We followed the plans for the Rustic X Tall Bookshelf. This was THE FIRST piece of furniture my husband and I have ever built and we are now hooked! We made a mistake on the measurements for the shelf placements; thus, the extra posts at the top. But we love the way it turned out! Thank you so much for the plans!!
Our home (like many) does not have a fireplace or mantle. So, I decided to build one. Thank goodness for Lowes. They pre-cut all wood for me. I was afraid to use a drill (I'm a rookie), so I nailed all pieces of wood with 1 1/2 inch nails. Wood glue was fabulous prior to using the hammer. I omitted decorative molding too. I think I used too much antique paint, but I can always re-paint it next year. I don't think I'll have the mantle up all year long, but it's great for a Christmas decoration. I hope this gives hope to anyone out there considering this project. If I can do it, YOU can totally do it! Thank you SO much for helping a novice builder like me add something to our home.
Sat, 12/08/2012 - 11:12
That turned out really nice! The paint looks like marble in the picture.
My kids' old bookshelf ran out of room and their books ended up on the floor. I built these using the four cubby bookshelf design and adjusted the shelves for different heights as some of their books are extra large.
I built this table for a friend who wanted a rustic, plank-top kitchen table. She wanted a square table with 4x4 legs. Since I don't have clamps, I used pocket holes and wood glue for the table top. Also, I only have a 7&1/4" miter saw, which means the 4x4s were too thick to cut. So I made one cut in the legs, then flipped them and made another. It worked! :) I sanded down the sides of the table top with 80 grit. They needed to be evened up since some of the planks were a little longer than others. I back braced underneathe the top with (3) 1x3s. Then, I sanded all over with 120, vacuumed, then wiped it down with a damp towel. Fun build!!
Modified the console table by height (approx 39"), length (approx 40"), and eliminated the middle shelf. I can't put an accurate $ estimate since I bought wood for three projects and this was one of them.
I love the ease with which this set came together! I adapted the plans for a loveseat and a chair for 24x24 deep seat cushions I had picked up on sale in the spring. I spent about $70 on douglas fir 2x4 studs. I spent three partial days on this project: one to cut all the pieces, one to assemble, and the last day for sanding and staining. After assembling the chair, I decided to move the back support of the loveseat forward by 1 1/2 inches and attached the back seat support at 23” because I’m a bit shorter (5’4”) and my feet didn’t touch the ground when fully seated in the chair. It worked out perfectly for me and my husband loves the chair. Now we have beautiful and sturdy seating on the porch. I love how easy Ana’s plans are to follow and the videos are immensely helpful.
I saw this adorable scooter on Ana's website and thought it would be perfect for my godchild's 1st birthday! (my kids are a little too big for it otherwise I would have made it for them as well). I didn't read the entire post before I started so I didn't read that you should use harder wood to avoid chipping and all that but it still worked out okay, certainly not perfect but a fun gift that I was proud to give.
The multiple paint colors added time as I was always retouching one color up and then going back to another color but that was more me being sloppy than anything.
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:30
Where can I get the plans for this skooter. I would love to make this for my granchildren
Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:25
Here is the link for the plan to make the scooter.
http://ana-white.com/2012/05/plans/charlie039s-scooter
Otherwise you can just search under keyword "scooter" and find the plans that way as well.
Good luck!
Entryway pew bench
Tue, 09/23/2014 - 17:21
I couldn't seem to get the blog link up: some more additional photos on there.
The legs and trim were made from 2x4 that I cut down to size with the table saw. Plywood from a chicken coup I made from Ana''s chicken coup plan was used for the shelf base.
This was my first ana white project. I didn't take great photos. I also modified the bunk a bit for small children. I added a bunk right on the floor and made the legs slightly longer so that there was some headroom. After the kids grew a little, we switched it back to just the clubhouse with some room underneath for storage/playing. First time using pocket holes too.
For my boyfriend's oldest niece, who is 13, I decided to make a jewelry stand for Christmas this year. I thought it would be fun to make a triptych with a place for earrings in the middle and necklaces on the sides, sketched out a basic design and got started building.
For the details on how to build it, check out my blog: http://homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2012/12/18/triptych-jewelry-stand.h…
I extended the landing and added rails.
Mon, 06/01/2015 - 12:06
I love your modifications with extending the landing. Do you have more pictures that show the whole thing? Did you by chance write down any notes with what you did differently? We are building this bed next week and would love to make a "deck" like you did.
In reply to Questions by wrigleysmama
Sun, 01/22/2017 - 10:39
Hi, Ana here! I might suggest something like this -
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Basically just increase the length of the side pieces first to however long you would like the deck to be.
Then, if you need extra support, add legs on the inside of the platform where needed. On the front side if you are doing railing you could even extend the front leg up so it is part of the railing too.
You may need to add additional supports for the deck boards, shown in green above, but this should be easy enough to do.
Hope this helps!
Although I loved the original plans I had a much smaller space to put this in, so 10ft was not an option. So I cut it down to a more managable size and I think it came out great. Let me know what you think. Great plans and I love the site!
I started learning woodworking several weeks ago and came across your video and plans for the Farmhouse Counter Stool. It was easy to follow, and I love how it turned out! I made one first as a test, and I think I'll make three more. Thanks Ana!
Fri, 09/25/2020 - 14:57
Welcome to the woodworking community, it looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing:)
This is my first project following your plans. The wood I've made it is called “Angelim” in Brazil. The finish is a stain called “Sparlack Cetol INCOLOR UV GLASS”.
Built this castle loft bed for my 2-year-old after seeing the plans and building the princess playhouse loft bed for my 4-year-old. Using stone textured paint worked well. Also, used an old slide a neighbor gave me. One change I made was that my wife really liked the toy chest stairs, so I made those again instead of the coves called for in the plans.
I modified the farmhouse bedside table plans to make it more modern. I also added a piece of mirror behind the carved drawer front.
This was my first project I have every really made following plans and really the second project with wood. It was really fun and the only thing I would say was that I would have sanded all the parts before putting them together. I did that for the foot board and it made the process much easier in the end. This took me around 7 hours from start to finish.
Tue, 09/29/2020 - 17:07
Looks great, and all those little tips and tricks are very helpful!
Double Dog Kennel
Doll house book shelf: made this for a friend and her daughters. At first I didn't realize my chop saw could not cut the 12 inch wood, had to use my circular with clamps. I think if I build again I might try mdf as it is cheaper or pocket drill some wood together.
This was a bit harder to build than I thought it would be had help from hubby!
