Cedar Fence Picket Lemonade Stand
Simple Cedar Fence Picket Lemonade Stand
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DIY Octagon Table
Why an octagon shape? I wanted a round table and my husband wanted square, so we met in the middle and built this! Very easy and fun to build!
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Stain color Dark Walnut and polyurethane in matte finish. I applied one coat of stain with a sponge applicator and worked it in with a cotton cloth. I applied 4 coats of poly on the top and 2 coats on the base and legs.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Wed, 08/20/2014 - 09:51
I love this! It looks great
I love this! It looks great and sturdy (and heavy! lol). just curious, where did you get your chairs?
In reply to I love this! It looks great by booksnotbombs
Wed, 08/20/2014 - 17:50
Thank you! I got the chairs
Thank you! I got the chairs from Target from the carlisle collection. :)
Thu, 08/21/2014 - 07:40
Thank you for the reply! We
Thank you for the reply! We have a beautiful old solid wood turned-leg farmhouse table (and matching chairs) that has been in my family since the 60's that needs to be refinished, but it just isn't our style. So we're thinking of building our own in our more modern style but would have to get chairs to accompany it. I LOVE these, so I think we've found our new chairs! I hope our table turns out as beautiful as yours.
I still have plans to refinish the old table and pass it along to someone who will show it as much love (aka abuse) as it received in my childhood...
The Caboose Bunk bed
Hi Ana,
My wife and I wanted to creat a caboose bunk bed for our boys. When we saw the cabin bed plans we loved the look for the caboose. We used your plans as a guide and made a few modifications. We are really happy with how it turned out! It just needs a ladder and maybe some train wheels. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas. They have inspired us!
Travis and Krista Lundell
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Estimated Cost
$250 - $300
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Yellow latex paint for base color. Red paint for roof, stripe, and numbers. Dark walnut stain for antiquing (just apply and wipe off immediately).
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 19:32
Plans for caboose bunk bed?
Hey there. Do you have measurements or a description of how the top modification part was done?
my father wants to make a caboose bunk bed for my train Fanatic Son.
Thanks,
-Amanda
farmhouse coffee table
I have been wanting to start woodworking for a good while now, and I finally had the oppurtunity to venture into my shop and actually build. This is my first build, and im rather happy with how it came out, and im constntly finding motivation to grow and learn more from these plans, quick shoutout to Miss Ana White and her family, as I am a big fan of the DIY culture she and her family represent.
The table top is reclaimed lumber i salvaged from an old skid at an old job. Ive had them for years and finally was able to put them to good use rather than just burn them. (id still say thats good use.) The shou sugi ban inspired techique of burning and carving the char out has been a favorite of mine, and so I attempted to use it in this project. However because of this, the project also took more time than it probably should of. As a result though this table has a good contrast and texture to it. I also love the feeling of a "real" product and this table defiitley has that feel.
I found myself in a few different situations that I had learned from. I didnt want to have my screws visible in this table, and I didnt realize that until I had already put some of them in. I dont have a stainable wood filler so the task was on to find a way to fill these holes, and make them a little less noticeable. I settled on woodglue, char from when I carved out all the boards and some Ebony stain I had laying around. the result was something that burned decently and somewhat seemed like it belonged. It blends well enough with the darks in my opinion.
Overall I learned alot from this and am already beginning my next one. Thanks again to Ana White and the community. And thanks to all who took the time to read my long babbling post. Happy building!
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Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
general finishes Blue waterbased stain, Varethane Polyurethane and a propane torch to get that deep rich brown.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Clothesline Frame
I loved the simplicity of this project. I scaled down the original size, to make the 1x3's 33 inches high by 22 inches wide. I also went with my kreg jig set at 1/2" and used 1" screws. I did this because I cracked the first board without even blinking when the kreg jig was set to a depth of 3/4", using 1 1/4" screws.
Estimated Cost
$15
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Express Finish in Walnut
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project
Miter Saw Station / Tools Chest
Miter saw cart with tools chest
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Farmhouse Coffee Table
Coffee table I made inspired by you.
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Dining Room Table - Dual Trestle and Extension Slides
My 40”x80” dining room table with equalizer extension slides that bring it to 110” when both leaves are installed. This was initially inspired by the Farm Hose trestle table. I've got details in some blog posts on my build. It’s not exactly the most complete blog with every detail, but it has a bunch of pictures along the way.
Estimated Cost
$1,200 for wood. Probably around $1,500 total if you add in some tools / supplies I didn't have.
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Aqua Coat grain sealer. General Finishes Prairie Wheat Gel Stain, General Finishes Arm-R-Seal poly seal coat.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
Sun, 11/08/2020 - 09:01
This is amazing and exactly…
This is amazing and exactly what I'm looking for.. do you have plans for this table?
2x4 modern Adirondack chairs
Chose 1x6 instead of the 1x10s in the plan and made the back supports a few inches taller to support my head laying back. 1st chair came out great however the second chair I made the seat wider just under 24in wide (had all the 1x10s precut to 24in at home Depot to easily transport them home.) My knees feel less cramped when sitting down in the wider chair.
Since I used warped scrap wood I had laying around I milled the 2x4s with jointer and planer. Way too much work honestly.
Glued and assembled the frame with dowels, Routed a 45° bevel on all edges then finished and sealed all faces before assembly. I used untreated lumber so I sealed all faces before assembling to give it a better chance of surviving on my uncovered patio. I also used a thick epoxy on the feet base that touch the ground to prevent rot.
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Estimated Cost
Under 50 dollars
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
shou sugi ban all faces of the assembled 2x4 frame and 1x10 seat/back panels. Stained with varathane weathered gray and sealed with clear deck sealer.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Mini farmhouse bedside tables
I built 2 of these to go beside my queen farmhouse bed. I think I would put drawer slides on them if I were to build them again.
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Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Primed and painted white
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Oak Easy Vintage Step Stool
I bought a box of oak scraps from a local lumber store - sold a firewood for $6.00 and I was able to get enough big pieces to make this step stool for my granddaughter.
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Estimated Cost
$6.00
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
DIY Baseball Bean Bag Toss Game Board
I used your plans to build this one, but I put a back on it and legs instead of hanging it on a wall. This was made for a senior center, so they can use it inside or outside
Donna Brown
Miniota, Manitoba
Canada
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modified spa-bench
I've wanted to build benches for my dinningroom table for years. When I first saw the plans for the spa bench 2 years ago I bookmarked it, saying thats the one. Now all this time later Ive finaly gotten to it! I modified my benches by making them longer, they are 48 inches, adding the dividers/supports to the inside to make 3 cubbie compartments, (I will eventualy put baskets under there to store stuff) and raising the bottom edging up a half an inch to create a lip to keep the baskets on. I made 2 benches, sanded and restained my table at the same time. the benches took about 3 hours and $50 each to build. Simular benches cost aobut $150 for the cheep particalboard ones, thank you so much Anna White for making this possible!
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Estimated Cost
$50
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
minwax red mahogany 225, 2 coats of red mahognay 225 applyed with sponge brush, 3 coats of polyurathane gloss(2 hours between coats) applyed with sponge brush
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Adirondack Chair
Adirondack Chair
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Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Media center
I needed to replace my particle board entertainment center. So here is my final project
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Estimated Cost
$200
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Mini wax Jacobean for the hutch and Miniwax Ipswich Pine for top and trims
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Rustic blue Bed
This was a build for a client's daughter's new bedroom. The clients added lights to the head board but I could not post the pic. I also built a cute bedside table mostly out of remnants of the bed to match.
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Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Combination
Dining Banquette Nook
1st time making one turn out pretty good.
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