for drawer slides and lots of other projects too.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_3487-1487-254+8+PINE_0__?productId=3667700&Ntt=…
Here's the shelf edge. Mine was oak but it's the same shape as this:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Search?storeId=10051&la…
PS - you're in my friends list! :) Joanne
Wed, 07/17/2013 - 09:28
Thank you for sharing the links and information and for the friendship. :)
I'd like to play with adding some trim to furniture I will build for my daughter's room, since we are using a more traditional/classic style in there. Everything I built for our living room is un-trimmed.
I also am still learning about wood types. Since I shop for lumber in my garage and at a re-use warehouse, I usually have no idea what woods I am working with. I paint the wood based on the look I'm trying to achieve, and I stain it for the same reason too. Then someone gently critiqued my use of lumber, remarking that I should not paint reclaimed wood, that I should paint fir and pine, leave reclaimed wood natural, and only stain wood with grain patterns, or I am not using the wood optimally.
Of course, real life confuses me because the mini stop and S4S you shared are "stain grade pine," and look darker than the pine I've seen. I'll definitely keep a look out for them when building for my daughter's room and maybe even our bedroom (which only has a bed and some closet space, but we're building for it last.)
Also, I dropped by a big box store to pick up plexiglass for a new project and I came across signs for wood called "Common Board." Needless to say, I am confused. lol.
=D Are you working on a new project, too? I am definitely look forward to your next step.
Wed, 07/17/2013 - 16:46
Hi Yvonne,
I do the same thing! I'll use whatever's on hand in my garage before going out to buy a board, and paint or stain them to make the project look the way I'd like it to. This summer I'm on a mission to use up my scraps and disassembled projects that have been cut into standard sizes. My current project is another bathroom vanity retrofit to make it look like a Napoleon vanity. This one will be blue with a walnut glaze. I'm working on some little drawers to go in front of the sink. I'll post a brag when it's all done. PS - out here in Maryland our Lowes calls those boards "whitewood" boards. They are a lot cheaper than the hardwood boards and select pine, but you do have to look through them harder to make sure to get straight ones. For those I think the wood species the stores offer depends on the region you are in. Our Lowes' trim selection is limited in the narrow sizes, so they only carry stain grade for those.
I made this desk for my wife's office space. The plans for this desk are great and easy to follow. The only change I made was I shortened the size of the desk top to fit in our space.
Followed Ana's plans as directed but made the headboard four inches shorter by shortening the legs only on the headboard. We used low profile boxsprings (2 twin XL @ 5 inches thick) and king size memory foam mattress which was 10 inches high. The clearance at the bottom of the side rails is 6 and one half inches high. Total cost of lumbar was about $300. We had stain on hand. Kreg jig screws brings the total to about $315.
Liked very much the general design of the farmhouse plans but wanted to avoid buying the pocket hole jig and the puttying of screw holes on top side (exposed) side of boards.
Increased slightly the table top and bench seat board supports (2x2's) which worked well for holding those down and placed the angled wood piece in corner of table leg to support bread board.
Please with the results. We really wanted to avoid attempting to hide the screw holes with putty. Others have posted and we had similar results of blotches on the surface of the top boards resulting from even "stainable" putty. No amount of sanding seemed to help.
These tables are the first thing I've ever built all by myself, and I couldn't be more excited. I think I'm addicted...
Herb Garden Planter Project - Such a simple project that costs less than $5.00
I added L brackets to the corners for a different look. I spray painted the brackets with a copper finish. I did not need to use wood filler because I covered the nails with the L Brackets.
My wife was dying to have me build her a halltree for the entryway in out house. She drew up some "blueprints" and we started building together. I know the finished project is dark but from the before pic you can visualize it.
I'm sorry for not having the plans up. I will get her "blueprint" scanned for everyone to use as this was our design.
Got a piano for free that has no bench with it. When I started looking up dimensions, I realized traditional benches are a little short if you want to sit and play with someone else. The size of this plan works perfectly and can store music. Best part is that if we ever get rid of the piano, we will have a nice entryway bench.
I've gotten tons of comments from friends and family already on this build. I liked the original white but it wouldn't have matched my other furniture in the room already built/stained this color.
As soon as I saw the beach chair I knew I had to make one for my daughter. My wife is an expert seamstress, so I enlisted her help on the fabric portion. She already had the fabric, and I had left over wood. We love the beach and this will be perfect for the summer. See how to make the beach ball pillows in the bottom picture at my blog http://www.makeitlovely.com
This was fairly easy for my first project and has already received a ton of compliments from friends and family that can't believe I made it.
Finally turned our bedroom from college dorm looking to elegant family looking with just this one piece.
The Kreg Jig is an amazing tool. Now that I have it, I'll be looking for more projects to get to use it.
I saw this and new I had to make it for my eight year old daughter. Followed Ana's plans as directed. The total cost to include wood, screws and paint brought this to about $315.00. I am going to make stairs next for this but my other daughter wants a new bed now too, so, the stairs will have to wait.
