Pony Wall Workbench with Drawer
Made mine 8ft long, with just one drawer. So far the bench is great for my space, highly functional, holds all my stuff, and looks good too (I think).
bonan.califonica
Made mine 8ft long, with just one drawer. So far the bench is great for my space, highly functional, holds all my stuff, and looks good too (I think).
bonan.califonica
My mother found this old end table in her mother's basement in the mid 90's and brought it home with her to refinish. The table was very flimsy and Mom just didn't know how to fix it, so it sat in her garage since then. I saw it back in March when helping clean out the garage. I asked if I could restore it for her. I think it turned out really nice. Thanks to this site, I have been given the confidence to tackle projects like this. Just wanted to share the project and say thanks to everyone here for making this site a great resource.
I fixed the table legs, sanded the table, used red mahogany stain, and about 15 coats of Poly to give the table a high gloss finish.
The additional photos are 1 of the original table and 1 of the table after staining and no Poly applied.
Mom was shocked with the finished project. Nothing more pleasing then see Mom smile!
This is my biggest project to date; I put it together with a few modifications to the plans on this website (as I'm sure everyone does!) It will be my wife and my bed for quite some time and hopefully I can pass it along in the future. Seems sturdy as a rock and the additional storage will benefit us as our home has minimal closet space. The finish is a waxed-stained-sanded painted surface.
I broke this project into 3 phases: headboard, benches, and footboard. Juggling two kids and a wife, its hard to be able focus completely on a project without some (often welcome) interruptions.
One final note: this website introduced me to and this project confirmed that my favorite tool in my tool shed is the Kreg Pocket hole Jig; bought it thinking I would use it on a buffett table I built and have used it on every project since!
Wed, 12/24/2014 - 07:17
Could you tell me what modifications you made to the original plans?
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 21:03
I'm also interested in the modifications! I wanted to make the footboard taller, like yours is.
Shortened to 5ft length.
I used a lot of extra screws in the legs for additional supports, and filled all the gaps and screws with wood filler. I also used electric planer on top to flatten surface and then sand, sand, sand.
I built this bed for my daughters newly remodeled bedroom. It was overall pretty simple build. The plans were simple and easy to follow. I did add some center supports on the storage boxes under the center slats for added strength.
My first build was the rolling bar cart. It took 3 to work out my kinks but I love them!
Cerissa Neal
My boy was sleeping on a queen box spring / mattress sitting on the floor; figured he needed a bed and the storage bed seemed just the ticket.
Found some beadboard on clearance for $16 a 4x8 sheet so picked up about 5 sheets. It was on clearance since it was prefinished. Not a big deal since I knew I'd be painting the bed (had to prime the stained wood first). I think the beadboard adds a nice touch on the ends.
Haven't built drawers yet, but the wife kind of likes the looks of the cubby bins so drawers can wait.
The headboard wasn't from any plan; just followed the same basic concept as the bed; sides are 3/4 plywood, but I rabbitted out the trim in order to insert the 1/4 beadboard. Used some scrap hardboard pegboard as a template for the shelf pin holes on the inside of the headboard to enable an adjustable shelf.
The bed sits up a little high for our liking, but eventually we will remove the boxspring and just set the mattress on the bed frame; just have to figure out where to store the boxspring . .
I miss the family when they're out of town, but at least I get a lot of projects done . . .
Thu, 08/30/2012 - 17:19
This is beautiful. Love your colors and use of beadboard! Great job! I love the bins too....really terrific!
I wanted a farmhouse table look, but no too county. I think that this table accomplished that.
I debated a while with staining the entire table or staining the top and painting the legs. I'm really glad that I decided to paint the legs. I think it turn out great.
This was my first DIY wood project. I'm pretty much addicted now. Every time my wife wants to get a new piece of furniture, I always tell her that I can probably build it.
Octagon table for dining room
These chairs were easy to build, although I modified Ana's plans a little bit. I opted for solid wood 2x2s for the legs (I wanted it to be sturdier), and a solid seat instead of a slatted one. I notched out the back of the seat so it would fit flush against the back legs. Because of my modifications, my chair was just a couple bucks more.
Also, I was so excited to find solid wood balusters for the chair legs - they're not only better quality, but cheaper than furring strips!
Check out my blog link for a complete play-by-play!
Mon, 07/23/2012 - 08:25
Nice. I like the solid seat. Much easier to keep clean from kid grime.
My daughter needed a chair that wasn't as bulky as our high chair but higher than a normal dining chair. This plan was perfect. I changed the dimensions to suit what I needed. The actual building took only a couple of hours but the finishing seemed to take forever. I probably spent about a week just on the finishing. I distressed it to help disguise the inevitable bumps and grubby handprints.
Mon, 05/01/2017 - 16:30
Is this adaptable for adult size with no back. Looking for something like this to slide under a new kitchen desk.
Tue, 08/27/2019 - 19:18
This is beautiful! So much prettier than a high chair or booster seat!
I wanted to build my 10 year old son a new bed after getting rid of bunk beds. We both liked this one and worked on it together.
Ana White inspired chaise lounge......
Built the Cassidy bed. It was a great project, and you’re right. The hot glue gun worked great on the shims.
Jonathan
First of all, thanks Ana for the wonderful plans. I made this in full size mainly from the farmhouse bed plan with some modifications. The headboard is made of 1x4s with an upholstered pegboard. Instead of using 4x4 post for legs, i glued 2x4s studs together and later wrapped them with fabric instead of painting them.
This looks great in our second bedroom.
Digging through my scrap wood collection, I came across some pieces of pegboard from our previous home that I had forgotten about. I had just relocated a lot of garden tools to the shed, and there was an empty wall in the garage that would now be perfect for the pegboard. After mounting the pegboard and hanging up some tools, the wall still looked a little empty. I had a vision of mounting a heavy duty folding workbench to the wall. This was the perfect location, and if the workbench folded, we could still fit the car in the garage. You can read all the details about my folding workbench on my blog at:
http://www.justmeasuringup.com/blog/building-a-folding-workbench-with-french-cleats
The workbench is a perfect addition to my garage, and its used every day. Best of all, I just fold it down when I need to park the car!
Created our own King sized Fancy Farmhouse bed (headboard only) using Ana White’s plan! Overall, a well laid out plan, very easy to complete! We went with a two tone color scheme to match an antique dresser I refinished last year. Note: we used nickel gap “ship lap” for the panel of the headboard and used the pocket hole jig to secure the pieces together, traditional tongue and groove probably would have been easier, but I love how the nickel gap looks finished!
Entry table made with poplar and stained with General Finishes Graystone. Applied GF high performance flat topcoat.
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