Santa's Workshop
Everyone gets projects from Ana-White plans for Christmas this year.
I can't wait to give them away.
Rustic Benches $25-$35
Rustic Coffee Table $25-$35
Everyone gets projects from Ana-White plans for Christmas this year.
I can't wait to give them away.
This was incredibly easy to build for a semi-newbie! The shopping list and cut list were a huge help! We love Ana-White.com!!!
I worked on both the kitchen table, the dining table as well as the bench seat and all eight parson chairs together, so it took over a week to make this. I think if you were just doing the table you would be looking at a weekend project. Go hard or go home, unless you are home...
The kitchen table was just a case of shortening Ana's plan to about four feet. I made a quick and dirty table leaf to attach the two tables. For more info see my blog. There is also info on making those Parsons chairs too.
My Blog: http://landlocked-art.blogspot.com/2011/10/farmhouse-dining-table-and-b…
Tue, 10/11/2011 - 09:41
Great job! You did a fantastic job and I love the chairs a bunch bunch bunch!
Fri, 10/14/2011 - 07:27
Hey Indiana,
Thanks! You can find out how to make those chairs yourself here:
http://landlocked-art.blogspot.com/2011/10/build-your-own-parson-ish-ch…
Sun, 10/16/2011 - 19:06
What color did you use for the stain and what was your finishing process?
Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:07
Your table is absolutely beautiful! May I ask where you got your beautiful tableware??
Sun, 01/08/2012 - 18:22
Very nice! What kind of wood is that and would you mind sharing the stain color?
Tue, 08/25/2015 - 17:01
Love the idea and plan on borrowing it, but we were just curious how do you make the leaf that connects them?
Another question, when you made the breakfast table, did you cut the table top pieces to 48" or did you cut them 36" and made the whole table 4 ft with the end pieces added? Also, for the breakfast table, would it seat 6 people comfortably? Thanks and what a wonderful job!
We adapted the original barn beam ledge plans on a much larger scale to occupy the bare wall space above our couch. Each ledge was 5 feet in length.
I wanted an easy way for my girls to play with their legos and not have to fight over an area or who had the Lego bin. So I took the plans and tweaked them to have a cutout and storage area for legos. I built this by myself in two days. I had to wait till the kids were asleep since it was a Christmas present. All in all it took maybe 2 hours to build and another 2 for sanding and painting.
Wed, 12/30/2015 - 16:21
Great job! I love the space for separate builds and storage underneath.
I have just finished this project one thing I recommend is the pneumatic lifts for the lids they are 10 dollars a piece and make a huge difference
This is made from Pecan. Its the first dining room table I made. It is finished with Teak oil.
Table was a little tricky for me and the wood kept splitting and the legs didn't seem very sturdy. The wood I have isn't the straightest so that gave me some trouble. Changed the dimensions of the table to 24" x 36" and used a lodge pole pine board so the top is a solid piece instead of the 1x8's keep the junk from collecting between the slats. The chair was pretty easy to build and my kids just love it. Thinking I will paint the table and chairs a high gloss white so it is scrub able and look good in our house.
Sun, 07/17/2022 - 08:12
I lost my stackable chairs plan and I can't find it on your website now. Can you repost? Thanks!
We needed a couple of sturdy step stools for the bathrooms. My boys are not tall enough to reach the sink for hand washing and teeth brushing. Wally wanted $8 for a plastic thing. So I headed to the big orange store and bought a few 2X4's. $12 for both stools, plus the paint and screws which I already had.
I used the plans from the Skipper's Stool for some of my cuts. But I used 3-2X4 pieces for the top and shortened the legs to 10 inches. I was going to put on the side stretchers but it was super sturdy with the pocket holes and 2.5 inch pocket hole screws. So I left them off. A few coats of paint and they are good to go. Two of my boys can stand on one so that makes them a hit.
I wanted something quick and easy to display or hold magazines or blankets. I used two 3x5x8, cut the bottom at 5 degrees and the top that leans against the wall at 85 degrees. You don't have to do this, but I liked the look. Last, I drilled 8 holes at 1 1/4" diameter to fit 1 1/4" dowel cut in inch increments: 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11. I used a brad nailer to hold the dowels in place from behind.
Fun and easy project!
5 kids, 1 bathroom, lots of waiting.
Not long ago I built the "waiting bench" and while it looks great, the space needed another little touch.
So I painted a sign saying, "Il Bagno", that's a prettier way to say "the bathroom" (in italiano).
My husband and I built this after the Rustic X coffee table won us over. The end table building plan is awesome, straight-forward, easy to follow. What we have learned from building the coffee table was that it is much easier to finish the frame and then mark the 2x2 against the bars for exact cut. We tried following the cut list, but turned out if the other cuts are slightly off, or the table is not squared, or the wood is not straight, then there may be a slight gap. So marking the 2x2 against the built frame was a much easier option for us. Of note, the end table is pretty big. So if you have a smaller living room, you may want to size down accordingly.
We needed an inexpensive alternative for our master bathroom remodel. After looking at Ana-White.com, I decided I should build a vanity myself.
I had been gifted some newel posts, which I thought would work great for legs. The aprons and shelf slats were made with "choice" pine that I purchased from a big box store. I had two drawers leftover from a piece of furniture that was repurposed and I added new fronts from a piece of wood left from that same piece of furniture. I also had some leftover 1/4 inch plywood that I used to partition the drawers.
The overall length once the counter is installed will be 72 1/2 inches by 23 inches wide. Because we are using vessel sinks (sitting on the countertop) I choose to make the base of the vanity 32 inches high.
Thank you for the awesome banquet plans! The banquet will have cushions added and be a nice place to put an extra table for the kids at holidays. It is also amazing storage.
I built this toy chest out of some beautiful oak. I used brad nails to tack on a sign I painted with his name. That can be removed later with little damage to the chest.
This was a kitchen for friends daughters birthday. I used my nail gun on this, made it so much easier:)
Thank you for the inspiration - I love how mine turned out!
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 17:11
It looks beautiful! What did you use to stain the table top?