Sliding barn door entertainment center
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Fun project, ordered the hardware for the rail system itself and the wheels were too big so I made my own rail system.
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Fun project, ordered the hardware for the rail system itself and the wheels were too big so I made my own rail system.
Using Ana's plan as a guide, I built two of these sofas to fit an outdoor cushion I already had. I used wood from our old deck -- a great way to re-use and save money, too!
I wanted a kitchen table that was bigger than the one we had from Ikea, but the Farmhouse Table was too long. So we modified the length, left off the stretcher, and painted it a bright blue! The major lesson learned in this project was to be sure to store boards carefully. We bought the lumber, cut the boards, and then didn't work on the project for a couple of months. Even though the wood was in our garage, some of the boards warped a bit, leaving us with bends and curves to deal with once we started to build. Luckily, things came together, but there are many more imperfections in this table than would have been there if we'd built it sooner. But we still love it!
This is the project that inspired me to start woodworking. I'm a bookaholic and have always used cheap, particle board bookcases from Walmart for storage. They're fine for the price, but over time the shelves bow and they NEVER survive a move. When I outgrew the three units I had, I balked at buying a fourth, which I didn't really have room for anyway. Enter Ana White! This is actually based off a brag project under the IKEA Lack Inspired Bookcase. What I love best about building my own is that I can customize to suit my needs. I was able to put almost twice as much shelving into about the same area. And if I outgrow these, I can just build another!
This was our first project. My husband and I took the Farmhouse bed plans and modified them to look more like the Hudson Bed from Pottery Barn. This is a King size bed with removable side rails and under bed supports so that it can easily be collapsed for moving.
These cost about 10 bucks a piece as she said. This was my first project. Not too bad.... obviously not perfect. But I learned a lot while doing this...
These took me a weekend to do... probably 6-8 hours.
When I took this I was still working on filling the ledges with photos... dont mind the craziness! :)
This is my first build from Ana-White, I built these Adirondack Chairs in an afternoon, for my wife as an early mothers day present. Painted with Sherwin Williams Resilience Gloss latex Festival Green paint. Added some cushins from Target that we got on sale. It was a fairly easy built and I really enjoyed using the Kreg Jig to create the hidden pocket holes.
I wanted to share my most recent build with you.
With only weeks before my son is due I finished his changing table/dresser.
I am still new to this whole woodworking adventure and this was my largest project yet. (Completed project was around $95)
This dresser had a ton of ‘firsts’ for me and along with that I probably made nearly every mistake you can.
My firsts on this thing were:
-pocket holes
-sliding dovetails (to attach the drawer fronts)
-hand-cut dovetails (rear corners of the drawers)
-drawers with glides
-hinged doors
-table top fasteners
-distressing a paintjob
It was built knowing that my wife wanted it painted , hence the mismatched wood used(see pre-paint pics below). The nursery is designed around a rustic theme (see wall shelf unit in the first pic).
I will also be adding a hanging wall clock made from weathered pallet wood in the coming weeks.
I think one of the most challenging things for this project might have been the use of Home Depot lumber.
We were on a major budget so I purchased the cheapest wood in the sizes I needed. This meant combing throught the stacks to find acceptable pieces.
I do not own a jointer or planer, so in order to flatten and correct thickness issues with the wood I resorted to good ‘ol hand planes.
Time consuming, yes. But also very satisfying.
Sun, 04/12/2015 - 16:18
What an absolutely beautiful changing table! It's just my style too! Do you have building plans? I'm currently 7 months pregnant with baby #4 and trying to get our nursery together!
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 08:45
Your table is gorgeous! I'm building this right now and am looking for this color stain ... What did you use? thank you!!
Sun, 11/01/2015 - 08:45
Your table is gorgeous! I'm building this right now and am looking for this color stain ... What did you use? thank you!!
Mon, 12/21/2015 - 21:04
Sorry I'm just now seeing your comment! If you still need the info I used a coat of Rustoleums Weathered Gray and then a coat of Minwax Provincial. I only left the Provincial sit on for maybe about a minute before wiping it off. Hope this helps!
Mon, 12/21/2015 - 21:05
Sorry I'm just now seeing your comment! If you still need the info I used a coat of Rustoleums Weathered Gray and then a coat of Minwax Provincial. I only left the Provincial sit on for maybe about a minute before wiping it off. Hope this helps!
I used White Oak, 2 X 2 and 2 X 4 for the frame with 1 X 4 for the seats. This was my first attempt at mortise and tenon joinery (instead of pocket screws) and the woven pieces were held in with dowel pins.
I built this table in the summer of 2017 specifically for our new home. I used the reclaimed barnwood from my wife's grandfather's corn crib barn he built in 1947 along with a few pieces of lumber cut from trees that were blown down during hurricane Katrina. The table top boards were planed to 1" thick and glued on edge with biscuits. The table top is wrapped by a ripped rafter from the barn about 2" x 2". The verticals of the legs are laminated leftover pieces, one of which has the initials of a son preserved from the original barn. The horizontals of the legs are from pine and red oak Katrina wood. The table bracing is made from barn rafter material and the metal straps are made from scrap and painted black. The table itself has no stain, because we felt the true charm would be more appreciated showing the old nail holes, knots, and bug scarring. It is finished with three coats of clear matte polycrylic. I engineered the table into two pieces, so that the top could be removed for ease of transport.
You may see our table in HGTV's Home Town Season 2 Episode 3 originally airing January 22, 2018 at 8 CST.
The hubbs helped me build this during a day off from work. We spent an hour after work the following few nights working on the finish. Tons of compliments on this headboard...a few coworkers have even built their own after seeing ours!
I loved Ana's upholstered toy box benches that she made and really wanted to do some of my own (three girls = muchos toys). We are remodeling our kitchen, so I decided to use our old cabinets for as much of this project as I could! Fun to keep a little bit of our home with us wherever we move (military family). :)
The plans were easy to follow. I modified my island to fit my space and cut it down to 44 inches in length.
Fri, 07/22/2011 - 14:13
i was looking for THE PERFECT ISLAND.. thank you so much for posting this. love it and can't wait to start building it. where did you find the shelves?
Mon, 10/31/2011 - 15:33
Your island is gorgeous, and I love the modification you made to the original plans on the shelving support! I would like to know what size the boards are that you used so that I can duplicate. Thank you!
Tue, 02/07/2012 - 19:43
I would think it would be basically the same build, just add brackets to support the extra wood.
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 15:20
I want to make this Kitchen Island but if can't find the Supply List. Would you mind posting it or emailing me please! This will work perfect in my Kitchen
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 17:46
Wow! Just a wonderfully simple project! I can figure it out by looking at it. I have a piece of Rock Maple Counter Top 24"x6'that needs legs. I'll probably use 4x4' for legs, six of them. But the shelves will be just like this. Thank you!
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 17:50
Wow! Just a wonderfully simple project! I can figure it out by looking at it. I have a piece of Rock Maple Counter Top, 24in.x6ft., that needs legs. I'll probably use 4x4s for legs, six of them. But the shelves will be just like this. Thank you!
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 18:59
I have enjoyed what I have seen so far. You are an awesome designer.
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 11:57
Do you have instructions on how to build this? It's awesome!
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 11:58
Just click on the link for the instructions. It's under the heading 'About This Project' titled as 'From Plan: Easy Kitchen Island Plans'.
Click where it says 'Easy Kitchen Island Plans'. When you hover your cursor over the words, you will see that is a hyperlink.
Sun, 05/20/2012 - 06:48
I love your island and I also have a small kitchen...would you happen to know the sizes of the boards you used? Thanks
Wed, 07/25/2012 - 14:31
Yours looks so different and so much better then the one that show how to make it, how did you do it? I really would love to build it but have no idea how...
Thanks so much!
Wed, 08/15/2012 - 13:08
This island is perfect. I love the shelves and the size. Any chance you could send me the dimensions of this island and details on how you did the shelves? Great job!
Wed, 12/31/2014 - 07:37
Hi, this is my first time building anything. I really like the modification made to the original plans. I like the legs facing the other way. I can't figure out how to modify the cuts on the sides and front and back supports for the top to adjust for turning the legs the other way. Are there modified plans. LOL I need instructions, I’m not quite there yet on doing it myself. Thank you
Sat, 06/06/2015 - 18:33
Hello, i love this island but maybe i missed it. What kind of wood is everyone using? Frosting said $47 but that could only be for pine right? Are people using pine to build this? I would like it to look just like the picture. Any help would be appreciated! thanks!
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 14:34
I wnat to kow how much wood and what size I need ans the saws i need to build this project
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 14:35
I need to know how much wood and what size wood and also what kind of saws do I need for this job
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 14:35
I need to know how much wood and what size wood and also what kind of saws do I need for this job
First big project, big for me anyway. Dresser came out better than I had imagined. I followed the plan exactly step by step except for the wheels part. Thank you Ana for the plans.
I have built 2 of the large porch bench with X backs - one was all black and the other stained & painted. The only thing I had trouble with was the X backs - but that was with me, not the plans. Lots of compliments on both of them!
Since we don't have a garage or any really good place to keep our tools, they end up all over the house while we're working on a project. So, we decided to build a cabinet that would look nice in our house, and also house our tools. We chose the armoire plan because it has plenty of space.
This project took us forever, so it's hard to really estimate the actual working time. We began working on it back in June, then we were evacuated because of a forest fire.... By the time we got back into our house and we were organized again it was the end of July.... and now finally the end of August it's finished. It took us a while, but it's a great addition to our house!
We modified this cabinet by using 1/4 inch beadboard backed with 1/4 plywood for the doors. We also modified the size of the armoire to make it deeper.
I built a set of chairs and a coffee table for our newly designed outdoor area. These look amazing and people love sitting on them and hanging out outside our house.
You may remember my green stratton day beds that I built a long time ago- finally I have another project to post- I am soo happy I found Ana White's website. We just got back from a 2.5 week vacation in Israel and my dogs were staying with my sister. She told me they had been sleeping in the same kennel together instead of separately. Their kennels are too small so I decided to build them one using wood I already had. But since they are small dogs, I decided to size it down- but I wanted it end table height- so I built a smaller kennel- 20"H x 19"W x 28"D. but... I added a drawer to the top to bring it to the right height. You can read all about it on my blog- link below.
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rfrank23
Mon, 02/07/2022 - 10:10
Beautiful build. Looking…
Beautiful build. Looking forward to building one of my own.