Farmhouse table with benches
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We made this table from the farmhouse table plan but used 4x4s for the legs and slightly wider (2x10) boards for the top.
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We made this table from the farmhouse table plan but used 4x4s for the legs and slightly wider (2x10) boards for the top.
So my wife found this on Pinterest last month and loved it. We have been searching for something to go behind our sectional couch in our den. When she showed it to me I discreetly emailed it to myself as a plan was forming in my head. She was working nights for the month of December so I worked on it in the garage in the evenings and hid it in the crawl space so she wouldn't see it. She woke up Christmas morning to find it in place with a bow (clearly made by a man who is much better at carpentry than bow making) attached and was very surprised and excited.
I distressed the wood using several highly complicated techniques such as hitting it with a hammer, dropping a bag of screws on it, and scratching it with a screwdriver. It was then sanded and stained with Minwax Provincial 211. I applied two coats of satin polyurethane for protection.
I liked the look of the hex head screws so after painting them flat black I actually used them to hold the top on.
Platform bed and headboard
Built for a customer out of reclaimed 2x6 spruce corrral boards. There was a lot of sanding involved in prepping this wood, but I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!
I fell in love with Ana's Smiling Mudroom plans and knew it was just a matter of time before I built it. I just made one tiny change, I substituted 10' deck boards (stained and sealed) for the seats instead of plywood, because I wanted a thicker surface. Check out my blog to follow along with the rest of the laundry room/mudroom renovation! www.thecottagegray.com
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 15:02
It looks great! I am hoping to get this made this spring and was going to do the same color combo you used. Like the idea of the thicker board for the seat that will work to stain. Thanks for the idea.
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 15:06
I just love this the two toned and I am thinking about doing this what stain color did you use for the bench part?
Fri, 03/30/2012 - 09:27
Wow! The "smiling mudroom" has been on our to do list for a couple of months. I love the look of the stain with painted wood. We have 5 children so a stained surface will hold up much better than a painted seat.
I'm just trying to decide on color...it's a laundry/mud room and I want the "Sausha's Washer/Dryer Pedestals" to be black. Black might be too dark for the mudroom cubbies and I'm not sure if it would clash to have black on one painted piece and white on another.
Your mudroom is gorgeous, too pretty to be associated with the word mud!
Built this bunk for a school fundraiser raffle. Hope it will be a hit! Followed the plans as written with only one change. I cut the tops and bottoms of the vertical ladder rails at 45 degree angles so they slant in towards the bed.
This was our first woodworking project. I was not that hard to put together.
I made a couple of changes to the design. I used 4x4 for the legs. I also change up the board that were used ontop. I have a step by step on my blog.
The almost the same as the table. Check out the changes and the cut list here: http://www.domesticated-engineer.com/1/post/2012/05/bench-for-farmhouse…
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 05:13
Can you post a link to your blog with the instructions? Did you make your table a little shorter than the original plans?
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 08:43
Yes, the table is a little shorter. I made mine 7 feet long to fit our space. The blog link is http://www.domesticated-engineer.com/1/post/2012/02/farmhouse-table-par…
Thanks!
This is my first fully finished build. My very good friend was about to have her first child and I wanted to do something special for her so I embarked on this project. I had HD cut my wood to size. After I came home and started building I found that my wood was not exactly cut to size. One side was one quarter inch too short. I did some improvising and some trimming with my jig saw (only saw I had) and was able to eventually create a rectangle.
This is also my first mitered trim project. The edges are NOT perfect but what I could I filled in with wood filler. That helped hide where the edges did not quite meet.
I then sanded and sanded and sanded. Don't want little fingers to come into contact with bad splinters. I finished with a bright white paint.
I wanted the toy box to also be a seat so I got some fabric and did just that. I was going to add hinges to it but then thought again and decided not to. Wanted to prevent any accidents.
I built it over many months spending maybe 20 hours or so. Many many mistakes and many hours thinking about how to fix them.
The table was my very first project and with the help of my Dad, we completed build, stain, and finish in 2 days. I've had it over a year now and of course it is still beautiful (I've learned not to move it around too much to clean because the legs have a few splits in them now!). Just finished the matching bench ($17 project). I adjusted the legs to make them longer, so that my kids will sit up higher at the table :-)
This is perfect for all of the trophies and pictures around the house! Now I need three more.
This console table was actually pretty easy to make. The top was constructed with 1 x 6 pine boards, and assembled using a Kreg jig and pocket hole screws.
For the base, I used 29" long, 2 x 3 legs attached together with 1 x 4 aprons. To make the platform, I cut 2 pieces of 2 x 6 the width of table top, and 2 pieces of 2 x 4 , two inches shorter. I stacked the 2 x 4 on top of the 2 x 6 and attached them with glue and screws. I then ran 3/4" cove moulding in the corner between the two pieces.
Using my Kreg jig, I drilled 2 pocket holes on the inside of each table leg, and attached the platforms. I then cut and mitered 4 pieces of 2 x 2 for each end, notching them in the middle to create X's. I attached the X's with glue and finish nails.
The last step before finishing was to distress the wood. In addition to hammer, chains and nails, I skipped a hand planer along the edges to create a "hand hewn" look.
Wed, 04/16/2014 - 05:30
Nice job on the table!! Are there plans for this anywhere?? I'd like to make one.
Debbie.
Thu, 08/20/2015 - 13:20
I think I can put this together, but I am trying confirm the length and angle of the X's. Drawing this up with exact measurements the X's wouldn't line up using 45 degree angles. There is a 5/8" overlap. Would that be accounted for using the "true" measurement of a 2"x4" 2"x6" etc? (I have a SketchUp file if someone wants to double check me!)
Cabin bed made into a barn for a 3 year old birthday boy! He. Was. Pumped!
So I had some leftover fencing material sitting around and I decided to try to make something out of it. I really don't have anything to compare this to on the site but I think it works for the primitive minds.
Made using the plane old shelf plan.
We were going to rent 5 farmhouse tables but the cost of renting was more than double the cost of building them myself plus by building them myself I could finish them the color that I wanted. We were then able to sell 4 of the 5. I kept one for my self. I also was able to build a smaller size one to custom fit my son and daughter in-law new house. Nothing like the satisfaction of building something for something so special.
Sat, 04/02/2016 - 16:31
...did it take to complete all of those tables?!? That was such a special thing to do for your son's wedding...and then for them to have a smaller version for themselves, I'm certain it will become a family heirloom passed down through the years! Those tables "made the look" for that entire setting! Just gorgeous! :)
Love large family gatherings in the summer and this table was just perfect for that purpose.
Added another set of steps and planter box. Thank you so much for the plans. It was a quick easy project that was doable in 2 nap times.
Brittney
Had to have this one. I made this almost to the exact plans, but shortened it 2" in order to accomodate for the couch height, as well as the height of our furry friend. It is constructed with the 1x3 and 1x2 pine furring strips called for in the original plan. I decided to leave the door off, as my daughter has a tendancy to play with them a little too much. I finished it in a gloss black to match the rest of our furniture. This will be my first of many posts. Love this website!
Though I've built a lot of kids' furniture now, I think this is my son's favorite item. He requests it constantly. I built two more for friends and even a tiny play one for his toy house.
This was my first attempt with a jig saw, and my biggest advice is to be sure the trigger is pressed all the way in and to go very very slowly. Also, when you are cutting the straight edges on the side, you can clamp a guide on just like with a circular saw. That helped a lot. By the time I made my second and third it was easy.
Comments
Martha Jones DW
Sun, 02/19/2012 - 23:26
That is Lovely.
That is Lovely.
Pam the Goatherd
Mon, 02/20/2012 - 06:55
That turned out very nice!
That turned out very nice!