Thanks for the great plans!! Finally got this monster put together.
The fence the previous owners had in place was weather-worn and just overall non-aesthetically pleasing. We completed this project in 3 days and now we just love it!!!
I am in the process of making my own queen size farmhouse bed but this one came along a lot quicker and my daughter loves it. :) She recently got zebra and hot pink bedding so we made a blanket to match.
Super easy project! Love it and made it in a weekend (taking breaks of course). Did paint all the pieces before assembly to make it easier, and added little pieces to the sides to make it resemble the West Elm Double lounger. Total cost for the wood and hinges was $50! Compared to buying it at $549... Im in love with what I made! Thanks again Ana for an amazing plan. Now to work on the cushion <3
Tue, 05/21/2013 - 16:19
I thought so too! But its really solid. Looking at the West Elm version it has the same size legs. I might beef them up though just to give me more piece of mind! But so far so good.
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 03:17
Cool, but then I thought the West Elm version's looked so thin, too, lol! When we built the outdoor sectional, we used 2x4s because several people we know, well let's just say extra support was needed! Be sure to post the pics of it with the cushion. Will you be making it?
Wed, 05/22/2013 - 17:49
Ill be making the cushion here soon, I found its really not hard at all and then you can get exactly what you want. I plan on using the same fabric will all of my DIY outdoor furniture. Will post once its done ;)
This was my first wood working project. I made this bunny Easter basket for my son's first Easter. Everyone loved it. I can't wait to try other projects!
Custom 75" grandy
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 08:18
That is beautiful!! What color is the base? (Brand and color)
What wood/stain did you use on the top? I love how it contrasts itself, would be great for other furnature choices as well.
Thank you
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 08:24
That is beautiful!! What color is the base? (Brand and color)
What wood/stain did you use on the top? I love how it contrasts itself, would be great for other furnature choices as well.
Thank you
Followed the plans, made a few mistakes but my son and I like the overall result. Thanks Ana :)
My husband, step father and I built these Thanksgiving weekend (2010) and my mom got us a half bushel of oysters to snack on and made awesome steamed mussels with bread for dinner. This was a very fun family weekend.
I modifyed the plans a little to make the arms angle in a bit instead of being straight boards and also created the curved front. Then after building the first chair, Pat decided to make the second chair's back rest taller and cut angles to match the arms.
I picked intermediate because of needing a miter saw for all the different angles needed for getting the front right.
Also, It took one day for each chair
This was a little more difficult than we anticipated but totally worth it. We shortened the width to fit our space, and kept the sides straight instead of angled, just for simplicity's sake. The Kreg jig really came in handy here. We anchored the shelf with cabinet screws and will be adding small L brackets at the top into the studs. With a tall toddler at home we are being extra careful.
My Grandaughter wanted a Baby Bed for her dolls. I made one for her. and one for a little friend of hers. I just used 2x2's and plywood, then used rattle can spray paint to finish.
I love it when I can combine woodworking and geeky things. The classic Super Mario Bros was my introduction to video games, and thus 8-bit Mario will always have a special place in heart. <3
I have a tutorial on my blog on how to make the pixel Mario. I also made a video tutorial. WATCH IT HERE.
We made smaller versions of your 8 foot shelf. The plans were perfect. Thank you very much
I made this pair of nightstands as Christmas gifts for my husband in 2010. They were my first project and I'm pleased with how they turned out!
Over the last couple of summers I was attending a lot of my friend’s kid’s birthday parties. As a way to make something more personal I started making these chairs that I found on Ana’s website. They were a huge hit and pretty soon people were asking me to make more.
I built this table in about 3 hours with 5 2x4s yellow pine for the total cost of around $17 total...thats not including the kreg jig screws or stain. I deviated from the original plans for the top to try something different with the 45 degree mitre cuts. It came out great but I had to review a youtube video on making the kreg pilot holes at the 45 degree angles to attach the corners together. I then cut the (4) 2x4s to fill out the top and used kreg jig screws to attach. Very nice instructions by Ana and after posting to my FACEBOOK page, I'm getting orders! :)
So the GF at the time was not happy I was still living out of landry hampers. I promised here I would do something about it. This is what I did. The top hamper is used for soiled clothes, once it's full you simply remove it and bring it to the landry room. The rest just store clean clothes. Simple and effective.
The hinges and latches are just outdoor gate hardware found at any of the big home improvement stores. The wood is just construction lumber. 4X4 for the frame, 1X6 strapping for the panels, and I think there are some 2X4s and 2X2s for the rails. Overall it took me a weekend and then some. I had to build it in two pieces to get it out of the basement, it is really heavy. I used higher quality hampers that had the regidity needed to be able to slide partially out and not buckle.
Hardest part was figuring out the dimensions. How many 1X6s would be used vs how wide the hampers are.
It's still being used over a year later.
Building Ana’s farmhouse doll bed went so well that I felt ready to take on a full-sized bed.
Each project seems to come with its own set of lessons. I learned the hard way about the “Measure twice, cut once” rule with a couple of “oops” cuts that sent me back on another trip to the Blue store.
Sourcing untreated 4×4′s was also an issue. I ended up gluing and screwing 2×4′s together to use as the headboard and footboard legs.
The biggest issue, though, was my own fear. Sure I hit some stumbling blocks during the build, but resolved them and got the headboard and footboard all put together… and then choked. Who the heck makes her own bed? Is this really going to work? I delayed and delayed the final steps of screwing the siderails to the legs and attaching slats until I finally had to give myself a stern talking-to and a self-imposed deadline! Has anyone else ever been scared to push through to the final steps?
OK, here goes! I wasn’t sure that I understood the step about toenailing lagbolts through the end of the cleats into the legs until I got out the drill and tried it. Yup, it worked just fine! Next came the slats, and then when I hoisted the mattress on and saw that I had built a bed…. Well, I don’t even know how to describe that feeling of success and empowerment. Wow!
Ana, I wish I could thank you for all that you do.
Used pressure treated (copper) and will allow to fade to grey with sun and sea air. Built to enjoy PEI mussels, lobster and beer in the open air and not too worried about the finish or surface. The table took 3 hours, start to finish - benches x 2 took longer at about 7 hours. Am getting a little lateral movement with the benches so will replace the 1 x 3 spacer with 2 x 4 and may add a diagonal 2 x 2 support as well (to match the table). I don't have/didn't use a Kreg so that may be the issue...?
Plans on Ana White are fantastic - I made the see-saw this weekend too in about an hour....thanks!
Built from the King Farmhouse bed plans
Tue, 11/08/2016 - 10:48
do you have a boxspring on your bed as well? I am curious how high a mattress and boxspring will sit if i make the side rails and frame
Tue, 11/08/2016 - 10:49
Did you use a metal bed frame or did you make the side rails and frame? i am curious how high my mattress will sit above the footboard because I want to make the side rails and use slats. I have a boxspring that I will be using.
Comments
Calmly
Mon, 04/06/2015 - 07:05
Ohhhh!
This is nice!
Ana White
Mon, 04/06/2015 - 16:24
Incredible!
You really did an awesome job!
spiceylg
Tue, 04/07/2015 - 05:49
Wow!
That is seriously impressive! Beautiful build!
slenert1
Sun, 11/15/2015 - 12:37
Wow!!
Do you have the dimentions or specific plan for this as it is much biger than the plan you used? Material list? We want to build one like this! Its so pretty!