This was based of Ana’s barn door bookcase and was exactly what my mom needed to hide her grandkid’s toys while she’s not watching them. Thanks for the idea!
This was built using redwood 2x6 planks trimmed on the edges to square them off and get them to 5" each. I used kiln dried redwood 4x4's as well. The redwood was a bit more pricey BUT it is far lighter than pine and the boards and grain are of a higher quality. The planks were put together with 6 dowels on either side along with glue and big cabinet clamps. The top was also attached to the base with a dowel every 12". I sanded to expose/raise the grain on purpose and give it a hand scraped look. I went two tone on the piece to match my dining set I did. The top is Jacobean and the bottom is Annie Sloan old white chalk paint. The piece is designed to getter better with age ;)
First time trying one of the plans from here. Absolutely loved the desk when the wife and I seen it. And shopping around for a desk we liked was way out of the prices we were looking for. Instead of using the pine boards and pocket holing them together. I purchased a top the exact size the boards would have made. The top is made of poplar. Sanded and stained. Waiting on the epoxy to arrive to apply to the top for a harder top to work on. Pine and poplar are soft woods and if writing on them it would groove the wood.
Thank you so much for the beautiful plans.
I enjoyed making this chair. Even though I am a beginner at wood work, it really was easy to make and the instructions were very clear. I made it for my daughter. She will be 3 years old in May and she loves it. Our next project is making her a table to go with the chair. Thanx for sharing the plan
This project was similar to the Rustic X Console. Recommend building the lower shelf halves before installing so that it's easier to make the bottom flush. The X's were somewhat tricky....just take your time. It's easier to cut the piece too big and trim than to add wood to a piece too short. I stained the top with miniwax special walnut and used a satin poly. For the bottom, I used the same stain and then painted over it with rustoleum heirloom white. I lightly distressed it with 150 grit sandpaper so some of the stain would show through. All in all I am very happy with it!
I love Ana's original design and it was a great inspiration. I needed to add more baskets so I adjusted it a little. I had some drawer slides sitting around so I added a pull out shelf to fold on as well.
I use the counter height bar stool plan but changed for the kids to make their seats smaller 15x14 and taller about 27 ". I used an old wooden office chair and Birch or Beach 1/8 plywood veneer to mold the back using wood glue and clamps and then I cut out the shape with a jigsaw instead of doing the ladder back.
Sat, 12/26/2020 - 19:07
Very nice and functional, they look great! Thank you for sharing:)
This was my first woodworking project since high school. Initial build I messed up the legs and almost gave up, but recut, got some other wood and got through it all pretty nice. I added an edge with my router I got when I was almost complete with this piece. Added bought molding around the top and used a stain I got from a local woodworking store. My wife loves. I still need to get some felt for the drawer, but I brought it in this week from my shop.
I chose to add an extra plank on the top to have it extend out a couple of inches on the front. This was my second furniture build and I'm still learning. This didn't take me very long and I was able to do it on the sly to surprise my husband. First project from Ana White and won't be my last.
Super easy build!
After months of working from home and using an old dining room table as my desk I built this desk in an afternoon. The finishing probably took longer than the build. A stained and grey washed top, with a simple while base turned out well. I built it a little larger than the plans and used 2 laminated pine panels I had already for the table top.
Mon, 06/28/2021 - 19:30
Sorry, i just noticed this comment. I only did a light sanding on the legs, leaving things a bit rough. If i were to do it again i'd probably spend more time sanding.
I changed the size of this to fit underneath my sons playhouse loft bed. It fits perfectly in the space between the door and wall of the bed. Put a kids leather chair in there and now he has his own personal man cave :)
We built this for our entry way to store hats, gloves, and other goodies. I modifed the depth to be narrower to leave more walking space. We live in a three level townhouse and any space much less storage space is premium. I liked the idea of the long pull out drawer in one of the earlier postings as well as the basket idea so we included both into our design. I also used conventional drawer slides instead of the center mount. We havent decided on the finish or the drawer pull hardware yet but I love the look of natural wood so i wanted to post it without a finish.
The box is pretty similar to Mimi's bench with a few dimensions changed. I also fully framed out the inside to make sure adults could sit on it if need be. The arms and backrest took a lot of just staring and "pondering". I like it and everyone else seems to love it. Thanks Ana and Mimi.
So excited with how this table turned out!! I absolutely love it❤️ My daughter helped me build it. It’s been fun teaching her how to build things!
Sat, 01/02/2021 - 13:18
Love your project and that you are getting your daughter involved!
This was our second project (though I'm proud to say that I was able to put the bulk of it together all by myself...and that's because of the miracle of the Kreg Jig pocket hole kit!)
First I had to modify the plans so that the sideboard wasn't as deep (about 16" deep...so just a couple/few inches off the original plans). Then we bought the wood. My husband helped me cut most of the pieces, and then I started drilling pocket holes. It felt like it took forever! But once that was done, I was able to put it together so quick...like an IKEA furniture! BUT! I really should have checked for SQUARE better than I did, b/c once it REALLY started coming together, things were a little off kilter... Thank goodness my husband had the patience to SAND THE HECK out of the bottom of the poor thing to level it back out. :P
The door fronts took forever...and the drawers took a while to fit in correctly (all of which my hubs did). We had left our lumber on the patio, and the second day it got rained on. It might have helped if our lumber didn't get wet (to help keep things straight and square).
The things that took the longest: squaring, leveling, doors and drawers, and the base molding (I ended up using a 2x4 and 1x2 to build my own base along the bottom...we wanted to stain the wood instead of paint it, and didn't want to pay the $$$ for paintable molding).
I used the same Rustoleum Dark Walnut stain that I had used on our Farmhouse Table...but I didn't shake it enough before using it, then left it on longer than I should have, so it is much darker than our table. Eventually may want to paint over it since it was so hard to get stain in all the nooks and crannies.
I didn't think to stain the inside of the doors. I will have to go back and paint it someday. We used particle board for the bottom and inside shelf (much cheaper than plywood). I tried staining the bottom piece, but it just soaked in the stain. So I used some dark brown spray paint instead. Worked like a charm. Planning on painting/covering the shelves one day, too.
OH! AND, I couldn't find the wider "bead board" (or whatever it is that everyone else used on their sideboards), so we used plywood as a backing, then attached some thin Poplar boards on the front for the appearance of planked boards. VERY painstaking. Would recommend a different method for that part.
(Timing: We started building this around the beginning of November, brought it in and used it before it was finished...then finished it a couple days before Christmas. Just the other day I added some drawer liners).
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 15:20
I saw your comment on my blog and had to come take a peek! It sounds like it was a challenging project, but you did a fantastic job. Beautiful!
Thu, 09/26/2013 - 10:15
I love the dark stain on this piece! It looks beautiful! Congrats on a job well done!
This dollhouse was super easy to make! Harper (the doll) wanted an open concept living/kitchen, and that is the first floor. Second floor are the bedroom and bathroom. Top floor is the closet. The roof is made from 3.5" slats of luan glued together and painted with black sanded paint. Notice the baseboards and crown molding? My granddaughter helped cut windows out with a jig saw. I still owe my granddaughter a garage and patio with pergola, and kitchen appliances and chairs, but that will wait until summer when she can help craft/build them.
Harper's bed is modeled after the farmhouse bed plans available on this site, but I used smaller scrap lumber. I wanted milk paint but was unwilling to pay the high price, so I bought a sample jar of antique ivory paint and watered it down. It turned out great!
Farmhouse collection
I finally got tired of my junk drawer being messy, so I took 10 minutes today and a piece of scrap wood and made this drawer divider. I even have a dedicated cubby for my tape measure!
This has been our largest project yet! We build this table over the course of several months. Just working on it here and there when we were in the mood or had the chance. You can check out my blog for more details and pictures of the project.
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Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:01
Perfect!
Love the finish, great build! Thank you for sharing:)