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Farmhouse Bed
Beautiful farmhouse bed - Built and shared by Ires Snaemerc
Factory Cart Coffee Table
I was feeling like I needed a new project, so I called my sister. She was more than willing to give me ideas to build for her new condo and gave me a WHOLE wish list of furniture projects to choose from. After looking at her list, we decided on the factory cart coffee table. If you look elsewhere, this kind of table ranges from $600 - $1500 dollars! And our version costs right around $100!
Ana's version set the basis for the build and the only modification was adding three 1x2's under the slats on the top (rather than directly attached the slats) so that the compartment underneath can serve as a secret storage area (plywood lined and screwed into the lower supports). We absolutely love the table and it looks AWESOME in her living room!
Wheels are 6 inches tall from a local supply store and were spray painted oil rubbed bronze.
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Tue, 09/20/2011 - 11:22
I just wanted to say that
I just wanted to say that your finish is gorgeous! Your table is beautiful too, but my goodness does that finish bring it over the top! Good job :)
Thu, 10/11/2012 - 12:48
Love the stain!
How many of each color did you use? I'm looking for this driftwood look for my kitchen shelves.
Taylors console
We needed TV and game system storage for our vacation cabin and didn't want to spend a lot. This is perfect!
Square Farmhouse Table
This is a square farmhouse table I built for my dining room. It is just under 5ftx5ft size. The top is 6 planks that I cut down from 2x12 down to 10inch sized planks. Then routered each plank with a 1/8 roundover router bit. I made the bench big and wide since I wanted it safe and stable so my toddlers don't fall off. Lots of sanding since this is all kiln dried construction lumber. I sprayed varathane poly, water based, and loved it. I put 4 coats on of semi gloss, came out perfect.
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Bench with foam padding
This was a fun little project. I made the bench to be placed in our foyer to sit down and put your shoes on and off. 3” foam and fabric makes for a comfy bench.
Closet shelving for sloped ceiling.
I used Ana’s Shelf Help Configurator to build these shelves for a deeply sloped ceiling. None of those well known Closet Organizer Companies could come up with a decent plan for this closet and they charge a small fortune.
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Ella's Doll Bed
Just finished the American girl farmhouse bed for my sweet niece's birthday & she loved it! The best thing was that it was made totally from scraps and paint on hand - only had to spend $6 for the fabric!
Bedside Tables
We love our farmhouse king bed, but that meant that our old side tables didn't fit anymore! (our old bed was a queen)
I really like the mini farmhouse bedside table, but the open storage would be problematic with the dog, so I added full length sides and a door.
The top of the tables is a board we found at my husband's grandparents farm, and the pulls are from some old tack. The metal loops were on some old horse harness, and the leather was cleaned up from the same piece. I was able to drill a hole in the leather and then pre-dill the doors to accept post screws from home depot.
I love these tables!
The sides were done with Kilz primer and then a white paint.
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Wed, 10/02/2013 - 19:11
Beautiful!
Love these tables! The wood top is just gorgeous, and I love you you re-purposed other items to make the hardware. That is so creative! Great job!
Black Farm House Bed
I used Anna's plans, but I wanted to reduce the weight of the bed so I replaced the 2 x 10's with 1 x 8's and I made the cross slats 1 x 4's face up. The 1 x 4's also create a platform to put your bed on so no need for ply wood or box springs. This is still very sturdy, but about half the weight as the original plan.
Thanks Anna for the great ideas and plans! Now I am on to the farm table, wish me luck!
Farmhouse modern queen
We followed the plans except added in bed rail brackets to make it easier to relocate and adjusted the bed as a whole to sit higher off the ground.
Narrow Cottage Hall Tree
Farmhouse hall tree modified for the space!
Reclaimed Wood Look Bedside Table
My husband and I built this table in an evening. We really like the finished table as it suits our needs perfectly. The plan was easy to follow. We followed the plan nearly as it was written with the exception of leaving out the drawer glides. The drawers are a little wonky because of this, but i think it adds to the charm and character of the farmhouse feel. I bought the drawer pulls from Lowes on clearance for $1.19 each. This table and the farmhouse bedside table match the farmhouse bed that we built back in January so very well. We love our new furniture and we love Ana White plans! Our plan is to have a whole house full of Ana White Farmhouse Furniture in due time. lol. Thank you so much Ana for your plans. You are truly amazing to design and put them online for others to build!
Stain is Rust-oleum in the Summer Oak shade.
I have not put polyurethane over the paint or stain as of yet.
Rolling Dressers with Flip-up Compartment
New dressers to match the nightstands. I modified the plans to make three smaller drawers up top and added a flip-up compartment for small stuff like jewelry, hair brushes and trinkets etc. It was fun to get more creative.
I made two at the same time so the wood and stain would be more consistent. However, in hindsight, I will never do any project that requires me to make 14 drawers at the same time again. I also used planked 1x4s instead of plywood for the sides and tops for looks. This made the dressers about an inch or so narrower. I used 2x4s instead of 2x2s for the bottoms of the frames to beef it up and reduce deflection, and also did not use braces in the back.
Wood -> $245/dresser
Hardware -> $ 150/dresser
Strain -> $20/dresser
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Sat, 10/05/2013 - 18:59
They are stunning! Amazing
They are stunning! Amazing job!! I love the charging nightstand in the background too, my dream bedroom!
daybed converted to fit ikea kura bunk bed
We wanted to add some storage to our Ikea Kura bunk bed. We needed to adjust the size of the day bed by a couple of inches but worked awesome. Looks like one finished bunk bed.
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Wed, 02/03/2016 - 12:43
great idea!!
Hi i just purchased the lumber to make this following the plan from thw original day bed. Would you happen to still have the changes that you made to put it under the ikea kura bunkbed?
Entryway closet bench
Adapted from Ana's mudroom in closet plans, I made this to fit the small closet when you walk into the house. I slotted it and hung wire baskets for air flow since it will be used mainly for hats and gloves which we wear more than not up here in AK. Next for the closet directly across will be a sho storage project which I'm sure I will find on here. Thank you Ana for your awesome site and work you put in.
Fancy X Farm table
Had to watch a few YouTube videos but got it done and very happy with how it turned out!
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Twin-size Storage Bed
I recently finished this bed in white for my daughter, when one of my sons decided he'd like one for his room. So this is my second time building this bed. I like the drawers Ana has in the Queen storage bed, but I needed it in a twin, so I used two of Ana's plans to modify the bed to our needs. Drawers make me nervous (but less so now that I've done them a few times) and these work great, so all is well!
The only problem? Now with the bed in his room, I feel the need to paint the rest of the furniture, change his duvet cover, paint the walls...you know what I mean?
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Thu, 10/06/2011 - 17:05
Definitely paint the rest of
Definitely paint the rest of his furniture to match, but with a black and white graphic design of some sort. All black would be too dark, but with the white trim in the room you could get away with some really creative graphic art on those dressers.
Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:31
drawer faces
looks like the face of the drawers are trimmed out instead of being just plywood in the front...how did you modify this?
"Fireplace"
Only heating source for our house have been wood stove and some mornings we don't feel like starting a fire even if it is chilly, so we bought electric fire place. As our house is Scandinavian country romantic style, I wanted to make modern fireplace a bit more rustic.
We are missing some beams and moldings, so it looks a bit "naked" now.
More about this project you can read in my blog:
http://ourleaningtree.wordpress.com/diy/fireplace/
Pottery Barn Benchright Inspired Side Table
A great project!! I love how it turned out! I used Poplar wood because I wanted a larger top than 1 inch but smaller than 2 inch. Poplar had an in between size. I love how it turned out! Need to make another one now for my living room so that I have a matching set! Thanks Ana!!
Henry Desk
Hey guys,
Here's my version of the Henry Desk following Ana's plans. There are a few minor differences that were requested by my client:
- A thicker top. I used 8/4 dressed pine (basically 2x6 knotty pine) and I laminated them together.
-Smaller desk - Top 60 inches long.
-A large drawer.
-Through tenons on the right leg that I made by using a drill press, chisels and lots of elbow grease.
I used mainly glue and dowels to assemble the pieces together, but also some pocket holes here and there.
Very helpful plan Ana. Thank you!
Erika
Rustic Charm Woodshop
Clear Coat: Varathane Diamond Satin finish
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mfelt
Tue, 09/29/2020 - 19:26
Plans
Do you have plans available for others ?
BrokenJent
Fri, 11/27/2020 - 14:01
Plans
Does anyone have the plans to this table?