I am so proud to show you what I made! I made a super comfortable coffee table/ ottoman for my livingroom. When not in use it's the same size as my couch to it works as an ottoman too :)
Lots of fun to Build from Anna White's plan.
This project on ana white is called "more than a nightstand" but we built this to be a toy storage and we LOVE how it turned out!
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 20:26
Are you the first to build this? Haha, I've loved the plan, but never wanted to try it because I hadn't ever seen it built. It's confirmed, I love it! Great job!
I made this bench a little wider than the plan and made the legs more solid. I was shooting for a restoration hardware-type finish. It was fun to experiment. Used Dark Walnut stain, a white chalk paint "wash" (diluted chalk paint with water - about 50/50), sanded it back a little and added clear and dark wax. I still need to add wax to the legs, but had to share!
Tue, 03/10/2015 - 07:22
great job on the finish! I would love to see some more photos
Looked everywhere for plans to build a G-House and kept coming back to this one...
Wanted to integrate 2 275 gallon IBC containers for thermal mass so I had to adjust the plans a little.
Stared off with clearing the land and putting down some 4x4 pressure treated timber as the base.. Found a good price on some 1" minus gravel so I went and got 2 truckloads for the interior.. adds to the themal mass as well... Bonus...
Once the gravel and timber were down, it was time to build structure. The south wall is according to plan but the north side had to be extended to 60" tall to facilitate the containers.... Looks a little wonky but function was my primary concern. Built all the base in my garage and moved them out.
Once I got all the peices outside, I 4" screwed them to the pressure treated lumber and ran 3' rebar thru the corners from some stability and wind protection.
Up went the front and back framing then onto the rafters.. The south side was a breeze as the plans were pretty exact... the north side on the other hand had to be measured and cut individually due to the plan modification. Was a bit of a pain but went pretty well..
Rafters up and its time for some covering.. Decided to go with a combo of Solexx and SunTuf panels...price was comparable.
SunTuf panels went on really easily.. the solexx was a different story since it expands a tad when it gets hot.. Leaves sags and natural vents when overlapping but it all tightens back up when the temp comes back down.
Weve been hitting 90s this last week and its consistently 120+ inside so I decided to frame in a window. Fans will be added on either side of hte window shortly and the door is being built.
A quality table big enough for the whole family without costing a fortune! I was able to tailor this to be the perfect size for our family’s house in the country.
I altered the plans for the Providence Bench to make this shorter bench, which I'm using as a side table. I love the chunky look of the 2x4s and the angled legs! I built it in an afternoon, but finishing took a bit longer, and I'm listing it as intermediate because of making angled cuts and beveling some ends, but it really wasn't that hard. Cost is for lumber only--I used leftover stain and polyurethane.
Happy spring! This DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall is so simple that anyone can build in less than 1 hour. It is easy to maintain, and beautiful as well! Free plan included!
My friend got his project done, two weeks before x-mas.
Sat, 06/10/2017 - 14:18
Wow, you all did a great job! It's darling and so well done. Enjoy!
I made this little vanity as a gift for my grand-daughter for Christmas. I pretty much followed the plan for most of it. I didn't use stair balusters and just used 2x2's and created my own light up mirror. I bought a round piece of wood from Lowes then drilled holes spaced evenly around the edge so it looked the way I wanted. Then used a string of Christmas Village house lights that I found at Walmart. I used my Dremel to carve out a pathway in the back for the excess cord to lay in then inserted the lights into the drilled holes. I wanted to use plastic bulbs for safety reasons so I went with an LED bulb that I found on Amazon. But those didn't have that nice globe look so I used some ping pong balls and an exacto knife to cut out a small circle just large enough to fit the base of the bulb and attached those. So the lights are completely safe as they are all plastic and won't heat up since they are LED. I just used some scrap wood that I had on hand to make a little seat and bought a small piece of faux fur fabric to lay over the top for a more fancy look.
This is my wonderful Outdoor Dining Table!!
My husband's first project and I couldn't be more pleased with the end result.
Thanks Anna White for your EASY to follow instructions!
I really liked and wanted to build the hanging daybed. Then I needed somewhere to hang it. Then I wanted to use it during the day (Northeast Brasil - Sun is brutal)
Built using massaranduba wood (Father in law has a woodshop) and the thing weighs a tonne.
The shades are a 85% sunshade.
It has proven very popular with family and friends. As of yet there has not been space on it for me to try out.
Bed measures 1.0M x 1.9M
Project all total took about 120 hours.
This project started because a corner bathroom vanity that fit my space requirements and budget did not exist. A plan specific to what I exactly needed also did not exist. After combing through what plans I found online, the Wall Kitchen Corner Cabinet best matched what I wanted. I modified it with the Momplex Sink Base Kitchen Cabinet in order to turn it into a sink base.
But, there was a problem. I hadn't actually built anything before. In order to get at least one project under my belt, I built the Vintage Step Stool. It turned out great, so I figured I was ready to go! Strangely enough, after spending about $100 and several weekends picking away at this project, it was done! It looked great, even. Then, I moved the vanity into the bathroom and realized that, while it may have looked great, it wasn't very square. Lesson learned was that this is a two person project. It is too difficult to keep things square and screw at the same time when there is only one person.
At this point, everyone was tired of having to use the kitchen sink to brush their teeth and wash their hands, so we needed to get this project done. $100 later, we had more material. Since I had figured out what needed to be done with the first vanity, let's call it our prototype, the second vanity went together REALLY quickly.
Within a few hours, it was pieced together. Since it was going to be painted, we used Bondo to cover up our imperfections. Yes, of course there were imperfections. While much better than the prototype, it still was only my third woodworking project. Sanding, caulking, and priming took another hour or so. A few coats of the finish paint went on, followed by a couple more coats of a clear sealer, and it was done.
We moved it into place, screwed it to the wall, put the soapstone countertop on along with the sink and faucet, and it truly was complete. Sink is Kohler, faucet came from our local Habitat for Humanity store and I'm not sure what brand it is, and the soapstone came from soapstones.com. If we had oiled the soapstone with mineral oil, it would be a very dark gray.
Made the coffee table for my new daughter-in-law. Looks great in their new apartment. Love the design and the plans were easy to follow. Thanks Ana!
I enjoyed following Ana's simple bunk plans. They turned out great and the girls love them!
I made this to match Ana's rustic x console, end and coffee table!
Tue, 10/04/2022 - 10:22
Awesome design and I love the 2 tone finish! Thanks for sharing.
This is my 2nd table built from plans on the site. I built the pocket hole farm table originally and our family used it for 2 years and then I sold it to another family to enjoy! I built this one a full foot longer and used a 2×10 in the center to widen it. We host large gatherings so I wanted the additional space. The dark walnut came out beautiful if darker than the plan table. We love it!
Sat, 08/28/2021 - 09:07
Thank you for sharing, it looks like a wonderful gathering place!
This was a simple build. You can probably tell from the pictures how it was cut, painted and decorated. The whiskers are just picture hanging wire. The wood was scrap from around my shop and all the other materials we had on hand.
Used your plans and modified with carriage bolts on the legs to attach the box to the frame. Thank you Ana, my son LOVES IT.
Sat, 09/11/2021 - 21:38
Thanks for sharing, that turned out totally awesome!
I started building a different bench, but I decided halfway through that I didn't like my design. I found this, and loved it, so I modified my partially built bench to incorporate the woven back design. I substituted in a few mortise and tenon joints for strength, and used either kreg or waterproof glue for the non-structural joints. The seat bottom is made from 2x4's I resawed in half. I also rounded over the edges of the 'Y' pieces, which I think makes it look a bit more like they're woven together. Thanks for the plans, this is a great addition to my front porch!
