Folding Sling Chair
Note to self: don't sit in chair out back when you have a dog that likes to lick. This chair puts you right at licking height....
Note to self: don't sit in chair out back when you have a dog that likes to lick. This chair puts you right at licking height....
This was a fun project to build! The plans were very easy to follow and the table and chairs turned out just like they were supposed to. I ended up buying a Kreg jig to put the furniture together. The jig cost $40.00 at Home Depot and it was well worth it because I'll be able to use it on other projects. The plans showed the furniture being prepped and painted but my daughter wanted the pieces to look close to their dining room table so I took the time to stain and varnish them. I built the table and chairs out of pine and I used average dimensional lumber so the whole project only cost around $35.00. If you're looking for good children's furniture these would be good to build.
Fun and easy. Bed is extremely sturdy. I used pocket screws for all four corner connections.
My husband and I wanted to try something relatively simple before attempting to make a dining room table.
We used some old fence boards that were very weathered, so we expected that the end result wouldn’t be perfect.
It is definitely rustic, but I think it is charming!
We modified the stretcher and the table top, but otherwise followed the plans.
It was easier than I expected... I think I am hooked!
My first big project! Decided to make two cabinets and drawers to make the desk more symmetrical and a better fit to the room. Also decided to go without the knobs and bottom trim under the drawers so that I could just pull them out from the lip underneath. Just a personal preference for me.
I definitely had lots of fun building this desk!
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!
Tue, 09/20/2011 - 11:22
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
How many of each color did you use? I'm looking for this driftwood look for my kitchen shelves.
I changed the overall width (now 42" & height 34") to fit my space. All roof/shelf angles are cut at 22.5 degrees still. I used a circular saw beveled and upon assembly, I needed to caulk the seams. I also caulked the joint of divider and shelf and filled in the pocket holes to make it "prettier" before painting. I made a barn door to go in the middle cubby on the bottom to make the bookshelf interactive, but the dividers weren't quite square and the door made it more obvious. Definitely a fun build!
Cut changes:
bottom - 40.5 inches
middle shelf - 42 in at longest point
loft shelf - 32.5 inches
top roof pieces - 17.75 inches (I originally cut these at 18.25" & then removed another .5" from each piece)
All hand cut accept for runner are attached with biscuits
This was easier than I thought. My kids helped me with it. I decided to leave the bottom shelf off as it can be added at a later time if desired.
I'm going to take the same concept and make two loft beds for my kids.
I modified the plan to allow for wider shelves on the legs. I also made the width of the desk 22” instead of 24” to accommodate the size of the repurposed coffee table I used for the desktop.
Mon, 01/09/2023 - 18:49
Love everything about this table from the repurposed top to the color choice! Thanks for sharing.
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!
We wanted a king sized bed but had been holding off because I wasn't ready to buy all new bedroom furniture.
We love our new bed and we love how our bedroom is coming together!
We followed the plans, but adjusted the height for our new mattress, and then omitted a bit of the extra trim.
We managed to build the bed as a platform bed, for less than what we would have paid for the box spring!
Faux fireplace
I followed the project for the most part but did not want the dowels as it makes for less space for the giant Costco sized spices! my dimensions are 23 x 39. From start to finish it took about 5 hours but with 2 children learning how to do a project like this. We could have easily completed it in half that time. I will be adding onto it for the bottom soon to accommodate foils, bags, etc.
Awesome dressers by Greg P
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!
When we recently bought our 150+ year old house, we were pretty happy with just about everything (not stopping us from coming up with projects!) except the kitchen. This kitchen hadn't been updated in about 15 years, had dark brown walls, boring square white tiles with white grout, and TONS of cabinets. Everywhere. I felt like the walls were closing in!
So before we ever signed a piece of paper I had a vision of open shelving. Wide, white floating shelves to put our every day items at arms reach and display the few items we rarely use but think are beautiful.
I loved Ana's plans, but I needed these shelves to hold 12 dinner plates, 12 bowls, 12 salad plates, 4 pasta bowls, and...well, right there that about 40 pounds of stuff. And the basic plans just didn't seem heavy-duty enough.
Enter our contractor, John, who I asked for help because, while they were my vision, they were his handy-work. My husband and I didn’t even attempt to build them on our own. John is a perfectionist and we knew he’d make this plan work…perfectly.
As usual, this was no sweat for John. To build the frames he used 2 x 2′s and secured them with 10 x 1 1/4″ angle brackets. During assembly, John made sure to position the center supports to match the wall studs in front of which the frame would hang. Once assembled, he removed some dry wall and attached the brackets directly to the studs.
We could store baby elephants on these shelfs, they wouldn’t budge.
Since I knew what needed to be stored on that first shelf (our every day items), we used the measurements to equally distance the three shelves (not including the first shelf of course—it needed more space above the counter top). Then we sealed up the dry wall. Another help with support was butting the shelves right up to the corner, putting another screw in another stud.
We moved the lighting electric up for new under cabinet lighting—so easy pre-tiling.
For the actual shelves—I like to think of them as “sleeves”—John used 3/4″ sanded plywood for the tops and bottoms of each shelf, then 1 x 6 clear pine ripped down to desired thickness for the fronts and one side (the other side is against the wall, so was left open). The primed sleeves spent a few days on the screened in porch while I tiled around the frames, they were pretty heavy and very solid.
I’ve made an attempt to lay out the measurements involving our floating shelf project. These are to scale and give a good idea of how our plans differed from Ana’s.
We LOVE our shelves and get so so many compliments. The seemingly small and simple changes (tile, shelves, new window trim, paint, and soon flooring) made a HUGE impact and not that huge of a cost. And we don't miss the upper cabinets at all.
Thanks for the head-start and inspiration Ana!
Sun, 10/20/2013 - 09:42
Where did you get the heavy duty angle brackets? Having a hard time finding them. If you have the link, that would be great! Thanks!!
Mon, 10/21/2013 - 08:41
I'm not sure where to get big angle brackets like that, but you might want to try a local lumberyard instead of a home center. Even when they don't have a product they often know who does. The angle brackets embedded in the drywall is a clever idea I never thought of using.
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 20:08
What city was this work done in? I live in Seattle and I am looking for a contractor.
Made these for my nephews for Christmas. Only issue I had was the screws stuck out a little bit of the 1/2" pocket holes. I even tried the pan head type that were designed for the 1/2" holes.
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?
Thu, 10/06/2011 - 17:05
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
looks like the face of the drawers are trimmed out instead of being just plywood in the front...how did you modify this?
This bench was so easy to build! It's the first project that I've built completely with the nail gun. Wow does that speed up the process! Thanks again for the great plans, Ana!