I saw a similar table on Shanty2chic.com and created my own version :)
Tablesaw, router, fliptop mitersaw, and dust collection workbench.
Sat, 08/01/2020 - 08:27
That's a nice build. I would love to know if you do have plans for this workbench?
As an on camera actor, I found myself with zero work during the pandemic. All productions were shut down and my day job no longer existed. It was time to get creative.
Voice over work started booming, particularly for actors who could record from home, because recording studios were shut down. I've dabbled a bit in voice over and had been interested in diving in and took my first step by buying a sound reducing booth called a whisper room.
The problem? There was nowhere in our house to to put the 6'x8' booth. So it sat on the back porch for months, covered by a tarp.
For a woodworker, this just wouldn't do! It was time to build an out building to house the booth and have my own outdoor recording studio. I read endless books and watched videos on building recording studios and made my plans over a few months.
Finally, in March, I excavated the land and prepped it for a pour. We had a concrete guy come in and pour the slab.
As soon as that set, I began work from the ground up in building this fancy shed. It took me 3 months, but I learned so much about the basics of building a house, and now I am auditioning for professional projects in my beautiful studio. I couldn't be prouder.
I ran electric, ethernet, I put in flooring, I roofed, drywalled, made a custom door threshold, inserted a window and framed every last bit of this building. There were bumps along the way- to be expected in a one person build- but she's done and ready for work.
I documented the build from start to finish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcEW6cqhcQ
I had been looking for pretty wooden planters for the front porch and couldn't find anything affordable when I came across Ana's plans for a planter box. So I just made it a square and made it a bit taller.
I used finishing nails and glue to put the whole thing together. If you make the sides 17 1/4" then the bottom is wide enough for three pieces side by side. I added four pieces the same as the strips that were made to the bottom so that they stuck out into the center of the planter. Then I laid the bottom pieces on top of those. I left them loose so they could be replaced if needed after a few summers of water and dirt. You could also put a liner in. The width is just enough to give space for water to drain out.
Out of 5 pickets I could have made the side strips a bit longer and put a strip across the bottom. But I had a couple other projects in mind for the scraps so I didn't.
With the left over scraps I made the small flower box for a table on my deck. I glued and nailed that together too. So for less than the price of one planter box I made two and the small flower box. If I hadn't cut one piece wrong the first time I could have made a second small flower box.
Here is a simple outdoor project built with the Kreg Jig and cedar from the home store!
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjvj3mSeJ4
This was a great weekend project with help from my two nephews. My 4 year old daughter had been asking to grow a garden and has really enjoyed watering and watching everything grow!! She makes sure to check on everything daily!! Fun project!!
This is my laundry room and it is about 12x10. It looked so bare with only the washer and dryer. So I thought making this a mudroom also. I live in the mountains and have snow 3 to 4 months a year. This will be perfect. I purchased an IKEA cabinet built it in and added the Ana White plans with two bays.
I modified these plans just a bit. I added 10 inches to make it 48 inches across. I also used a 1x3 on the top face frame instead of a 1x2. The plan calls for just a 1x12 on the top but I wanted it to be wider so I used my Kreg Jig to add two 1x2's to make the top 15 inches deep. I planned on staining the whole thing but made a few errors and had to paint the bottom as it is more forgiving. I loved how Brooke used the coffee staining technique but didn't like the way it was turning out so I just went with distressing the edges and staining the top like she did on her coffee table with the stain I had on hand. It took only a few hours to make the bench and about 3 days to finish it as I worked in the evenings after work.
Sun, 08/11/2013 - 18:53
I love how the white paint and dark wood look. I like the extra width, and the light distressing looks great.
This plan worked great to add a finishing touch to the front of our rustic barn themed bar project. Love it!
Base was made from recycled timber and the top was made with new pine.
The rails were made from curtain rails.
One end has wheels for easy moving.
In reply to Amazing! I love the two tone by Ana White
Thu, 09/07/2017 - 05:50
Thank you :)
Sun, 08/11/2019 - 22:41
Hi,
All of the base was made from free pallet Wood and the timber top was one line length of new timber which cost about $8 and the wheels I had in the shed and the curtain rail was a couple of dollars from Bunnings. The paint and stain I already had.
I hope this helps. 😀
We found ourselves in need of upgrading our 4 year-olds dresser situation. This dresser answered the call and then some. We really like that it's short enough that he can access the top, and wide enough that the risk of it tipping over is fairly non-existent.
Jacobean finish to match his bed.
This table was built from my existing plan of a modified tryde coffee table. This was built with hidden flip-top storage and a matching side table. I hope you like it
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 06:44
Thank you. It was a bit challenging but overall it came out ok
My Grandson will be born any day now so I want to create a cozy environment for him. We still haven't put the bed up or added any of the decorations, but at least the changing table is finished 
. Painted walls, added new flooring, still have to customize the closet, but with Ana's help that will be a snap. I would have never gotten the courage to do some of the builds I've done without Ana's site. Thank You Ana!!!
Farm style computer table. Simplistic so the design does not naturally attract your attention, but once you notice it, you notice the beautiful details.
Of note, make sure you sand ALL corners before calling the project complete. Otherwise you'll be banging your knees and bleeding all the time.
Thanks to Ana-White's easy coffee table plans I was able to build what I could not find for a decent price. Keep the plans coming!
Finally our 3 year old is out of her cot. Her long awaited bed finally got made! It took about 3 days to build (working around naptimes and school runs) and another week to paint it. I modified the plans slightly, using 70mm posts (instead of 90mm). I used 19x140mm for the rails so that more of the mattress was exposed (so we don't hit the rails when we sit on the edge of the bed) and also took quite a bit off the height of the headboard. I used bed brackets which made joining the rails very easy. Very impressed with how it turned out. The plans were really easy to follow and easily modified to suit our needs. A matching doll bed is in the works and her older siblings are also putting their orders in...
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 17:16
we made a toddler size bed a few years ago recreating this farmhouse plan, and are wanting to make the regular twin size now. I LOVE your changes. Any chance you could post a picture 1) a close up of the bracket (I'm wanting to do the same), and 2) how it looked from the inside, but pointing to the footboard? I want to copy YOUR bed! :D
Cheers!
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 17:31
also, how high/low does the bottom of the plank sit on the headboard? I see it's different than the plans (I prefer yours)
This was my first ever DIY project and I have to say I even impressed myself!
I modified the plans slightly as I wanted a longer version of this table. Despite lengthening the table, I found a way to use less wood. Instead of the 5 - 2x6 studs suggested, I bought 3 - 2x6x10s. To accomodate the longer tabletop, I needed to extend the side trim and 1x12, but at 58" top length, these cuts were 47", meaning no extra wood was required (just a little less room for error).
I also used 3/4" cedar strips to mount the 1x12 since I do not have a pocket hole tool (see last photo).
For the finish, I applied Minwax wood conditioner, Dark Walnut for 14 minutes, then Classic Grey on top of the still wet walnut stain for another 10 minutes, followed by two coats of the Fast-Drying Satin Poly.
I made the boxes from plans, but added bench and trellis from my own design.
We bought the house my husband actually grew up in. In the garage, on the wall, is theire family's height chart. When they moved taking it with them wasn't really do able. So, for Mother's day we wanted to give his mom a NEW (relocatable) height chart for her grandbabies.
One long board, another small board to insert at each foot mark, some house address numbers, and two different colors of stain, and we had what we wanted.
My husband made this in no time.
We were using a 1970's dresser set which was constructed of mdf wood with a laminate teak exterior . I decided to do a makeover that would match our bed. Instead of simply painting, I decided to use solid wood (pine) and get rid of the poor laminate drawer fronts.
More photos and tips on my blog about this project:
http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/dresser-set-makeover
Cheers,
Ian
