Got the plans from this website and built the table for our family room!
As always, we were super inspired by Ana White designs and wanted to tackle the media console project but add a little bit of our own farmhouse flare. This project was stained with apple cider & white cider vinegar and topped with ivory spray paint. Details are up on my blog, Sincerely the Smiths! Thanks for all your inspiring projects Ana White, we love getting to see all the awesome things you do!
Mon, 03/14/2016 - 21:29
This is so beautiful!!! Thank you so much for everything, I'm so honored that you use my plans and follow our projects. With much appreciation, Ana
After going through tons and tons of different bed styles settled on this one because i LOVED the way the original image looked, though when it came to picking out stains I decided to do mine a bit differently! I like the look of multiple stains, it certainly allows for you to play with different wood stains on other bedroom furniture as well. This bed WEIGHS A TON, so we agreed that we will never move it unless its to the burn pile but I highly doubt that will ever happen because its incredibly sturdy! Also - Thanks Ana White family, this build introduced me to my kregg jig and it is by far my very favorite tool now!
I am slowly adding things to dress up the outside of my home. This was a fun project to do, many thanks for the plans!
Renae G
I used the Lydia Toddle Bed plans and made the adjustments to be a twin size bed.
Fri, 09/06/2013 - 16:04
I actually took mine off a bed I took apart awhile ago. But you can get them from Rockler - http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10&rrt=1
It looks like they are about $15-$16 for a set of 4
This is a narrow farmhouse table that I was asked to build for my neighbors. The plan was very easy to follow and didn't take long to do at all. I used 1x12x8' shelving board from the local home improvement center for most of the application. When mating the top together, I used a biscuit joiner, (aside to what the plans called for), for added strength. Also, I remember from years back that you should alternate the "rings" in the lumber to prevent bowing. This gave me a smooth, level table top without using a planer. Using the shelving board made this table very light, I love this table!!
Hi Ana. Just wanted to thank you for all the free plans, and inspiration you gave me to start building projects out of pallet material. The headboard and shelf were made for a guest room in our new home in South Carolina. I have since built a blue headboard and shelf for our second guest room. After seeing my work, several neighbors have asked me to build pallet projects for them.
Jeff Schaefering
Square Dining Room Table
After yet another move (this time to Monterey, CA) and with a baby on the way, it was time to build the girls some big-girl beds of their very own. I was going to need to re-convert their double bed back into its original crib form by September, so in June, I started looking for plans. When I stumbled on Jenny's "Sweet Pea" bunk beds, I knew I'd found a winner! She also made it sound so easy, and I'd only assisted my dad on remodeling projects, never built anything from scratch. But I was familiar with the tools and terminology, so six months pregnant and in a serious nesting phase, I got to work. My hubs helped with the heavy lifting and I had some friends assist with sanding and priming -- many hands do indeed make light work! It took just under a month working four to six hours a day (on average), five to six days a week. I used screws for EVERYTHING, as this baby has to come apart easily for future moves (and does it ever -- Jenny's not kidding when she says you can have it up and down in ten minutes!). I'm most proud of the roof -- I had originally planned on finding real cedar shingles, but those babies are expensive! So I came up with idea of using door shims. A pack of 12-15 is only a couple bucks, and it took about 24 packs to cover the entire roof. I found some light wood trim and glued/screwed it to the edges, slathered on some pink paint, and voila! A wood shingle roof! The whole project ended up costing nearly double what I'd originally budgeted, but I'm so happy with it and my girls love it so much that I don't really care. Plus, if I'd had this baby custom made, it would probably have cost quadruple (at least!) what I paid in building materials. Let me know if you have any questions -- I'm happy to share what (little) I know :)!
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 01:16
Awww...This is so SWEET! You did such a great job- the roofing is ingenious! I wish I had thought of that! And you are right, wood shingles cost a fortune. You came up with such a clever way around it! Love how your bed turned out, I'm sure your girls feel like little princesses!
In reply to Awww...This is so SWEET! You by birdsandsoap
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 08:12
Thanks :)! And yes, they do love it -- bedtime has not been an issue since completion!
Thu, 01/02/2014 - 01:16
Awww...This is so SWEET! You did such a great job- the roofing is ingenious! I wish I had thought of that! And you are right, wood shingles cost a fortune. You came up with such a clever way around it! Love how your bed turned out, I'm sure your girls feel like little princesses!
Wed, 04/09/2014 - 15:35
hi do you happen to havea copy of the plans the pdf link is broken and id love to build thr bed for my daughter
In reply to copy of the plans? by thomen
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 16:18
So sorry this took so long -- I only just now noticed your comment! I do not have a copy of my plans, unfortunately. They were pretty much destroyed by the time I finished!
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 14:51
This is marvelous! My husband says this is the best he's ever seen and wants to do exactly this. You have a designer's eye. The paint pallette is very pleasant. Can you tell us the specific color names of each paint you used and where you used it?
Did you use stencils to paint the flowers, etc? If so, where did you buy them from?
Also, where did you get the lights and what are they called specifically?
Thank you so much!!!
In reply to Specific Paint Colors and Other Details? by Bountiful Acre
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 16:23
Thanks for your kind words! I do not know the exact names of the paint colors I used -- they were sample cans, by Behr. The cream color was actually a very pale yellow, though. I free-handed the green on the drawers, and the flowers are actually made of wood and came from Michael's (in the craft department, where they keep wooden letters and stencils). The lights are oriental paper lights, and I got those at Ace Hardware. Hope this helps!
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 11:20
Yes, that was helpful. Thank you for taking the time. It is appreciated!
Rocket Bookcase
These plans were a lot of fun, easy to follow and I love all the layers!! I changed the direction of the bracing under the table and used a thicker beam along the floor. For the bench I decided to use only two legs so I did them in a thicker look to match the table.
Wood = Pine
Finish = Minwax Special Walnut (after Pre-Stain)
This was a pretty straight forward build, but nice to have an extra set of hands. On the top board of the head/footboard, a countersink bit was used to recess the screw heads (otherwise, all fasteners in the plan are concealed). Then a mixture of glue/sawdust was used to smooth over the countersink hole. The whole project was sanded starting with 60 working up to 220.
We followed the plan, and in the photo this is the height of the bed with box springs and mattress. The bed feels sturdy and comfortable. It was a fun project and my first shot at interior furniture.
This is a very simple project. It measures 8' x 8' and is 11" high. I simply used eight 2" x 6" treated pine boards and one 8' 4" x 4" treated pine post. I used an 11" 4 x 4 cross member in each corner and an 11" 4 x 4 in the center to connect the 2 x 6's. I used 2 coats of a water based natural cedar deck stain as a finish. I connected everything using 3 inch deck screws.
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 07:58
Wow! That turned out beautifully! We are looking at starting a raised bed garden as well. Yours turned out great.
Quick question/concern, though. Are you growing edibles in yours? If so, what did you do to block the treated lumber so it doesn't leach chemicals into the soil?
You did a fantastic job!
Sun, 03/11/2012 - 01:37
The chemicals used to treat lumber today are safe. Even with growing food. I can attest that the plants will not be dwarfed by it either. My tomatoes reached heights of 6 feet. I have included a link to a PDF file from Purdue University explaining that. The stain is simply an exterior water based deck stain called natural cedar. The chemicals in stain that are used today no longer contain arsenic. This was eliminated in 2003. This includes oil based stains. I hope that answers your question.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hort.purdue.edu%2Fe…
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 08:28
Hey windjamer812,
Thanks for the response and the link! That's good to know as it really opens up the materials available to me. I'll go check out that PDF as well.
Your project turned out beautifully. I'm excited to start something similar.
Thanks, again!
Cindy
P.S. Go Boilermakers! ;-)
This was my first project ever and I'm so excited how well it turned out!! However, I did modify the length and height for my space. The table is 40" long and 33" tall. The finish is Benjamin Moore Tawny Day Lily (awful name) with their high gloss wood finish. Thank you Ana!! You made this project seem easy and now I'm excited to build more!
I similarly was looking for something to store laundry baskets underneath and didn't want to shell out $500+ for pedestals that were less functional. Without being particularly handy, this was a relatively easy DIY project that turned out great. Adding the baseboard trim made a big different in the overall look and the dark paint to match our cabinets helped in pulling it all together. We made the height 12" (instead of 11") for the storage component and cut the width by 2 inches to allow room for the baseboard trim to wrap around the side. Otherwise it was built the same as the original design without the extra trim.
Needed a quick and simple plan for a new king frame, so I went with the simple panel bed. Stuck mostly to Ana's directions, but used pocket holes on the back of the headboard to get the 1x8's really tightly flush against each other. Since I was assembling it myself I definitely followed Ana's tip about cutting some spacers to prop up the sideboard while securing them to the headboard. Even with as minimal as these plans are, the bed is pretty heavy and very sturdy.
Not experts, just 2 enthusiast woodworkers. And 3 months is how long it took us to build this canopy bed.
Our first project of many to come!!! Thanks Ana for your website!
Thu, 04/18/2013 - 04:25
Your table looks great! Love the color (University of Kentucky Wildcats fan here!) Just wondering about how much it costed to build? Would love to make one!
Started off as the rustic farmhouse bed, but I couldn't help adding bits to it - dentil moulding, panels on the headboard and footboard.
